Coronado girls golf coach Joe Sawaia helped lead the Cougars to the 5A state title in his final year coaching to earn Nevada Preps Coach of the Year honor.
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Nicholas held off hard-charging Massimiliano Swenson of Bishop Gorman to become Desert Oasis’ first region cross country champion. The Diamondbacks also won the boys region team title, another first in school history.
Amber Mallas had a goal and an assist on Tuesday to lead Arbor View’s girls soccer team to a 2-1 road win over Shadow Ridge.
Claire Rawlins trailed Basic’s Raquel Chavez for much of the race, but stayed within striking distance to the end. She then raced past Chavez and held off Sierra Vista’s Sarriah Brown to win the 3.1-mile race in 19 minutes, 16 seconds.
Foothill’s Stefan Sretenovic and Ben Crawford each went 3-0 in singles as the Falcons nipped host Silverado 10-8 in boys tennis on Wednesday.
Ava Nhaisi and Sidra Wohlwend went 2-0 in doubles on Wednesday as Coronado’s girls tennis team earned an 11-7 road win over Clark.
Emilia Mason had 20 assists and five aces Thursday to lead Spring Valley’s girls volleyball team to a 25-19, 22-25, 23-25, 25-22, 15-13 victory over host Canyon Springs.
Madison Martinez-Hutchinson had 16 assists and 10 digs, and Breanna Onori recorded 11 assists, eight digs and seven aces as Green Valley’s volleyball team rallied for an 18-25, 18-25, 25-11, 25-19, 15-8 home win over Legacy on Tuesday night.
Olivia Leavitt and Sophia Morris went 3-0 in doubles to lead Boulder City’s tennis team to an 11-7 road victory over Basic on Friday afternoon.
The doubles team of Ashton Barney and Nate Freimuth finished 3-0 to help Las Vegas High’s boys tennis team to a 14-4 home victory over Shadow Ridge on Friday afternoon.
Cristian Herrera was 3-for-3 with a double, a home run and two RBIs on Thursday to lead the Sunrise Region to an 11-5 victory over the Sunset in the Class 4A Senior All-Star Game at Faith Lutheran.
Angela Santillanes doubled home Sanoe Helenihi in the bottom of the seventh Monday to lift Basic’s softball team to a 7-6 home win over Rancho.
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Bishop Gorman announced Thursday that baseball coach Chris Sheff will not return following an investigation into the program.
The school’s teams will have a new nickname in August after an agreement with Arizona State to use the Sundevils moniker and the Sparky mascot was discontinued.
Faith Lutheran thrower Preston Beery set the unofficial state record in the shot put Friday to earn Nevada Preps Boys Athlete of the Week honors.
Basic’s baseball team has been forced to forfeit all of its league games for using ineligible players, the Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association confirmed.
