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.
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Canyon Springs got off to an 0-6 start against a difficult schedule, but the Pioneers enter the Mountain Region playoffs with confidence after three straight wins.
Daniel Britt threw four touchdown passes and ran for one as the Patriots rolled to the Desert Region semis. Bishop Gorman domainated Coronado 52-7.
Kelsey Howryla’s single to right field with one out in the top of the seventh inning plated Maggie Whipple with the go-ahead run as Faith Lutheran’s softball team rallied for a 12-10 win at Cimarron-Memorial on Tuesday.
Steven Giatti was 3-for-4 with two doubles, three runs and four RBIs on Tuesday as Arbor View’s baseball team handed host Palo Verde its second loss in as many days, 12-8.
Kaitlyn Suarez’s sacrifice fly to center field with no outs in the bottom of the seventh inning plated Anaiya Irick with the winning run as Rancho edged Silverado, 8-7 in the championship game of the Colorado River Invitational in Needles, California.
Boulder City scored five runs in the sixth to take the lead, then plated 10 runs in the eighth after the Falcons had tied the game to earn a 16-6 road win.
Dylan Hushaw poured in 30 points, and Jace Roquemore added 21 points Wednesday to help Foothill’s boys basketball team to an 83-60 win at Green Valley.
Starr Walker’s three-point play 31 seconds into overtime gave Liberty’s girls basketball team a two-point lead, and the Patriots held on to defeat visiting Coronado, 54-46 on Wednesday.
Basic’s boys cross country had four of the top six finishers, including race winner Steven Birch, on its way to victory in a Southeast League meet at Foothill on Wednesday.
LaKissa Martin scored 19 points Monday as Rancho’s girls basketball team clinched the final Southeast League berth for the Sunrise Region playoffs with a 55-38 win at Eldorado.
Cameron Burton poured in 32 points, including 11 in the fourth quarter, to lead Valley’s boys basketball team to a 67-63 win at Foothill on Tuesday.
Justice Ethridge scored 28 points Tuesday to help Centennial’s girls basketball team down visiting Liberty, 59-53.
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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.