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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Bishop Gorman sophomore forward Isaiah Cottrell scored 20 points, and the host Gaels made 9 of 12 free throws in the final 36 seconds, to hang on for a 69-63 victory over Salesian (California) in a Platinum Division semifinal on Friday.
Daniel Plummer scored 14 of his game-high 23 points in the first half, and Democracy Prep stormed to a 30-13 halftime lead en route to its 61-41 victory over Palo Verde in the Gatorade Division bracket on Thursday night.
All-league football teams, as selected by coaches.
Las Vegas High’s Nathan Rhoads pinned his opponent at 132 pounds on Saturday to clinch a 40-34 win over Foothill in the championship match of the Spring Valley Duals.
Arbor View’s Keith Williams led at the front of a pack of five runners early. Eventually, he managed to hold off PahrumpValley’s Bryce Odegard and Centennial’s Alexander Miller in the final quarter mile, putting in a good finishing kick to cross the line in 16 minutes and 13 seconds.
Desert Oasis relied on strong singles play for a 13-5 victory over Faith Lutheran in the Sunset Regional quarterfinals on Tuesday afternoon.
Andrada Stanciu and Ariana Stanciu each finished 3-0 in singles, and Sierra Vista’s girls tennis team won the tiebreaker points 35-31 to hold on for a 10-9 home win over Desert Oasis on Wednesday.
Tanner Albright and Ojas Sali each went 3-0 in singles to help Ranchos boys tennis team to a 10-8 road win over Las Vegas on Wednesday afternoon.
Virgin Valley’s boys tennis team won the tiebreaker 4-2 over Chaparral en route to a 10-9 road win on Thursday afternoon.
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.
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.
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.
Bryan Montoya scored the winning goal with a minute to play to give Palo Verde’s boys soccer team a 4-3 win over Foothill in the Southern Nevada Kick-off Classic at Tech on Thursday.
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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.