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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Spring Valley star Essence Booker had 18 points and 12 rebounds, and the Grizzlies (21-2, 8-0 Southwest League) used a 10-0 third-quarter run to pull away from Bishop Gorman and score a 59-45 road victory Thursday night.
Liberty posted a 4-0 record and beat Coronado in the championship game to secure the Liberty Invitational crown on Saturday afternoon.
James Wiseman and Chandler Lawson each scored 17 points on Saturday to lead Memphis East to a 68-57 win over Findlay Prep in the Larry Finch Classic at Elma Roane Fieldhouse in Memphis.
Here is a list of every player that was selected to one of the Review-Journal’s 2016-17 winter all-state teams and is expected to return this upcoming season.
Tim Jeffries, one of the most successsful wrestling coaches in state history, said Tuesday he is stepping down as Faith Lutheran’s coach after five seasons.
Taylen Wachsmuth, Robert McFalls and Andre Davis combined for 54 points, and the Serpents rolled to a 63-46 win over Pahranagat Valley for the Class 1A boys state basketball title at Cox Pavilion.
Agassi Prep’s three best players were in foul trouble in the fourth quarter, making it hard to stop Needles from completing its comeback to win the Class 2A girls state title with a 64-54 victory.
Allen Merritt had 18 points, nine rebounds and four steals Saturday as Agassi Prep won its third state title in four years with a 60-43 victory over Adelson School in the Class 2A final at Cox Pavilion.
The schedule and results (when available) for the boys basketball state tournaments are here.
Capri Uzan scored 24 points to lead Desert Pines to a 69-46 victory over Cheyenne in the Class 3A boys basketball state title game Saturday at Cox Pavilion.
The Braves held Round Mountain junior Alyssa Hanks to an uncharacteristic 16 points as the Knights were unable to unseat the defending Class 1A state champions in a 65-37 loss to Owyhee at Cox Pavilion.
The schedule and results (when available) for the girls basketball state tournaments are here.
Liberty junior Dre’una Edwards has become one of the top girls basketball players in Southern Nevada is starting to reap the benefits of her hard work on the recruiting trail.
Maka Ellis scored 12 of his game-high 23 points in the fourth quarter to rally Sierra Vista’s boys basketball team to a 51-48 home win over Bonanza on Wednesday.
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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.
