Liberty’s first four games are all against teams that finished in the top 40 in the nation last season, but the Patriots remain confident despite their 0-3 start.
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The Class 4A all-region flag football teams (as selected by coaches) are here
Ashley Ward tossed a six-inning one-hitter and went 2-for-2 with a home run, a double and two RBIs Thursday to lead Coronado’s softball team to a season-opening 3-0 win over Gila Ridge (Ariz.) in the Tournament of Champions in Bullhead City, Arizona.
Here are the all-Southern Nevada, all-region and all-league girls soccer teams, as selected by coaches.
Coronado’s Timothy Newton recorded a score of 530.35 on Monday night to win the Class 4A Sunrise Region boys diving championship at UNLV.
Brandon Nellis swam the 50 freestyle in 22.27 seconds to help Coronado’s swim team to a 176-136 winover Foothill at Heritage on Saturday.
Skylar Shannon and Samantha Difulvio each won two individual events Saturday to help Clark’s girls swimming team to a 166-128 win over Faith Lutheran at Pavilion.
Jarrod Burks scored 14 points as Arbor View’s boys basketball team rallied for a 71-64 home win over Centennial on Wednesday.
Foothill’s Keilani Brown scored 13 points Wednesday as the Falcons defeated host Basic 56-39 to secure the Southeast League’s No. 2 playoff seed.
Foothill’s Madisyn McArthur threw four touchdown passes on Wednesday as the Falcons topped host Basic, 26-13.
Here is this week’s girls tennis coaches poll.
Steven Adeyemi and Trevor White scored 14 points apiece Tuesday to help Sunrise Mountain’s boys basketball clinch its first playoff berth in school history with a 62-49 home win over Mojave.
Samara Miller had 15 points, and Brooke Haney added 14 points, as Green Valley’s girls basketball team defeated host Basic 62-50 on Tuesday to clinch a postseason berth.
Halli Erickson threw for 141 yards and two touchdowns on Tuesday, and Centennial’s flag football team grabbed a 13-0 halftime lead before holding off host Shadow Ridge, 25-22.
Raised in a non-violent culture in Ethiopia, Clark’s Melekte Demdemyanos can’t be blamed for getting emotional after his 120-pound Championship at the Bulldog Grappler at Centennial on Saturday.