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State basketball tourney suffers from no central location

Without an ideal central spot, the state basketball tournament in Nevada has alternated between Reno and Las Vegas since 2005.

And that’s why the 10 Las Vegas-area schools that advanced to championship games had to travel more than 400 miles to Reno last week to play at UNR’s Lawlor Events Center.

FIELDER’S CHOICES: Look for Bishop Gorman, Centennial to repeat at state

Before I can graduate, there’s some basketball to discuss. The Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association boys and girls state tournaments are in Reno this week, and I took a break from writing my book about the 2015 football season (“The Year of the Butt Punt”) to make the trip north and check out all the action.

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High school basketball playoffs tip off this week

The high school basketball postseason begins this week, and that means it’s time to look forward to another showdown between Centennial and Bishop Gorman for the Sunset Region girls title.

BASKETBALL: Gray helps Mountain View boys top Panthers

Tevin Gray scored eight of his 22 points in the fourth quarter Saturday to help Mountain View’s boys basketball team to a 51-35 home win over Pahranagat Valley.