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NOTES: Tyler Tuiasosopo eager to elevate winless Western

Tyler Tuiasosopo, 27, was hired by Western last month and provides instant name recognition for a team that hasn’t won a game on the field since 2010.

2016-17 Girls Basketball Honors

Follow the link for postseason girls basketball honors, as selected by coaches. All-league and all-region teams will be posted as they are received.

HOLIDAY CLASSIC: Centennial blowout still teaching moment

Centennial’s Aja Phoumiphat came off the bench to score a game-high 11 points on Wednesday, and the hot-shooting Bulldogs built a 41-12 halftime lead before cruising to a 68-20 home win over Aztec (N.M.) in pool play.

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Longhorns let fourth-quarter lead slip away

Legacy’s girls basketball team held a one-point lead entering the fourth quarter on Wednesday but couldn’t hang on as El Rancho (California) topped the Longhorns 46-36 in the West Coast Festival in Ontario, California.

State basketball tourney suffers from no central location

Without an ideal central spot, the state basketball tournament in Nevada has alternated between Reno and Las Vegas since 2005.

And that’s why the 10 Las Vegas-area schools that advanced to championship games had to travel more than 400 miles to Reno last week to play at UNR’s Lawlor Events Center.

GATOR CLASSIC: Rancho gets defensive in win over Silverado

Using a box-and-one defense on Deja Siaki, Rancho limited the senior guard to 10 points and rolled to a 42-24 victory over Silverado to finish unbeaten in pool play at the Gator Winter Classic at Green Valley.

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