Liberty senior Cameron Burist is playing AAU basketball for Vegas Elite this spring as an unsigned senior and hopes to earn the Division I scholarship offer that has eluded him.
Softball
The Best of Nevada Preps awards are underway in Las Vegas.
Led at the mound by senior Breanna Alvarez and at the plate by senior Marisa Olmos, Liberty made the hits it needed to against one of the best pitchers in the state to top the Rancho Rams 4-1 on the road.
Sisters Jaden and Kiana Tate homered in the same game for the first time in their high school careers, and Centennial’s softball team rolled to an 8-1 victory over visiting Faith Lutheran.
Izabelle Morales tossed a five-hitter with three strikeouts, and Mikayla Berg went 3-for-3 with a triple, two runs and four RBIs to help Basic’s softball team rally from a five-run deficit to top host Eldorado 18-5 in six innings on Wednesday.
Giovanna Bojorquez went 4-for-5 with three runs and three RBIs to help Cheyenne’s softball team to an 11-9 win at Mojave on Tuesday.
Here is the latest Southern Nevada softball coaches poll.
Clarissa Lona went 2-for-4 with three RBIs, and Haley Pederson tossed a four-hitter with four strikeouts to help Legacy’s softball team earn a 6-5 win over host Cimarron-Memorial on Monday.
Leadoff hitter Makall Whetten started two three-run innings for the No. 2 Panthers and No. 5 hitter Ally Snelling had three RBIs in a 6-1 home victory over No. 3 Centennial.
The Pirates return a solid core and hope to compete for a state tournament berth.
Skylar Gorrell tossed a four-hitter and struck out six Tuesday as Las Vegas High’s softball team handed visiting Rancho its first loss in Division I Sunrise League play, 4-3.
Bishop Jones and Alex Sims each signed a national letter of intent with Southern Utah on Wednesday, the first day recruits can make their commitments binding. They were two of 10 Arbor View athletes who signed during a morning ceremony in the school’s gym in front of more than 50 friends and family members.
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