Here are five takeaways from the Nevada spring high school sports season, including an impressive stretch of dominance by Southern schools.
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Coronado overcame a bad first inning to defeat Palo Verde and will play Douglas on Saturday at Bishop Gorman for the Class 5A state softball championship.
Two Southern teams picked up a pair of victories to open the Nevada state playoffs Thursday at Bishop Gorman.
The Palo Verde and Coronado softball teams emerged out of the tough Class 5A Mountain League to qualify for the state tournament, which begins Thursday.
Palo Verde softball pitcher Bradi Odom started each of the Panthers’ four playoff wins last week to earn Nevada Preps Girls Athlete of the Week honors.
The Palo Verde softball team rolled to a home win over Coronado on Friday for the Class 5A Southern Region title. Both teams are headed to the state tournament.
Palo Verde’s softball team defeated Shadow Ridge on Wednesday to advance to Friday’s 5A Southern Region title game and next week’s state tournament.
All four playoff teams from the Mountain League have a case to make a run in the 5A softball Southern Region playoffs. Here’s a look at how the playoffs shape up.
Palo Verde earned a home win against Coronado in a high school softball game Tuesday. Here are photos from the game.
Freshman Valeria Lopez came through with a big hit to help No. 4-ranked Centennial erase a 4-0 deficit in the sixth inning and defeat No. 1 Palo Verde on Wednesday.
Only four of the five teams in the Class 5A Mountain League can make the softball playoffs, but any one of them could be a contender to reach the state tournament.
Shadow Ridge pitcher Josslin Law kept calm despite letting a few runners reach base and helped her team defeat Palo Verde on Monday.
Palo Verde’s Taylor Johns went 3-for-4 with two RBIs and a home run in a win over Bishop Gorman on Friday to earn Nevada Preps Girls Athlete of the Week honors.
Palo Verde’s Mya Bartlett had four RBIs in a win over Silverado on March 4 to earn Nevada Preps Girls Athlete of the Week honors.
Centennial defeated Palo Verde and Reed in elimination games in the Class 5A state softball tournament Friday at UNR’s Hixson Park to advance to Saturday’s final.