I’ve always been fascinated by punters.
It’s probably because my dad used to watch grainy video of former UNLV All-American Joe Kristosik booting the ball on an endless loop.
Schools
Desert Oasis football coach praised Basic’s offense before his team faced the Wolves on Friday night.
Lydia Rankin made 21 saves Friday to help Liberty’s girls soccer team earn a 0-0 tie at Desert Oasis.
RENO — The first day of the Division I state golf tournament at the Montreux Golf and Country Club greeted players with chilly weather and high winds, making the already difficult alpine course all that much harder.
Desert Oasis senior Nolan Kingham, one of the area”s top baseball prospects as a pitcher, showed Saturday that he also can hit. He was 4-for-4, including two fifth-inning home runs, as the sixth-ranked Diamondbacks topped No. 4 Green Valley 10-1.
Dejanae Gage went 2-for-4 with a homer and five RBIs Saturday to help host Palo Verde’s softball team top Canyon View (Utah), 10-0 in five innings.
Trevor Jackson hit a three-run homer in the top of the fourth inning to help Palo Verde’s baseball team rally for a 5-3 win at Desert Oasis on Wednesday.
Kristina Manthei threw a five-inning no-hitter on Wednesday to lead Valley’s softball team to a 10-0 victory over visiting Basic.
Colin Curi had 12 kills and seven digs on Wednesday as Foothill’s boys volleyball team rallied for a 25-19, 16-25, 26-28, 25-20, 15-8 victory over host Las Vegas.
The boys basketball game between Basic and host Foothill was suspended Wednesday with 3 minutes, 30 seconds left in overtime after a melee broke out in the stands, involving several fans and one Basic player.
LaKissa Martin had a late steal and layup to help Rancho’s girls basketball team nip visiting Coronado, 54-53, on Wednesday.
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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.
Marissa Brackett had a rushing touchdown and a receiving touchdown as Foothill’s flag football team topped visiting Rancho, 20-6 on Thursday.
Desert Oasis’ Brooke Locey has participated in a cross country meet at Veteran’s Memorial Park seven times since her sophomore year, but never came out on top.