The high school football season kicks off Friday in Southern Nevada with several intriguing matchups. Here are five to watch this weekend.
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Deborah Grant swept the sprints on Saturday to lead Green Valley’s girls track team to victory at the Sunrise FAST Classic at Green Valley.
Jerald Murray threw a six-hitter with four strikeouts to lead Silverado’s baseball team to a 1-0 home win over Liberty on Friday.
Losi Brown went 4-for-4 with a double and three RBIs and tossed a complete game, as Chaparral’s softball team beat visiting Boulder City 8-3 on Thursday, handing the Eagles their first Class 3A Sunrise League loss.
Hunter Martin singled to right-center field with two outs in the bottom of the seventh to score Trace Evans and give Basic’s baseball team a 9-8 home win over Coronado on Thursday.
Cody Kludasch won two individual events Wednesday to lead the Las Vegas boys track team to victory in a five-team meet in Overton.
Dylan Fritz carded a 5-under-par 67 to earn medalist honors and carry the Coronado boys golf team to team victory in a Southeast League match at Anthem on Tuesday.
Marleena Mills went 3-for-4 with a home run and five RBIs to power Boulder City’s softball team to an 11-2 home win over Moapa Valley on Tuesday.
Dax Fellows and Grant McCarty each doubled twice for the Silverado baseball team Saturday as the visiting Skyhawks downed Eldorado in eight innings, 7-4.
Richard Mascarenas entered the game with the bases loaded and nobody out in the seventh for Durango on Friday, and got a flyball and a double play to lock down the save in a 3-2 road win over Pahrump Valley.
Haylee Makue-Vasconcello’s two-out single in the bottom of the eighth inning drove in Katy Orellana from second base with the winning run to lift Tech’s softball team to a 4-3 home win over Chaparral 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.
Shelby Carvalho hit an RBI single in the bottom of the ninth inning to lift Liberty’s softball team to an 8-7 home win over Basic on Monday.
Sam Pope and Kevin Pindel combined on a four-hitter Monday as Silverado’s baseball team beat visiting Coronado, 3-0.
Coronado’s girls track and field team won two relays, and the Cougars went on to capture the team title at the Valley Relays on Saturday at Valley High.
Aaron Johnson and Marlon Harrison each won an individual event and finished second in another to lead Las Vegas’ boys track and field team to the title at the Valley Relays on Saturday at Valley High.
Jerald Murray threw a no-hitter with 14 strikeouts to help Silverado’s baseball team earn a 5-0 win at Valley on Thursday.
Justin Pearson swept the throws Wednesday to lead Green Valley’s boys track team to victory in a three-team home meet.
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The high school football season kicks off Friday in Southern Nevada with several intriguing matchups. Here are five to watch this weekend.
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