Palo Verde senior third baseman Drew Kaplan earned a prestigious honor Monday after helping lead the Panthers to the 5A state title.
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Demetrius Valdez hit six 3-pointers and finished with a game-high 37 points on Friday to rally Durango’s boys basketball team to a 76-63 win over visiting Desert Oasis.
Geoff Faries connected on five 3-pointers and finished with 17 points as Basic’s boys basketball team held on for a 64-61 win over visiting Chaparral on Thursday.
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Maka Ellis scored 13 of his 26 points in the fourth quarter Monday to help Sierra Vista’s boys basketball team stun visiting Faith Lutheran, 70-52.
Tim Jeffries, Darious Dunson and Kameron Delgadillo combined to score 38 points in the second half Thursday as Legacy’s boys basketball team rallied for an 83-76 home win over third-ranked Durango.
Timothy Jeffries scored 27 points, including eight points in overtime, to lift Legacy’s boys basketball team to a 63-61 road win over Shadow Ridge on Tuesday.
Taylor Miller scored 16 of his 38 points in the fourth quarter Friday as Palo Verde’s boys basketball team rallied for an 85-84 win over visiting Desert Pines.
Maitland Williams scored 14 points in his first varsity game Monday to help Sierra Vista’s boys basketball team hold off visiting Western, 55-49.
Kahlil DeRouen scored all five of his points in the final 30 seconds to lift Liberty’s boys basketball team to a 53-52 home victory over Basic on Tuesday.
Tyri White hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer to give Sunrise Mountain’s boys basketball team a 56-54 road win at Del Sol on Friday.
Elijah Kothe hit a 3-pointer with 15 seconds remaining to lift Faith Lutheran’s boys basketball team to a 62-61 home win over Cheyenne on Friday.
Gary Tharaldson scored seven of his game-high 18 points in overtime Wednesday to lead Faith Lutheran’s boys basketball team to a 63-54 win over host Western in a Division I-A Sunset League game.
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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.