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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Jake Epstein scored 41 of his 50 points in the first half and hit 11 3-pointers Friday to lead The Meadows’ boys basketball team to an 88-45 win over White Pine in Ely.
Justice Ethridge scored 26 points Friday to help Centennial’s girls basketball team to a 61-45 win over Dillard (Fla.) in the Nike Tournament of Champions in Gilbert, Ariz.
Alajahn Banks had 20 points and Cheyenne’s boys basketball team was 5-for-5 from the free-throw line in two overtime periods Tuesday en route to a 74-67 road win at Shadow Ridge.
Chrystian Myles scored 17 points Tuesday to help Desert Pines’ girls basketball team hold on for a 41-39 win at Las Vegas.
Alexia Thrower scored 23 points to help Canyon Springs’ girls basketball team to a 52-51 win at Arbor View on Friday.
Maka Ellis scored nine of his 24 points in the fourth quarter as Sierra Vista’s boys rallied for a 66-64 win at Cimarron-Memorial on Thursday.
Agassi Prep coach Trevor Diggs knew he was getting a special player in Deishuan Booker when he first saw him in physical education class three years ago.
Chase Jeter had 19 points and 16 rebounds Saturday to lead Bishop Gorman’s boys basketball team to a 72-51 win over Etiwanda (Calif.) in the Nike Extravaganza in Santa Ana, Calif.
Bailey Gosse scored 16 points during a 23-8 second-quarter run that lifted The Meadows girls basketball team to a 60-50 win over visiting Agassi Prep on Saturday.
Terrell Walker scored a game-high 26 points to lead Cimarron-Memorial’s boys basketball team to a 72-65 win over host Sierra Vista.
Capricia Pierce’s layup as time expired Friday lifted Western’s girls basketball team to a 49-48 win over visiting Clark.
Jamal Logan scored 14 of his game-high 26 points in the fourth quarter Friday to help Bonanza’s boys basketball team rally for a 59-57 victory over visiting Rancho.
Haley Vinson scored 14 points Friday to help Faith Lutheran’s girls basketball team roll to a 61-37 win over visiting Boulder City.
Grant Dressler poured in 29 points, and Palo Verde’s boys basketball team nailed four straight free throws in the final minute to edge visiting Durango 79-75 on Tuesday.
Las Vegas is a special kind of resort city. In the city, you get The Strip (along with the Sphere); on the outside, you get the vast Mojave Desert with its nostalgic attractions. In the past, people visiting Las Vegas would do so with the phrase in mind: “What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas.” […]
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.