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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Here are the 2019 all-league girls basketball teams as selected by coaches.
The Mustangs, seemingly out of the game with just 11 seconds left and down five points, staged a remarkable comeback before falling short in a 29-28 loss to Central (California) in the Premier Division final at Durango.
Journie Augmon scored six of her 10 points during a game-ending 12-0 run to lift Liberty’s girls basketball team to a 44-30 win over Springville (Utah) in the Ruby Division semifinals of the Tarkanian Classic at Durango on Friday.
The Diamondbacks had a miserable second half and fell to Brea Olinda (California) 47-38 in the quarterfinals of the Tarkanian Classic’s Diamond Division at Orleans Arena.
On Wednesday, Cheyenne came in and beat Durango, 47-35, to stay in the winner’s bracket of the Premier Division being played at Liberty High in Henderson.
Autumn Westmoreland had 14 points on Monday to lead Arbor View’s girls basketball geam to a 55-51 road win over Legacy.
Tasia Moore’s basket with 2.3 seconds to play gave Cimarron-Memorial’s girls basketball team a 58-56 road win over Faith Lutheran on Friday.
Teionni McDaniel had 19 points Thursday as Cheyenne’s girls basketball team held on for a 64-49 road win over Western.
Theresa Chapa made a 3-pointer as time-expired to lift Western’s girls basketball team to a 61-60 victory over visiting Mojave on Thursday night.
Rory Carter scored a game-high 22 points to power Legacy’s girls basketball team to a 64-52 road win at Shadow Ridge on Tuesday.
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.
Isis Triplett scored 25 points to help Shadow Ridge’s girls basketball team rally for a 68-65 road win over Palo Verde on Wednesday.
Justice Ethridge scored 18 points, and Centennial’s girls basketball team outscored Harvard-Westlake 33-23 in the second half to secure a59-49 victory over the Wolverines in Stockton, California on Monday afternoon.
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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.