Bishop Gorman and Arbor View are the teams to beat in the Class 5A Southern Region. Here’s a breakdown of all 5A football teams heading into the season.
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Sierra Rivera’s RBI single with two outs in the bottom of the seventh inning Thursday lifted Del Sol’s softball team past the visiting Mojave, 15-14.
Tanner Franklin had 22 kills and 13 digs, and Justin Ahlstrom added 31 assists as Shadow Ridge’s boys volleyball team got past Las Vegas for a 18-25, 25-21, 25-16, 22-25, 15-7 home victory on Tuesday night.
Garrett Lucas threw a five-inning perfect game on Tuesday to lead Pahrump Valley’s baseball team to a 10-0 home win over Del Sol.
Sierra Vista’s softball team scored twice in the bottom of the seventh inning to edge Durango for a 6-5 home victory on Tuesday afternoon.
Taylor Askland went the distance and allowed one earned run Monday as Palo Verde’s softball team edged Cimarron-Memorial at home, 3-2.
Centennial’s baseball team scored three runs in the bottom of the seventh inning to overcome a 2-0 deficit and beat visiting Faith Lutheran on Monday, 3-2.
Ashley Ward went 4-for-4 with two doubles, a triple and two RBIs to lead the Coronado’s softball team to a 12-5 win over Torrance (California) at the Tournament of Champions in Bullhead City, Arizona.
Brayden Palluck singled home Lucas Dockery with two outs in the top of the eighth on Friday to lift Faith Lutheran’s baseball team to a 3-2 road win over Bonanza in the Bengal Varsity Tournament.
Torii Forsberg went 4-for-4 with two doubles, three runs and two RBIs as Arbor View’s softball team routed Las Vegas in four innings at the Battle of the Bats Tournament, 16-3 on Thursday.
Carlos Hernandez and R.J. Forbus combined on a five-inning no-hitter as the Rancho blanked visiting Sierra Vista in the Diamondback Kickoff Tournament on Thursday.
Spring Valley 132-pounder Andres Garcia beat the Sunrise Region champion, the Sunset runner-up and last week’s Sunset Region champion to claim his first Class 4A state championship Friday at The Orleans Arena.
Jarrod Burks scored 14 points as Arbor View’s boys basketball team rallied for a 71-64 home win over Centennial on Wednesday.
Foothill’s Keilani Brown scored 13 points Wednesday as the Falcons defeated host Basic 56-39 to secure the Southeast League’s No. 2 playoff seed.
Foothill’s Madisyn McArthur threw four touchdown passes on Wednesday as the Falcons topped host Basic, 26-13.
Cindylou Rasiang passed for 318 yards and three touchdowns and had a rushing touchdown as Bonanza’s flag football team edged host Sierra Vista, 27-26.
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