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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Here are the all-league baseball teams, as selected by coaches
Martin ran the 100-meter dash in a personal-record time of 10.71 seconds on Saturday morning at Desert Oasis to claim the Mountain Region championship and an automatic bid in the state meet next week. The sturdy senior doubled as a running back for Legacy’s football team and said he started preparing for track season after football concluded.
Edmond ran the 100 meters in 11.84 seconds on Saturday at Desert Oasis to secure the Moutain Region championship — and an automatic bid to the Class 4A state meet next week. Teammate Aniya Smith finished second in 12.11, and Centennial’s Quincy Bonds ran 12.16 for third.
Leonel Anaya was 3-for-4 with a double and two runs scored on Monday to help Las Vegas High’s baseball team earn an 8-3 win at Silverado.
Aaron Lopez doubled home Steven Tamborello with the go-ahead run in the top of the seventh on Friday as Legacy rallied for a 7-4 road baseball victory over Foothill.
Isaiah Veal scored 14 points, including the go-ahead 3-pointer with four seconds left, to lift host Sierra Vista’s boys basketball team to a 58-55 win over Rancho on Monday.
Chase Hafen led all scorers with 27 points and added 17 rebounds to give Bonanza’s boys basketball its first league win of the season— a 64-58 home victory over Sierra Vista on Friday night.
Sierra Vista’s Shania Harper had 23 points and 15 rebounds Friday to power the host Mountain Lions’ girls basketball team past Clark, 43-35.
Kevin Legardy scored 40 points and helped Canyon Springs’ boys basketball team stave off Eldorado for a 78-74 home victory on Fridaynight.
Arbor View’s Keith Williams led at the front of a pack of five runners early. Eventually, he managed to hold off PahrumpValley’s Bryce Odegard and Centennial’s Alexander Miller in the final quarter mile, putting in a good finishing kick to cross the line in 16 minutes and 13 seconds.
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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.