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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Foothill’s Stefan Sretenovic and Ben Crawford each went 3-0 in singles as the Falcons nipped host Silverado 10-8 in boys tennis on Wednesday.
Ava Nhaisi and Sidra Wohlwend went 2-0 in doubles on Wednesday as Coronado’s girls tennis team earned an 11-7 road win over Clark.
Basic’s Raquel Chavez won both distance races in the Sunrise Region track meet at Basic High School on Saturday morning.
Shendelle Remulla scored 12 points, including the last three points of the game from the free-throw line, to lift Eldorado’s girls basketball team to a 25-24 home win over Silverado on Friday afternoon.
Basic’s Sara Syvertsen scored the go-ahead goal in the 30th minute, and the Wolves held on for a 2-1 girls soccer win over visiting Las Vegas on Tuesday.
Canyon Springs’ boys soccer team scored the go-ahead goal with about seven minutes to play and held on for a 2-1 road win over Foothill on Tuesday afternoon.
Green Valley’s Omar Rubio was tops among local runners and his performance helped lift the Gators to a second-place team finish in the Class 4A state cross country meet at Craig Ranch Regional Park.
A shoe falling off and a down day from its best runner dropped Centennial to second place at the Class 4A state cross country meet Saturday at Craig Ranch Park.
Samantha Pochop tossed a five-hitter and struck out 12 on Thursday to lead Rancho’s softball team to a 1-0 win over visiting Coronado in a matchup of the top two teams in the Division I Sunrise League.
Jacob Taylor had 13 kills, and Will Hafen added seven kills Thursday to help Bishop Gorman’s boys volleyball team secure the Southwest League’s No. 2 seed in the playoffs with a 25-23, 25-18, 25-17 win at Legacy.
Brandon Kampshoff tallied 11 kills and six digs Tuesday as the Las Vegas boys volleyball team beat visiting Legacy, 25-15, 25-17, 21-25, 25-21.
Ariel Hamilton’s 6-foot floater at the overtime buzzer Tuesday allowed Basic’s girls basketball team to nip visiting Eldorado, 37-35.
Jake DesJardins hit two free throws in the final 10 seconds and finished with 20 points and 10 rebounds Tuesday as Coronado’s boys basketball team rallied to beat visiting Green Valley, 60-59.
Manny Jahuey scored his third goal of the match with one minute to play Monday to help Silverado’s boys soccer team earn a 3-3 tie with visiting Cheyenne.
When his team took a two-set lead Tuesday, Liberty boys volleyball coach Brandon Kersting couldn’t resist the urge to recall previous advantages the Patriots had given away.
Rancho’s softball team didn’t hit a ball to the outfield until the third inning Tuesday.
In the lead up to the Division I Sunrise Region boys golf tournament, Foothill coach Paul DeSantis emphasized to his team that the championship can’t be won during the opening round.
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July is also a good time to tend to your palm trees. Remember, less is often more with palms. Only prune off fronds that are completely brown or falling below the crown of the tree.
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.
