Gary Tharaldson had just one basket on Thursday night. But the shot couldn’t have been bigger.
Schools
Capricia Pierce hit two free throws with 1.6 seconds to play on Thursday to lift Western’s girls basketball team to a 43-42 home win over Pahrump Valley.
Basic boys basketball coach Leonard Taylor pulled all five of his starters midway through the third quarter Monday so he could give them an earful.
Alexia Thrower poured in 29 points Monday to help Canyon Springs’ girls basketball team to a 66-51 home win over Quest Academy.
Dajour Braxton could have sworn he heard footsteps in the closing stretch of Saturday’s Division I boys state cross country race at Sunset Park.
Understandably, Kayla Roberts looked a little dejected just after finishing the Division I state girls cross country meet Saturday at Sunset Park.
Basic’s cross country team had six of the top 14 runners and won a cluster meet at Cornerstone Park on Wednesday.
Jenna McClure had 34 assists and two aces, and Karli Beas recorded 19 digs and two aces to lead Arbor View’s girls volleyball team to a 25-18, 25-17, 25-23 home victory over Centennial on Wednesday.
Contentment often has the power to slow down successful teams.
Victoria Cera’s goal with three minutes to play Wednesday lifted Centennial’s girls soccer team to a 2-1 win over visiting Desert Oasis.
Follow the link for some of the top performances from the week of Sept. 29-Oct. 4.
Jalen Randolph’s second-half goal Tuesday allowed Coronado’s boys soccer team to earn a 1-1 tie with visiting Eldorado.
Esther Durr had seven kills, three aces and three blocks Monday to lead Cheyenne’s girls volleyball team to a 25-17, 25-21, 25-20 home victory over Tech.
Jacob Skipper’s two-run double in the bottom of the sixth broke a 5-5 tie and gave Durango’s baseball team a 7-5 home win over Sierra Vista on Thursday.
Brooke Stover doubled to the left-center field gap to score Breanna Beatty with one out in the bottom of the eighth inning Thursday, and Palo Verde’s softball team rallied for a 6-5 victory over visiting Shadow Ridge.
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