Here are five takeaways from the Nevada spring high school sports season, including an impressive stretch of dominance by Southern schools.
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Palo Verde avenged a loss in last year’s state title match and swept Coronado on Tuesday night to win the Class 5A state title. The 4A and 3A titles were also decided.
Coronado and Palo Verde split their two regular-season meetings. The two teams will play a third time in Tuesday’s Class 5A boys volleyball state championship match.
Most Class 5A boys volleyball teams played one another in the regular season, and the close matches showed the state title races are wide open. Here’s a preview.
Green Valley, Palo Verde, Coronado and Arbor View are among the top Class 5A state title contenders with two weeks remaining in the regular season.
Palo Verde, No. 1 in the Review-Journal’s Class 5A boys volleyball rankings, defeated Coronado in four sets Tuesday night. Here are photos from the game.
Coronado upset Bishop Gorman, and Faith Lutheran defeated Liberty in the Class 5A girls soccer state semifinals Friday. The state championship match is Saturday.
Bishop Gorman has won three consecutive girls state volleyball championships and four of the past five in Nevada’s highest classification.
Here are the top five high school state girls volleyball championship games from the 2000s, as selected by the Review-Journal staff.
Here is the 2019 Nevada Preps All-Southern Nevada girls volleyball team.
The top-seeded Trail Blazers will meet No. 2 Bishop Gorman for the Desert Region championship. It’s No. 1 Palo Verde vs. No. 3 Rancho for the Mountain League crown.
Durango takes care of Foothill in three sets, while Palo Verde has its way with Arbor View. Bishop Gorman’s Stockham reaches 1,500 career kills in a win.
The Bulldogs moved into USA Today’s Super 25 Region VI rankings at No. 15 after becoming the first team to put a blemish on Faith Lutheran’s record in a 0-0 tie.
The Durango Fall Classic, a 64-team event with a mix of schools from the valley and others from all over the country, will be played at four schools Friday and Saturday.
The Crusaders have dominated each of their seven opponents, outscoring them 40-1 in a perfect start that has garnered them national attention.