Moapa Valley and Virgin Valley have established themselves as the top programs in the Class 3A Southern Region, but charter and inner-city schools are improving.
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Moapa Valley doesn’t have much varsity experience back after a senior-laden team ran to an undefeated season and the Class 3A state championship last year.
The Clark County School District is expected to install artificial turf on 29 football fields by the end of the 2020-21 school year. Construction will be done in three phases.
Clark and Lincoln County’s baseball teams were declared co-champions of the Cowboy Classic tournament Tuesday after rain washed out the tournament championship game at Chaparral.
Damion Byrd drained a 66-footer as time expired in overtime Wednesday to lift host Silverado’s boys basketball team to a 72-71 overtime win over Desert Oasis.
Boulder City’s flag football team scored three-second half touchdowns on Wednesday to rally for a 26-25 home win over Western.
Aiyana Evans tallied 17 assists and three aces for Liberty’s girls volleyball team Tuesday, and Alana Chun notched 17 digs as the host Patriots outlasted Spring Valley, 25-21, 20-25, 25-23, 23-25, 15-7.
Max Leuga’s sixth-inning single plated Scott Gruber with the go-ahead run Monday and Green Valley’s baseball team held on to beat visiting Basic, 3-2
Morgan Matsumoto went 2-for-3 with an RBI Monday as Foothill’s softball team defeated host Las Vegas, 8-4.
Analiyah Matthews had 23 points to power Durango’s girls basketball team to a 49-35 home victory over Sierra Vista on Tuesday.
LeAndre McIntyre had 30 points to lead Durango’s boys basketball team to a 91-69 home win over Sierra Vista on Tuesday.
The Vikings return only four lettermen, but have a pair of talented wrestlers on whom to rely.
Camille Riggs had nine kills on Monday to lead the Western girls volleyball team to a 25-18, 20-25, 25-15, 15-25, 15-13 victory over host Sunrise Mountain.
Darby Parise scored in the 73rd minute on Monday to lift Basic’s girls soccer team to a 1-0 road win over Silverado.