Here is a recap of every team that won a state title during the 2016 spring sports season and will be looking to defend this upcoming season.
Softball
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.
Centennial rising senior Jamaal Evans became the second area QB to make an oral commitment for 2017 when he recently pledged to UNR.
Samantha Pochop tossed a five-hitter and struck out 12 on Thursday to lead Rancho’s softball team to a 1-0 win over visiting Coronado in a matchup of the top two teams in the Division I Sunrise League.
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.
Arienn Ackerman’s two-run double in the bottom of the sixth inning broke a 2-2 tie and lifted Las Vegas High’s softball team to a 4-2 home win over Basic on Monday.
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.
Winning pitcher Holly Severance had a three-run double in a five-run fifth inning Friday as the Desert Oasis softball team stunned host Centennial, 9-6.
Kali Tomlinson hit a two-run home run that keyed a five-run first inning Thursday as the Palo Verde softball team held on to defeat visiting Shadow Ridge, 5-4.
Winning pitcher Skylar Gorrell was 2-for-4 with a double and two RBIs, and the Las Vegas High softball team rallied from a 5-2 sixth-inning deficit to earn an 11-7 win at Green Valley on Monday.