WESTERN
Head coach: Susanne Bohen, fourth season
Returning letter winners: One
Top athletes: Lanisha Walker (Sr.)
Outlook: Walker is the only returning letter winner for the Warriors, who have just three girls on the team.
“Two of the three team members are beginners, so it will be a year of player development,” Bohen said.
Coronado’s girls golf team claimed its fifth straight Class 5A team state title at the 5A state tournament in Boulder City.
Bishop Gorman’s girls golf team won the Class 5A Southern Region team title thanks to an impressive second day of play.
Check out the latest high school tennis, golf and cross country news, including Bishop Gorman tennis player Lucas Rago.
Since winning last year’s Class 5A girls state golf individual title, Faith Lutheran junior Maddie Perez has not lost a match and is favored to win again this year.
The Sky Pointe cross country teams are among the favorites to win the Class 5A boys and girls state titles, even though the school is about a third the size of most 5A schools.
The Coronado girls tennis team last week defeated Palo Verde, which has won five straight Class 5A state championships, and has its sights set on a state title.
Clark High senior Alliah Jordan spent the summer competing with nearly 100 other golfers as part of the UNDERRATED Golf Tour, a program founded by Stephen Curry.
Joe Sawaia, who will be inducted into the Las Vegas Golf Hall of Fame this fall, reached the quarterfinals last week at the U.S. Senior Amateur in San Antonio.
Coronado won the individual and team events at a Class 5A Desert League girls golf match Thursday at Highland Falls. Here are photos from the match.
Faith Lutheran won the individual and team event at a Class 5A Mountain League girls golf match Thursday at Painted Desert. Here are photos from the match.
