The Palo Verde boys swimming and diving team won the Class 5A state championship Saturday for its 10th straight title. Coronado won its third straight 5A girls title.
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Shadow Ridge defeated Green Valley in four sets to win the Class 5A boys state volleyball championship. Desert Oasis (4A) and Boulder City (3A) also won titles.
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.
Led by senior Tyler Edlefsen, Palo Verde scored 91 points to hold off second-place Coronado, which scored 84, and won the Class 4A state title.
After having their three-year state championship streak snapped last season, the Panthers made a relatively easy time of winning the Class 4A state title.
Centennial ran away with its ninth straight Class 4A team championship. The Bulldogs scored 126 points. Runners-up Carson and Sierra Vista each had 54.
Ryan Webster’s two-run single with one out in the bottom of the sixth inning Monday lifted host Bonanza’s baseball team to a 2-1 win over Rancho.
Yazmin Sevilla went 3-for-5 with a triple, four runs and three RBIs Monday to help host Sunrise Mountain’s softball team to a 23-13 win over Western in a five-inning game.
Here are the 2019 all-league boys basketball teams as selected by coaches.
Here are the 2019 all-league girls basketball teams as selected by coaches.
Taylor Ritayik threw a touchdown pass and rushed for 102 yards to help Tech’s flag football team score a 6-0 home victory over Coronado on Friday evening.
Coronado beat Faith Lutheran 10-5, and Palo Verde defeated Reno 11-7 on Thursday at Bishop Manogue in the Class 4A state semifinals.
Clark rolled to a 14-4 victory over Reno in the state semifinals at Bishop Mangoue on Thursday to set up a rematch with the two-time defending state champion Panthers, who beat Coronado, 11-7, in the other semifinal.
Winning pitcher Kobe Walker went 3-for-4 with a home run, a double and four RBIs Friday to lead Lincoln County’s baseball team into the championship game of the Class 2A state tournament with a 12-2 win over Lake Mead at Reed High in Sparks.
Ashlyn Wadsworth spun a two-hitter, and Pahranagat Valley capitalized on a three-base error and a passed ball in the bottom of the sixth inning to pull out a 2-1 win over Wells in the winners’ bracket final of the Class 1A state tournament at North Valleys.