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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Anthony Hunter hit a 3-pointer with four seconds to play to give Durango’s boys basketball team a 67-66 road win over Sierra Vista on Friday.
Jalyn Joule tossed two touchdown passes Monday as Legacy’s flag football team snapped Coronado’s 27-game winning streak with a 14-6 win.
Ian White had 25 points and 12 rebounds to lead Bonanza’s boys basketball team to an 84-67 home win over Basic on Friday.
Kimberlyn Tanner scored 15 points as Silverado’s girls basketball team held on for a 36-34 road win at Western on Friday.
Here are the all-Southern Nevada, all-region and all-league boys soccer teams, as selected by coaches.
Here are the all-Southern Nevada, all-region and all-league girls soccer teams, as selected by coaches.
Brooklyn Slater had 12 kills on Tuesday to lead Liberty’s girls volleyball team to a 19-25, 25-15, 20-25, 25-19, 15-9 road victory over Green Valley in the Desert Region tournament.
Nicholas held off hard-charging Massimiliano Swenson of Bishop Gorman to become Desert Oasis’ first region cross country champion. The Diamondbacks also won the boys region team title, another first in school history.
Destiny Dobiesz had 36 assists and seven aces Monday to lead the Western girls volleyball team to a 31-29, 14-25, 21-25, 25-23, 15-7 road win over Somerset-Losee.
Bonanza’s Chase Kasday did not lose a game in going 3-0 in singles and leading the Bengals’ boys tennis team to an 11-7 road victory over Faith Lutheran.
Andrada Stanciu, Ariana Stanciu and Claudia Murdasanu each went 3-0 in singles play Thursday to lead Sierra Vista’s girls tennis team to a 12-6 road victory over Basic.
Logan Allen carded a 4-over-par 75 at Angel Park on Tuesday to help Bishop Gorman’s girls golf team win a Southwest League match.
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.
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.