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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Here are the 2019 all-league girls basketball teams as selected by coaches.
Areli Ponce had 21 points Wednesday as Virgin Valley’s girls basketball team earned a 42-39 overtime win over host Sunrise Mountain.
Taysia Tovia scored 20 points on Monday as Liberty’s girls basketball team earned a 62-57 double-overtime victory over visiting Green Valley.
Elise Young and Yesenia Wesley-Nash each scored 16 points to help Cimarron-Memorial’s girls basketball team score a 51-45 home victory over Palo Verde on Thursday.
Starr Walker scored 22 points Wednesday to help Liberty’s girls basketball team rally for a 55-50 home win over Foothill.
Taylor Etopio scored 17 points, and Faith Lutheran’s girls basketball team went 8-for-8 from the free-throw line in the final four minutes to score a 53-49 overtime victory against visiting Shadow Ridge on Thursday night.
Kadrena Johnson’s basket with five seconds to play Tuesday gave Palo Verde’s girls basketball team a 34-32 home win over Bonanza.
Elyse Young had her second consecutive triple-double, racking up 26 points, 10 rebounds, 10 steals and eight assists, on Friday to help host Cimarron-Memorial’s girls basketball team to a 70-40 win over Arbor View.
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.
The host Gators (6-8) overcame a slow start to score a 50-44 victory over Spanish Springs in the diamond division quarterfinals. They’ll play Dimond (Alaska) on Saturday morning in the semifinals.
Spring Valley went on an 11-2 run midway through the second quarter Thursday and made a series of defensive stops and free throws in the final minutes to secure a 44-40 victory over West Anchorage (Alaska).
The Foothill girls basketball team opened the Gator Winter Classic with a 61-32 win over Silverado in the morning and finished its first day of pool play with a 55-29 victory over Boulder City in the afternoon.
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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.
