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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With a talented group of underclassmen, Coronado scored 449 points Friday to roll to the Class 4A Desert Region title at UNLV.
The Cougars finished with 452 points to claim the title. Green Valley finished second with 444 points, and Bishop Gorman finished third with 284 points.
Karson Bailey had 24 kills Wednesday to help Boulder City’s boys volleyball to a 25-18, 23-25, 26-24, 25-17 win at Mojave.
Benjamin Sawaia carded a 3-over-par 75 at Reflection Bay on Wednesday to help Coronado’s boys golf team win a Southeast League match.
Cortney Stark knocked down two free throws with 12.4 seconds remaining in the game to lead host Las Vegas High to a 36-35 victory over Rancho on Thursday night.
Kaylin Hall threw three touchdown passes Thursday as Coronado’s flag football knocked off host Green Valley 21-12 for the Gators’ first loss of the season.
Ian Dalton made 11 saves on Wednesday, including a penalty kick a minute into the second half, to preserve Shadow Ridge’s 1-0 home win over Canyon Springs in boys soccer.
Madison Sonerholm scored with just more than nine minutes to play Wednesday to give Faith Lutheran’s girls soccer team a 1-0 road win over Arbor View.
Xheneiya LaRocke smacked a two-run double in the top of the seventh inning for the go-ahead runs, and Valley’s softball team turned a 4-6-5 triple play to finish out a 15-13 win road win over Canyon Springs on Tuesday.
Bishop Gorman’s John Gaughan came in with the tying run on third base and one out in the seventh inning, and induced a groundout and a strikeout to record the save and help the Gaels’ baseball team stave off visiting Durango on Tuesday, 5-4.
Holly Severence homered and drove in three runs Saturday to help the Desert Oasis softball team beat Silverado 14-6 in six innings in the championship game of the Colorado River Invitational in Needles, California.
LaDavia Pierson scored 10 points, and Eldorado’s girls basketball team held on for a 28-26 home win over Las Vegas High on Wednesday night.
Keith Seldon hit a 3-pointer with 10 seconds left to lift Del Sol’s boys basketball team to a 46-43 home win over Moapa Valley on Wednesday.
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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.
