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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Liberty’s Hayden Prasad scored his second goal of the game with 15 minutes remaining Monday, and the visiting Patriots knocked off Bishop Gorman 2-1 in boys soccer.
Sierra Vista’s Isabella Costa scored on an assist from Jasmine Trinidad in the second half Thursday, and the Mountain Lions tied with host Desert Oasis in girls soccer, 1-1.
Erik Ramos scored in the final minute Tuesday to give the Desert Oasis boys soccer team a 4-3 home win over Tech.
Liberty’s Mia Edwards scored the tying goal on a 77th-minute penalty kick to help the Patriots’ girls soccer team earn a 2-2 draw with host Foothill on Tuesday.
David Matias-Flores and Conner Barlow each had a goal as Silverado’s boys soccer team edged visiting Foothill 2-1 on Wednesday.
Evelin Beltran and Carolina Acero finished 3-0 in doubles Tuesday to lead the Desert Pines girls tennis team to a 12-6 road win over Bonanza in the Mountain Region tournament.
Max Patton’s goal in the final five minutes on Monday gave Liberty’s boys soccer team a 2-1 road win over third-ranked Tech.
Claire Rawlins trailed Basic’s Raquel Chavez for much of the race, but stayed within striking distance to the end. She then raced past Chavez and held off Sierra Vista’s Sarriah Brown to win the 3.1-mile race in 19 minutes, 16 seconds.
Bonanza’s Chase Kasday did not lose a game in going 3-0 in singles and leading the Bengals’ boys tennis team to an 11-7 road victory over Faith Lutheran.
Andrada Stanciu, Ariana Stanciu and Claudia Murdasanu each went 3-0 in singles play Thursday to lead Sierra Vista’s girls tennis team to a 12-6 road victory over Basic.
Foothill’s Brooke Vokoun scored in the 60th minute on Thursday to give the Falcons a 2-2 tie with host Sierra Vista in girls soccer.
Britnee Leavitt went 2-0 in singles to help Moapa Valley’s girls tennis team edge visiting Virgin Valley 10-9 on a tiebreaker Tuesday.
Juan Beltran-Diaz had three goals and an assist as Clark’s boys soccer team earned a 5-2 road win over Silverado on Tuesday.
Alysia Mestas scored in the second half on an assist from Liberty Leano to break a scoreless tie and give Tech’s girls soccer team a 1-0 home victory over Foothill on Tuesday.
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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.