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LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL

November 15, 2016 - 3:45 am

PAHRANAGAT VALLEY

Head coach: Brad Loveday, 22nd season

Returning lettermen: Nine

Top wrestlers: Salvador Heredia (Jr.), Danny Heredia (Sr.), David Ingram (Sr.), Reese Thornton (Fr.)

Outlook: The Panthers bring back nine lettermen, including state qualifiers in Danny Heredia (145 pounds) and Ingram (152). Salvador Heredia (113) was a runner-up finisher in the 2014-15 state meet.

Thornton (170) joins the team after winning a middle school state title last year.

“We will work hard and be very competitive,” Loveday said.

SLAM! Nevada wrestler named Nevada Preps Boys Athlete of the Year

By Alex Wright / RJ

June 19, 2025 - 2:26 pm

SLAM! Nevada wrestler Manuel Saldate won his fourth individual state title this season, which earned him Nevada Preps Boys Athlete of the Year honors.

Girls wrestling to become sanctioned high school sport in Nevada

By Alex Wright / RJ

June 3, 2025 - 4:18 pm

The Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association voted to add girls wrestling as a sanctioned sport starting with the 2026-27 school year.

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By Alex Wright / RJ

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By Alex Wright / RJ

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‘It exploded’: Girls high school wrestling continues to grow in Nevada

By Alex Wright / RJ

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Girls high school wrestling is expanding across the country. The trend is the same in Nevada, even though the sport isn’t fully sanctioned by the NIAA.

Eldorado wrestling coach Jimmy May with an athlete at a 1993 meet. (Las Vegas Review-Journal file)

Who has the most Nevada high school wrestling state titles?

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By Alex Wright / RJ

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