School district documents offer a likely explanation for why Dustin Romero didn’t coach the defending state champions in this year’s playoffs.
Nevada Preps
With three weeks left in the regular season, high school football teams are preparing to make a playoff run and compete for a state championship.
Riley Schwartz took over for the Crusaders, and he threw for two touchdowns and rushed for one Friday to help Faith Lutheran to a 35-0 win over Cimarron-Memorial.
The Canyon Springs boys soccer team scored four goals in the second half Wednesday to overcome a 2-0 halftime deficit and host Desert Pines, 4-2.
Centennial’s Marcella Brooks fired in six goals and an assist as the visiting Bulldogs shut out Bonanza’s girls soccer team 7-0 on Wednesday.
Jeriel Thomas, Nevada’s fastest 400-meter runner, won his heat in 48.73 and finished second in the Sunset Region preliminary race on Saturday.
Austin Pfeifer’s three-run double in the bottom of the sixth broke a 4-4 tie and lifted Arbor View’s baseball team to a 7-4 home win over Palo Verde on Thursday.
Sarah Aguilar pitched a shutout to lead Bishop Gorman’s softball team to a 3-0 win over Savanna (California) in the Savanna Tournament on Thursday afternoon past the Rebels.
Cindylou Rasiang passed for 318 yards and three touchdowns and had a rushing touchdown as Bonanza’s flag football team edged host Sierra Vista, 27-26.
C’Aree Stevenson had 20 points and Legacy’s girls basketball team rallied for a 67-62 home win over Palo Verde on Tuesday.
Eldorado’s boys soccer team scored three second-half goals on Thursday to rally for a 3-1 road victory over Valley.
Sunrise Mountain’s Alexandra Trinidad scored a goal in the first half, and the game winner off of a free kick in the 70th minute, to lift the Miners to a 3-2 road girls soccer win over Cheyenne on Thursday.
Boulder City’s girls tennis team won a tiebreaker to clinch a 10-9 road victory over Foothill on Tuesday afternoon.
Boulder City’s boys tennis team used a 31-25 tiebreaker to earn a 10-9 victory over Foothill on Tuesday afternoon.
The latest Southern Nevada girls soccer coaches poll.
Lili Gutierrez hit a two-run home run in the bottom of the seventh Friday, and Rancho’s softball team rallied with nine runs in its final at-bat to stun Foothill, 15-14.
Kade Frischknecht had 15 kills, three aces and eight digs, and Sam Belnap added 52 assists, two aces and 13 digs to help Centennial’s boys volleyball team hold on for a 27-25, 25-21, 24-26, 21-25, 15-9 home win over Shadow Ridge on Wednesday.
James Camp scored on a layup with six seconds remaining Thursday to give Palo Verde’s boys basketball team a 56-55 victory over host Arbor View.
For the nearly 500 people diagnosed with HIV in Southern Nevada each year, survival often comes down to access—access to specialized providers, medications, and support without delay.
Dr. Alfred Danielian is team cardiologist for the Raiders, the Golden Knights and Aces among others. He’s advocating for a “Smart Heart Law” for all high schools in Nevada.
Three state championship flag football games were contested Thursday at Allegiant Stadium. The Raiders played an instrumental part in making it happen.
All three Nevada high school flag football state championship games will be held in the state’s largest football venue Thursday.
Check out the results from Thursday’s high school basketball and flag football playoff action in Nevada.