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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Morgan Matsumoto drove in three runs, and Jocelyn Shupp went 3-for-4 and scored three runs to help the Foothill’s softball team to a 13-11 road win over Silverado on Thursday evening.
Pascual Chavez had 18 kills, and Troy-Toese Fautanu had 16 kills to help Liberty’s boys volleyball team edge visiting Legacy on Thursday, 25-11, 20-25, 19-25, 26-24, 15-8.
Tanner Franklin had 22 kills and 13 digs, and Justin Ahlstrom added 31 assists as Shadow Ridge’s boys volleyball team got past Las Vegas for a 18-25, 25-21, 25-16, 22-25, 15-7 home victory on Tuesday night.
Brayden Palluck singled home Lucas Dockery with two outs in the top of the eighth on Friday to lift Faith Lutheran’s baseball team to a 3-2 road win over Bonanza in the Bengal Varsity Tournament.
Carlos Hernandez and R.J. Forbus combined on a five-inning no-hitter as the Rancho blanked visiting Sierra Vista in the Diamondback Kickoff Tournament on Thursday.
Kaitlyn Anderson led all scorers with 29 points Friday as Moapa Valley’s girls basketball defeated Chaparral in Overton, 76-38.
Jamal Bey had 37 points and 15 rebounds to help Bishop Gorman’s boys basketball team put away Sierra Vista at home for an 86-71 victory on Wednesday night.
Kyndal Ricks scored a game-high 20 points for Rancho’s girls basketball team Wednesday, and the Rams held Westerm scoreless in the second quarter en route to the 39-27 road victory.
Marina Bacon threw two touchdown passes and had a rushing touchdown as the Durango’s flag football team eked out a 24-19 road victory at Western on Friday.
Jada Whited and Anna Pfarrer went 3-0 in doubles for Liberty’s girls tennis team Monday as the Patriots edged visiting Valley in a tiebreaker, 10-9.
Caiden Jacob went 3-0 in singles Monday to help the Desert Oasis boys tennis team edge visiting Centennial 10-8 in the completion of a match that was rained out last week.
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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.