Coronado’s baseball team had secured a playoff berth before it took the field Thursday. But the Cougars were reeling as the postseason loomed, having lost four straight and 11 of 15.
Schools
N.J. Makaiwi had 44 assists and 12 digs, and Cody Heathcock added 14 digs Thursday to help Shadow Ridge’s boys volleyball team force a three-way tie for first place in the Southwest League with a 16-25, 25-16, 26-24, 25-23 win at Palo Verde.
Sonja Lawrence went 2-for-4 with two doubles and three RBIs as Centennial’s softball team secured the Northwest League title with a 17-4, six-inning win at Desert Oasis on Thursday.
A.J. Landis and Nolan Kingham combined on a five-hitter Thursday to lead Desert Oasis’ baseball team to the Northwest League title with a 3-1 victory over visiting Centennial.
Hunter Ulibarri had a hole-in-one and earned medalist honors with a 1-over-par 72 at River’s Edge on Thursday to lead Boulder City’s boys golf team to victory in an 11-team match.
The high school located just off the 215 Beltway in the northern-most part of North Las Vegas is not known for housing elite swimmers.
Top-ranked Palo Verde, the defending Division I state softball champion, took advantage of early wildness by Shadow Ridge pitcher Shelbi Denman to score twice in the first inning of a 4-1 home win over the No. 2 Mustangs.
Marico Davis stole home as part of a double steal with no outs in the top of the eighth inning Wednesday, and Arienn Ackerman added an RBI double later in the inning to help Las Vegas High’s softball team to a 6-4 win at Silverado.
Karriem Beyah had 18 kills and 10 digs Wednesday as Coronado’s boys volleyball team wrapped up the Southeast League title with a 23-25, 25-20, 25-18, 25-16 home win over Foothill.
Rylee Campbell’s one-out suicide squeeze with the bases loaded in the bottom of the seventh Wednesday brought home Sebastian Fitzgerald and gave Tech’s baseball team a 6-5 win over Chaparral at Arroyo Grande Sports Complex.
Faith Lutheran had five golfers break 80 to easily win a Sunset League match at Siena on Thursday.
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Centennial”s Stephanie Day started the bottom of the fifth and sixth innings with singles and scored both times in the Bulldogs” 5-1 win over Arbor View on Tuesday in a Northwest League game. Centennial moved into a first-place tie with the Aggies with one league game left.
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