The Rams took their first step toward their fourth state berth in five years with a 6-4 home win over stubborn Palo Verde in the opening round of the Mountain Region tournament.
Schools
Here are the all-region and all-league girls volleyball teams, as selected by coaches.
Conner Nicholas picked up his fourth victory in an invitational meet this season by capturing the large-school race of the Lake Mead Invitational on Saturday at Veteran’s Memorial Park.
Michael Marraro’s RBI single in top of the eighth inning broke a 6-6 tie and lifted Spring Valley’s baseball team to an 8-6 road win over Durango on Friday.
Kallie Graves ran for two touchdowns and threw a pair of scoring passes to Madison Cheney on Tuesday as the Virgin Valley flag football team wrapped up the Sunrise League title with a 34-7 win over host Tech.
Kyndal Ricks scored a game-high 20 points for Rancho’s girls basketball team Wednesday, and the Rams held Westerm scoreless in the second quarter en route to the 39-27 road victory.
Alexis Peay completed 14 of 30 passes for 187 yards and two touchdowns and ran in the winning 2-point conversion in overtime as Moapa Valley’s flag football team earned a 14-13 road win over Mojave on Wednesday.
James Reed had 18 kills, 10 digs and three aces, and Green Valley’s boys volleyball team rallied to win a 25-20, 18-25, 25-27, 25-22, 15-9 road match over Legacy on Thursday.
Katy Orellana threw a go-ahead 50-yard touchdown pass to Avery Rayos with 30 seconds remaining Monday to lead Tech’s flag football team to a 14-7 victory over host Virgin Valley.
Raymoni Bordenave led all scorers with 15 points as the Las Vegas High girls basketball team defeated host Valley 51-34 on Friday.
Jonathan Tendale scored eight of Chaparral’s 14 points in overtime to lead the Cowboys’ boys basketball team to a 71-66 road victory over Virgin Valley on Friday.
Tech’s Katy Orellana ran for 105 yards and two touchdowns on 15 carries as the Roadrunners’ flag football team held on for a 12-7 home win over Boulder City on Friday.
Pahrump Valley’s Bryce Odegard recorded the day’s fastest time en route to winning the boys sophomore race of the Bud O’Dea Frosh-Soph Finals at Palo Verde on Tuesday.
Sam Dickey shot 3-over-par 75 at Canyon Gate on Monday to help Arbor View’s boys golf team to victory in a Northwest League match.
Sophie Cram had 32 kills and two aces Monday to help Bonanza’s girls volleyball team rally for a 25-16, 24-26, 17-25, 25-22, 15-9 win at Durango.