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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Many talented boys high school basketball players have emerged from Southern Nevada. These are the next prospects on the rise.
Coronado senior Michael Sarro birdied the 18th hole Monday to grab a share of the lead at the halfway point of the Class 4A state boys golf tournament at Somersett Country Club in Reno.
Here are the all-region boys volleyball teams, as selected by coaches.
Jorge Castro and Isaiah Bigby each won two events to lead Clark’s boys team to victory in a three-team meet at Sierra Vista.
Cherish Ross won two events and finished second in another Wednesday to lead Sierra Vista’s girls track team to a 73-56 home win over Clark.
Chris Cortez fired a two-hit shutout Wednesday to lead Silverado’s baseball team to a 4-0 home win over Eldorado.
Jessica Meza singled home Kiana Young in the bottom of the eighth inning Wednesday to give Liberty’s softball team a 7-6 home win over Arbor View.
Croix Reganit had 29 kills, 19 digs and two blocks to help Sierra Vista’s boys volleyball team to a 28-26, 23-25, 33-31, 25-14 win at Rancho on Wednesday.
Here are the latest Nevada Preps Class 4A and 3A softball rankings.
Martel Williams, a 6-foot-3 muscular, junior wing, scored 24 of his 38 points after halftime, and added 10 rebounds in an 85-74 home victory Wednesday night over Green Valleyin the second round of the Desert Region tournament.
Jazlyn Camacho returned an interception 29 yards for a touchdown with about two minutes to play Wednesday to lead Green Valley’s flag football team to a 31-25 win over Clark in the Desert Region quarterfinals at Silverado.
Franklin had the fastest time among boys over two races, racing through the 3.1-mile course in 16 minutes, 0.4 seconds. Felix had the fastest girls time, at 18:31.8.
Jacquellen Stobbe had 19 assists to help Pahrump Valley’s girls volleyball team beat host Mojave, 19-25, 25-21, 25-23, 10-25, 15-12 on Wednesday.
Estevan Zavala and and Alan Lopez each scored two second-half goals as Tech’s boys soccer team rallied to stun host Bishop Gorman and win 2-1 on Wednesday.
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.