Silverado edged Las Vegas, and defending state champion Mojave whipped Rancho in the Class 4A boys basketball state semifinals Tuesday at Cox Pavilion.
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Several games around the valley were decided in the final minutes Friday, which made for an exciting night,
Here are the all-league and all-region teams, as selected by coaches.
T.J. Blanchard had 26 kills on Thursday to lead Mojave to a 25-19, 21-25, 22-25, 25-16, 15-12 boys volleyball victory over host Boulder City.
Jaid Raval’s two-run home run with no outs in the top of the sixth inning broke an 8-8 tie and lifted Desert Oasis’ softball team to a 10-8 win at Bishop Gorman on Thursday.
Brant Hunt’s single to left field with no outs in the bottom of the eighth inning Thursday plated Chris Cortez with the winning run as Silverado edged visiting Sierra Vista, 5-4.
Here are the Nevada Preps boys basketball rankings as of Nov. 21.
Here are the Nevada Preps girls basketball rankings as of Nov. 21.
The Rattlers return five letter winners from last year’s Class 3A Southern Region championship team.
Adrienne Hallock scored in the second half to help Sierra Vista’s girls soccer team salvage a 1-1 home tie with Silverado.
Tyson Tesfamariam had two goals to help Durango’s boys soccer team score a 3-3 home tie with Palo Verde.
Rancho’s Teleda Williams and Gizelle Reid set the top two times in the state so far this season in both the 100- and 200-meter dashes and helped the Rams’ 400-relay team to another lopsided victory in the Skyhawk Invitational at Silverado.
Anthony Walker’s 20 kills Wednesday helped the Cheyenne boys volleyball team rally sneak by host Mojave in a thriller, 24-26, 26-24, 24-26, 25-18, 15-13.
Daniel Plummer scored 14 of his game-high 23 points in the first half, and Democracy Prep stormed to a 30-13 halftime lead en route to its 61-41 victory over Palo Verde in the Gatorade Division bracket on Thursday night.
