Coronado softball’s Bailey Goldberg went 2-for-3 with a home run in the 5A state title game to earn Nevada Preps Girls Athlete of the Week honors.
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Sam Caruth finished with a game-high 28 points, and Faith Lutheran exorcised two seasons worth of demons with a 50-47 win over Spring Valley in the Division I-A state title game at UNR’s Lawlor Events Center.
Faith Lutheran and Spring Valley square off in the Division I-A girls state championship game today at UNR’s Lawlor Events Center. The game tips at 6:20 p.m. Follow the action on our live blog below.
Essence Booker had 13 of her game-high 24 points in the fourth quarter, and Kayla Harris added 23 points as Spring Valley used a strong finishing kick to defeat Churchill County 64-52 in a Division I-A state semifinal at Reno High.
Before I can graduate, there’s some basketball to discuss. The Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association boys and girls state tournaments are in Reno this week, and I took a break from writing my book about the 2015 football season (“The Year of the Butt Punt”) to make the trip north and check out all the action.
Spring Valley shot 75 percent from the field in the first quarter, including 5-for-7 on 3-pointers, and cruised to a 63-46 win over Faith Lutheran at Desert Pines to claim its second consecutive region championship. Both teams advance to next week’s state tournament in Reno.
Clark boys basketball coach Chad Beeten stressed two important elements before Thursday’s Division I-A Southern Region semifinal.
Spring Valley coach Billy Hemberger walked into his office at school Thursday morning and found a yellow note on his desk, with bright red writing.
Richard Nelson converted a three-point play late in the fourth quarter Wednesday to break a 59-all tie and spark the Cowboys to a 70-63 home win over Cheyenne in a Division I-A Southern Region boys basketball quarterfinal.
After switching to a 3-2 zone in the second half, the Faith Lutheran held Moapa Valley to just 21.7 percent from the field, including 1-for-9 on 3-pointers, to run away with a 64-33 home win in a Division I-A Southern Region quarterfinal.
Luke Bergen scored 14 of his 22 points in the fourth quarter and hit the go-ahead 3-pointer from the right wing with eight seconds to go Friday to lift Faith Lutheran’s boys basketball team to a 73-72 win over visiting Mojave.
Brynlee Wadsworth scored 15 points, and Kristal Jackson added 11 points and 10 rebounds to help host Lincoln County’s girls basketball team clinch the Division III Southern League title with a 56-44 win over Agassi Prep on Friday in Panaca.
Clark’s man-to-man defense limited host Faith Lutheran to its lowest scoring output of the season, and the Chargers came away with a 63-45 victory to clinch their fourth consecutive Division I-A Sunset League title.
Shania Harper had 15 points and 15 rebounds Wednesday to help Sierra Vista’s girls basketball team secure the final playoff spot in the Division I-A Sunset League with a 54-41 win at Cheyenne.
The latest boys basketball coaches poll.
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