College of Southern Nevada baseball coach Nick Garritano and Coyotes players talk about putting their 25-game junior college winning streak on the line against Salt Lake Community College, which has won 22 games in a row, on March 26, 2019 in Henderson, Nevada. (Ron Kantowski/Las Vegas Review-Journal).
Installation of grass at the Las Vegas Ballpark adds a field of green just before St. Patrick’s Day.
Just one year after accepting a job as a basketball coach and athletic director at Calvary Chapel, Dave Bliss resigned. The former Baylor University basketball coach with a tainted past explains why he left and accepted a job with American Preparatory Academy. (Heidi Fang/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
A Las Vegas charter school, American Preparatory Academy, is on a quest to become a part of the NIAA. They “slow-rolled” their athletics program to put all the right pieces in place and are led by a coach whose past is embroiled in controversy, Dave Bliss.
Video by Heidi Fang
Motocross racer Angie Wright signed on to do the Mint 400’s ironman amateur class, racing 162 miles alone with an ill equipped bike and a lack of familiarity with desert racing, but that does not dissuade her. (Rachel Aston/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Motorcycle racers compete in the annual Mint 400 race Saturday morning at Primm Valley Resort, outside Las Vegas. Bikes have not been allowed at the Mint 400 since 1976. During the afternoon races, four-wheeled vehicles took the course. (Mat Luschek/Review-Journal)
Las Vegas Aces center Carolyn Swords and members of the Las Vegas Aces front office staff are volunteering to help with the construction of Habitat for Humanity Las Vegas’ 112th home in celebration of International Women’s Day. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @bizutesfaye
The Aviators open their season April 9 and all indications are their new home will be ready. (Michael Quine/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Vegas88s
Mint 400 riders and racers rev and roar their way up Las Vegas Blvd Wednesday afternoon. (Mat Luschek/Review-Journal)
