■ LAKE MEAD — Anglers are finding a lot of shad through the back of Vegas Wash. Some are using the fish as bait, but the striper bite remains slow. Despite that, the largemouth and smallmouth bass have provided fishermen with good action.
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■ ARBOR VIEW — Softball player Letty Valenzuela has posted a 6-2 record with a 1.11 ERA and 35 strikeouts in the circle this season.
While Washington Nationals phenoms Stephen Strasburg and Bryce Harper form the most potent young pitcher-hitter tandem in the majors, the 51s feature arguably the top one-two punch in the minors in New York Mets prospects Zack Wheeler and Travis d’Arnaud.
Findlay Prep’s Nigel Williams-Goss had 10 points, two rebounds, six assists and two blocks in a losing effort for the West as the East won the McDonald’s All-American game, a showcase for prep basketball talent, 110-99 in Chicago on Wednesday night.
UNLV’s Dana Finkelstein, a sophomore from Chandler, Ariz., was named Mountain West women’s golfer of the week on Wednesday. She tied for eighth out of 83 golfers at the Farms Invitational in Rancho Sante Fe, Calif., this week and leads all conference golfers this season with a 74.48 stroke average.
UNLV’s Ace Matias, a sophomore from Torrance, Calif., was named Mountain West men’ tennis player of the week on Wednesday. He went 9-1 last week in singles and doubles while leading the Rebels to a 4-1 mark.
One early summer evening, my friend Ron and I decided to shoot our muzzleloading rifles in the remnants of an old gravel pit located in the desert near my home. At the time, such activity was still legal in that area, and we wanted to take advantage of the somewhat cooler temperatures that come with the setting sun. What we didn’t count on was running into someone else who wanted to take advantage of the cooler temperatures as well.
Liberty baseball coach Nick Didier hoped his team could make a statement Wednesday in its Southeast League opener.
Sports playoffs often are called the “second season.” That couldn’t be more true for Findlay Prep’s boys basketball team.