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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Neshaune’ Franklin rushed for 126 yards and three touchdowns on 26 carries Tuesday to lead Chaparral’s flag football team to a 20-12 home victory over Sunrise Mountain.
Destiny Gonzalez scored 25 points, and Western’s girls basketball team survived a scoreless third-quarter to hold off host Sierra Vista, 48-43 on Monday.
Brandee Ford caught a 14-yard touchdown pass from Kalei Watkins in the final minute Friday to lift Sierra Vista’s flag football team to a 37-33 road win over Spring Valley in a Division I-A Sunset League game.
Leilani Limtiaco caught two second-half touchdown passes Wednesday as Mojave’s flag football team rallied for an 18-6 road win over Clark in a Division I-A Sunset League game.
Alexis Vanstory scored eight of her 11 points in the fourth quarter Tuesday to spark an 18-9 run as Chaparral’s girls basketball team rallied for a 52-44 win over visiting Desert Pines to take sole possession of first place in the Division I-A Sunrise League.
Kahlil DeRouen scored all five of his points in the final 30 seconds to lift Liberty’s boys basketball team to a 53-52 home victory over Basic on Tuesday.
Tyri White hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer to give Sunrise Mountain’s boys basketball team a 56-54 road win at Del Sol on Friday.
Mikala Kirby and Ashlynn Sharp each scored 14 points Friday as Desert Oasis’ girls basketball team erased a seven-point halftime deficit and rallied for a 64-59 win over visiting Palo Verde.
Sierra Vista’s Emily Mackey caught a 10-yard touchdown pass on third-and-goal on the first possession of overtime, and the Mountain Lions held on for an 18-12 road win over Mojave.
Elijah Kothe hit a 3-pointer with 15 seconds remaining to lift Faith Lutheran’s boys basketball team to a 62-61 home win over Cheyenne on Friday.
Allanah Subira made the go-ahead layup with 20 seconds to play Friday as Legacy’s girls basketball team held on for a 43-42 win over visiting Shadow Ridge in a Division I Southwest League game.
Gary Tharaldson scored seven of his game-high 18 points in overtime Wednesday to lead Faith Lutheran’s boys basketball team to a 63-54 win over host Western in a Division I-A Sunset League game.
Destiny Gonzalez scored 12 of her 21 points in the fourth quarter Wednesday to rally Western’s girls basketball team to a 55-47 win over visiting Faith Lutheran.
Kalijah Williams scored four touchdowns Tuesday to help Del Sol’s flag football team rout visiting Sunrise Mountain, 44-6.
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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.