The Bishop Gorman boys and Centennial girls are clear favorites once again, but there are some sleepers that could do some damage in the postseason.
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Centennial looks to avenge last year’s 36-7 loss to Faith Lutheran, strengthen its status as Northwest League favorite in one of the valley’s top matchups.
With a talented group of underclassmen, Coronado scored 449 points Friday to roll to the Class 4A Desert Region title at UNLV.
The Cougars finished with 452 points to claim the title. Green Valley finished second with 444 points, and Bishop Gorman finished third with 284 points.
The Clark sophomore carded a 6-under-par 138 over the two-day tournament to capture the individual championship on Wednesday by seven strokes. Her performance helped the Chargers shoot 653 as a team and claim the first region championship in program history.
Julia Whiting-Reed had 18 kills, two aces, seven digs and two blocks Wednesday to lead Green Valley’s girls volleyball team to a 25-10, 25-15, 11-25, 17-25, 15-11 victory over visiting Silverado.
Xheneiya LaRocke smacked a two-run double in the top of the seventh inning for the go-ahead runs, and Valley’s softball team turned a 4-6-5 triple play to finish out a 15-13 win road win over Canyon Springs on Tuesday.
Bishop Gorman’s John Gaughan came in with the tying run on third base and one out in the seventh inning, and induced a groundout and a strikeout to record the save and help the Gaels’ baseball team stave off visiting Durango on Tuesday, 5-4.
Mitchell Abbott carded a 1-over-par 73 at Spanish Trail on Tuesday to earn a share of medalist honors and help Bishop Gorman’s boys golf team to victory in a Southwest League match.
Holly Severence homered and drove in three runs Saturday to help the Desert Oasis softball team beat Silverado 14-6 in six innings in the championship game of the Colorado River Invitational in Needles, California.
Coronado’s Tom Dougherty and Eddie Smisson took the top two spots in the sophomore boys race to lead the Cougars to the team title at the Bud O’Dea Classic on Tuesday at Desert Breeze.
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.
Centennial’s boys cross country team had three of the top six runners on Monday to win the Bud O’Dea Classic freshman race at Desert Breeze.
Centennial’s Alexis Gourrier, who finished the 3.1-mile race in 17 minutes, 34.7 seconds, has finished first at the Las Vegas Invitational in each of her three years of high school.