Canyon Springs got off to an 0-6 start against a difficult schedule, but the Pioneers enter the Mountain Region playoffs with confidence after three straight wins.
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Daniel Britt threw four touchdown passes and ran for one as the Patriots rolled to the Desert Region semis. Bishop Gorman domainated Coronado 52-7.
Las Vegas led Palo Verde 7-1 in the bottom of the fourth inning Thursday night when rain halted play in the losers’ bracket final of the Mountain Region Tournament at Centennial.
2018 all-league, region and all-state football teams as selected by coaches.
After the first day of the region tournaments, Faith Lutheran (Mountain Region), Clark (Desert Region) and Pahrump Valley (Class 3A Southern Region) all hold a lead going into the final day.
Spring Valley 132-pounder Andres Garcia beat the Sunrise Region champion, the Sunset runner-up and last week’s Sunset Region champion to claim his first Class 4A state championship Friday at The Orleans Arena.
Las Vegas High’s Nathan Rhoads pinned his opponent at 132 pounds on Saturday to clinch a 40-34 win over Foothill in the championship match of the Spring Valley Duals.
Kelton Lachelt had a two-run double with no outs in the top of the eighth inning to lift the Foothill baseball team to a 7-5 win at Canyon Springs on Saturday.
Monica Barriga rolled a 635 series Tuesday to help Centennial’s girls bowling team to a 9-0 win over Bishop Gorman in a Sunset Region quarterfinal at The Orleans.
Canyon Springs senior Bradley Alexander made a name for himself on the football field this past fall by earning first-team all-Northeast League honors.
Coronado’s Charleen Jordan knew she was in for a long day Saturday in the Division I Sunrise Region track meet, so she decided to take a nap under her team’s canopy on the bleachers just before her final event.
Casey Ladeira homered on the first pitch of the bottom of the seventh inning Monday to give Bonanza’s baseball team a 9-8 win over visiting Palo Verde.
Allison Belcher rolled a 703 series at The Orleans on Monday to help Centennial’s girls bowling team to a 9-0 win over Palo Verde in a Sunset Region semifinal.
Cameron Burton poured in 32 points, including 11 in the fourth quarter, to lead Valley’s boys basketball team to a 67-63 win at Foothill on Tuesday.
Justice Ethridge scored 28 points Tuesday to help Centennial’s girls basketball team down visiting Liberty, 59-53.