Centennial squandered a two-game lead and survived three match points in the fifth set to defeat Arbor View 25-18, 25-23, 18-25, 24-26 and 19-17 in a Class 4A Sunset Region boys volleyball semifinal at Legacy.
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Trailing 10-8 in the fifth set on Thursday, Las Vegas High’s boys volleyball team closed the match on a 7-2 run to knock off Green Valley — the defending state champions — with a 25-17, 21-25, 25-27, 25-21, 15-12 victory in the Class 4A Sunrise Region semifinals at Coronado.
Basic scored three runs in the first inning and rode a strong performance from sophomore Trace Evans to a 7-3 home victory over Coronado on Thursday in the Sunrise Region playoffs.
Nick Hernandez struck out Centennial’s No. 3 hitter Kyle Horton with the bases loaded in the bottom of the sixth, and Bishop Gorman’s baseball team held on for a 7-5 road victory over the Bulldogs to move into the championship game of the Sunset Region baseball tournament.
Host Palo Verde hit two more homers Thursday, adding to its Class 4A state record, and topped Sierra Vista 10-3 in the winners’ bracket final of the Sunset Region tournament.
Coronado softball’s baserunning trickery resulted in the game’s only run, and the Cougars escaped with a 1-0 home victory over Rancho in the winners’ bracket final of the Sunrise Region tournament.
The Pirates now have won three straight playoff games, including a 6-4 home victory over Boulder City on Thursday, sending them to the Class 3A Southern Region championship game.
Howard went 3-for-4 with two doubles, two runs and an RBI on Thursday to lead Lincoln County’s softball team to an 11-1 victory over Lake Mead in the Class 2A Southern League tournament at Mountain View.
Needles’ Dillon Darrow got a groundout with runners at the corners in the bottom of the seventh as the Mustangs edged Laughlin 7-6 in the Class 2A Southern League tournament at Mountain View on Thursday.
On Thursday night, Tyler Buchanan helped lead the No. 2 seed Desert Shields into the Class 3A state semifinals with a 25-18, 25-12, 25-15 sweep of No. 7 Chaparral.
Pahrump Valley earned a 5-2 victory Thursday, sending the Trojans to their first state tournament since 2014.
The schedule and results (when available) for the region boys volleyball tournaments are here.
Banning (California) produced all of its hits and runs in the top of the seventh inning and held on for a 3-2 win over Palo Verde’s baseball team in the Blazer Spring Bash at Durango High on Tuesday.
Bonanza senior Torren Brozovich ripped a game-tying triple and scored on an error on the same play to power the Bengals to an 8-7 win in the Grizzly Invitational at Spring Valley on Tuesday.
Josh Ferrer pitched a shutout in the semifinals of the Cowboy Classic at Tech on Tuesday to give his baseball team a 6-0 victory over Desert Pines and a trip to the championship game.