Jacob Baird and Ty Smith form the core of one of the best Class 3A teams in the state, and the Bulldogs have their eyes on bringing home a banner when the Southern Region tournament begins Friday at Western.
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Justin Holiday finished with 24 points and 15 rebounds, and host Rancho held off hard-charging Las Vegas 63-57 to remain in second place in the Northeast League.
Patrice Thomas scored 13 points to lift the Tech girls basketball team to a 35-32 victory over host Chaparral on Thursday.
Devonte Anton Villarta scored 14 points Thursday to lead Del Sol’s boys basketball team to a 64-61 road win over Boulder City.
Valley’s Heather Robinson intercepted a pass with 20 seconds to play to secure a 21-20 flag football victory over visiting Canyon Springs on Thursday.
Rancho’s girls basketball team held Las Vegas High standout Armonnie Byrd to three points — all on free throws — and limited the Wildcats to 25.6 percent shooting from the field in a 56-36 home win on Thursday.
The Wildcats started off hot and were helped by their defense in the second half in a 26-6 win on the road.
Bishop Gorman’s Leah Glazer rolled a 636 series on Thursday during the Class 4A individual state qualifying round at Gold Coast Bowling Center.
Coach Tico Rodriguez said Poutasi, who signed to play at Cal-Berkeley, went to the hospital after the school’s signing ceremony in the morning. Vaelua Poutasi died later that day from complications caused by diabetes.
