Silverado’s boys basketball team completed a 2-0 start on the first day of the Tri-State Holiday Invitational at Desert Oasis, by hanging on to defeat Coral Academy 51-50 on Monday.
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Ivan Enciso scored on a penalty kick in the final minute of the match Wednesday to lift Sunrise Mountain’s boys soccer team to a 1-0 win at Chaparral.
Katy Orellana scored the tying goal with 20 minutes left in the match Wednesday to help Tech’s girls soccer team rally from a 2-0 deficit to earn a 2-2 tie with Desert Pines at Heritage Park.
Carissa Limtiaco had 12 kills and 12 digs, and Leilani Limtiaco added 10 kills, 12 digs and two blocks to help Mojave’s girls volleyball team to a 10-25, 26-24, 25-20, 15-25, 16-14 victory over visiting Pahrump Valley on Monday.
Antonio Trama’s goal 15 minutes into the second half broke a 1-1 tie and lifted Green Valley’s boys soccer team to a 2-1 home win over Rancho on Monday.
Taylor Kornieck had three goals and an assist Monday to help Coronado’s girls soccer team to a 6-1 victory over visiting Foothill.
Kianna Arizmendi carded a 7-over-par 43 at Paiute on Monday to lead Centennial’s girls golf team to victory in a three-team match.
After a record-breaking career at Bishop Gorman, punter and place-kicker Gage Wilson is headed for Lehigh. Wilson started a charity last year that raised money for diabetes research every time he made a kick and hopes to continue fighting the disease during his college career.
Liam Harris’ two-run single to right-center with two outs in the top of the 10th inning Tuesday broke a 7-7 tie and lifted Mojave’s baseball team to a 10-7 win at Pahrump Valley.
Sarah Penksa spun a four-hitter Tuesday to lead host Foothill’s softball team to a 3-0 win over Rancho.
Chandler Julifs had 21 kills and six digs, and Parker Nelson added 13 kills Tuesday to help Palo Verde’s boys volleyball team take over sole possession of first place in the Southwest League with a 25-23, 20-25, 25-23, 21-25, 15-13 win at Legacy.
Only five high school athletes ever have cracked the famed 4-minute mile, the last being Lukas Verzbicas in 2011.
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It was during my favorite episode of “The Simpsons” marathon — Homer had just devoured the hot peppers grown in a Guatemalan insane asylum at the Springfield Chili Cook-Off — when the notification popped up on my phone.
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