Centennial senior quarterback Jamaal Evans has been traveling to Logan, Utah long before he started playing football. His father, Leon, routinely took high school teams he’s coached to Utah State’s football camp. Naturally, the younger Evans tagged along until he was in high school, and could participate.
The second-seeded Aces scored three runs in the top of the eighth and held on to beat the top-seeded Southern NevadaBlue Sox 5-3 to win the state championship at UNLV’s Wilson Stadium.
The Southern Nevada Blue Sox – comprised of players from Basic and Green Valley High Schools – defeated Centennial 12-2 Thursday night in the American Legion State Tournament at UNLV’s Wilson Stadium.
Here is the schedule and scores (when available) for the American Legion state tournament, being held July 23-30 at UNLV.
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Centennial scored 12 runs in the first two innings, and used a 16-hit attack to defeat Silverado 16-1 Wednesday night in the American Legion State Tournament at UNLV’s Wilson Stadium.
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For Trent Bixby, the Sunrise Region Player of the Year this past spring, it’s irrelevant to him just how dominating he can be for the Southern Nevada Blue Sox. His main concern is one thing: the team.
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Coronado coach Rich Santigate has one motto for legion baseball: don’t stop scoring until the final out.
Silverado pitcher Kevin Pindel’s personality strongly resembles his style on the mound. The 6-foot-1-inch, soft-spoken right-hander is not a power pitcher, but he can deal well enough to make a point.
Gary Trent Jr., ranked by ESPN.com as the nation’s No. 9 basketball recruit, has transferred to Findlay Prep. He is playing this week for a Minnesota team in one of the Las Vegas AAU tournaments.
Shadow Ridge’s Je’Rell Springer, who ESPN ranks as the state’s No. 5 recruit, has started to make a name for himself.
