Christian Marshall returned to running back after being injured in a season-opening loss and will carry a streak of five consecutive games with at least 100 rushing yards into Friday’s Class 4A Sunset Region semifinal against top-ranked Bishop Gorman.
Softball
Four high school football teams in Washington state have made news in recent weeks for forfeiting games rather than taking the field against a private Catholic school that features college and NFL-sized players.
The Las Vegas Review-Journal announces its 2016 all-state softball teams.
Follow the link for postseason softball honors, as selected by coaches. All-league and all-region teams will be posted as they are received.
Follow the link for the latest softball coaches poll.
Skylar Gorrell tossed a four-hitter and struck out six Tuesday as Las Vegas High’s softball team handed visiting Rancho its first loss in Division I Sunrise League play, 4-3.
Follow the link for the latest softball coaches poll.
Caitlyn Stevenson singled in the bottom of the eighth inning to plate Kaitlyn Enzweiler with the winning run as the Foothill softball team edged visiting Liberty, 8-7 on Wednesday.
Lili Gutierrez and Samantha Pochop combined on a three-hitter Saturday to help the Rancho softball team to a 7-0 win over visiting Las Vegas.
Cassandra Bueno had three hits and two RBIs Monday to lead the Desert Pines softball team to a 22-8 road win over Clark, snapping a 104-game losing streak.
Amanda Sink threw a three-hitter and hit the game-winning home run with one out in the bottom of the sixth inning Tuesday as the Legacy softball team edged visiting Durango, 3-2.
Tatum Spangler went 3-for-4 with a home run, a double and two RBIs to help the Coronado softball team to a 13-4 win over Frontier (Calif.) on Thursday in the Torrance National Tournament in Torrance, California.
Alyssa Spencer went 2-for-3 with two RBIs Saturday to help the Legacy softball team to a 6-4 win over Faith Lutheran in the championship game of the Colorado River Invitational in Needles, California.
Kali Tomlinson”s grand slam capped a five-run top of the fourth inning Friday as the Palo Verde softball team edged Bryan (Texas) 6-5 in four innings in the Tournament of Champions in Bullhead City, Arizona.
Kasey Bilodeau had a two-out single to right-center field with one out in the bottom of the fifth inning Thursday to plate Ashley Witucki with the winning run as the Bishop Gorman softball team nipped Woods Cross (Utah) 5-4 in the opening game of the Kick Off the Season tournament at Gorman.