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.
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Green Valley upset top-seeded and league champion Basic behind three touchdowns from wide receiver Ben Byington in a 5A Division II Southern League semifinal.
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).
Stephen Dobrev went 3-0 in singles play Wednesday to lead the Faith Lutheran tennis team to a 10-8 victory over Las Vegas in a Mountain Region tournament match at Darling Tennis Center.
Western’s Alexa Camacho was 2-for-3 with a double and two RBIs Thursday as the visiting Warriors held on to beat Desert Pines, 13-11.
Summer Coyle hit a go-ahead three-run homer in the top of the seventh inning to help Boulder City’s softball team to a 3-1 road winover Pahrump Valley on Tuesday afternoon.
Matthew Cox was 2-for-2 with a double and three RBIs Tuesday as Bonanza’s baseball team edged visiting Sierra Vista, 7-6.
Boulder City’s Zayne Dennington trailed Vicente Pinto of Virgin Valley 3-1 with 15 seconds remaining in the championship match at 126 pounds. But Dennington managed a one-point escape, then spun and forced a takedown at the very edge of the mat with one second left to earn two points and pull out the dramatic 4-3 victory.
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Desert Oasis relied on strong singles play for a 13-5 victory over Faith Lutheran in the Sunset Regional quarterfinals on Tuesday afternoon.
Izabelle Morales tossed a five-hitter with three strikeouts, and Mikayla Berg went 3-for-3 with a triple, two runs and four RBIs to help Basic’s softball team rally from a five-run deficit to top host Eldorado 18-5 in six innings on Wednesday.
Asher Bouldin singled home Ryan Merino with two outs in the bottom of the sixth inning on Wednesday to lift Palo Verde’s baseball team to a 3-2 home win over Cimarron-Memorial.
Kyler Atkinson shot 4-over-par 76 on Wednesday, and Boulder City’s boys golf team had four of the top five finishers to win a Class 3A Sunrise League match at Falcon Ridge in Mesquite.
James Camp finished with 21 points, and Palo Verde’s boys basketball team used a big third quarter en route to a 70-58 victory over visiting Legacy on Friday.
Taylor Barnum’s layup at the buzzer gave Virgin Valley’s girls basketball team a 40-39 road win over Moapa Valley on Friday.
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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.