A look at the Review-Journal’s Athletes of the Year from the spring season.
Baseball
Indian Springs blasted Pahranagat Valley 12-2 in six innings in the Class 1A final at North Valleys High School to claim the program’s first state championship in 45 years.
Kobe Walker’s two-run home run keyed a six-run third inning and helped the Lynx to a 13-5 win over Yerington in a winner-take-all game for the 2A crown. It’s the third straight state title for Lincoln County.
Nik Dobar fired a four-hit shutout Thursday as Centennial’s baseball team earned a 5-0 road win over Palo Verde.
Devin Contreras scored on an error in the bottom of the seventh inning as Liberty’s baseball team earned a 3-2 home win over top-ranked Basic on Monday.
Anthony Pacifico hit the go-ahead two-run double with two outs that sparked a five-run sixth inning, and Boulder City’s baseball team held on for a 10-8 win over Spring Creek in the winners’ bracket semifinals at Faith Lutheran on Friday.
The pressure of playing in the state tournament can be too much for some young players.
Indian Springs advanced to the Class 1A state baseball title game with a resounding 14-3 win in five innings over Mineral County on Friday at Durango.
Needles topped Yerington 7-6 on Friday, preventing the Lions from reaching the Class 2A baseball state title game for the seventh straight year.
Senior Fitzgerald pitched a complete game to get the win and went 3-for-3 with a double and a two-run homer in Green Valley’s 11-2 home win over Liberty on Wednesday.
Jack Wold singled off the right-field fence with one out in the bottom of the seventh to score Christian Rivero and lift Basic’s baseball team to a 3-2 home victory over Las Vegas on Wednesday.
Here is the latest Southern Nevada baseball coaches poll.
Here is a look at the week’s top high school sports events.
Here are the Nevada Preps Player Of The Week nominees for Week 4 of Nevada high school football.
Ryne Nelson, wearing No. 29, singled home Gehrig Timmons with one out in the bottom of the ninth inning to give the Wolves a 3-2 win over Reno in the Division I state tournament at Bishop Manogue High.
