This is my favorite week of the prep football season.
The Division I-A Southern Region playoffs begin, there are two league titles up for grabs, and all the games are Thursday because of Nevada Day.
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Green Valley’s Austin Rogers has been aiming all season long to run a 3.1-mile course in less than 16 minutes. The senior finally got his wish Saturday morning in a tune-up for the postseason.
Rachel Klopfer had 35 kills, 14 digs and two aces Thursday as Green Valley’s girls volleyball team outlasted visiting Bonanza, 25-17, 18-25, 25-22, 26-28, 15-11.
Eduardo Sanchez took a short pass off a corner kick and scored the lone goal of the match with four minutes remaining Friday to lift Tech’s boys soccer team to a 1-0 win over Palo Verde in the Southern Nevada Kick-Off Classic at Cimarron-Memorial.
WINNEMUCCA — With just one returning state placer, Green Valley’s wrestling team didn’t appear to be a favorite to win its fourth straight state title.
WINNEMUCCA — Green Valley’s quest to win a fourth straight state wrestling title got off to a solid start on the first day of the Division I tournament Friday.
Jamal Richards rolled a 300 game Wednesday at The Orleans to help Las Vegas High’s boys bowling team open the Sunrise Region tournament with a 7-2 win over Eldorado.
Teconna Dyer hit a tie-breaking free throw with 24 seconds to play, and Bianca Matlock added a layup eight seconds later to lift host Las Vegas High’s girls basketball team to a 53-50 win over Shadow Ridge on Thursday.
Competing against opponents who were up to 80 pounds heavier than him had its disadvantages for Clark wrestler Jacob Chaparian.
Spring Valley’s Tyson Perkins told his coach before each of the last four seasons that he would break the school record for goals scored in a season.
Shadow Ridge goalkeeper Jenna Gallagher broke her finger midway through the season in practice while scrimmaging the boy’s junior varsity team.
Sunrise Region girls cross country runners got a good look at Karina Haymore at the starting line Thursday.
Dajour Braxton was awarded the No. 1 racing bib by meet director John Dixon before Thursday’s Division I Sunset Region meet at Sunset Park.
Foothill sophomore Karina Haymore struggled at the start of the Southeast League girls championship race on her home course Saturday.
Las Vegas High’s Shayne Marquez might not have been the most physically imposing player on the volleyball court this past season.
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