The Crusaders stayed undefeated and moved up two spots to third in the USA Today Super 25, while Eldorado handed the 14th-ranked Las Vegas boys their first loss.
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Kaitlyn Suarez’s sacrifice fly to center field with no outs in the bottom of the seventh inning plated Anaiya Irick with the winning run as Rancho edged Silverado, 8-7 in the championship game of the Colorado River Invitational in Needles, California.
2018 all-league, region and all-state football teams as selected by coaches.
Spring Valley starting pitcher Nick Rupp and reliever Jaxson Otis combined on a no-hitter, as the Grizzlies’ baseball team blanked host Boulder City on Thursday, 6-0.
Alaexiah Moore had 11 points, and Ejanae Coopwood scored 10 as the Cheyenne girls basketball team nipped host Las Vegas 55-53 in a game that had 60 free-throw attempts.
Demetrius Valdez hit six 3-pointers and finished with a game-high 37 points on Friday to rally Durango’s boys basketball team to a 76-63 win over visiting Desert Oasis.
A pair of dominant doubles pairings led Shadow Ridge to a 10-9 tiebreak victory over host Cimarron-Memorial on Friday afternoon.
The doubles teams of Brenden Wagner and Treven Clizbe, and Jarom Nordstrom and Isaiah Marcello each went 3-0 Friday as Arbor View edged Legacy for a 10-9 victory in a tiebreaker.
Kelton Lachelt had a two-run double with no outs in the top of the eighth inning to lift the Foothill baseball team to a 7-5 win at Canyon Springs on Saturday.
Lili Gutierrez and Samantha Pochop combined on a three-hitter Saturday to help the Rancho softball team to a 7-0 win over visiting Las Vegas.
Canyon Springs senior Bradley Alexander made a name for himself on the football field this past fall by earning first-team all-Northeast League honors.
Coronado’s Charleen Jordan knew she was in for a long day Saturday in the Division I Sunrise Region track meet, so she decided to take a nap under her team’s canopy on the bleachers just before her final event.
Lauren Ritter rushed for 81 yards and a touchdown on nine carries to help Centennial’s flag football team to a 19-6 home win over Arbor View on Monday.
Paris Strawther had 10 points and 10 rebounds, and Liberty’s girls basketball team rallied for a 47-45 home win over Canyon Springs on Friday.
Cameron Burton poured in 32 points, including 11 in the fourth quarter, to lead Valley’s boys basketball team to a 67-63 win at Foothill on Tuesday.