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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Samantha Thomas, a junior who transferred from Marian High in Bloomfield Hills, Mich., with her sister Bailey prior to this season, scored 31 points as host Centennial routed Reno, 91-56 in the title game of the Las Vegas Holiday Classic.
Centennial’s girls basketball team had plenty of chances to just relax Tuesday.
Karen Weitz has had some outstanding teams in her 17 seasons as Centennial’s girls basketball coach.
But the group Weitz has assembled this year may end up being her best.
Destiny Gonzalez poured in 26 points Tuesday to lead Western’s girls basketball team to a 50-34 win over visiting Sierra Vista.
Chrystian Myles scored 17 points Tuesday to help Desert Pines’ girls basketball team hold on for a 41-39 win at Las Vegas.
Bianca Matlock had 17 points, and Armonnie Byrd added 10 points and 12 rebounds on Tuesday to help Las Vegas’ girls basketball team to a 51-47 win over visiting Eldorado.
Andy Johnson needed a point guard. The Findlay Prep boys basketball coach scoured the country this spring and ultimately zeroed in on a pass-first playmaker from Louisiana named Skylar Mays.
By now you’ve probably heard about the girls basketball game in Tennessee last week involving two teams intentionally trying to lose.
Justice Ethridge scored 26 points Thursday as Centennial’s girls basketball team rolled to an 88-62 home victory over Arbor View.
Assana King had 20 points and seven rebounds Friday to help Shadow Ridge rally for a 56-53 home win over Silverado.
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.