Quarterback Landen Rowland returns to lead Coronado’s football team this fall.
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Cheyenne must replace some key offensive players, but the Desert Shields hope to make a run for the Sunset League title.
Silverado pitcher Kevin Pindel’s personality strongly resembles his style on the mound. The 6-foot-1-inch, soft-spoken right-hander is not a power pitcher, but he can deal well enough to make a point.
Gary Trent Jr., ranked by ESPN.com as the nation’s No. 9 basketball recruit, has transferred to Findlay Prep. He is playing this week for a Minnesota team in one of the Las Vegas AAU tournaments.
Shadow Ridge’s Je’Rell Springer, who ESPN ranks as the state’s No. 5 recruit, has started to make a name for himself.
The top two Southern Nevada players selected in this year’s Major League Baseball draft each have signed professional contracts in recent days and will forgo their Division I college commitments.
Troy Brown had 13 points, three rebounds and three assists Thursday to lead the USA Men’s U17 basketball team to a 119-45 win over Taiwan in pool play of the FIBA World Championships in Zaragoza, Spain.
The area’s top senior boys basketball players will face off in the Senior All-Star game at 6 p.m. Tuesday at Foothill High.
Austin Strong threw five shutout innings, and the Wildcats benefited from two costly errors en route to a 9-1 road win over Foothill in a Division I Sunrise League game.
Alexis Gourrier won three individual events Saturday to lead Centennial’s girls track and field team to the championship at the Skyhawk Invitational at Silverado.
Blake Zorne singled home Kevin Pindel and Samuel Pope with the tying and winning runs with one out in the bottom of the seventh inning Saturday to lift Silverado’s baseball team to a 9-8 win over visiting Coronado.
Winning pitcher Heather Holman went 2-for-5 with a double and an RBI on Saturday to help Eldorado’s softball team rally for an 11-5 win at Valley.
Tristan Arruti, Garrett Jones and Tama Tuitama each won two individual events Saturday to help Legacy’s boys swimming team edge Bishop Gorman, 148-146 at Municipal.
Maddie Cartmill won two individual events Saturday to help Centennial’s girls swimming team to a 143-136 win over Desert Oasis at Municipal.
Mojave pitcher Elijah Glaze, a game-time decision to start, threw five innings to help the Rattlers to an 8-4 win over Canyon Springs in the championship game.