I have been pretty rough on Silverado over the years. The Skyhawks have been the punch line numerous times in this space. But in honor of Yom Kippur this week, it’s time to atone for my mistakes. Here goes (clears throat): I’m sorry, Skyhawks.
Legacy
Diego Nieves and Ruben Ortiz each scored a goal Wednesday to lead Del Sol’s boys soccer team to a 2-1 road win over No. 4 Tech.
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.
Gustavo Garcia-Reyes had two goals and an assist to help Cimarron-Memorial’s boys soccer team hold on for a 3-2 win over visiting Sierra Vista in the Southern Nevada Kick-Off Classic.
Cimarron-Memorial senior shortstop Niko Decolati has been named the Division I Southern Nevada Player of the Year by area baseball coaches. He hit .411 with 10 home runs and 25 RBIs this season for the Spartans.
Coronado junior Basia Query has been named the Southeast League”s Most Valuable Player. She hit .452 with 12 doubles and 36 RBIs for the Cougars, who won the Southeast softball title. Query floated between catcher and shortstop, depending on where her team needed her.
What happened to Bishop Gorman junior Vashti Cunningham on Saturday is the equivalent of Gordon Ramsay overcooking a steak.
The field for the boys 400-meter dash at the Division I state track and field meet was billed as the fastest in state history. The lineup for the 200 was pretty stacked, too.
Canyon Springs senior Bradley Alexander made a name for himself on the football field this past fall by earning first-team all-Northeast League honors.
Coronado’s Charleen Jordan knew she was in for a long day Saturday in the Division I Sunrise Region track meet, so she decided to take a nap under her team’s canopy on the bleachers just before her final event.
Bishop Gorman’s Vashti Cunningham concedes she used to get nervous when people cheered for her at big events.
Trevor McDonough got involved with pole vaulting before he even stepped foot on the Centennial campus four years ago.
Logan Houck, David Miller and Dylan Sweikert each won one individual event and swam on two victorious relay teams Saturday to help Palo Verde’s boys swimming team to a 174-120 win over Legacy at Pavilion.
Olivia Johnson, Tonicia Thomas and Astrid Villegas each won two individual events Saturday at Multi-Generational to help Rancho’s girls swimming team defeat Liberty, 137-107.
Only five high school athletes ever have cracked the famed 4-minute mile, the last being Lukas Verzbicas in 2011.
