Amanda Sink spun a one-hitter Friday, striking out 13 and walking three, to help Centennial’s softball team to an 8-0 win over Manti (Utah) in the Spring Showdown in St. George, Utah.
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The Crusaders scored five runs in the top of the seventh inning to take the lead, but the game was called because of darkness with two outs in the bottom of the seventh. By rule, the game reverts back to the last completed inning, giving the host Skyhawks a 7-4 victory in the Bengal Kickoff Tournament.
Puskas surged to the lead entering the final mile and held off the rest of the field to finish the 3-mile course in 18 minutes, 25.7 seconds, for her biggest cross country win of a still-young prep career.
Carlos Hernandez and R.J. Forbus combined on a five-inning no-hitter as the Rancho blanked visiting Sierra Vista in the Diamondback Kickoff Tournament on Thursday.
Kevin Legardy hit eight 3-pointers and scored 39 points Thursday to power the Canyon Springs boys basketball team to a 94-61 home win over Las Vegas to complete an undefeated run through the Northeast League.
Aaliyah Medina threw for 285 yards and five touchdowns as Sierra Vista’s flag football team routed visiting Desert Oasis on Thursday, 47-7.
Ella Zanders had 13 points on Thursday as second-ranked Spring Valley defeated visiting Desert Oasis 64-50 to lock up the Southwest League girls basketball title.
Kylie Stritenberger had 12 points on Monday to lead Pahrump Valley’s girls basketball team to a 26-24 home win over Boulder City.
Eliyjah Pricebrooks led four double-figure scorers with 16 points Wednesday as the Desert Oasis girls basketball team staved off the Grizzlies to win 64-57 at home and clinch the first league title in school history.
Kaitlyn Horstdaniel threw two touchdown passes to Natalie Gennuso, including the go-ahead score in the second half, helping Las Vegas’ flag football team pull out a 12-7 victory over visiting Canyon Springs on Wednesday.
Dayshawn Robinson scored 19 points, and teammate Jahleel Stevens knocked down the go-ahead 3-pointer from the top of the key with 30 seconds remaining to lift Rancho’s boys basketball team to a 57-56 home win over Eldorado on Wednesday.
Omar Rubio led the way, as he once again edged Arbor View’s Ian Jackson at the end to win the 3.1-mile race. Rubio sprinted away in the final 300 meters to win in 16 minutes, 24.4 seconds. Jackson finished second in 16:26.9.
Hannah Webster scored on a free kick from the top of the 18-yard box with about 10 minutes remaining to lift the Bonanza girls soccer team to a 2-1 victory over visiting Virgin Valley on Thursday.
Austin Dickieson and Marc Francis went 3-0 in doubles Thursday as Bishop Gorman’s boys tennis team defeated visiting Durango, 14-4.
The doubles teams of Abby Lewis and Kaya Richardson, and Isabella Shelton and Brooklynn Harris each went 3-0 to help Palo Verde’s girls tennis team to an 11-7 win over visiting Faith Lutheran on Thursday.