Bishop Gorman football won the Class 5A Division I state title and a fourth mythical national championship to earn Nevada Preps Team of the Year honors.
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Faith Lutheran gave up an 18-6 scoring run at the end of the first half and couldn’t get enough stops late in a 73-61 loss to ThunderRidge (Colorado) in the winner’s bracket of the Tarkanian Classic Eastbay Division at Bishop Gorman.
Here is a recap of every team that won a state title during the 2015-16 winter sports season and will be looking to defend this upcoming season.
Follow the link for postseason boys basketball honors, as selected by coaches. All-league and all-region teams will be posted as they are received.
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.
Before I can graduate, there’s some basketball to discuss. The Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association boys and girls state tournaments are in Reno this week, and I took a break from writing my book about the 2015 football season (“The Year of the Butt Punt”) to make the trip north and check out all the action.
Shania Harper had 15 points and 15 rebounds Wednesday to help Sierra Vista’s girls basketball team secure the final playoff spot in the Division I-A Sunset League with a 54-41 win at Cheyenne.
Maka Ellis scored 13 of his 26 points in the fourth quarter Monday to help Sierra Vista’s boys basketball team stun visiting Faith Lutheran, 70-52.
Briana Todd made 1 of 2 free throws with four seconds left to play Monday to lift Virgin Valley’s girls basketball team to a 51-50 win over Desert Pines in Mesquite.
Savannah Price hit 1 of 2 free throws with two seconds left in the game Thursday as Virgin Valley’s girls basketball team handed Chaparral its first Sunrise League loss of the season, 65-64 in Mesquite.
Timothy Jeffries scored 27 points, including eight points in overtime, to lift Legacy’s boys basketball team to a 63-61 road win over Shadow Ridge on Tuesday.
Kinlee Marshall made all four of her free throw attempts in overtime and finished with seven points as Moapa Valley’s girls basketball team held on for a 54-49 win over visiting Boulder City on Tuesday.
Zach Friel scored seven points in overtime Wednesday to lead Faith Lutheran’s boys basketball team to a 62-52 road win over Mojave.
Lauryn Calo led a balanced attack with nine points Wednesday as Shadow Ridge’s girls basketball team held on to defeat host Durango, 42-37.
Dewayne Alexander scored 14 points, including two free throws in the final seconds, to lead Cheyenne’s boys basketball team to a 62-60 victory over visiting Western on Thursday.
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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.