Check out the top performances from Monday’s high school baseball and softball action, and look forward to Tuesday’s schedule.
Las Vegas
On Wednesday, Cheyenne came in and beat Durango, 47-35, to stay in the winner’s bracket of the Premier Division being played at Liberty High in Henderson.
The good far outweighed the bad, though, as the Gaels pulled away for a 79-48 win over Lone Peak (Utah) in their Tarkanian Classic opener at Orleans Arena.
Gizelle Reid won the title in the 400-meter dash with a time of 54.98 seconds at the Class 4A state track meet at Foothill on Friday.
Bishop Gorman saw a nine-point lead fizzle away in the final 4:43 of regulation and went on to lose 86-79 in overtime to nationally ranked Mater Dei (California) in the semifinals of the Tarknanian Classic’s Platinum Division.
We all remember Durango and Sierra Vista struggling in recent seasons, right? Now, both teams are undefeated entering Friday’s first-place showdown at Durango. The Mandela Effect is the only explanation. Just a glitch in the matrix.
Shadow Ridge’s Tanner Johnson shot a 4-under-par 67 at TPC Las Vegas on Tuesday to earn medalist honors in a Southwest League match.
Kainoa Granstrom certainly wasn’t the most imposing linebacker in town.
Daniel Nunez scored three goals Friday to help Las Vegas High’s boys soccer team to a 4-1 win over visiting Tech.