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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Centennial defeated Palo Verde and Reed in elimination games in the Class 5A state softball tournament Friday at UNR’s Hixson Park to advance to Saturday’s final.
Eight of the 11 teams that make up Class 5A won at least one playoff game in 2019, and all of them reached the postseason.
The Aggies scored a late touchdown to defeat Faith Lutheran on Friday night, and Centennial needed a late score to keep pace with a win over Shadow Ridge.
Caitlin Covington went 3-for-3 with two runs and two RBIs on Friday to help Shadow Ridge’s softball team to a 9-2, four-inning win over Canyon del Oro (Arizona) in the quarterfinals of the Spring Jamboree at Majestic Park.
Chris Chavarria had 13 kills, 14 assists and five aces to help host Chaparral’s boys volleyball team rally for an 18-25, 19-25, 25-19, 25-15, 15-10 win over Sunrise Mountain on Tuesday.
The good far outweighed the bad, though, as the Gaels pulled away for a 79-48 win over Lone Peak (Utah) in their Tarkanian Classic opener at Orleans Arena.
Led by its Green Valley 400-yard freestyle relay, the Green Valley girls swimming team brought home a state championship.
Samantha Wade drove in a pair of runs to restore the Panthers’ lead, and Palo Verde held on for a 5-3 home win over Centennial on Thursday. It completed a three-game sweep, and it was the 15th straight by Palo Verde over Centennial dating back to 2014, including five postseason meetings.
Adriana Thomason scored on a passed ball in the bottom of the seventh inning to lift Arbor View’s softball team to a 7-6 victory over Faith Lutheran on Thursday evening.
Nik Dobar fired a four-hit shutout Thursday as Centennial’s baseball team earned a 5-0 road win over Palo Verde.
Senior guard Haley Tyrell scored 21 points to guide Coronado’s girls basketball team to a 55-47 home victory over Foothill on Friday evening.
Ishon Hardin led all scorers with 25 points to help Centennial’s boys basketball team rally for a 57-55 home win over Cimarron-Memorial on Friday.
Lilly Hoff had 29 assists on Thursday to lead Bishop Gorman’s girls volleyball team to a 25-18, 25-16, 20-25, 25-23, 16-14 road win over Sierra Vista.
Western’s Juan Estrada scored in the 63rd minute on Thursday to lift the Warriors to a 4-3 boys soccer victory over host Adelson School.
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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.