School district documents offer a likely explanation for why Dustin Romero didn’t coach the defending state champions in this year’s playoffs.
Nevada Preps
Jaden Hardy scored a game-high 23 points to lead Coronado’s boys basketball team to a 75-61 victory over Durango in the Orleans Division at Desert Oasis on Saturday.
Bishop Gorman sophomore forward Isaiah Cottrell scored 20 points, and the host Gaels made 9 of 12 free throws in the final 36 seconds, to hang on for a 69-63 victory over Salesian (California) in a Platinum Division semifinal on Friday.
Daniel Plummer scored 14 of his game-high 23 points in the first half, and Democracy Prep stormed to a 30-13 halftime lead en route to its 61-41 victory over Palo Verde in the Gatorade Division bracket on Thursday night.
Jaden Hardy scored a team-high 23 points to help Coronado to a 72-59 win over Maranatha (Calif.) in the Orleans Division bracket of the Tarkanian Classic at Bishop Gorman on Wednesday.
Trey Woodbury scored 29 points to guide Clark to a 79-62 home victory over Desert Oasis on Tuesday night.
All-league football teams, as selected by coaches.
Jacob Heese was 11-for-11 from the free-throw line and scored 26 points Friday to lead the Desert Oasis boys basketball team to an 84-78 road win over Sierra Vista.
Teionni McDaniel had 27 points, five rebounds and five steals to lead Cheyenne’s girls basketball team to a 54-43 home win over Rancho on Friday.
Nicole Valle scored on a 1-yard run in the second half to give Boulder City’s flag football team a 12-7 road win over Liberty on Tuesday.
Marina Bacon threw two touchdown passes and had a rushing touchdown as the Durango’s flag football team eked out a 24-19 road victory at Western on Friday.
Tiarra Del Rosario completed 14 of 21 passes for 245 yards and five touchdowns to help Cimarron-Memorial’s flag football overcome an eight-point deficit and rally for a 31-20 home win over Durango on Tuesday afternoon.
Hannah Ferrara had two goals and two assists, and Karissa Martinez and Sierra Vicente each had a goal and an assist to lead Arbor View’s girls soccer team to a 5-0 home win over Centennial on Wednesday night.
Tehani Tapuala notched 35 assists and 25 digs, and Liberty’s volleyball team rallied from down two sets on the road to defeat Las Vegas by a score of 25-27, 23-25, 25-10, 25-17, 15-1.
Ramiro Andrade scored twice Monday to lead Eldorado’s boys soccer team to a 3-0 home win against Valley.
Riley Divich scored in the first half, and Faith Lutheran’s girls soccer team held on for a 1-0 upset victory over host Palo Verde on Monday.
Arbor View’s Keith Williams led at the front of a pack of five runners early. Eventually, he managed to hold off PahrumpValley’s Bryce Odegard and Centennial’s Alexander Miller in the final quarter mile, putting in a good finishing kick to cross the line in 16 minutes and 13 seconds.
Western’s Juan Estrada scored in the 63rd minute on Thursday to lift the Warriors to a 4-3 boys soccer victory over host Adelson School.
Partnered Content
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.
