Both the boys and girls teams dominated for Palo Verde as they cruised to region titles.
Durango
Palo Verde pitcher Bryce Robison retired the final 12 batters he faced, including seven by strikeout, to help the Panthers to a 9-3 road win over Desert Oasis in the winners’ bracket of the Class 4A Sunset Region tournament.
Shadow Ridge cruised to an 11-3 home win over Faith Lutheran in the Sunset Region softball tournament on Wednesday afternoon.
The top-seeded Mustangs put on a dominating performance with a 25-19, 25-11, 25-21 sweep of Bishop Gorman.
Lasith Narasinghe went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and two runs on Tuesday as Cimarron-Memorial’s baseball team upset host Bishop Gorman 8-4 in the opening round of the Sunset Region tournament.
Amanda Sink set the Nevada state record with 20 strikeouts in a seven-inning game, leading Centennial to a 12-0 road win against Durango in the first round of the Sunset Region tournament.
Jeriel Thomas, Nevada’s fastest 400-meter runner, won his heat in 48.73 and finished second in the Sunset Region preliminary race on Saturday.
Christopher Rose’s walk-off hit capped a three-run seventh inning for Cheyenne’s baseball team in a 6-5 home win over the Mojave on Thursday.
Austin Anderson had 20 kills and seven digs on Wednesday to lead the Centennial boys volleyball team to a 25-20, 25-27, 25-14, 20-25, 15-11 victory over host Cimarron-Memorial.
Mitchell Abbott carded a 5-under-par 67, including a rare double eagle on the par-5 eighth hole, Wednesday at Siena to earn medalist honors and lead Bishop Gorman’s boys golf team to victory in a Southwest League match.
Evan Walling fired a four-hit shutout as Bonanza’s baseball team held on for a 3-0 road win over Clark on Tuesday.
Kaitlin Fazendin had a home run and a double Thursday as Durango’s softball team scored three in the seventh inning to stun host Desert Oasis, 11-9.
Gavin Amelburu hit a solo homer to right field with one out in the bottom of the seventh to give Green Valley’s baseball team a 4-3 win over visiting Coronado on Monday.
Tai Foster had nine kills and 26 digs Monday to lead Durango’s boys volleyball team to a 23-25, 25-11, 18-25, 25-19, 15-11 road victory over Bishop Gorman.
Kennedy Brace finished first in two individual events and ran on the winning 800- and 1,600-meter relay teams Saturday to lead host Centennial’s girls track team to victory in the the Sunset FAST Classic freshman and sophomore meet.
Kyu Kelly and Jake Phillips each won two individual events Thursday to help host Bishop Gorman’s boys track team roll to a 125-14 win over Durango.
Croix Reganit had 16 kills, 10 digs and one assist Thursday to lead Sierra Vista’s boys volleyball team to a road win at Bishop Gorman, 22-25, 25-16, 13-25, 25-21, 15-13.