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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Austin Wells hit a three-run homer in the bottom of the sixth inning on Wednesday to help Bishop Gorman’s baseball team to a 9-7 home win over Riverton (Utah) in the Desert Classic.
Tyre Hilton doubled home Olivia McClain with the winning run in the bottom of the seventh inning, and Green Valley’s softball team outslugged visiting Foothill 15-14 on Tuesday.
Rancho’s Layton Walls provided a two-run single, and the Rams’ baseball team added another run on a passed ball as part of a three-run eighth inning to defeat Liberty 4-1 on the road Tuesday.
Cassandra Bueno had three hits and two RBIs Monday to lead the Desert Pines softball team to a 22-8 road win over Clark, snapping a 104-game losing streak.
Boulder City scored four runs on just one hit in the top of the eighth inning Monday and the Eagles held off host Sierra Vista, 9-6.
Final Southern Nevada boys and girls coaches polls, as compiled by the Southern Nevada Tennis Coaches Association.
The Aggies were the Northwest League”s No. 1 playoff seed last season but went 1-2, including a 21-7 loss to Palo Verde in the Sunset Region tournament that ended their season. Led by all-state shortstop Nick Quintana, Arbor View has high hopes for this season.
Sarah Pinkston was a second-team All-Nevada selection as a freshman at Shadow Ridge, but missed her sophomore season after back surgery. Amazingly, just less than 13 months after surgery, she”s back in the circle and hoping to lead Coronado to a Southeast League title.
A high school in California retired its controversial “Arab” mascot last week.
Quick quiz: What’s one of the safest beverages you can drink in Southern Nevada? If your answer is “tap water,” you’re right! Southern Nevada’s municipal water supply meets or surpasses all State of Nevada and Federal Safe Drinking Water Act standards. In fact, the Southern Nevada Water Authority (SNWA) tests your water 300,000 times a […]
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.