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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Brandon Nellis swam the 50 freestyle in 22.27 seconds to help Coronado’s swim team to a 176-136 winover Foothill at Heritage on Saturday.
Skylar Shannon and Samantha Difulvio each won two individual events Saturday to help Clark’s girls swimming team to a 166-128 win over Faith Lutheran at Pavilion.
Here are the 2018 boys basketball honors, as selected by coaches.
Here are the 2018 girls basketball honors, as selected by coaches.
Spring Valley 132-pounder Andres Garcia beat the Sunrise Region champion, the Sunset runner-up and last week’s Sunset Region champion to claim his first Class 4A state championship Friday at The Orleans Arena.
Valley’s Xzavier Maheia pinned his opponent at 138 pounds with 13 seconds remaining in the third period Thursday to help the Vikings’ wrestling team edge visiting Rancho, 40-36.
Bishop Gorman sophomore forward Isaiah Cottrell scored 20 points, and the host Gaels made 9 of 12 free throws in the final 36 seconds, to hang on for a 69-63 victory over Salesian (California) in a Platinum Division semifinal on Friday.
Daniel Plummer scored 14 of his game-high 23 points in the first half, and Democracy Prep stormed to a 30-13 halftime lead en route to its 61-41 victory over Palo Verde in the Gatorade Division bracket on Thursday night.
Hannah Ferrara had two goals and two assists, and Karissa Martinez and Sierra Vicente each had a goal and an assist to lead Arbor View’s girls soccer team to a 5-0 home win over Centennial on Wednesday night.
Ramiro Andrade scored twice Monday to lead Eldorado’s boys soccer team to a 3-0 home win against Valley.
Riley Divich scored in the first half, and Faith Lutheran’s girls soccer team held on for a 1-0 upset victory over host Palo Verde on Monday.
Arbor View’s Keith Williams led at the front of a pack of five runners early. Eventually, he managed to hold off PahrumpValley’s Bryce Odegard and Centennial’s Alexander Miller in the final quarter mile, putting in a good finishing kick to cross the line in 16 minutes and 13 seconds.
Anna Pfarrer went 3-0 in singles as the Liberty girls tennis team beat Valley at home in the Class 4A Sunrise Region quarterfinals Thursday, 11-7.
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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.
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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.
