Coronado softball’s Bailey Goldberg went 2-for-3 with a home run in the 5A state title game to earn Nevada Preps Girls Athlete of the Week honors.
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Palo Verde left with a lot of hardware and a lot of confidence after defeating Bishop Alemany (Calif.), the defending tournament champion, 25-19, 25-23 to claim the Gold Bracket title at Foothill. Durango’s girls volleyball team picked up its first big win of the season, claiming the title of the Gator Classic with a 25-21, 25-20, 25-18 victory over host Green Valley in the championship game on Saturday.
Highland (Idaho) took advantage of five Shadow Ridge turnovers on Saturday to earn a 28-8 win in Pocatello, Idaho.
Slade Graham and Jake Leavitt teamed to go 3-0 in doubles on Saturday to lead Moapa Valley’s boys tennis team to a 10-9 win over Faith Lutheran at Darling Tennis Center.
Palo Verde’s Hudson Huckfeldt stopped the sixth penalty kick of the shootout as the Panthers edged Tech 6-5 on penalty kicks Saturday in the semifinals of the Southern Nevada Kick-off Classic at Green Valley.
Ashtyn Fink scored twice on Saturday as Bishop Gorman’s girls soccer team blanked Douglas 2-0 in the south Tahoe Invitational in South Lake Tahoe, California.
Alexander Miller led the Centennial boys to victory in the season-opening Red Rock Running Company Invitational meet with a first-place finish in the newly reconfigured Mountain Region at Floyd Lamb Park on Saturday.
Cameron Wiley rushed 20 times for 70 yards and a touchdown to lead Desert Pines, and teammate Tyler Williamson completed 7 of 13 passes for 111 yards and a TD in Durango’s 12-6 road win over Durango on Friday.
After blasting a key 43-yard field goal in the second quarter, Gavin Wale booted extra points near the end of regulation and in the first overtime to help lead Coronado to a 17-16 road win over the Spartans.
Silverado running back Jacob Mendez scored on a fourth-and-goal from the 4-yard line with 1:09 remaining to cap off the Skyhawks improbable 21-point rally to down Bonanza, 21-20.
Cheyenne junior Rayvion Brown took the second-half kickoff of the half 82 yards for a score and the Desert Shields ran past the host Eagles, 24-7.
Christian Vaughn was responsibile for 93 percent of the yardage Friday night, rushing for 299 yards on 42 carries and six touchdowns as Desert Oasis football remained unbeaten a 40-26 road win at Valley.
After getting throttled 44-13 in last week’s opener against Desert Oasis, the Dragons returned the favor Friday night, handling Sunrise Mountain, 36-0 at home.
The Rams cruised to a 30-7 win over Western for their first victory since October 2015.
The Longhorns had a chance to bring the game within one score in the fourth, but were unable to convert in an eventual 27-7 loss to Dixie (Utah).
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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.