Lincoln County softball coach Pat Kelley lost five players to graduation from his 2014 state championship team, and had only one senior coming back to defend his team’s title this season.
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Faith Lutheran’s Cayla Nikodemus came off the curve in the girls 200-meter dash Saturday and was exactly where she wanted to be.
First, Kenric Davis pulled the upset. Then, the Western senior took a few minutes to wax poetic.
Faith Lutheran’s Mark Rubalcaba won three individual events, setting region records in all three to lead the Crusaders to the boys team title at the Division I-A Southern Region meet at Boulder City.
Nick Vincent went 1-for-2 with two RBIs, and host Lincoln County’s baseball team made the most of four hits to down The Meadows, 7-4, in the winners’ bracket final of the Division III Southern League tournament on Friday.
Winning pitcher Alex Agrawal went 3-for-3 with a triple, a double, two runs and three RBIs on Thursday to lead The Meadows baseball team to a 13-11 win over Needles in the opening round of the Division III Southern League tournament in Panaca.