School district documents offer a likely explanation for why Dustin Romero didn’t coach the defending state champions in this year’s playoffs.
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Megan Morton had 20 points Wednesday to help Boulder City’s girls basketball team to a 61-20 win over Elsinore (Calif.) in the Nighthawk Classic at Murietta, Calif.
Madison Washington led a balanced attack with 13 points Tuesday as Bishop Gorman’s girls basketball team downed Serra (Calif.), 62-46 in the SoCal Holiday Prep Classic in San Diego.
Derrick Legardy had 14 points Monday to help Canyon Springs’ boys basketball team to a 64-55 win over Mount Tahoma (Wash.) in the opening round of the Tournament of Champions in Seattle.
Megan Morton had 29 points, eight rebounds, six assists and four steals Monday to help Boulder City’s girls basketball team to a 57-35 win over Elsinore (Calif.) in the Nighthawk Classic in Murrieta, Calif.
Charles O’Bannon scored 20 of his 29 points in the second half Saturday to lead Bishop Gorman’s boys basketball team to a 72-58 win over Capital Christian (Calif.) in the Maxpreps Holiday Classic in Rancho Mirage, Calif.
Kayla Smith scored 16 points Saturday to lead Sierra Vista’s girls basketball team to a 59-18 win over the Savanna (Calif.) junior varsity in the Lady Rebel Holiday Classic in Anaheim, Calif.
Sevonyae Smith had 16 points and 14 rebounds Thursday to lead Arbor View’s boys basketball team to a 65-63 win over visiting Green Valley.
Deja Siaki scored 24 points Thursday to help Silverado’s girls basketball team to a 64-57 win over visiting Rancho.
Paul Galang scored 27 of his 32 points in the second half Tuesday as Tech’s boys basketball team broke a 36-game losing streak with a 74-57 home win over Boulder City.
Destiny Gonzalez poured in 26 points Tuesday to lead Western’s girls basketball team to a 50-34 win over visiting Sierra Vista.
Kris Coe drove to the basket and dished to Matthew Arnold for the winning basket at the buzzer as Silverado’s boys basketball team knocked off visiting Green Valley 59-57 on Thursday.
Chrystian Myles nailed a 3-pointer with two seconds in the fourth quarter Thursday to lift Desert Pines’ girls basketball team to a 34-32 victory over host Moapa Valley at Overton.
Chrystian Myles scored 17 points Tuesday to help Desert Pines’ girls basketball team hold on for a 41-39 win at Las Vegas.
The Meadows boys basketball team didn’t have its best offensive performance Saturday.
The Meadows center Max Hisatake would admit his first choice is to play football at the collegiate level.
The Meadows boys basketball coach Gary Hannig knows there will be high expectations this season after returning nine lettermen and four starters from last year’s Division III state runner-up team.
Jack Tarango didn’t intend for the Legacy Tip-Off Classic boys basketball tournament to grow this year.
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July is also a good time to tend to your palm trees. Remember, less is often more with palms. Only prune off fronds that are completely brown or falling below the crown of the tree.
Three former Southern Nevada high school baseball players were selected on the second day of the MLB draft Monday.
Dr. Alfred Danielian is team cardiologist for the Raiders, the Golden Knights and Aces among others. He’s advocating for a “Smart Heart Law” for all high schools in Nevada.
Three state championship flag football games were contested Thursday at Allegiant Stadium. The Raiders played an instrumental part in making it happen.
All three Nevada high school flag football state championship games will be held in the state’s largest football venue Thursday.
