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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Las Vegas High’s Teconna Dyer scored 12 points Tuesday, and the Wildcats made 17 of 21 free throws to hang on for a 44-36 home win over Valley.
Christopher Hawkins poured in 24 points to lift Canyon Springs’ boys basketball team to an 81-65 win over visiting Eldorado on Tuesday.
Maka Ellis scored 12 of his game-high 23 points in the fourth quarter to rally Sierra Vista’s boys basketball team to a 51-48 home win over Bonanza on Wednesday.
Rancho’s Kyndal Ricks scored a game-high 19 points to lead the Rams girls basketball team to a 42-33 win at Valley on Wednesday.
Maka Ellis poured in 52 points Monday night to lead the Sierra Vista boys basketball team to an 86-79 win over visiting Desert Oasis.
Savannah Blanchard-Davis was fouled on a 3-point attempt and made all of her shots with 7.2 seconds remaining to lift Mojave’s girls basketball team to a 36-35 home win over Valley on Monday.
Jalen Malone tipped in Reggie Ingram’s miss with a second left in overtime Friday to give Eldorado’s boys basketball team a 68-67 home victory over Mojave.
Chrys Jackson scored 26 points to help the Rancho boys basketball team overturn a 22-9 first-quarter deficit and down host Las Vegas 69-61 on Tuesday.
Las Vegas High’s Teconna Dyer provided two layups and a free throw in the final minute to lift the Wildcats’ girls basketball team to a 33-29 home win over Rancho on Tuesday.
Raymoni Bordenave led all scorers with 15 points as the Las Vegas High girls basketball team defeated host Valley 51-34 on Friday.
Marquise Raybon had 26 points, and Donovan Joyner added 23 points to lift Las Vegas’ boys basketball team to an 81-72 home win over Eldorado on Wednesday.
Alyssa Scott scored 13 points Wednesday as Spring Valley’s girls basketball team held off host Sierra Vista, 36-34.
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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.