Bishop Gorman used an eight-run first inning to defeat Silverado and win the Class 4A state softball championship Saturday at Bishop Gorman.
Alex Wright
Alex Wright joined the Review-Journal staff as a high school sports reporter on October 2022. He was previously a sports intern at the RJ. Alex was born and raised in Las Vegas and is in his fourth year at UNLV, majoring in journalism and media studies, with a concentration in sports media. Alex currently serves as the editor-in-chief for UNLV's student newspaper, the Scarlet & Gray Free Press. He previously was the sports editor for the paper last school year after being a sports staff writer for a year and a half.
Bishop Gorman survived a 13-inning slugfest with Reno in the losers bracket final and will meet Basic in the Class 5A state baseball tournament championship game.
Brooke Ventrelle’s RBI triple in the third started a three-run inning, and Rylie Pindel struck out 10 as Bishop Gorman shut out Legacy in the Class 4A state tournament.
Aviators catcher Shea Langeliers is the Oakland A’s No. 2-ranked prospect after being traded by the Atlanta Braves in the deal for All-Star first baseman Matt Olson.
Lambo, a 3½-year-old chocolate Labrador retriever, is joining her brother Finn to retrieve bats at Aviators games at Las Vegas Ballpark.