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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Chloe Henderson was 3-0 in singles Tuesday to help Palo Verde’s girls tennis team win the Southwest League title with a 13-4 victory over visiting Bishop Gorman in a match that was called due to darkness.
Lourdes Santiago went 3-0 in singles on Friday to help Tech’s girls tennis team to a 10-8 home win over Chaparral.
The doubles teams of Trey Chauncey and Kyle Monton, and Jonathan Sosa and Trevor Christiansen each went 3-0 on Monday as Las Vegas’ boys tennis team nipped visiting Liberty, 10-9.
Hannah Rust and Lindsey Leavitt went 3-0 in doubles Thursday to help Moapa Valley’s girls tennis team take over first place in the Sunrise League with a 10-8 victory over visiting Desert Pines.
Brandon Scott was 3-0 in singles, and Seanquoine Walker and Connor Jarvis were 3-0 in doubles on Wednesday to help Chaparral’s boys tennis team to a 10-8 win at Boulder City.
Ben Gajardo, Alejandro Romero and Caiden Jacob each went 3-0 in singles Tuesday to help host Desert Oasis’ boys tennis team to a 14-4 win over Cimarron-Memorial.
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.