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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Audrey Wood had 17 kills and two aces Wednesday to lead Silverado’s girls volleyball team to a 15-25, 25-27, 25-18, 25-22, 15-13 victory over visiting Sierra Vista.
Britnee Leavitt went 2-0 in singles to help Moapa Valley’s girls tennis team edge visiting Virgin Valley 10-9 on a tiebreaker Tuesday.
Juan Beltran-Diaz had three goals and an assist as Clark’s boys soccer team earned a 5-2 road win over Silverado on Tuesday.
Colton Banks and Chris Jepson went 3-0 in doubles for Basic’s boys tennis team Tuesday as the Wolves downed host Silverado, 12-6.
Paige Birch had 10 kills, four blocks and three digs on Thursday as Del Sol’s girls volleyball team outlasted visiting Chaparral, 23-25, 25-21, 23-25, 25-21, 15-11.
Nichole Bustamante scored two goals as Durango’s girl’s soccer team captured a 3-2 road victory at Clark on Thursday.
Angel Arreola had a goal and two assists Thursday as the visiting Sunrise Mountain boys soccer team handed Eldorado its first loss of the season, 3-2.
Clark’s boys soccer team scored three goals in the second half Monday to come from behind and defeat visiting Green Valley, 3-2.
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.
The double teams of Kaya Richardson and Roxanne Okano,and Caroline Hsu and Priya Raju were 3-0 to help Palo Verde’s girls tennis team stave off Faith Lutheran for a 10-9 road victory via a 4-2 tiebreaker on Thursday afternoon.
The doubles teams of Max Wolfson and Frankie Ward, and Oliver Filipovic and Franco Alvarez each went 3-0 to lead Bishop Gorman’s boys tennis team to a 12-6 home win over Foothill on Thursday afternoon.
Leilani Vitale had 12 kills on Thursday to lead Sierra Vista’s girls volleyball team to a 25-23, 19-25, 27-25, 18-25, 16-14 road win over Liberty.
Simone Beane supplied 11 kills to help Spring Valley’s girls volleyball team rally from two sets down to earn a 19-25, 14-25, 25-11, 28-26, 15-8 home victory over Tech on Tuesday night.
Generosity is any act of kindness or support given with no expectation of exchange or return from the recipient(s).
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.