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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Bishop Gorman put together an impressive second-half rally before finally falling to Oklahoma’s Putnam City West 66-64 in the Tarkanian Classic’s Diamond Division third-place game at Durango.
Bishop Gorman saw a nine-point lead fizzle away in the final 4:43 of regulation and went on to lose 86-79 in overtime to nationally ranked Mater Dei (California) in the semifinals of the Tarknanian Classic’s Platinum Division.
Faith Lutheran gave up an 18-6 scoring run at the end of the first half and couldn’t get enough stops late in a 73-61 loss to ThunderRidge (Colorado) in the winner’s bracket of the Tarkanian Classic Eastbay Division at Bishop Gorman.
Clark went cold from the field against nationally ranked Chino Hills (California) and saw a 10-point lead turn into a 91-87 loss in the opening round of the Platinum Division at the Tarkanian Classic.
Nic Maccioni had 24 points Wednesday to lead Faith Lutheran’s boys basketball team to to a 90-79 road victory over Arbor View.
De’Shawn Eagles hit a buzzer-beating putback to lift the Basic boys basketball team to a home win over Boulder City on Monday, 42-41.
Niara Smith had 17 points Monday to lead the Cimarron-Memorial girls basketball team to a 46-43 home victory over Palo Verde.
Jalen Graves scored nine of his 11 points in the third quarter Wednesday to help the Desert Pines to a 72-66 boys basketball win over host Liberty.
Alaysia Reed scored 21 points, including two late free throws for the game’s final margin, as Arbor View’s girls basketball team rallied to edge host Shadow Ridge 59-56 on Wednesday in the Northwest League opener.
Trevon Abdullah-Booker had 31 points Monday to lead the Desert Pines boys basketball team to a 73-61 home victory over Basic.
Lauren Calo scored 19 points on Monday as the Shadow Ridge girls basketball team held on for a 45-42 road victory over Valley.
Here are Southern Nevada’s top basketball recruits in the class of 2017.
Centennial rising senior Jamaal Evans became the second area QB to make an oral commitment for 2017 when he recently pledged to UNR.
The Las Vegas Review-Journal announces its 2016 all-state boys basketball teams.
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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.
