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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Silverado edged Las Vegas, and defending state champion Mojave whipped Rancho in the Class 4A boys basketball state semifinals Tuesday at Cox Pavilion.
Coronado’s Sebastian Mack was 17-for-22 from the line to help the fourth-seeded Cougars to a 70-61 home win over fifth-seed Arbor View in the Class 5A Southern League quarterfinals.
Desert Pines’ Greg Burrell went the length of the court with 7.4 seconds to play to score the winning basket against rival Coronado.
Kaleb Daniel and Jordon Cosby hit 3-pointers in a 39-second span, and Spring Valley went 13-for-20 from the free-throw line in the fourth quarter against Sierra Vista.
Greg Burrell got a stop for the Desert Pines boys basketball team in the final minute to preserve a home victory over Foothill on Thursday.
Arbor View turned up the pressure on defense on the way to a 45-34 win over Cimarron-Memorial.
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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.