Green Valley’s Brock Hershberger is relishing his opportunity to participate in the 45th edition of the West Charleston Lions Club Charity All-Star Football Game that benefits numerous local charities.
Baseball
Damonte Ranch (12-1) unseated powerhouse Reed last week to capture its first Class 4A Northern Region title and takes on Liberty in the state semifinals at 1:15 p.m. Saturday at McQueen High in Reno.
Christian Marshall returned to running back after being injured in a season-opening loss and will carry a streak of five consecutive games with at least 100 rushing yards into Friday’s Class 4A Sunset Region semifinal against top-ranked Bishop Gorman.
The NCAA’s proposal this month to add two early signing periods for football recruits drew mixed reaction from college coaches. Local high school coaches also were split, seeing pros and cons to the possible changes.
A.J. Amelburu went 3-for-4 to help the Green Valley Elite get a 7-2 victory over the Las Vegas Grizzlies in an elimination game in the Connie Mack state baseball tournament at the College of Southern Nevada.
Tanner Lewis tossed a one-hitter, and his team pounded out 13 hits Wednesday to help the Summerlin Panthers rout the Las Vegas Crusaders 10-0 in the second round of the Connie Mack state baseball tournamentat the College of Southern Nevada.
Liam Bredin’s squeeze bunt with one out in the top of the sixth Monday scored Paul Shawn Pasqualotto to break a 2-2 tie and lift the Crusaders to a 3-2 victory over the Las Vegas Bengals in the Connie Mack state tournament at the College of Southern Nevada.
Here is a recap of every team that won a state title during the 2016 spring sports season and will be looking to defend this upcoming season.
The top two Southern Nevada players selected in this year’s Major League Baseball draft each have signed professional contracts in recent days and will forgo their Division I college commitments.
The Las Vegas Review-Journal announces its 2016 all-state baseball teams.
CSN freshman Mikey York and recent Faith Lutheran graduate Zack Trageton hadn’t met prior to their workouts for the San Diego Padres on June 1. But the two right-handed pitchers might be seeing more of each other.
Faith Lutheran’s Zack Trageton wasn’t supposed to be a pitcher in the Crusader baseball program.
Follow the link for postseason baseball honors, as selected by coaches. All-league and all-region teams will be posted as they are received.
Centennial rising senior Jamaal Evans became the second area QB to make an oral commitment for 2017 when he recently pledged to UNR.
Sierra Vista’s DaVion Hollis ripped a fastball down the third-base line in the top of the ninth inning to drive in two runs to propel the Mountain Lions to a 6-3 victory over Faith Lutheran in the Division I-A Southern Region tournament in Boulder City.