School district documents offer a likely explanation for why Dustin Romero didn’t coach the defending state champions in this year’s playoffs.
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The Falcons recorded a pair of key fourth-down stops in the fourth quarter to beat the Panthers on Thursday night.
Virgin Valley’s boys tennis team won the tiebreaker 4-2 over Chaparral en route to a 10-9 road win on Thursday afternoon.
Daniel Rangel had a goal and an assist to help Las Vegas High’s boys soccer team to a 3-2 road win over Foothill.
The doubles teams of Hannah Robinson and Lainey Waldman, and Talia Williams and Ashlee Weger each went 3-0 to lead Centennial’s girls tennis team to an 11-7 home win over Shadow Ridge on Thursday.
Sydney Berenyi had 25 kills and 17 digs to lead Silverado’s girls volleyball team to a 22-25, 25-14, 25-13, 21-25, 17-15 road win over Sierra Vista on Wednesday.
The Las Vegas Review-Journal’s high school football rankings for Class 4A, 3A, 2A and 1A teams.
Coronado’s Tom Dougherty finished Tuesday’s 2.5-mile race in 13 minutes, 44.82 seconds to help the Cougars’ boys cross country team win a weekday meet at Foothill.
Coronado’s Claire Rawlins finished second in a 2.5-mile race at Foothill on Tuesday to lead the Cougars to a girls cross country win in a three-team meet.
Clark had a pair of undefeated doubles teams on Tuesday as the visiting Chargers edged defending Class 4A state champion Palo Verde 10-8 in boys tennis.
Bonanza’s Kelsey Spence and Carla LaRosa went 3-0 in doubles, and the Bengals won the tiebreaker 4-2 to edge visiting Sierra Vista in girls tennis on Tuesday.
Semi Penor carded a 2-under-par 70 to earn medalist honors and help the Coronado girls golf team win a Southeast League match at Anthem on Tuesday.
Kayla Watanabe had 12 kills, and O’Ceana Clemens added eight kills to help Liberty’s girls volleyball team to a 25-21, 25-23, 25-27, 25-22 win over visiting Bonanza on Monday.
Gabriel Miranda scored on a penalty kick in the final minute for Faith Lutheran’s boys soccer team Saturday to force a draw against Western. The Crusaders won 4-3 in penalty kicks at Green Valley to advance to the finals of the Southern Nevada Kick-off Classic.
The doubles team of Blake Kelly and Taylor Pettigrew went 3-0 Saturday to help Faith Lutheran’s boys tennis team win a road match against Foothill, 10-8.
The doubles team of Blake Kelly and Taylor Pettigrew went 3-0 Saturday to help Faith Lutheran’s boys tennis team win a road match against Foothill, 10-8.
The senior running back carried the ball 13 times for 161 yards in the Falcons’ 26-0 victory in their home opener on Friday night.
Gustavo Garcia scored the go-ahead goal in the 58th minute as Cimarron-Memorial’s boys soccer team held on for a 3-1 home victory over Arbor View in the Southern Nevada Kick-off Classic on Friday.
July is also a good time to tend to your palm trees. Remember, less is often more with palms. Only prune off fronds that are completely brown or falling below the crown of the tree.
Three former Southern Nevada high school baseball players were selected on the second day of the MLB draft Monday.
Dr. Alfred Danielian is team cardiologist for the Raiders, the Golden Knights and Aces among others. He’s advocating for a “Smart Heart Law” for all high schools in Nevada.
Three state championship flag football games were contested Thursday at Allegiant Stadium. The Raiders played an instrumental part in making it happen.
All three Nevada high school flag football state championship games will be held in the state’s largest football venue Thursday.