PRIMM — Western High School senior Erik Gonzalez had a big smile on his face after his Division I-A 113-pound state championship match against Elko’s Aram Villegas, Saturday night at the Star of the Desert Arena.
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Cheyenne boys basketball coach Teral Fair stresses the importance of playing hard all game long to his players.
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Clark’s girls basketball team came into Tuesday’s Division I-A Sunrise Region quarterfinal having lost its two previous games.
Pahrump Valley senior Scott Maughan knew going into his regional championship match that he was facing the No. 1-seeded wrestler from his weight class.
After a state runner-up finish at 113 pounds his freshman year at Bishop Gorman, Owen Lawrie painfully sat out last year because of Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association transfer rules.
Javon Peterson scored 16 of his 22 points in the fourth quarter Thursday to help Cheyenne’s boys basketball team to a 66-58 victory at Mojave.
Bria Buchanan scored 10 points on Thursday to lead Cheyenne’s girls basketball team to a 36-24 road win over Mojave.
The Liberty boys basketball team already received some help this week from Del Sol.
Faith Lutheran’s girls basketball team was out for revenge Tuesday night, facing the team that gave the Crusaders their only Sunset League loss of the season.
Marcus Walker scored 23 points Tuesday, and Boulder City’s boys basketball team rallied for a 60-55 home win over Virgin Valley.
Findlay Prep basketball coach Jerome Williams knows that local teams are always trying to knock off his team.
Mojave’s Melvin Irvey missed his first three 3-point attempts of the second half Thursday at Faith Lutheran.
DeAndre Hicks went 4-for-4 from the free-throw line in the final minute and scored eight of his 17 points in the fourth quarter Wednesday to help Bonanza’s boys basketball team to a 67-64 win over visiting Desert Oasis.
Cimarron-Memorial won four matches by pin Wednesday en route to a 46-18 home win over Liberty.