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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Koy Riggin threw two touchdown passes and ran for another, and Foothill held on for a 29-27 home win over Canyon Springs on Friday night.
Coronado and Centennial both won Tuesday to secure the No. 1 seeds for their respective region softball tournament.
Basic and Desert Oasis each won Tuesday to remain undefeated in Desert League baseball play heading into their matchup Wednesday at Basic.
Josh Bastin had 17 kills and 14 digs Tuesday to help Desert Oasis’ boys volleyball team outlast host Bishop Gorman, 23-25, 25-19, 25-19, 19-25, 15-12.
The girls stole the show at the Blaine Thompson-Las Vegas Track Classic on Saturday at Desert Oasis.
Gavin Amelburu hit a solo homer to right field with one out in the bottom of the seventh to give Green Valley’s baseball team a 4-3 win over visiting Coronado on Monday.
Two of Spring Valley’s doubles teams went 3-0 to lift the Grizzlies past Sierra Vista on Wednesday afternoon.
Two doubles pairings posted 3-0 records to lead Valley’s girls tennis team past Basic on Wednesday afternoon.
Tehani Tapuala had 20 assists Tuesday to lead the Liberty girls volleyball to a 25-6, 25-6, 25-15 victory over Eldorado.
Arbor View’s girls tennis team won a tiebreaker 4-2 on Tuesday to earn a 10-9 road win over Shadow Ridge.
Aydin Sachs won two individual events Saturday to help Arbor View’s boys swimming team to a 197-102 win over Faith Lutheran at Pavilion.
Madelaine Lauger, Stephanie Platt and Allison Warnick each won one individual event and finished second in another Saturday to guide Palo Verde’s girls swimming team to a 201-92 victory over Centennial at Pavilion.
Lani Potter carded a 3-over-par 75 at Wildhorse on Wednesday to help Boulder City’s girls golf team win a Sunrise League match.
Sunrise Region girls cross country runners got a good look at Karina Haymore at the starting line Thursday.
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.