Jacob Heese was 11-for-11 from the free-throw line and scored 26 points Friday to lead the Desert Oasis boys basketball team to an 84-78 road win over Sierra Vista.
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Teionni McDaniel had 27 points, five rebounds and five steals to lead Cheyenne’s girls basketball team to a 54-43 home win over Rancho on Friday.
Pahrump Valley senior Bryce Odegard finished the 3.1-mile race in 17 minutes, 36 seconds on Friday to capture his second consecutive individual region cross country title and lead the Trojans to the team title with 39 points.
Arbor View’s Keith Williams led at the front of a pack of five runners early. Eventually, he managed to hold off PahrumpValley’s Bryce Odegard and Centennial’s Alexander Miller in the final quarter mile, putting in a good finishing kick to cross the line in 16 minutes and 13 seconds.
Running in just her second race for the Jaguars, Jazmin Felix bested a field of 129 runners to win the UNLV Invitational at Craig Ranch Park on Saturday.
Here is a recap of every team that won a state title during the 2017 spring sports season and will be looking to defend this upcoming season.
Noah Thompson won two events Friday to lead Mojave’s boys track team to the team title at the Grant Bushman Invitational in Overton.
Jerald Murray threw a six-hitter with four strikeouts to lead Silverado’s baseball team to a 1-0 home win over Liberty on Friday.
Frankie Morrill won three individual events to help Foothill’s girls track and field team to a first-place finish at the Ron Resler Invitational at Boulder City.
Garrett Giles spun a five-inning, three-hit shutout Friday to lead Basic’s baseball team to a 13-0 victory over Mountain Pointe (Arizona) in the Boras Classic in Phoenix.
Follow the link for postseason boys basketball honors, as selected by coaches. All-league and all-region teams will be posted as they are received.
Green Valley sophomore Steele Dias won the 106-pound state championship to help the Gators to their sixth consecutive state title Saturday at Spanish Springs High School.
Having won five consecutive state championships, Green Valley coach Jon Ferry might have expected to feel comfortable with a lead after the first day of the Class 4A state tournament. But Ferry wasn’t feeling so secure as his team prepared to leave the gym after Friday’s semifinal round at Spanish Springs.
Boulder City crowned four region champions and will send 16 wrestlers to the Class 3A state championships.
Jalen Malone tipped in Reggie Ingram’s miss with a second left in overtime Friday to give Eldorado’s boys basketball team a 68-67 home victory over Mojave.