With a talented group of underclassmen, Coronado scored 449 points Friday to roll to the Class 4A Desert Region title at UNLV.
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The Cougars finished with 452 points to claim the title. Green Valley finished second with 444 points, and Bishop Gorman finished third with 284 points.
Xheneiya LaRocke smacked a two-run double in the top of the seventh inning for the go-ahead runs, and Valley’s softball team turned a 4-6-5 triple play to finish out a 15-13 win road win over Canyon Springs on Tuesday.
Bishop Gorman’s John Gaughan came in with the tying run on third base and one out in the seventh inning, and induced a groundout and a strikeout to record the save and help the Gaels’ baseball team stave off visiting Durango on Tuesday, 5-4.
All-league football teams, as selected by coaches.
Centennial’s boys cross country team had three of the top six runners on Monday to win the Bud O’Dea Classic freshman race at Desert Breeze.
Frankie Fitzgerald singled home Drake Maningo with one out in the bottom of the seventh inning to give Green Valley a 3-2 home win over Centennial in the Lions Kick-Off Tournament on Thursday.
It didn’t take long to determine which team would win the Lake Mead Invitational’s girls large-school cross country race Saturday.
Green Valley’s girls tennis team swept the nine singles sets Thursday en route to a 12-6 win at Coronado.
Marcia Hawkins poured in 23 points Tuesday as Chaparral’s girls basketball team moved into a tie for first place in the Sunrise League with a 49-43 win at Boulder City.
Victoria Tolle completed 19 of 25 passes for 318 yards and four touchdowns Tuesday to help Shadow Ridge’s flag football team secure the Southwest League’s final spot in the Sunset Region playoffs with a 32-13 win at Palo Verde.
Francis Jackson rushed for 92 yards and three touchdowns Wednesday to lead Desert Pines’ flag football team to a 28-6 win over visiting Moapa Valley.
Danielle Carino recorded eight kills, 22 digs and four aces Wednesday to lead Rancho’s girls volleyball team to a 25-14, 23-25, 27-25, 25-17 victory over host Las Vegas.
Before Saturday, Green Valley already had 21 Sunrise Region champions from pole vaulting alone.
Re’Kwon Smith scored 18 of his 30 points in the second half Monday, and Las Vegas High’s boys basketball team made 12 of 19 free throws in the fourth quarter to hold off visiting Valley, 80-73.