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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Coronado’s four scoring golfers all shot under par at Revere on Wednesday as the Cougars ran away with the final Southeast League match of the season.
Shadow Ridge’s Jordan Ford had 37 carries for 249 yards and two touchdowns on Thursday to lead the Mustangs to a 12-9 home victory over Palo Verde.
Costandinos Pappas finished 3-0 in singles to help Silverado’s boys tennis team to a 12-6 win at Las Vegas High on Friday.
The doubles team of Alexa Rojas and Mandy Lu finished 3-0, and Spring Valley’s girls tennis team won a 5-1 tiebreaker over Desert Oasis en route to a 10-9 road win on Friday afternoon.
Olivia McClain caught a touchdown pass and the 2-point conversion with 20 seconds to play Wednesday to give Green Valley’s flag football team a 28-27 home win over Coronado.
Adrianna Jones drilled a 3-pointer at the buzzer Wednesday to give the Western girls basketball a 43-40 home win over Sunrise Mountain.
Robbie Galvan went 2-for-4 with a double and two RBIs on Tuesday, and Shadow Ridge’s baseball team used a six-run first inning on its way to an 11-8 victory over host Durango.
Samantha Loving went 3-for-4 with a home run, a double, two runs and three RBIs and tossed a nine-hitter with eight strikeouts to help Green Valley’s softball team to a 9-3 win at Centennial on Tuesday.
Cheyenne’s Cory Harris had six kills, 10 assists and four blocks Tuesday to lead the Desert Shields to a 25-14, 25-15, 8-25, 20-25, 15-11 win over visiting Sunrise Mountain in boys volleyball.
Las Vegas is a special kind of resort city. In the city, you get The Strip (along with the Sphere); on the outside, you get the vast Mojave Desert with its nostalgic attractions. In the past, people visiting Las Vegas would do so with the phrase in mind: “What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas.” […]
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.