Bishop Gorman junior baseball player Austin Wells was named the Gatorade Nevada Player of the Year on Tuesday.
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Nick Rupp and Jaxson Otis combined to go 4-7 with two runs and two RBIs on Thursday to help the Sunset Region to a 12-8 win over the Sunrise Region in the Class 4A all-star baseball game the College of Southern Nevada.
Numerous area football players have received early scholarship offers during the NCAA evaluation period that runs through May 31.
Athletes in three sports will take part in all-star games this week.
For the second consecutive season, Jack Wold homered in the bottom of the first, and Basic rolled to a 16-6, five-inning victory over Galena at Las Vegas High on Saturday for the Class 4A state baseball title.
Boulder City’s baseball team took advantage of a depleted pitching staff to grab an early eight-run lead, and the Eagles grinded out an 8-7 victory over Spring Creek in the Class 3A state final at Faith Lutheran on Saturday to repeat as champions.
Hunter Wilkin, nicknamed “Kersh” after Los Angeles Dodgers star Clayton Kershaw, pitched 2⅔ innings in his final game, as Lincoln County turned back Needles, 6-2 at The Meadows to win the Class 2A state baseball title.
Reliever Stockton Maxwell got out of a bases-loaded jam in the third inning, and Pahranagat Valley defeated Indian Springs 5-4 for the Class 1A state baseball title.
Anthony Pacifico hit the go-ahead two-run double with two outs that sparked a five-run sixth inning, and Boulder City’s baseball team held on for a 10-8 win over Spring Creek in the winners’ bracket semifinals at Faith Lutheran on Friday.
The pressure of playing in the state tournament can be too much for some young players.