The Mountain Region playoffs begin Friday, and none of the higher seeds expect an easy quarterfinal matchup — not even the league champions who are facing No. 4 seeds.
Schools
Liberty, Gorman look to keep rolling in the Desert Region semifinals, while the Mountain Region playoffs begin with intriguing quarterfinal matchups.
Here is a look at this week’s coaches polls in boys and girls soccer.
Here are the all-league softball teams, as selected by coaches
Jessica Meza’s three-run double capped a four-run top of the eighth inning Thursday as Liberty’s softball team outlasted host Arbor View, 15-13.
The Mustangs (21-6) overcame a sluggish start by forcing 30 turnovers and extended their season with a victory over the Longhorns in the Mountain Region tournament quarterfinals.
Noah Scott and Harrison Stanley finished 3-0 in doubles Friday to lead Sierra Vista’s boys tennis team to a 10-8 road win over Durango.
Nadxielli Arredondo and Diana Guevara finished 3-0 in doubles on Friday as the Desert Pines girls tennis team earned a 10-8 road win over Bonanza on Friday.
Kendra Garcia had two goals and an assist as the Centennial girls soccer team rallied for a 5-4 road victory over Green Valley on Friday.
Here is the Las Vegas Review-Journal’s 2018 all-state baseball team.
Jacob Godman scored the go-ahead run on Wesley Cosby’s squeeze bunt in the bottom of the sixth Tuesday to help the Palo Verde baseball team edge visiting Shadow Ridge, 6-5.
Sam Belnap dished out 48 assists to help the Centennial volleyball team to a 20-25, 25-15, 24-26, 25-15, 15-11 victory over Las Vegas at home Tuesday.