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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The Blue Sox batted around in the first and fourth innings and crushed the Henderson Cougars 16-2 at UNLV’s Wilson Stadium.
Leading 4-3, the Aces scored four runs in the bottom of the fourth and five more in the sixth for a 13-3 victory over the Cougars.
Edarian Williams went 2-for-3 with a double, a grand slam, two runs and four RBIs to lead the Las Vegas Aces to a 12-2 victory over the Southern Nevada Blue Sox in a rematch of the last two state championship games
After falling behind 1-0, the Aces scored seven in the bottom half of the first inning and rolled to a 15-1 win over the Longhorns in the American Legion state tournament.
Bishop Gorman’s Zaon Collins is a slender 6-foot guard, probably tipping the scales at 150 pounds. But when the game’s on the line, Collins has shown he’s tough enough to carry a team.
Bishop Gorman’s Treven Ma’ae comes in at No. 1 on our list of Southern Nevada’s top defensive players.
The Mobley brothers are indicative of the talent in Las Vegas this week. Evan, a 7-foot power forward, is the top player in the 2020 class, according to ESPN. Isaiah, a 6-9 power forward, is ESPN’s No. 16 player in the 2019 class.
Bishop Gorman’s Kyu Kelly comes in at No. 2 on our list of Southern Nevada’s top defensive players.
Desert Pines’ Darnell Washington comes in at No. 3 on our list of Southern Nevada’s top defensive players.
Liberty’s Kyle Beaudry comes in at No. 4 on our list of Southern Nevada’s top defensive players.
Desert Pines’ Jordan Butler comes in at No. 5 on our list of Southern Nevada’s top defensive players.
Liberty’s Cervontes White comes in at No. 1 on our list of Southern Nevada’s top five pass catchers.
Green Valley’s Kalyja Waialae comes in at No. 2 on our list of Southern Nevada’s top five pass catchers.
Desert Pines’ Darnell Washington comes in at No. 3 on our list of Southern Nevada’s top five pass catchers.
Las Vegas is a special kind of resort city. On the inside, you get The Strip (and now, 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.” […]
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.