Jack Tarango didn’t intend for the Legacy Tip-Off Classic boys basketball tournament to grow this year.
Baseball
Cimarron-Memorial senior shortstop Niko Decolati has been named the Division I Southern Nevada Player of the Year by area baseball coaches. He hit .411 with 10 home runs and 25 RBIs this season for the Spartans.
Chris Opolka walked and came around to score the go-ahead run on an error with no outs in the top of the seventh inning as Shadow Ridge’s baseball team topped host Arbor View 13-8 on Thursday.
Ryne Nelson threw a no-hitter and went 2-for-3 with a double, a triple, three RBIs and a run to lead Basic’s baseball team to an 11-0 road victory over Foothill on Wednesday.
Hunter Junge hit a go-ahead two-run home run in the bottom of the third inning Thursday, and Bonanza’s baseball team held on for a 10-5 home win over fourth-ranked Arbor View in a Northwest League game.
Jonny Gilleres went 4-for-4 with three triples, a double and five RBIs on Wednesday to help Liberty’s baseball team to a 14-8 win over Bonanza in the Grizzly-Bengal Spring Break Tournament at Spring Valley.
Palo Verde coach Kevin Fiddler may never have been so happy to see a failed bunt attempt.
Chris Dunn’s two-run home run with no outs in the bottom of the eighth inning Monday allowed host Bonanza’s baseball team to top Legacy, 10-8 in the Grizzly-Bengal Spring Break Tournament.
Jacob Klein singled down the left-field line to score Preston Pavlica with the go-ahead run in the top of the seventh, and Liberty’s baseball team held on for a 5-4 road victory over Las Vegas.
Donta Williams’ two-run single in the bottom of the sixth inning capped a four-run rally, and Legacy’s baseball team edged visiting Foothill 10-9 on Friday to earn its first victory of the season.
Cade Burdett struck out 10 in a five-hitter to lead Sierra Vista’s baseball team to a 3-1 home win over Mojave on Thursday.
Ty Burger doubled home Drake Maningo with the go-ahead run in the bottom of the sixth inning, and Green Valley’s baseball team rallied for a 6-5 victory over visiting Legacy on Tuesday.
A.J. Amelburu scored the winning run on a throwing error with one out in the bottom of the seventh inning Saturday to lift Green Valley’s baseball team to a 3-2 home win over Palo Verde.
Trevor Jackson hit a three-run homer in the top of the fourth inning to help Palo Verde’s baseball team rally for a 5-3 win at Desert Oasis on Wednesday.
The spring combine season is in full swing, and that means prep football players across the country are trying to impress college coaches without actually putting on pads and helmets.
