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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Tournament Most Valuable Player Chesney Campbell scored 17 points Saturday to help the Panguitch (Utah) girls basketball team to a 56-21 win over host Virgin Valley in the championship game of the Lady Bulldog Invitational in Mesquite.
Justice Ethridge scored 26 points Friday to help Centennial’s girls basketball team to a 61-45 win over Dillard (Fla.) in the Nike Tournament of Champions in Gilbert, Ariz.
Destiny Gonzalez poured in 26 points Tuesday to lead Western’s girls basketball team to a 50-34 win over visiting Sierra Vista.
Chrystian Myles nailed a 3-pointer with two seconds in the fourth quarter Thursday to lift Desert Pines’ girls basketball team to a 34-32 victory over host Moapa Valley at Overton.
Clark boys basketball coach Chad Beeten knew this season’s squad would look a whole lot different from his 2014 state championship team that featured frontcourt standouts Diontae Jones and Sherron Wilson.
Taij Criss-Felton scored 19 points Thursday as Chaparral wrapped up its first girls basketball league title in more than 20 years with a 63-43 win over visiting Desert Pines.
Marcia Hawkins poured in 23 points Tuesday as Chaparral’s girls basketball team moved into a tie for first place in the Sunrise League with a 49-43 win at Boulder City.
Capricia Pierce’s layup as time expired Friday lifted Western’s girls basketball team to a 49-48 win over visiting Clark.
Chrystian Myles had 14 points and five steals Wednesday to help Desert Pines’ girls basketball team stun host Boulder City, 42-37.
Bobbi Floyd scored 30 points Monday to lead Clark’s girls basketball team to a 54-48 win at Mojave.
Nina Carpenter had 12 points, 16 rebounds and six blocked shots Friday to help Sunrise Mountain’s girls basketball team rally to top visiting Chaparral, 46-37 in overtime.
Summer Evans’ tie-breaking layup with seven seconds left Wednesday capped a furious comeback as Moapa Valley’s girls basketball team nipped visiting Sunrise Mountain, 49-47.
Assana King had 20 points and seven rebounds Friday to help Shadow Ridge rally for a 56-53 home win over Silverado.
Paris Strawther had 10 points and 10 rebounds, and Liberty’s girls basketball team rallied for a 47-45 home win over Canyon Springs on Friday.
Las Vegas is a special kind of resort city. In the city, you get The Strip (along with the Sphere); on the outside, you get the vast Mojave Desert with its nostalgic attractions. In the past, people visiting Las Vegas would do so with the phrase in mind: “What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas.” […]
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.