On Monday, the LV Spartans were burned by their inability to handle a bunt against the Summerlin Panthers.
Baseball
Through the first six innings Monday afternoon, the LV Bengals looked overwhelmed at the plate against LV Grizzlies ace Nick Rupp.
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.
Green Valley coach Corey Gehlken has had plenty of tight games in his career, and he shows off the gray hair to prove it.
Dane Wasden doesn’t always find his name in the starting lineup for Coronado’s baseball team, but he got the nod at designated hitter on Tuesday.
After pitching 5 2/3 innings against Foothill on Tuesday, Rancho’s Kavion Kealoha could only give his team 5 1/3 innings on the mound Friday.
Rylee Campbell’s one-out suicide squeeze with the bases loaded in the bottom of the seventh Wednesday brought home Sebastian Fitzgerald and gave Tech’s baseball team a 6-5 win over Chaparral at Arroyo Grande Sports Complex.
Daniel Edson’s single to right field with one out in the bottom of the eighth inning Monday plated Grant Robbins with the winning run as Bishop Gorman’s baseball team rallied past visiting Palo Verde, 6-5.
Arbor View’s Nick Quintana doesn’t see many fastballs when he steps into the batter’s box, as most Southern Nevada pitchers have caught on to the all-state shortstop.
Tyler Baca went 4-for-4 with a double, three runs and two RBIs on Friday to help host Cimarron-Memorial’s baseball team outslug Silverado, 17-14.
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.
The Liberty and Las Vegas baseball teams had the same number of chances to hit with runners in scoring position on Tuesday.
Cade Adams could be at the top of any pitching rotation in Southern Nevada, but the 6-foot-2-inch sophomore doesn’t mind waiting his turn on the Desert Oasis baseball team behind seniors A.J. Landis and Nolan Kingham.
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.
Collin Marracco threw a five-hitter and struck out five Wednesday as Durango’s baseball team held on for a 4-2 win over visiting Palo Verde in a matchup of Southwest League opponents.
