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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Bishop Gorman sophomore forward Isaiah Cottrell scored 20 points, and the host Gaels made 9 of 12 free throws in the final 36 seconds, to hang on for a 69-63 victory over Salesian (California) in a Platinum Division semifinal on Friday.
Daniel Plummer scored 14 of his game-high 23 points in the first half, and Democracy Prep stormed to a 30-13 halftime lead en route to its 61-41 victory over Palo Verde in the Gatorade Division bracket on Thursday night.
Gabriel Taledo won by pin as time expired at 106 pounds to clinch Shadow Ridge’s 36-34 wrestling win over host Centennial on Wednesday.
Eldorado’s Mohn’Ai Roberson had 153 rushing yards, 73 receiving yards and three touchdowns to lead the Sundevils’ flag football team to a 33-27 road victory over Sunrise Mountain on Tuesday evening.
Las Vegas High’s Nathan Rhoads pinned his opponent at 132 pounds on Saturday to clinch a 40-34 win over Foothill in the championship match of the Spring Valley Duals.
C’Aree Stevenson had 20 points and Legacy’s girls basketball team rallied for a 67-62 home win over Palo Verde on Tuesday.
Arbor View’s boys cross country team and Centennial’s girls team won Class 4A Sunset Regional titles on Friday morning at Veterans Memorial Park.
Tommi Stockham had 17 kills, 14 digs and two aces as Bishop Gormans girls volleyball team held on for a 25-21, 25-10, 26-28, 26-24 win at Palo Verde on Wednesday night.
Kylie Gibson had 17 kills, four aces and two blocks to help Bishop Gorman’s girls volleyball team win the Class 4A Sunset League with a 19-25, 25-15, 25-20, 25-15 home win over Durango on Friday night.
Arbor View’s Keith Williams led at the front of a pack of five runners early. Eventually, he managed to hold off PahrumpValley’s Bryce Odegard and Centennial’s Alexander Miller in the final quarter mile, putting in a good finishing kick to cross the line in 16 minutes and 13 seconds.
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.
Entering the day eight strokes back of the leader, Faith Lutheran senior Sydney Smith shot 7-under-par 65 Tuesday to finish 2-under-par 142 for the tournament and win the Class 4A state title at Highland Falls.
Eden Whitmore had 22 kills and Aria Messer had 34 assists to lead the Pirates to lead Moapa Valley’s vollyeball team to a 25-22, 14-25,15-25, 25-23, 15-8 home victory over The Meadows on Tuesday night.
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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.