“She loved music, dancing, and being around all the people she loved,” Ashari’s parents wrote in a statement. “She called football the real love of her life!”
Flag Football
The Desert Oasis High School student collapsed Thursday after a home game against Valley High School. She was hospitalized and died later that night.
Many high school football teams in the valley were more concerned about taking care of issues off the field instead of what they could accomplish on it Monday.
A Las Vegas prep football standout took his time on stage at the NFL draft to give Roger Goodell a message.
Here is the All-Southern Nevada flag football team. Matthew Nighswonger is the Coach of the Year after leading Shadow Ridge to a 21-3 record and the Class 5A state championship.
Mikayla Brown threw for 215 yards and four touchdowns, as Shadow Ridge won its first state flag football championship while denying Green Valley its third straight.
Green Valley and Shadow Ridge will meet in flag football for the fifth time this season Tuesday with the Class 5A state championship on the line.
SLAM! Nevada took advantage of an Amplus team playing its first-ever game, with Lizette Valenciano throwing five touchdown passes in a 31-0 victory Friday.
Amplus and SLAM! Nevada will meet in flag football Friday, the first high school sporting event in Nevada since the COVID-19 shutdown in March.
A stretch of 10 months without high school sports in Nevada is set to come to an end when Amplus and Slam! Nevada meet in flag football Jan. 14.
Nevada has the second-most high school flag football teams with 36 and athletes with 1,881 — all of them in Southern Nevada — trailing only Florida.
The Gators seized momentum midway through the second quarter and rolled to their second consecutive Class 4A state championship with a 21-0 win over Las Vegas on Thursday.
Find out who was named the 2019 Nevada Preps Female Athlete of the Year.
The Class 4A all-region flag football teams (as selected by coaches) are here
Here are some of the top performances for the week of Feb. 25-March 2.