The Bishop Gorman boys and Desert Oasis girls claimed their first cross country state championships at the Class 4A meet Friday.
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Favor Chukwekulu had 13 points and 14 rebounds to help Arbor View rally for a 51-48 win over Peninsula (Wash.) Saturday in the third-place game of the Tournament of Champions in Seattle.
Claire Rawlins trailed Basic’s Raquel Chavez for much of the race, but stayed within striking distance to the end. She then raced past Chavez and held off Sierra Vista’s Sarriah Brown to win the 3.1-mile race in 19 minutes, 16 seconds.
Liberty’s girls basketball team went on a 13-0 run to start the game Friday night en route to its 62-20 victory over Foothill in the Diamond bracket quarterfinals of the Gator Winter Classic at Green Valley.
Five members of Centennial’s boys basketball team scored in double figures Friday, and the Bulldogs cruised a 91-41 road victory over Rancho Mirage (California) in the Rancho Mirage Holiday Invitational.
Legacy’s boys swimming team won all three relays, and Tristan Arruti won a pair of individual events en route to a 153-75 victory over Cheyenne at Municipal on Saturday.
Isabell Jones won two events on Saturday to lead Arbor View’s girls swim team to a 165-121 victory over Desert Oasis at Pavilion.
Sierra Vista’s Mohamed Washington hit a 3-pointer to give the Mountain Lions the lead, then had a key offensive rebound with 11 seconds to play as they topped Cabrillo (California) 68-65 in the Rancho Mirage Holiday Invitational in Rancho Mirage, California.
Here is a recap of every team that won a state title during the 2015 fall sports season and will be looking to defend this upcoming season.
Amanda Sink threw a three-hitter and hit the game-winning home run with one out in the bottom of the sixth inning Tuesday as the Legacy softball team edged visiting Durango, 3-2.
Kayla McGinnis scored on a 4-yard touchdown run with 30 seconds remaining to break a 20-20 tie and give Silverado’s flag football team a 26-20 win over visiting Cimarron-Memorial on Friday.
Edgar Donate’s goal with 12 minutes left in the match broke a 2-2 tie and allowed Canyon Springs’ boys soccer team to clinch the Northeast League title with a 3-2 win at Las Vegas High on Thursday.
Megan Donnelly had a goal and an assist Thursday to help Faith Lutheran’s girls soccer team win the Sunset League title with a 4-0 victory over visiting Pahrump Valley.
Annalise Esparza scored five minutes into the match and assisted on Natasha Martin’s goal with two minutes left in the second half Tuesday as Cimarron-Memorial’s girls soccer team topped visiting Desert Oasis, 2-0.
Hunter Richardson scored the tying goal with two minutes remaining as Faith Lutheran’s boys soccer team earned a 1-1 draw with host Clark on Tuesday.