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.
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Brandon Baliza had 18 kills, and Brycen Ivester dished out 32 assists Thursday to help Liberty’s boys volleyball team rally for an 18-25, 18-25, 25-23, 25-15, 15-10 win over visiting Bishop Gorman.
LaKissa Martin scored 19 points Monday as Rancho’s girls basketball team clinched the final Southeast League berth for the Sunrise Region playoffs with a 55-38 win at Eldorado.
Lauren Ritter rushed for 81 yards and a touchdown on nine carries to help Centennial’s flag football team to a 19-6 home win over Arbor View on Monday.
Rancho’s David McKeever scored 23 points and converted two late steals into baskets to help the Rams rally for a 57-53 home win over Green Valley on Friday.
Paris Strawther had 10 points and 10 rebounds, and Liberty’s girls basketball team rallied for a 47-45 home win over Canyon Springs on Friday.
Heaven Lucero threw a go-ahead 13-yard touchdown pass to Katie Downs with 52 seconds left in regulation Friday to lead Coronado’s flag football team to a 7-6 win over visiting Eldorado.
Kallie Graves threw two touchdown passes and ran for a score Tuesday to help host Virgin Valley’s flag football team to a 26-13 win over Bonanza.
Mojave’s Matt Albinio had 10 kills and 13 digs to lead the Rattlers to a 25-19, 25-22, 28-26 sweep visiting Centennial in boys volleyball on Friday.
Kennedy Wharton and Eimainei Thomas-Palmer each won two individual events and ran on a winning relay team on Wednesday to lead Valley to a 77½-59½ win over visiting Rancho.
Mucuranyana Amon won the 3,200-meter run on Wednesday to help Clark’s boys track team to a win in a four-team meet in Overton.
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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.
Former Bishop Gorman standout Rome Odunze was selected ninth by the Chicago Bears, and former Liberty athlete Troy Fautanu went 20th overall to the Steelers.
Bishop Gorman announced Wednesday that its baseball team was forfeiting games over paperwork related to the eligibility of a transfer student.