Strong doubles play helped Moapa Valley’s girls tennis team earn an 11-7 home victory over Cheyenne in the first round of the Class 3A Southern Region tennis tournament Saturday morning.
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Gaels senior wing Jamal Bey committed to the University of Washington on Saturday afternoon.
Gillman Jenkins caught a 2-yard touchdown pass from Jayden Yeager in the second quarter, and Needles’ football team held off Democracy Prep 6-0 in a penalty-infested Class 2A Southern League game at Rancho High.
Senior running back turned quarterback Jared Regan ran for 283 yards and four touchdowns to lift Lake Mead to a 40-0 victory over Calvary Chapel on Friday night.
Preston Higbee accounted for seven touchdowns Friday, throwing five and rushing for two, as Pahranagat Valley’s football team bullied its way to a 70-12 road win against Tonopah.
Eldorado danced to a 48-8 victory over Rancho on Thursday night.
In its return to the gridiron Friday at Silverado, Basic couldn’t have scripted a more perfect ending, as quarterback Paul Myro tossed a 34-yard touchdown pass to Zack Grismanauskas on the final play of the game to give the Wolves a 34-30 victory over the host Skyhawks.
Despite building a 22-0 lead in the second half, Mojave needed overtime to defeat Sunrise Mountain 34-28 on Friday for in its Sunset League opener.
Back on the field for the first time in 13 days, Canyon Springs quarterback DiaMante Burton scored four touchdowns, two rushing and two passing, in the Pioneers’ 54-6 road victory over Valley.
Sheik Fofanah ran for two touchdowns while TyRay Collins and Trayvius Hodge added scoring runs apiece as the Chaparral football team beat Desert Oasis, 28-7 on Thursday.
Clarence Rose hit paydirt four times for Cheyenne’s football team, leading the way for the host Desert Shields blow by Western on Thursday, 40-0.
The Aggies (5-0, 3-0 Northwest) showed up, went to work in the first half and rolled to a 44-7 home rout over the Bulldogs (0-5, 0-3).
Durango’s Jayden Nersinger caught a 27-yard pass from quarterback Kaden Renshaw on a key fourth-and-3 play, setting up Renshaw’s 1-yard score, that preserved a 25-18 home victory over Clark.
The Gaels (4-2, 2-0 Southwest League) polished off their second straight shutout victory in six days, 63-0, over the visiting Grizzlies on Thursday night.
Faith Lutheran quarterback Sagan Gronauer, a week after an injury sidelined him during the Crusaders’ comeback win, completed 19 passes on 33 attempts for 327 yards and two touchdowns to lead his team to a 20-13 road win over Legacy on Thursday.