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State champions for the 2015-16 winter season

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.

NOTES: Centennial QB Evans accepts UNR welcome

Centennial rising senior Jamaal Evans became the second area QB to make an oral commitment for 2017 when he recently pledged to UNR.

2015-16 Girls Basketball Honors

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.

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FIELDER’S CHOICES: Look for Bishop Gorman, Centennial to repeat at state

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.

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Cowboys wear down Jaguars in first-place showdown

Alexis Vanstory scored eight of her 11 points in the fourth quarter Tuesday to spark an 18-9 run as Chaparral’s girls basketball team rallied for a 52-44 win over visiting Desert Pines to take sole possession of first place in the Division I-A Sunrise League.

Tougher academic requirements changing the game

Andy Johnson needed a point guard. The Findlay Prep boys basketball coach scoured the country this spring and ultimately zeroed in on a pass-first playmaker from Louisiana named Skylar Mays.

NOTES: Injury doesn’t keep Jaguars’ Smith down

When Anthony Smith was diagnosed with a torn anterior cruciate ligament last month, the senior for Desert Pines’ football team worried college coaches would pull his scholarship offers. In fact, Smith was so concerned that he briefly considered not even telling recruiters about the injury.