School district documents offer a likely explanation for why Dustin Romero didn’t coach the defending state champions in this year’s playoffs.
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Silverado returns many of its top players after a season in which it went 12-0, won the Class 4A state championship and outscored its opponents 628-128.
Bonds, who also ran on the winning 400 relay team and finished third in the 100, helped Centennial build a big lead heading into Saturday’s events.
Clark’s boys soccer team scored three goals in the second half Monday to come from behind and defeat visiting Green Valley, 3-2.
Dani Correa’s second-half goal powered the Virgin Valley girls soccer team to a 2-1 road victory over Boulder City on Monday.
Javonte Dorsey, Tanner Howard, and Christian Younger each finished 3-0 in singles as Eldorado’s boys tennis team earned a 13-5 home victory over Virgin Valley on Monday.
Centennials girls tennis team won four of six tiebreakers to edge host Bonanza 10-9 on Monday.
Kody Presser rushed for 137 yards and four touchdowns on 11 carries, with all four scores coming in the first half, to lead the Mustangs to a 55-22 victory over Mojave.
Ashley Moore won two individual events and ran a leg on a victorious relay team Saturday to help Centennial’s girls track team win the Liberty Invitational.
Isis Triplett scored 25 points to help Shadow Ridge’s girls basketball team rally for a 68-65 road win over Palo Verde on Wednesday.
Collin Russell led five players in double figures with 18 points to power Foothill’s boys basketball team to an 84-71 home win at Liberty on Wednesday.
Faith Lutheran gave up an 18-6 scoring run at the end of the first half and couldn’t get enough stops late in a 73-61 loss to ThunderRidge (Colorado) in the winner’s bracket of the Tarkanian Classic Eastbay Division at Bishop Gorman.
Clark went cold from the field against nationally ranked Chino Hills (California) and saw a 10-point lead turn into a 91-87 loss in the opening round of the Platinum Division at the Tarkanian Classic.
Dresdan Quackenbush scored the go-ahead goal in the 51st minute Monday to help Cimarron-Memorial’s boys soccer team to a 3-2 win over visiting Arbor View.
Tatum Spangler went 3-for-4 with a home run, a double and two RBIs to help the Coronado softball team to a 13-4 win over Frontier (Calif.) on Thursday in the Torrance National Tournament in Torrance, California.
Robby Adair had 11 kills and 11 digs Thursday as the Bonanza volleyball team outlasted visiting Legacy, 25-7, 25-17, 15-25, 27-29, 15-13.
Shadow Ridge senior Nick Parr came within two outs of a perfect game Thursday and settled for a one-hitter as the Mustangs downed visiting Durango, 3-0.
Green Valley’s Austin Rogers has been aiming all season long to run a 3.1-mile course in less than 16 minutes. The senior finally got his wish Saturday morning in a tune-up for the postseason.
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Every year, when I review the results of the Nevada State Bank Small Business Survey, I’m reminded that optimism is more than a gut feeling – it’s often a decision. Nevada’s small business owners made that decision with clarity.
Three former Southern Nevada high school baseball players were selected on the second day of the MLB draft Monday.
Dr. Alfred Danielian is team cardiologist for the Raiders, the Golden Knights and Aces among others. He’s advocating for a “Smart Heart Law” for all high schools in Nevada.
Three state championship flag football games were contested Thursday at Allegiant Stadium. The Raiders played an instrumental part in making it happen.
All three Nevada high school flag football state championship games will be held in the state’s largest football venue Thursday.
