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.
Nevada Preps
Here is the latest Southern Nevada girls basketball coaches poll.
Here is a recap of every team that won a state title during the 2015-16 winter sports season and will be looking to defend this upcoming season.
Centennial rising senior Jamaal Evans became the second area QB to make an oral commitment for 2017 when he recently pledged to UNR.
The Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association”s Board of Control repealed its previously approved alignment for next school year and shifted course Wednesday, approving any Division I-A school that reaches 150 points in the Nevada Rubric to move to Class 4A next year.
The Las Vegas Review-Journal announces its 2016 all-state girls basketball teams.
Follow the link for postseason girls basketball honors, as selected by coaches. All-league and all-region teams will be posted as they are received.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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.
Bishop Gorman announced Wednesday that its baseball team was forfeiting games over paperwork related to the eligibility of a transfer student.