Athletes of the Week — Sept. 5
Green Valley’s cross country runner Mia Smith (597) leads a small group of runners in the varsity A girls race during the 2016 Larry Burgess Cross Country Invitational held at Sunset Park, 2601 East Sunset Road, Las Vegas, Saturday, Sept. 10, 2016. Donavon Lockett/Las Vegas Review-Journal
Cimarron-Memorial’s Jordan Norwood (23) carries a ball as Shadow Ridge’s Chase Horlacher (9) and Travis Boston (3) go to stop him during the first half of a football game at Cimarron-Memorial High School in Las Vegas, Thursday, Sept. 28, 2017. Chitose Suzuki Las Vegas Review-Journal @chitosephoto
Desert Oasis’ Conner Nicholas (181) and Arbor View’s Ian Jackson, left, compete during the Boys Cross Country Class 4A Sunset Region race in Boulder City, Friday, Oct. 27, 2017. Nicholas finished in second place and Jackson finished in third place. Chitose Suzuki Las Vegas Review-Journal @chitosephoto
Boys Cross Country
Conner Nicholas, Desert Oasis
The senior won the 3.1-mile race at the Labor Day Classic at Palo Verde with a time of 16 minutes, 51 seconds.
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Girls Cross Country
Mia Smith, Green Valley
The senior placed first at the Labor Day Classic at Palo Verde, covering the 3.1-mile course in 19 minutes, 49 seconds.
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Football
Jordan Norwood, Cimarron-Memorial
The junior rushed for 284 yards and five touchdowns in a 42-25 road win over Silverado. He had touchdown runs of 21, 9, 81, 44 and 27 yards.
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Girls Golf
Morgan Goldstein, Faith Lutheran
The senior carded a 1-under-par 71 at Highland Falls to win a Northwest League match. It was the best score on a par 72 course for the week.
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Boys Soccer
Joel Sanchez, Desert Pines
The senior scored eight goals in two Jaguars’ two wins, including six on Thursday to take over the Southern Nevada lead with 12 on the season.
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Kaitlyn Kowalchuk, Coronado
The senior had two goals last week, and helped the Cougars remain undefeated and win the Las Vegas Kick-Off. She scored the only goal in the semifinals against Green Valley, then had one of the two scored in a 2-1 win over Palo Verde in the championship game.
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Boys Tennis
Mark Thuet, Bonanza
The senior posted an 8-0 singles record in team wins over Rancho, Shadow Ridge and Cimarron-Memorial.
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Girls Tennis
Claire Angel, Valley
The senior went 3-0 in singles against Chaparral and has helped stake the Vikings a 4-0 team record.
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Volleyball
Brooklyn Stone, Las Vegas
The sophomore setter recorded a total of 95 assists in victories over Basic, Valley and Liberty.
