Palo Verde senior third baseman Drew Kaplan earned a prestigious honor Monday after helping lead the Panthers to the 5A state title.
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Jerin Lacson had 17 kills Tuesday to help Tech’s boys volleyball team outlast host Cheyenne, 25-16, 23-25, 25-16, 30-32, 15-13.
Team previews (as submitted by coaches) for the 2019 prep boys volleyball season.
Here are the all-region and all-league girls volleyball teams, as selected by coaches.
Faith Lutheran needed only 75 minutes to down Rancho 25-20, 25-18, 25-18 in the Class 4A Mountain Region semifinals at Eldorado.
The Wildcats (25-9) utilized those basic skills to clinch a 25-22, 25-21, 25-22 win over Cimarron-Memorial at Palo Verde in Mountain Region tournament quarterfinal play.
Brooklyn Slater had 12 kills on Tuesday to lead Liberty’s girls volleyball team to a 19-25, 25-15, 20-25, 25-19, 15-9 road victory over Green Valley in the Desert Region tournament.
Kiffyn Andreasean had six kills and five aces to guide the Palo Verde’s girls volleyball team to a 25-9, 25-11, 25-3 win over the Desert Pines in their regular-season finale to complete the league schedule with a perfect record.
Jan Duhaylungsod had 30 assists, nine digs and five blocks to propel Rancho’s girls volleyball team to a 20-25, 25-18, 25-13, 21-25, 17-15 home win over Legacy on Tuesday night.
Brooklyn Stone had 32 assists, two aces and six digs to help Las Vegas High’s girls volleyball team a 25-22, 25-16, 25-14 home win over Arbor View on Wednesday.
Mojave’s Aniya Marshall had 12 kills, eight aces and four blocks Monday to lead the Rattlers to a 25-27, 25-7, 25-18, 25-17 girls volleyball victory over visiting Chaparral.
Arien Fafard had had 46 assists, 10 kills, 26 digs and four blocks on Thursday to lead the Palo Verde girls volleyball team to a 22-25, 15-25, 25-23, 25-18, 17-15 road win over Faith Lutheran.
Alysha Smith had 12 kills, 14 assists, 13 digs and five aces to lead the Shadow Ridge girls volleyball team to a 28-26, 25-11, 22-25, 25-19 home victory over Centennial on Tuesday.
Skyla Faught had 26 kills and 31 digs, and Brooklyn Stone had 40 assists and 24 digs Wednesday as the Las Vegas girls volleyball team rallied to beat host Legacy, 25-27, 17-25, 25-20, 25-20, 15-11.
Destiny Garcia had 28 assists and three digs as Cimarron-Memorial’s girls volleyball team defeated visiting Shadow Ridge on Monday, 20-25, 25-16, 25-22, 25-14.
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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.
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.