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.
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Bishop Gorman pitcher James Whitaker struck out six in the Gaels’ win over Basic on Thursday to earn Nevada Preps Boys Athlete of the Week honors.
Bishop Gorman, the top-ranked girls soccer team in the Review-Journal’s Class 5A rankings, scored late to claim a home win over No. 2 Liberty on Thursday.
With three weeks left in the regular season, high school football teams are preparing to make a playoff run and compete for a state championship.
The Green Valley-Foothill game, a matchup of two longtime Henderson rivals, highlights the Week 8 Southern Nevada high school football schedule.
The Bishop Gorman boys soccer team claimed the Class 5A Southern Region title with a 1-0 win over Eldorado on Saturday at Bettye Wilson Park.
Connor Fields, a Green Valley High School and UNLV graduate, was involved in a scary BMX crash in last year’s Olympics in Japan and is recovering from a brain injury.
Foothill’s Kendric Thomas ran for a 72-yard touchdown to end Gorman’s shutout streak at six games, but the rest of the night was all Gaels in a 63-6 win.
Bishop Gorman graduate Vashti Cunningham will compete in the high jump final Saturday at the Olympics. Her dad and coach is former NFL and UNLV quarterback Randall Cunningham.
Brayden Bayne helped Centennial to the 2019 Class 4A state championship game with 63 points as a kicker and a 36.5-yard average as a punter.
All around the country, high school seniors were hoping a big season would improve their standing as a college recruit. But the coronavirus has stopped those plans.
Arbor View’s Israel Mann and Rickey Jones, Legacy’s Lee Wilson and BJ Phillips, and Bishop Gorman’s Mark Person and James Petrie will play at Southwest Minnesota State.
Here are the preps athletes who signed for national signing day on Wednesday or during the fall.
Rigo Carrasco scored twice for the top-seeded and defending state champion Wildcats in a 3-1 win. Desert Region No. 1 Bishop Gorman beat Desert Oasis to stay unbeaten.
Riley Schwartz took over for the Crusaders, and he threw for two touchdowns and rushed for one Friday to help Faith Lutheran to a 35-0 win over Cimarron-Memorial.