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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The Palo Verde boys are shooting for their fourth straight championship, while the Coronado girls will shoot for their third in a row at the 4A state tennis tournament.
Here are some of the top performances for the week of Oct. 21-26.
Ian White had 25 points and 12 rebounds to lead Bonanza’s boys basketball team to an 84-67 home win over Basic on Friday.
Kimberlyn Tanner scored 15 points as Silverado’s girls basketball team held on for a 36-34 road win at Western on Friday.
Lajaei West hit two free throws with 0.1 seconds remaining in double overtime to lift Del Sol’s girls basketball team over Tech at home, 48-47.
Kevin Legardy drilled a half-court shot as time expired Tuesday to give visiting Canyon Springs a 78-75 victory over Eldorado.
Dejonte Allen’s put-back at the buzzer lifted Chaparral’s boys basketball team to a 61-59 victory over visiting Basic on Thursday.
Spring Valley’s girls basketball team took the lead with 46 seconds to play on Thursday and held on for a 47-45 win over Regis Jesuit (Colorado) in the La Jolla (California) Sweet 16 Tournament.
Killian Diers, who finished with 22 points, 16 rebounds and two assists, was the most active player on both ends of the floor in the Lions’ 78-52 win over White Pine in a Division III Southern League matchup.
Ciara Young, Madison Washington and Skylar Jackson each scored 14 points Saturday to help Bishop Gorman’s girls basketball team to a 70-42 win over Mount Miguel (Calif.) in Spring Valley, Calif.
On three occasions this season, Desert Oasis was either ahead or tied in the fourth quarter and lost.
Clutch free-throw shooting prevented that from happening a fourth time, as the host Diamondbacks defeated Shadow Ridge 82-75 on Wednesday in the championship game of the Tri-State Holiday Invitational.
Chrys Jackson had 30 points and six assists Monday to help Rancho’s boys basketball team to a 68-57 win over visiting Sunrise Mountain.
Sonja Lawrence went 2-for-4 with two doubles and three RBIs as Centennial’s softball team secured the Northwest League title with a 17-4, six-inning win at Desert Oasis on Thursday.
A.J. Landis and Nolan Kingham combined on a five-hitter Thursday to lead Desert Oasis’ baseball team to the Northwest League title with a 3-1 victory over visiting Centennial.
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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.