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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Rarely does a cross country team’s sixth runner decide a team title.
The doubles teams of Devin Diesko and Catherine Arizmendez, and Sara Long and Keara Lawson both went 2-1 on Tuesday, and Arbor View’s girls tennis team edged host Cimarron-Memorial, 10-9.
Brittany Snook and Nadia Hernandez each scored two goals Monday to help Legacy’s girls soccer team storm back from a 3-1 halftime deficit to top host Desert Oasis, 5-3.
Victoria Cera scored two second-half goals Wednesday to lead Centennial’s girls soccer team to a 2-0 win over visiting Shadow Ridge.
Robert Cowan scored three goals Wednesday, and Foothill’s boys soccer team rolled to a 4-1 victory over visiting Canyon Springs.
Nathan Kramer scored the winning goal with 10 minutes left in the match Monday to lift Shadow Ridge’s boys soccer team to a 3-2 win at Bonanza.
Katherine Ballou scored a second-half goal Monday to help Foothill’s girls soccer team edge visiting Desert Oasis, 1-0.
The top runners on the Centennial girls cross country team are starting to make winning look easy.
Eddie Mercardo converted his second penalty kick of the match with just eight minutes remaining Thursday to break a 2-2 tie and lift Eldorado’s boys soccer team to a 3-2 win over visiting Shadow Ridge.
Rebecca Rodriguez made 10 saves to earn a shutout Thursday and help Liberty’s girls soccer team to a 2-0 win over visiting Green Valley.
Kendall Cheval had 17 kills Tuesday to lead Palo Verde’s girls volleyball team to a 25-16, 25-17, 23-25, 25-14 victory over host Green Valley.
Israel Hernandez and Alexis Soto each had a goal and an assist Tuesday to help Eldorado’s boys soccer team defeat visiting Tech, 4-0 in a battle of last year’s state champions in Division I and I-A.
Palo Verde junior Noah Landers and Centennial senior Dajour Braxton have a budding cross country rivalry.
Hayley Huntsman had 20 assists and two aces, and Sophie Cram added 14 kills and two blocks Friday to lead Bonanza’s girls volleyball team to a 25-7, 25-18, 25-13 win at Valley.
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.