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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Taylor Okamura was 4-for-4 with three triples, a double and seven RBIs, and Coronado’s softball team routed visiting Green Valley 17-2 in four innings to clinch the Class 4A Sunrise League title.
Jerald Murray threw a six-hitter with four strikeouts to lead Silverado’s baseball team to a 1-0 home win over Liberty on Friday.
Kalei Watkins was 2-for-3 with a two-run home run and earned the win in relief as Sierra Vista’s softball team beat host Bishop Gorman 14-10 on Wednesday.
Junior varsity call-up Josh Kelly drove in Scott Wilson with a sacrifice fly in the bottom of the eighth inning to give Mojave’s baseball team a 4-3 home win over Desert Pines on Wednesday.
Pahrump Valley’s Austin Ancell fired a 7-under-par 65 on Wednesday to win a Sunset League match at Aliante.
Juan Valdez provided 32 assists, and Mojave’s boys volleyball team maintained its hold on first place in the Class 3A Southern League with a 25-19, 25-21, 25-16 win over host Cheyenne on Tuesday.
Virgin Valley’s baseball team rallied for three runs in the bottom of the sixth inning on Tuesday to earn a 5-4 victory over visiting Tech.
Charlie Magruder carded a 2-over-par 74 at Paiute on Monday to help the Faith Lutheran boys golf team win a Northwest League match.
Keaton Ogden and Dylan Wilson finished 1-2 in the 200-yard freestyle Saturday to help the Virgin Valley boys swimming team slip past Chaparral at Multi-Generational, 112-111.
The Legacy girls swimming team jumped out to an early lead and withstood a late surge to top Faith Lutheran at Pavilion on Saturday, 131-126.
Kizihonie Blunt had 23 kills, 10 digs and three blocks, and Christopher Ramirez added 35 assists and 15 digs to lead Clark’s boys volleyball team to a 25-10, 20-25, 25-19, 21-25, 15-10 victory over visiting Spring Valley on Friday.
Richard Mascarenas entered the game with the bases loaded and nobody out in the seventh for Durango on Friday, and got a flyball and a double play to lock down the save in a 3-2 road win over Pahrump Valley.
Desert Oasis’ Morgan Cooper shot even-par 72 to earn medalist honors in a Southwest League match Thursday at Spanish Trails.
Emerald Ascasili had 16 kills, and Trevor White added 12 kills to help Sunrise Mountain’s boys volleyball team top visiting Del Sol 25-15, 25-21, 23-25, 19-25, 15-11 on Wednesday.
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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.