Palo Verde lost to Reno High on Saturday morning at Bishop Gorman, but bounced back in the afternoon to win the 5A state baseball title.
Baseball
Durango staved off a late-inning rally by Silverado to win the 4A state baseball title Saturday, its first since 1999.
Sierra Vista, No. 1 in the Review-Journal’s Class 4A rankings, claimed a road win over Legacy in a high school baseball game Thursday. Here are photos from the game.
Desert Oasis shut down Northern champion Bishop Manogue, and Bishop Gorman handled Damonte Ranch in the opening round of the Class 5A state baseball tournament.
Foothill defeated defending Class 4A state baseball champion Shadow Ridge to clinch a spot in the 4A title game, and Silverado and Durango stayed alive.
Coronado junior outfielder Evan Festa went 3-for-4 with two RBIs and a home run in the Cougars’ 9-7 win over Cimarron-Memorial on Thursday.
Basic upset favored Bishop Gorman twice last week to win the Class 5A Southern Region title. The Wolves will meet Bishop Manogue on Thursday in the state tournament.
Isiah Jones scored from first when Lucas Vandever’s double to left field was misplayed with no outs in the bottom of the seventh inning to give the Thunderbirds a 4-3 victory.
Junior Mason Thornock went 3-for-4 with a double, a triple and drove in three runs as the Lynx routed The Meadows, 9-1.
Aaron Roberts doubled twice in a 13-run third inning Thursday that helped the Desert Oasis baseball team to a 15-5, five-inning victory over Helix (California) in the championship game of the 69th annual Lions Tournament in San Diego.
Ryan Webster’s two-run single with one out in the bottom of the sixth inning Monday lifted host Bonanza’s baseball team to a 2-1 win over Rancho.
Dan Barnson stepped down as Arbor View’s football coach after 12 seasons in which his teams compiled a 104-33 record.
Here are the Southern Nevada American Legion baseball standings, as of June 18.
Here are the Southern Nevada Connie Mack baseball standings, as of June 18.
Bryce Robison allowed two runs on five hits in 6 2/3 innings to lead Palo Verde to a 5-2 win over host Reno in the Class 4A state baseball tournament.