Liberty girls basketball player Dre’una Edwards visited Utah last week and tweeted on Aug. 31 that she’ll be playing for the Utes.
Baseball
Numerous area football players have received early scholarship offers during the NCAA evaluation period that runs through May 31.
Follow the link for postseason baseball honors, as selected by coaches. All-league and all-region teams will be posted as they are received.
Asher Bouldin singled home Ryan Merino with two outs in the bottom of the sixth inning on Wednesday to lift Palo Verde’s baseball team to a 3-2 home win over Cimarron-Memorial.
Brett Brocoff and Noah Stenger combined on a no-hitter Monday as the Desert Oasis baseball team earned a 9-0 road win over Bonanza.
Jerald Murray threw a six-hitter with four strikeouts to lead Silverado’s baseball team to a 1-0 home win over Liberty on Friday.
Junior varsity call-up Josh Kelly drove in Scott Wilson with a sacrifice fly in the bottom of the eighth inning to give Mojave’s baseball team a 4-3 home win over Desert Pines on Wednesday.
Tim Jeffries, one of the most successsful wrestling coaches in state history, said Tuesday he is stepping down as Faith Lutheran’s coach after five seasons.
Virgin Valley’s baseball team rallied for three runs in the bottom of the sixth inning on Tuesday to earn a 5-4 victory over visiting Tech.
Dax Fellows and Grant McCarty each doubled twice for the Silverado baseball team Saturday as the visiting Skyhawks downed Eldorado in eight innings, 7-4.
Bonanza senior Torren Brozovich ripped a game-tying triple and scored on an error on the same play to power the Bengals to an 8-7 win in the Grizzly Invitational at Spring Valley on Tuesday.
Austin Wells was 2-for-3 with a home run and two RBIs to lead Bishop Gorman’s baseball team to a 5-3 victory over Elk Grove (California) on Monday in the Lions Tournament in El Cajon, California.
Desert Oasis used a short-handed pitching staff and clutch hitting to defeat the Jordan Beetdiggers of Utah 6-3 on Saturday in the championship game of the Bishop Gorman Desert Classic.
Durango scored nine runs in the sixth inning to break a 14-14 tie and held on for a 23-16 home win over Bonanza on Friday.
Jerald Murray threw a no-hitter with 14 strikeouts to help Silverado’s baseball team earn a 5-0 win at Valley on Thursday.