Nicholas held off hard-charging Massimiliano Swenson of Bishop Gorman to become Desert Oasis’ first region cross country champion. The Diamondbacks also won the boys region team title, another first in school history.
Schools
The doubles teams of Maggi Concannon and Matti Concannon, and Jocelyn Jauregui and Emily Pham each went 3-0 on Wednesday afternoon to lead Durango’s girls tennis team to a 10-5 win at Del Sol.
Joshua McElroy went 3-0 in singles play Wednesday afternoon to help Rancho’s boys tennis team to a 10-9 road victory over Las Vegas High.
James Cobian was 3-for-4 with three runs and two RBIs to lead Chaparral’s baseball team to a 5-3 home win over Clark in the Cowboy Classic semifinals.
Frank Sessa hit a three-run home run in the third inning to lead the Sunset to an 8-3 win over the Sunrise in the Division I All-Star Game at the College of Southern Nevada.
Billy Cameron had 23 kills, and Joshua Sadama dished out 20 assists Tuesday to help Desert Oasis’ boys volleyball team to a 28-26, 12-25, 25-20, 25-22 win at Cimarron-Memorial.
Ricardo Nunez scored a first-half goal Monday to help Green Valley’s boys soccer team clinch the Southeast League title with a 1-0 win at Coronado.
Jadyn Nogues converted a 25-yard free kick midway through the first half Monday as Palo Verde’s girls soccer team downed visiting Bishop Gorman, 1-0.
Sami Dillow won two individual events at Heritage on Saturday to help Foothill’s girls swimming team to a 170-102 win over Rancho.
Jacob Klein singled down the left-field line to score Preston Pavlica with the go-ahead run in the top of the seventh, and Liberty’s baseball team held on for a 5-4 road victory over Las Vegas.
Trinity Valentine tossed a no-hitter Thursday to lead host Durango’s softball team to a 5-0 win over Legacy.
Tanner Durkin had 15 kills, and Grant Nelson added 39 assists and seven aces Thursday to lead host Centennial’s boys volleyball team to a 25-17, 19-25, 25-16, 22-25, 15-11 win over Arbor View.
Spring Valley’s Tyson Perkins told his coach before each of the last four seasons that he would break the school record for goals scored in a season.
Jerryon Sueing won three events Wednesday to lead Canyon Springs to a 74-63 win over host Valley.
DaNiece Dixon won two individual events and ran on a winning relay to lead Valley’s girls track team to an 89-48 home victory over Canyon Springs on Wednesday.