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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Claire Rawlins trailed Basic’s Raquel Chavez for much of the race, but stayed within striking distance to the end. She then raced past Chavez and held off Sierra Vista’s Sarriah Brown to win the 3.1-mile race in 19 minutes, 16 seconds.
Shad Gettman and Andrew Spencer 3-0 in doubles to lift Basic’s boys tennis team to a 12-6 home victory over Tech on Wednesday.
Adriana Benjamin, McKenna DeMarce and Raquel Roshak all posted 3-0 records in singles to help Desert Oasis’ girls tennis team to a 10-8 road victory over Silverado on Wednesday afternoon.
Sho Hampton dished out 57 assists, and Canyon Springs’ boys volleyball team rallied for a 25-20, 19-25, 21-25, 27-25, 15-8 victory over host Eldorado on Wednesday.
Here is the Las Vegas Review-Journal’s 2016 all-state girls soccer team.
Eric Jordan scored the winning run on a bases-loaded balk with two outs in the bottom of the seventh inning Tuesday as the Shadow Ridge baseball team outlasted visiting Centennial, 4-3.
Amanda Sink threw a three-hitter and hit the game-winning home run with one out in the bottom of the sixth inning Tuesday as the Legacy softball team edged visiting Durango, 3-2.
Annalise Esparza scored five minutes into the match and assisted on Natasha Martin’s goal with two minutes left in the second half Tuesday as Cimarron-Memorial’s girls soccer team topped visiting Desert Oasis, 2-0.
Hunter Richardson scored the tying goal with two minutes remaining as Faith Lutheran’s boys soccer team earned a 1-1 draw with host Clark on Tuesday.
Karriem Beyah had 18 kills and 10 digs Wednesday as Coronado’s boys volleyball team wrapped up the Southeast League title with a 23-25, 25-20, 25-18, 25-16 home win over Foothill.
Morgan Peacha rolled a 637 series at The Orleans on Thursday to lead Foothill’s girls bowling team to a 9-0 win over Valley in the opening round of the Sunrise Region tournament.
Preston Pavlica was 3-for-4 with a double and an RBI to help Liberty’s baseball team edge host Coronado 4-3 on Tuesday.
Shelby Estocado was 3-for-4 with two triples, two runs and an RBI on Tuesday to help Bishop Gorman’s softball team to a 10-0, five-inning home win over Legacy.
Auston Farrington had 10 kills, three aces and two blocks, and Taylor Dyer added 33 assists Tuesday to help Basic’s boys volleyball team to a 25-18, 16-25, 25-22, 27-25 victory over visiting Foothill.
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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.
