Here are the top performances from the week of Dec. 18-Dec. 23
Wrestling
Cimarron-Memorial’s wrestling team pitched a shutout Saturday against Canyon Springs, collecting pinfall victories from seven Spartans in the 78-0 victory at Bonanza.
Gabriel Taledo won by pin as time expired at 106 pounds to clinch Shadow Ridge’s 36-34 wrestling win over host Centennial on Wednesday.
Las Vegas High’s Nathan Rhoads pinned his opponent at 132 pounds on Saturday to clinch a 40-34 win over Foothill in the championship match of the Spring Valley Duals.
Boulder City had eight wrestlers post 4-0 records on Saturday as the Eagles claimed the team title at the Boulder City Duals.
Sierra Vista’s Anthony Cordero won by pin at 285 pounds on Wednesday to clinch a 40-36 win over visiting Cimarron-Memorial.
The Spartans bring back a pair of top-three finishers from last year’s state meet and hope to contend for the Sunset Region title.
Here is a recap of every team that won a state title during the 2016-17 winter sports season and will be looking to defend this upcoming season.
A look at the Review-Journal’s Athletes of the Year from the winter season.
Green Valley sophomore Steele Dias won the 106-pound state championship to help the Gators to their sixth consecutive state title Saturday at Spanish Springs High School.
Having won five consecutive state championships, Green Valley coach Jon Ferry might have expected to feel comfortable with a lead after the first day of the Class 4A state tournament. But Ferry wasn’t feeling so secure as his team prepared to leave the gym after Friday’s semifinal round at Spanish Springs.
Arbor View’s Peyton Prussin beat Ryan Mitchell of Spring Valley 10-6 to take third place in the Class 4A Sunset Region tournament at Cimarron-Memorial and clinch the Aggies’ second straight region title before the championship matches started.
Sophomore Peyton Prussin went 2-0 at 106 pounds on Friday and is one of nine Arbor View wrestlers who advanced to the semifinals of the Class 4A Sunset Region tournament at Cimarron-Memorial.
The Shadow Ridge wrestling team won three matches by fall Wednesday night en route to a 37-28 home win over Cimarron-Memorial.
Liberty’s wrestling team dominated the lower weights Wednesday, winning five of the six lightest classes to edge visiting Coronado, 40-39.
