Ron Smeltzer’s goal as president of the Clark County High School Football Coaches Hall of Fame has been to honor people whose contributions date back several years.
Track
It”s rare for the nation”s top-ranked prep football team to be unsettled at the quarterback position after two games. But sophomore Tate Martell and senior Danny Hong are still competing for the top spot at Bishop Gorman.
Centennial girls track and field standout Tiana Bonds has been named the Gatorade Nevada Girls Track & Field Athlete of the Year.
It was difficult not to notice Sydney Badger and Randall Cunningham.
Amy Lubawy kept thinking she had reached a plateau in her swimming career.
CARSON CITY — All the other competitors in the girls 1,600-meter relay left the podium Saturday, but Centennial’s Sydney Badger and Tiana Bonds remained on the top step so they could be honored by the crowd at Carson High for the final time.
CARSON CITY — The rivalry simmered for more than three months and finally reached its conclusion Friday.
If Vashti Cunningham had to predict the day she would make history, Saturday would have been way down the list.
Before Saturday, Green Valley already had 21 Sunrise Region champions from pole vaulting alone.
Vincent Ackerman and Robert Reyes each won two individual events and ran on a winning relay to lead the visiting Liberty boys track team to a 97½-36½ win over Foothill on Wednesday.
Sianna Nelson won four events Wednesday to lead Bonanza’s girls track team to an 88-58 victory over visiting Cimarron-Memorial in a Southwest League dual meet.
Anyah Nutter had three first-place finishes and one second-place showing Saturday to help Centennial’s boys track team win The Meadows Invitational.
The Mt. SAC Relays are often viewed as a preview of the California state meet. But that didn’t stop some local track and field standouts from crashing the party.
Shakiya Hollis, Malissa Oliver and Marissa Suan each won two events on Tuesday to help Palo Verde’s girls track team defeat visiting Sierra Vista, 88½-56½.
Durango’s Leontre Austin won the 100- and 200-meter dashes on Tuesday to lead the Trailblazers to victory in a home tri-meet with 91 points.