Liberty senior Rae Burrell was a star basketball player and track athlete last season.
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Here is a look at some of the week’s top high school sports events.
The Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association will hold its annual Southern Nevada Top 10 Student-Athletes of the Year banquet at 6 p.m. on Tuesday at Orleans Arena.
Joey Fox, Bryant Troupe and Cevion Gurka each won one individual event and ran on two winning relays Thursday to help host Bonanza’s boys track team to a win over Clark and Democracy Prep in a triangular meet.
Karley Brandt and Mel Siaki each won two field events Thursday to lead Desert Oasis’ girls track team to victory in a triangular meet at Durango.
Frank Hines had 10 kills, four aces, 11 digs and three blocks as Sierra Vista’s boys volleyball team rallied past Bonanza for a 25-21, 11-25, 20-25, 25-16, 18-16 road win Thursday night.
Morgan Matsumoto drove in three runs, and Jocelyn Shupp went 3-for-4 and scored three runs to help the Foothill’s softball team to a 13-11 road win over Silverado on Thursday evening.
Camden Kay fired a no-hitter on Thursday to lead Bishop Gorman’s baseball team to a 7-0 road win over Bonanza.
Mitchell Abbott and Aarjav Patel each shot a 1-under-par 71 at Rhodes Ranch on Thursday to share medalist honors and lead the Bishop Gorman boys golf team to victory in a Southwest League match.
Will McClendon’s 3-pointer with 2:27 to play broke a 62-62 tie, and the Gaels went on to defeat Spanish Springs 75-68 in the Class 4A boys state basketball semifinals at Lawlor Events Center.
The Bulldogs’ girls basketball team received double-digit scoring from four players and rolled over Reno in the Class 4A state semifinals Thursday by a final score of 68-30.
Caitlin Shannon ran for four touchdowns to help Coronado to a 33-18 victory over Shadow Ridge in the Class 4A state flag football championship game at Cimarron-Memorial on Thursday night. E’leseana Patterson ran for three touchdowns to help Cheyenne beat Virgin Valley in the Class 3A title game.
Cheyenne rolled to a 20-6 victory over Virgin Valley on Thursday evening at Cimarron-Memorial High School to capture its second consecutive Class 3A state championship.
Cort Ballinger and the Miners held Kevin Legardy to just nine points, and Bishop Manogue came away with a 64-58 win over Canyon Springs on Thursday in the Class 4A boys state basketball semifinals at UNR’s Lawlor Events Center.
Dre’una Edwards commanded the first half, scoring 26 of her game-high 28 points, and the Patriots made quick work of McQueen with a 71-33 rout in the state semifinals at Lawlor Events Center.