Freshman linebacker Ma’a Gaoteote is the younger brother of Bishop Gorman star Palaie Gaoteote, but opted to play at Faith Lutheran.
Baseball
Giovanni Ramos’ three-run triple highlighted Elite’s eight-run first inning, and Green Valley never looked back in defeating Faith Lutheran 8-2 in the Connie Mack state baseball tournament.
Tyler Vizcarra threw a five-hitter to lead the Las Vegas Mustangs to a 4-1 victory over Faith Lutheran in the Connie Mack state baseball tournament at the College of Southern Nevada.
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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.
Johnny Ball tossed a four-hitter, striking out 10 and allowing four hits, as the Legacy baseball team topped visiting Shadow Ridge on Tuesday, 4-1.
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.
Daniel Valdivia scored the go-ahead run on a bases-loaded walk by Noah Parker in the top of the seventh inning Monday to lift Cimarron-Memorial’s baseball team to a 2-1 road win over Arbor View.
Jack Wold singled off the right-field fence with one out in the bottom of the seventh to score Christian Rivero and lift Basic’s baseball team to a 3-2 home victory over Las Vegas on Wednesday.
Matthew Cox went 4-for-5 with a double, a triple, three RBIs and three runs scored, and Jay DeSoto was 3-for-3 with two RBIs to power Bonanza’s baseball team to a 17-8 nonleague victory over visiting Cimarron-Memorial on Tuesday.
Sophomore Gabriel Achucarro, using his unconventional delivery, threw a two-hitter with 10 strikeouts to stymie the Sierra Vista offense and lead Chatsworth (California) to a 4-0 win in the Steven Janvrin Championship game of the Blazer Spring Bash at Durango High.
Banning (California) produced all of its hits and runs in the top of the seventh inning and held on for a 3-2 win over Palo Verde’s baseball team in the Blazer Spring Bash at Durango High on Tuesday.
In his first pitching outing of the season, Anthony Guzman struck out four in three innings of relief to help Rancho’s baseball team secure a 6-4 victory over San Pedro (California) in the Blazer Spring Bash at Shadow Ridge High.
Jerald Murray threw a no-hitter with 14 strikeouts to help Silverado’s baseball team earn a 5-0 win at Valley on Thursday.
Rancho’s Layton Walls provided a two-run single, and the Rams’ baseball team added another run on a passed ball as part of a three-run eighth inning to defeat Liberty 4-1 on the road Tuesday.