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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Check out the top performances from Monday’s high school baseball and softball action, and look forward to Tuesday’s schedule.
The Chargers have earned all of their three league wins in dramatic fashion by a total of 15 points, but their 49-48 win over Desert Oasis clinched a playoff berth.
Here are the all-league and all-region teams, as selected by coaches.
Here are the all-league baseball teams, as selected by coaches
Martin ran the 100-meter dash in a personal-record time of 10.71 seconds on Saturday morning at Desert Oasis to claim the Mountain Region championship and an automatic bid in the state meet next week. The sturdy senior doubled as a running back for Legacy’s football team and said he started preparing for track season after football concluded.
Edmond ran the 100 meters in 11.84 seconds on Saturday at Desert Oasis to secure the Moutain Region championship — and an automatic bid to the Class 4A state meet next week. Teammate Aniya Smith finished second in 12.11, and Centennial’s Quincy Bonds ran 12.16 for third.
Coronado and Centennial both won Tuesday to secure the No. 1 seeds for their respective region softball tournament.
Basic and Desert Oasis each won Tuesday to remain undefeated in Desert League baseball play heading into their matchup Wednesday at Basic.
Trace Evans threw a five-hitter and struck out two on Wednesday to guide Basic’s baseball team to a 5-2 win over Faith Lutheran in the Blazer Spring Bash at Durango.
Jake Riding tossed a five-inning no-hitter Tuesday to lead Pahrump Valley’s baseball team to an 11-0 win over Legacy in the Blazer Spring Bash at Shadow Ridge.
Cayden Duncan threw a three-hitter and struck out seven Monday as Bonanza’s baseball team completed a perfect day in the Blazer Spring Bash with a 3-1 win over visiting Sylmar (California).
Winning pitcher Brooke Detommaso was 1-for-4 with four RBIs to help Bonanza’s softball team to a 9-6 win at Boulder City on Monday.
Team previews (as submitted by coaches) for the 2019 prep baseball season.
Team previews (as submitted by coaches) for the 2019 prep softball season.
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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.