Aaliyah Gayles, a former Spring Valley basketball standout who was shot at a house party in April 2022, has transferred from USC to Utah State.
Girls Basketball
Las Vegas High baseball coach Sam Thomas was honored by his team for hitting a special career milestone last week.
Standout performances from Centennial, Democracy Prep and Bishop Gorman highlight the Nevada Preps All-Southern Nevada girls basketball team.
The NIAA Realignment Committee gave preliminary approval to realignment proposals for all winter sports, including one affecting 5A basketball.
Trista Mabry powered Legacy’s girls basketball team to a victory over Reno High for the Class 4A state championship Saturday at Cox Pavilion.
Top-seeded Centennial held off No. 3 Democracy Prep to win the Class 5A state title Friday at Cox Pavilion, giving coach Karen Weitz a record championship.
The Mater East boys and girls basketball teams won Class 3A state titles Friday at Cox Pavilion. The boys defeated Fernley, and the girls edged Virgin Valley.
The Legacy girls basketball team got a huge night from standout Alabama Nieves on Friday to advance to Saturday’s Class 4A state championship game.
Centennial’s girls basketball team faces Democracy Prep for the 5A state title Friday. The Bulldogs are trying to win the championship with an almost completely new squad.
Democracy Prep got a 3-pointer at the end of regulation and dominated Bishop Gorman in overtime to advance to the 5A state title game against Centennial.
Democracy Prep and Bishop Gorman’s girls basketball teams meet in the Class 5A state semifinals Wednesday. Their regular-season matchup was decided by one point.
Centennial’s girls basketball team holds a pair of state tournament records that will likely never be broken. Here are some other ones that stand out.
Travis Fralin scored 18 points to help eighth-seeded Silverado stun No. 1 Coronado on Friday in the Class 5A state boys basketball quarterfinals at Coronado High.
Alabama Nieves scored 31 points to spark Legacy to a decisive victory over Foothill on Friday in the championship game of the Class 4A girls basketball Southern Region.
Check out the results from Thursday’s high school basketball and flag football playoff action in Nevada.