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.
Green Valley
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.
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.
Mikayla Berg was 2-for-2 with a three-run home run, and Basic’s softball team scored three runs in the bottom of the sixth inning to get past visiting Silverado on Thursday, 11-9.
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.
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.
Sierra Vista eked out a 2-1 victory over host Clark on Tuesday afternoon.
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.
Four of the top five placers at Saturday’s 3-mile Red Rock Invitational Sunset Meet at Floyd Lamb Park were members of Centennial’s girls cross country team, and the Bulldogs cruised to a victory with 19 team points.
Bryce Odegard from Pahrump Valley’s boys cross country team completed the 3-mile race at Floyd Lamb Park on Saturday in 15 minutes, 36 seconds to win the Red Rock Invitational Sunset Meet.
Pahrump Valley’s Austin Ancell fired a 7-under-par 65 on Wednesday to win a Sunset League match at Aliante.
Zhanna Colin had 13 kills, and Alexa Rodriguez added 11 kills and 11 digs to help Bonanza to a 22-25, 25-18, 22-25, 25-22, 15-13 win over Desert Oasis at home on Monday.