Some of the city’s top teams, including Arbor View and Liberty, begin challenging non-league schedules with a pair of out-of-state opponents.
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The Coronado girls basketball team hit 32 of 36 free throws and overcame its first-half struggles to defeat Faith Lutheran on the road Tuesday night.
Faith Lutheran junior guard Raina Forgue scored 16 points to lead the Crusaders in a 60-51 win over Spring Valley last Wednesday.
Bishop Gorman senior Taylor Jefferson had 21 kills, and the Gaels rallied for a 21-25, 25-14, 25-12, 25-19 girls volleyball victory Wednesday night at Gorman.
Bishop Gorman boys defender Caden Buckley and Faith Lutheran girls goalkeeper Jordan Brown were named Gatorade Nevada State Soccer players of the year.
Faith Lutheran tries to hang a second Northwest loss on Arbor View, while Southeast unbeatens Foothill and Liberty vie to take the outright lead.
Arbor View has won the “black and blue division” each of the past five years, but Faith Lutheran and Centennial are among those challenging its supremacy this season.
Bonds, who also ran on the winning 400 relay team and finished third in the 100, helped Centennial build a big lead heading into Saturday’s events.
Trace Evans threw a five-hitter and struck out two on Wednesday to guide Basic’s baseball team to a 5-2 win over Faith Lutheran in the Blazer Spring Bash at Durango.
Taylor Etopio scored 17 points, and Faith Lutheran’s girls basketball team went 8-for-8 from the free-throw line in the final four minutes to score a 53-49 overtime victory against visiting Shadow Ridge on Thursday night.
Julian Strawther hit a 3-pointer as time expired Thursday to give Liberty’s boys basketball team a 67-64 road win over Green Valley.
Brooklyn Stone had 32 assists, two aces and six digs to help Las Vegas High’s girls volleyball team a 25-22, 25-16, 25-14 home win over Arbor View on Wednesday.
The Crusaders swept doubles in the first two rounds and led 9-3 before clinching the 10th point and summoning their reserves for most of the third round.
Ava Wright had 51 assists Monday as Boulder City’s girls volleyball team rallied for a 22-25, 23-25, 25-23, 25-16, 15-7 home win over Moapa Valley.
Clark’s boys soccer team scored three goals in the second half Monday to come from behind and defeat visiting Green Valley, 3-2.