The NCAA’s proposal this month to add two early signing periods for football recruits drew mixed reaction from college coaches. Local high school coaches also were split, seeing pros and cons to the possible changes.
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Frank Sessa hit a three-run home run in the third inning to lead the Sunset to an 8-3 win over the Sunrise in the Division I All-Star Game at the College of Southern Nevada.
Austin Wishard hit a three-run home run on a 0-2 pitch with no outs in the bottom of the 11th inning Wednesday to lift Boulder City’s baseball team to a 5-2 win over Spring Valley in a winners’bracket semifinal of the Division I-A Southern Region tournament.
Mark O’Connor threw a two-hitter for his eighth shutout of the season to lead Chaparral to a 5-0 home win over Sierra Vista in the Division I-A Southern Region tournament on Tuesday.
Clark (14-15) finished fourth in the Division I-A Sunset League to earn a berth in the Southern Region tournament, and will make its first postseason appearance since 2001 when it travels to Boulder City (21-7) at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday. The Division I Sunrise and Sunset Region tournaments also begin Tuesday at host sites.
Durango’s baseball team plated three runs in the bottom of the second Friday and held on for a 4-3 home win over Faith Lutheran.
Jake Rogers pitched out of a bases-loaded, one-out jam in the bottom of the seventh to help Centennial’s baseball team escape with a 7-6 victory over host Cimarron-Memorial on Wednesday and give head coach Charlie Cerrone his 400th career win at the school.
Jorel Hingada’s RBI single with two outs in the top of the seventh inning sparked a four-run rally as Bishop Gorman’s baseball team escaped with a 5-2 win at Cimarron-Memorial and clinched at least a share of the Division I Sunset League title on Monday.
Zach Murphy drew a bases-loaded walk to force home Austin Wishard with the winning run with one out in the bottom of the seventh inning Friday as Boulder City’s baseball team rallied for a 5-4 win over visiting Spring Valley.
Jake Rogers’ two-out single in the third inning plated courtesy runner Josh Sierra with the eventual winning run Thursday as Centennial’s baseball team nipped visiting Legacy 2-1 in a game shortened to five innings by rain.
Isaiah Blaylock blasted a pair of home runs and drove in six runs Tuesday to lead Shadow Ridge’s baseball team to a 7-4 home win over Palo Verde.
Garrett Holden went 2-for-3 with a triple, three runs and two RBIs Friday to help Centennial’s baseball team hold off visiting Shadow Ridge, 11-8.
Matthew Thompson went 3-for-4 with three RBIs, and Clark dug itself out of an early hole to claim a 7-3 victory baseball victory over Pahrump Valley.
Garrett Giles’ sacrifice fly with one out in the top of the seventh inning plated Ryne Nelson with the deciding run as Basic’s baseball team edged host Las Vegas, 5-4 on Monday.