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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Carter Friedrich and Michael Velazquez each won two individual events at Multi-Generational on Saturday to lead Green Valley’s boys swimming team to a 180-89 win over Canyon Springs.
Gabriella Graham won two individual events at Multi-Generational on Saturday to help Silverado’s girls swimming team to a 201-81 win over Valley.
Tana Feiner tossed a two-hitter and struck out 17 on Friday to help Shadow Ridge’s softball team edge visiting Cimarron-Memorial, 2-0.
Orestes Marquetti doubled home George Carmona with two outs in the bottom of the seventh to give Cheyenne’s baseball team a 5-4 win over visiting Valley on Tuesday.
Las Vegas High’s Chris Kampshoff had 20 kills and eight digs on Tuesday, and T.J. Esporas added 14 kills, 10 digs and four blocks to help the host Wildcats outlast defending state champion Coronado, 25-20, 25-19, 29-31, 17-25, 15-13.
Skyler Mahoney went 3-for-5 with a triple, two doubles, an RBI and two runs scored Monday to help Basic’s baseball team to an 11-3 victory at Centennial in the championship game of the Lion Kickoff Tournament.
Jamie Yanchisin went 3-for-4 with two runs and four RBIs to help Cimarron-Memorial’s baseball team rout Skyline (Utah), 12-1 in the championship game of the Little Caesar’s Invitational in St. George, Utah on Saturday.
Tech’s Abel Martinez hit a sacrifice fly in the bottom of the sixth inning to drive in Bryan Casas for the go-ahead run as the Roadrunners edged Del Sol 9-8 at Silver Bowl Park on Friday.
Adam Garcia and Dakota Humphries combined on a no-hitter Thursday as defending Division I state champion Coronado began its baseball season with an 8-0 win over visiting Legacy in the Bengal Varsity Tournament.
Max Osmundson had 20 kills Thursday to help Coronado’s boys volleyball team to a 27-29, 25-20, 25-22, 25-21 win at Centennial.
Faith Lutheran right-hander Brandon Johnson just smiled and shook his head after teammate Erich Uelmen said he threw harder than Johnson.
Generosity is any act of kindness or support given with no expectation of exchange or return from the recipient(s).
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.