So much has happened, such as surprising teams, fantastic finishes and the opening of Class 4A Southwest League play last week that was quite an appetizer for the rest of the league openers.
Foothill
Jacob Ceci had 15 kills, 11 digs, nine aces and four blocks Friday to help host Coronado’s boys volleyball team to a 26-28, 25-13, 25-20, 25-14 win over Durango.
Garin MacFarlane had 20 kills and eight digs on Tuesday to help Shadow Ridge’s boys volleyball team outlast visiting Foothill, 20-25, 25-27, 25-21, 25-23, 15-13.
Nicholas held off hard-charging Massimiliano Swenson of Bishop Gorman to become Desert Oasis’ first region cross country champion. The Diamondbacks also won the boys region team title, another first in school history.
The Falcons bounced back after losing to Liberty by beating Green Valley on Thursday.
Audrey Wood had 17 kills and two aces Wednesday to lead Silverado’s girls volleyball team to a 15-25, 25-27, 25-18, 25-22, 15-13 victory over visiting Sierra Vista.
Jason Sharman singled home Zac Czerniawski with two outs on the top of the 10th to give the Desert Oasis baseball team a 7-6 road win over Bishop Gorman on Thursday.
Benjamin Sawaia tied a Class 4A state record with a round of 6-under-par 66 at Chimera on Thursday and helped Coronado’s boys golf team set a state record with a team score of 16-under in a Southeast League match.
James Cobian was 3-for-4 with three runs and two RBIs to lead Chaparral’s baseball team to a 5-3 home win over Clark in the Cowboy Classic semifinals.
Dylan Hushaw scored a game-high 22 points as Foothill’s boys basketball team ran away from Christian Unified (California) 87-65 in the Rancho Mirage Holiday Invitational on Tuesday in Rancho Mirage, California.
Sunrise Mountain’s Alyssa Guevara- Canales had seven aces and 15 digs to lead the Miners’ girls volleyball team to a 21-25, 26-24, 27-25, 25-19 victory over visiting Desert Pines on Tuesday.
Moapa Valley notched a 2-1 victory over Boulder City on Tuesday afternoon.
Gabriel Miranda scored on a penalty kick in the final minute for Faith Lutheran’s boys soccer team Saturday to force a draw against Western. The Crusaders won 4-3 in penalty kicks at Green Valley to advance to the finals of the Southern Nevada Kick-off Classic.
Erick Forbush had 15 kills, eight digs and two aces in the Cimarron-Memorial boys volleyball team’s 25-21, 25-19, 22-25, 25-19 victory over visiting Legacy on Wednesday.
The Shadow Ridge wrestling team won three matches by fall Wednesday night en route to a 37-28 home win over Cimarron-Memorial.
