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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Faith Lutheran freshman Isabella Gutierrez scored three goals and helped the host Crusaders to a 5-2 victory over Legacy on Thursday evening.
Ben Gajardo went 3-0 in singles Thursday to lead the Desert Oasis boys tennis team to a 13-5 road victory over Centennial in a Class 4A Sunset Region boys quarterfinal.
Ahmed Green headed in the winning goal off a corner kick with about five minutes remaining to lift Centennial’s boys soccer team to a 3-2 victory over visiting Arbor View on Thursday.
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Karime Raygoza recorded 16 kills and 20 digs, and Leiana Nacapuy tallied 48 assists and eight digs as Rancho’s girls volleyball team topped host Las Vegas, 19-25, 25-15, 25-19, 25-15.
Julian Herrera and Jose Arreola scored in the first half Tuesday, and Sunrise Mountain’s boys soccer team held on for a 2-1 road win over Western to take over sole possession of first place in the Sunset League.
Jadyn Nogues had a goal and an assist Tuesday as Palo Verde’s girls soccer team held off visiting Faith Lutheran, 2-1.
Originally in a pack of three, Durango senior Frankie Bisacky broke away in the last half-mile to win on the 3.1-mile course in 16 minutes, 18.8 seconds.
Siara Roberts had seven kills, 23 assists, six aces and 23 digs Friday to lead Centennial’s girls volleyball team to a 26-24, 25-16, 25-27, 25-20 win at Legacy.
Caitlyn Noorda finished 3-0 and Alexia Cassman finished 2-0 in singles play to lead the Shadow Ridge girls tennis team to a 13-5 home victory over Cimarron-Memorial on Friday.
Thomas Romero went 3-0 in singles to power Green Valley’s boys tennis team to an 11-7 road victory over Basic on Friday.
Centennial’s Raul Saucedo and Justin Madsen each went 2-0 in singles on Wednesday to lift the Bulldogs’ boys tennis team to a 10-8 win at Legacy.
Tjaden Giles went 3-0 in singles to help Basic’s girls tennis team edge Silverado 10-8 on Wednesday.
Sure enough, league play in the Class 4A Sunset Region and Class 3A starts this week, the true indicator that summer is done. Even Bishop Gorman is taking a break from irking out-of-state fanbases to play a Southwest League contest against Bonanza. (I didn’t include that game in my picks, but, spoiler alert, Gorman is going to win.)
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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.