Centennial’s Troy Brown had nine points, four rebounds and two steals Sunday as the USA Men’s U17 basketball team won its fourth consecutive gold medal after defeating Turkey 96-56 in the final of the FIBA World Championships in Zaragoza, Spain.
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Colin Darfour couldn’t pass up an opportunity to take over head coaching duties for the winner of the last three Division I-A state championships.
Zach Barnhart, a UNLV signee, finished 4-for-5 and drove in six runs as visiting Rancho outlasted Las Vegas, 13-9.
Taylor Miller had 13 kills Tuesday to help Palo Verde’s boys volleyball team hold off visiting Legacy, 25-20, 23-25, 25-22, 23-25, 15-12.
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.
Braxton Wehrle’s two-out single to center field in the bottom of the eighth inning plated Bryce Ruggeroli with the winning run as Bishop Gorman’s baseball team rallied in both the seventh and eighth innings to edge visiting Shadow Ridge 7-6 on Tuesday.
Grant McKay and Dylan Fritz each shot an even-par 72 at Anthem on Tuesday to share medalist honors and help Coronado’s boys golf team to victory in a Southeast League match.
Tony Fields, a 6-foot-2-inch, 205-pound linebacker, has been one of the area’s most heavily recruited players this spring. He has 19 scholarship offers — Northwestern was the most recent on April 30 — and his family has racked up plenty of hotel points over the past month and a half making unofficial visits on the weekends.
Findlay Prep boys basketball player Markus Howard announced Sunday on Twitter he has given an oral commitment to Marquette and will reclassify to the class of 2016.
Bishop Gorman junior wide receiver Maleek Barkley made an oral commitment to Arkansas on Sunday night, announcing his decision on Twitter.