Coronado girls golf coach Joe Sawaia helped lead the Cougars to the 5A state title in his final year coaching to earn Nevada Preps Coach of the Year honor.
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Centennial opens the season again as the best girls basketball team in Nevada and ranked No. 23 nationally by USA Today. The Bulldogs have won five straight state titles.
The Diamondbacks (20-4) overwhelmed the Grizzlies in the third quarter to score a 70-56 victory at Foothill — and berths in the Class 4A state tournament and the Desert Regionchampionship game, in which they’ll meet Bishop Gorman at 5 p.m. Thursday.
Here are the 2019 all-league boys basketball teams as selected by coaches.
Here are the 2019 all-league girls basketball teams as selected by coaches.
Fourth-ranked Gorman opened the game on an 11-0 run and cruised to a 71-43 home win over No. 10 Foothill in a Desert Region quarterfinal.
Martel Williams, a 6-foot-3 muscular, junior wing, scored 24 of his 38 points after halftime, and added 10 rebounds in an 85-74 home victory Wednesday night over Green Valleyin the second round of the Desert Region tournament.
Here are the latest Nevada Preps girls basketball rankings.
Spring Valley opened a 21-6 lead over Coronado in the second round of the Desert Region tournament and coasted to an 82-55 home win. The 82 points are a season high for the Grizzlies, who led by as many as 30 points in the second half.
Jessup Lake had 22 points Friday to lead Moapa Valley’s boys basketball team to a 69-61 double-overtime win over host Virgin Valley.
Caitlyn Covington scored 13 points Friday to help Shadow Ridge’s girls basketball team top host Palo Verde, 51-45 in overtime
Here are the latest Nevada Preps girls basketball rankings.
Martell Williams and Leandrew Menefee each had a double-double Tuesday to help host Silverado’s boys basketball team to a 72-54 win over Sierra Vista.
Saipress Jones had 13 points Tuesday to lead Rancho’s girls basketball team to a 39-32 home win over Las Vegas High.
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Bishop Gorman announced Thursday that baseball coach Chris Sheff will not return following an investigation into the program.
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.