Bishop Gorman defeated Centennial to win the Class 5A girls basketball state title in February. The showdown was named the Nevada Preps Game of the Year.
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Spring Valley allowed a 25-2 run over the third and fourth quarters and paid for it with a 63-38 loss to Dimond (Alaska) in the quarterfinals of the Gator Winter Classic Diamond Bracket at Green Valley.
Dre’una Edwards finished with 23 points and seven rebounds, and Liberty rolled to a 66-18 victory over Galena on Wednesday to finish atop Pool A at the Gator Winter Classic at Green Valley.
Foothill backed off its full-court press late in the first quarter Tuesday and held Durango to two field goals the rest of the way in a 58-20 victory during pool play in the Gator Winter Classic at Green Valley.
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Mojave allowed a 22-2 run in the second half and and fell to Layton Christian (Utah) 46-39 in the Vegas Invitational at Mountain View.
Agassi Prep’s girls basketball team overcame a 13-point deficit, turned it into a nine-point lead and eventually held on for a 45-44 victory over Marina (Calif.) in the Vegas Invitational at Mountain View.
Joe Heath scored 15 points Wednesday to lead Mohave (Arizona) to a 47-39 win over Needles in the semifinals of the Mohave Holiday Shootout in Bullhead City, Arizona.
Dillon Darrow had 16 points, six assists and five steals Tuesday as Needles’ boys basketball team rolled to a 62-29 win over Odyssey Institute (Arizona) in the Mohave Holiday Shootout in Bullhead City, Arizona.
Bishop Gorman put together an impressive second-half rally before finally falling to Oklahoma’s Putnam City West 66-64 in the Tarkanian Classic’s Diamond Division third-place game at Durango.
Lamine Diane had 18 points Monday to lead Findlay Prep to a 95-37 win over Iolani (Hawaii) in the quarterfinals of the Iolani Classic in Honolulu.
Charleea Armstrong scored 18 points Friday to lead Mojave’s girls basketball team to a 45-41 win over Dixie (Utah) in the Lady Bulldog Invitational in Mesquite.
Keelan Wickersham poured in a game-high 25 points, and Spring Valley’s boys basketball team rallied to turn back visiting Bonanza 74-67 on Tuesday.
Temerity Bauer scored 16 points on Tuesday as Green Valley’s girls basketball team earned a 68-41 home win over Tech.
Nic Maccioni scored 31 and added seven rebounds Saturday to lead the Faith Lutheran boys basketball team over Juan Diego (Utah) at home, 76-64.
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Bishop Gorman announced Thursday that baseball coach Chris Sheff will not return following an investigation into the program.
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.