Palo Verde senior third baseman Drew Kaplan earned a prestigious honor Monday after helping lead the Panthers to the 5A state title.
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Daniel Jimenez threw 4 1/3 scoreless innings of relief Thursday to lead Las Vegas High to a 12-10 baseball win at Arbor View.
Cimarron-Memorial first baseman Mike Overland made a diving stop of a grounder hit to his right, hopped to his feet and dived to the bag to beat the runner and end a sixth-inning threat to help the Spartans escape with a 5-2 road win over Bonanza.
Zach Culver’s two-seam fastball was exactly what the doctor ordered for Cimarron-Memorial’s baseball team in the fourth inning on Friday.
Desert Oasis’ Josh Sharman picked off two runners to get out of a jam in the fifth inning on the way to throwing a four-hit shutout in a 4-0 victory over host Bishop Gorman.
Basic’s Shane Spencer fired a two-hitter on Tuesday to lead the Wolves to a 5-1 road victory over Liberty.
Josh Sharman saved his best for the end, pitching out of jams in the fifth and sixth innings, as the Diamondbacks defeated visiting Palo Verde 5-3 in a battle of the area’s top-ranked teams.
The Bulldogs played six games in the Diamondback Kickoff Tournament, five of them decided by one run, including a 7-6 win over Arbor View in Saturday’s championship game at Desert Oasis.
Faith Lutheran scored five runs in the top of the seventh to take the lead, but the game was called because of darkness in the bottom of the seventh. By rule, the game reverts back to the last completed inning, giving Silverado a 7-4 win.
Anthony Martinez scored the winning run on Austin Kryszczuk’s sacrifice fly in the seventh inning, lifting Centennial to a 5-4 home win over Liberty on Thursday in both teams’ season opener.
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The school’s teams will have a new nickname in August after an agreement with Arizona State to use the Sundevils moniker and the Sparky mascot was discontinued.
Faith Lutheran thrower Preston Beery set the unofficial state record in the shot put Friday to earn Nevada Preps Boys Athlete of the Week honors.
Basic’s baseball team has been forced to forfeit all of its league games for using ineligible players, the Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association confirmed.
Former Bishop Gorman standout Rome Odunze was selected ninth by the Chicago Bears, and former Liberty athlete Troy Fautanu went 20th overall to the Steelers.