Gorman (39-4) turned back a determined and aggressive Reno (22-4) squad to claim its second state championship in three years with a 25-22, 25-13, 25-16 win.
Schools
The Eagles are two-time defending Class 3A state champions, beating Truckee 25-17. 25-18, 21-25, 25-18 in the championship match Saturday at Bishop Manogue.
Faith Lutheran’s girls volleyball team pulled out a 28-26, 21-25, 22-25, 25-19, 15-12 win over Bishop Manogue at Reno High School on Thursday night.
Here are the all-region and all-league girls volleyball teams, as selected by coaches.
The Gaels overpowered the Panthers to secure a 25-17, 25-17, 25-14 victory before an engaged crowd in the first Southern Nevada championship match at Coronado.
Palo Verde dominated league rival Faith Lutheran for a 25-19, 25-20, 25-21 victory on Friday night.
Gorman used its dominant front line to down the Cougars, 25-15, 25-19, 25-15. The Gaels’ march continues at 4 p.m. Saturday in the Southern Regional final.
Faith Lutheran needed only 75 minutes to down Rancho 25-20, 25-18, 25-18 in the Class 4A Mountain Region semifinals at Eldorado.
The host Cougars, trailing 12-8 in the decisive fifth set, rattled off seven consecutive points and eked out a 20-25, 25-21, 15-25, 25-17, 15-12 victory over the Trailblazers. Coronado advanced to the Desert Region championship against Bishop Gorman.
Kamry Bailey had 13 kills and 10 digs on Thursday to lead Boulder City’s girls volleyball team to a 25-12, 25-14, 25-19 sweep of host Pahrump Valley in the Class 3A Southern Region semifinals.
The Wildcats (25-9) utilized those basic skills to clinch a 25-22, 25-21, 25-22 win over Cimarron-Memorial at Palo Verde in Mountain Region tournament quarterfinal play.
The suddenly hot Liberty Patriots won for the third consecutive time, avenging a regular-season loss in the process with a 25-20, 13-25, 25-18, 25-18 victory over Desert Oasis in a Sunset Region quarterfinal at Bishop Gorman.
Brooklyn Slater had 12 kills on Tuesday to lead Liberty’s girls volleyball team to a 19-25, 25-15, 20-25, 25-19, 15-9 road victory over Green Valley in the Desert Region tournament.
Arabic McLaurin had 10 aces and 20 assists, and Laurin Carlton had seven aces and 18 digs as Cheyenne’s girls volleyball team knocked off visiting Eldorado in the Mountain Region tournament Monday, 25-9, 25-17, 25-19.
Kiffyn Andreasean had six kills and five aces to guide the Palo Verde’s girls volleyball team to a 25-9, 25-11, 25-3 win over the Desert Pines in their regular-season finale to complete the league schedule with a perfect record.
1
2
3
4
5
Slots player turns $25 bet into $1.2M at Nevada casino
I-15 reopens after closure, barricade event in North Las Vegas
Fill a truck for $100 at Tropicana liquidation sale
California power outage? It’s planned, so be ready for it
Roommates’ dispute turns deadly in northwest Las Vegas neighborhood