Coronado and Bishop Gorman will play for the Class 5A boys basketball state title at 7 p.m. Friday after the teams were victorious in their state semifinals Thursday.
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The Lake Mead Academy boys lost in the Class 2A state semifinals, and the Pahranagat Valley boys and girls fell in the 1A quarterfinals Thursday.
The Democracy Prep boys basketball team won its second straight state championship, avoiding overtime when Mater East couldn’t quite sink the tying shot Thursday.
Check out the scores and top performances from Monday’s high school basketball and flag football action.
Members from the local basketball community are paying tribute to Valley High School boys basketball coach Kevan Wilkins, who died Saturday at 60.
After the Big City Showdown, Bishop Gorman, Durango, Liberty and Coronado have all established themselves as contenders for the Class 5A boys basketball state title.
The Durango boys moved up to No. 2 in the Class 5A Southern Nevada basketball rankings. The Bishop Gorman boys and Centennial girls remain No. 1 in 5A.
Check out the scores and top performances from Thursday’s high school basketball action.
Bishop Gorman, ranked No. 12 nationally by MaxPreps fell to No. 19 West Ranch (California) 67-62 in the Platinum Bracket championship game in the Tarkanian Classic on Thursday night.
Liberty boys basketball coach Kevin Soares is the Nevada Preps All-Southern Nevada Coach of the Year after leading the Patriots to their first state title.
The Bishop Gorman boys survived with a 97-95 win over Liberty in double overtime to win the Tarkanian Classic and keep the Review-Journal’s Class 5A No. 1 ranking.
Lawyers for the Las Vegas basketball standout have asked a judge to throw out his DUI and reckless driving charges in connection with a crash that killed a man.
LaVerk Hodges’ 3-pointer with less than 30 seconds left gave Del Sol a 64-62 overtime win over Boulder City for the Class 3A Southern Region boys basketball championship.
Plenty of league titles and playoff seedings hang in the balance, and several games will determine how teams line up entering the postseason.
Former Foothill player Marvin Coleman, who walked on last basketball season, was put on scholarship by UNLV. It is the Rebels’ last available scholarship.