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.
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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.
Jeriel Thomas, Nevada’s fastest 400-meter runner, won his heat in 48.73 and finished second in the Sunset Region preliminary race on Saturday.
C’Aree Stevenson had 20 points and Legacy’s girls basketball team rallied for a 67-62 home win over Palo Verde on Tuesday.
Boulder City’s girls tennis team won a tiebreaker to clinch a 10-9 road victory over Foothill on Tuesday afternoon.
Boulder City’s boys tennis team used a 31-25 tiebreaker to earn a 10-9 victory over Foothill on Tuesday afternoon.
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Megan Coyle went 3-for-4 with a triple and two RBIs as the Bishop Gorman softball team stunned host Shadow Ridge, 7-3 on Tuesday.
Shadow Ridge’s boys volleyball team appeared to get a little lackadaisical Tuesday when Centennial grabbed a 2-1 match lead and all the momentum.
Arbor View baseball coach Jay Guest called the last two weeks of the regular season an up-and-down affair.
Kate Dennis went 3-for-3 with a double and four RBIs on Tuesday to help Shadow Ridge’s softball team outslug visiting Desert Oasis, 11-6 in the opening round of the Sunset Region tournament.
Arbor View golf coach David Fish has had two girls teams win Sunset Region titles in his 10 years at the school.
Marco Gonzales had two goals and an assist Friday to lead Valley’s boys soccer team to a 3-1 home win over Bonanza.
Abbie Barnum scored twice, including the tying goal with less than a minute to play in the second half Friday to help Virgin Valley’s girls soccer team earn a 2-2 draw at Western.
Joshua Moore and Mitchell Rockey won two individual events apiece Saturday at Multi-Generational to help Valley’s boys swimming team to a 125-112 win over Liberty.