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LV high school changing nickname, mascot as trademark deal ends

Students arrive for the first day of the school year at Eldorado High School in Las Vegas Monda ...

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.

Basic pitcher Trent Bixby (26) throws the ball during the championship game of the Lions Kic ...

2016 Baseball Honors

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June 7, 2016 - 2:45 pm

Follow the link for postseason baseball honors, as selected by coaches. All-league and all-region teams will be posted as they are received.

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Centennial’s Frank Sessa helps Sunset end on positive note with all-star victory

By ASHTON FERGUSON / RJ

May 26, 2016 - 10:55 pm

Frank Sessa hit a three-run home run in the third inning to lead the Sunset to an 8-3 win over the Sunrise in the Division I All-Star Game at the College of Southern Nevada.

BASEBALL: Centennial holds on to give Cerrone 400th career victory

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May 4, 2016 - 8:56 pm

Jake Rogers pitched out of a bases-loaded, one-out jam in the bottom of the seventh to help Centennial’s baseball team escape with a 7-6 victory over host Cimarron-Memorial on Wednesday and give head coach Charlie Cerrone his 400th career win at the school.

BASEBALL: Hingada sparks seventh-inning rally as Gorman tops Cimarron

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May 2, 2016 - 8:10 pm

Jorel Hingada’s RBI single with two outs in the top of the seventh inning sparked a four-run rally as Bishop Gorman’s baseball team escaped with a 5-2 win at Cimarron-Memorial and clinched at least a share of the Division I Sunset League title on Monday.

BASEBALL: Boulder City rallies to stun Spring Valley

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April 29, 2016 - 8:50 pm

Zach Murphy drew a bases-loaded walk to force home Austin Wishard with the winning run with one out in the bottom of the seventh inning Friday as Boulder City’s baseball team rallied for a 5-4 win over visiting Spring Valley.

BASEBALL: Blaylock blasts two homers to send Mustangs by Palo Verde

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April 26, 2016 - 9:01 pm

Isaiah Blaylock blasted a pair of home runs and drove in six runs Tuesday to lead Shadow Ridge’s baseball team to a 7-4 home win over Palo Verde.

BASEBALL: Zorne’s hit lifts Skyhawks past Coronado

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April 23, 2016 - 8:33 pm

Blake Zorne singled home Kevin Pindel and Samuel Pope with the tying and winning runs with one out in the bottom of the seventh inning Saturday to lift Silverado’s baseball team to a 9-8 win over visiting Coronado.

BASEBALL: Cimarron edges Palo Verde in eight innings

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April 14, 2016 - 8:52 pm

Trevor Doyle scored on a wild pitch with one out in the top of the eighth inning Thursday to help the Cimarron-Memorial baseball team to a 2-1 win at Palo Verde.

BASEBALL: Ruiz carries Bengals by Desert Oasis

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April 12, 2016 - 10:45 pm

Danny Ruiz went 3-for-5 with a home run, a double and two RBIs, and the Bonanza baseball team scored four runs in the top of the eighth inning en route to a 9-5 win at Desert Oasis on Tuesday.

BASEBALL: Lachelt doubles home winning runs as Foothill edges Pioneers

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April 9, 2016 - 6:16 pm

Kelton Lachelt had a two-run double with no outs in the top of the eighth inning to lift the Foothill baseball team to a 7-5 win at Canyon Springs on Saturday.

BASEBALL: Gaels hang on to beat Cimarron

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April 7, 2016 - 8:09 pm

Zach Grech got Derek Decolati to line into a double play with the potential tying runs on base in the top of the seventh inning as the Bishop Gorman baseball team hung on for a 3-2 home win over Cimarron-Memorial on Thursday.

BASEBALL: Mustangs hand Gaels first league loss

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April 5, 2016 - 9:48 pm

Eric Jordan went 3-for-5 with a double and two RBIs, and the Shadow Ridge baseball team rallied from an early four-run deficit to shock visiting Bishop Gorman 11-7 on Tuesday.

BASEBALL: Jordan, Shadow Ridge top Centennial on balk

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March 29, 2016 - 9:31 pm

Eric Jordan scored the winning run on a bases-loaded balk with two outs in the bottom of the seventh inning Tuesday as the Shadow Ridge baseball team outlasted visiting Centennial, 4-3.

BASEBALL: Gamboa’s arm lifts Rancho to victory

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March 22, 2016 - 9:03 pm

Jimmy Gamboa tossed a seven-hitter Tuesday to help the Rancho baseball team to an 11-2 win over host Tucson (Arizona) in the Chris Moon Classic.

Faith Lutheran senior shatters Nevada record in shot put — VIDEO

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 baseball forfeits all league games for ineligible players

Basic’s baseball team has been forced to forfeit all of its league games for using ineligible players, the Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association confirmed.

Bears, Steelers select locals in 1st round of 2024 NFL draft

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.

Bishop Gorman forfeiting baseball games over ineligible player

Bishop Gorman announced Wednesday that its baseball team was forfeiting games over paperwork related to the eligibility of a transfer student.