Juan Castaneda went 3-for-4 with a double, three runs and five RBIs as the Desert Pines baseball team nipped host Chaparral, 16-15 in six innings in the Cowboy Classic on Monday.
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Rising track and field star Vashti Cunningham said Monday she will turn professional and signed an endorsement deal with Nike. By signing, she is ineligible to compete for Bishop Gorman High School and at the college level.
Elijah Hoye made two free throws with 29.8 seconds left to break a 50-50 tie and lift Word of Life to a 54-50 win over Adelson School in the Division IV Southern League final at Desert Pines. Both teams advance to the state tournament, which begins Friday in Reno.
Adrian Ojeda and fellow senior Robert Razo each won individual state titles at Star of the Desert Arena, helping Green Valley capture its fifth consecutive team championship at the Division I state wrestling tournament.
Moapa Valley battled back from a 13-0 deficit to nip the Jaguars 32-31 and maintain their hold on fourth place in the Division I-A Sunrise League.
Wyatt English pinned his opponent in 52 seconds at 138 pounds Thursday to lead Foothill’s wrestling team to a 37-29 win over visiting Basic.
Dewayne Alexander scored 14 points, including two free throws in the final seconds, to lead Cheyenne’s boys basketball team to a 62-60 victory over visiting Western on Thursday.
Koreyl Godbolt had 20 points and 10 rebounds Thursday as Cheyenne’s girls basketball team held on to upset visiting Western 48-43 in a Division I-A Sunset League game.
Taylor Howie threw a touchdown pass and ran for two more scores Thursday as host Arbor View’s flag football team scored 24 unanswered points to defeat previously unbeaten Centennial 24-6 in a Division I Northwest League game.
Cimarron-Memorial senior Nathaniel Garcia stood atop a podium at the renowned Peoria Wrestling Invitational two weekends ago after winning six consecutive matches and claiming the 195-pound bracket title in the Phoenix suburb.
Silverado sat in a flat 3-2 zone, taking advantage of its length to disrupt Canyon Springs’ offense. The Pioneers were 1-for-11 from the field to start the second half, allowing Silverado to take the edge on the way to a 57-51 home victory.
Troy Brown scored nine of his 16 points in the second quarter to power Centennial’s boys basketball team to an 80-62 win over West Salem (Ore.) in the Capitol City Classic in Salem, Ore.
Bishop Gorman’s Megan Jacobs made two valuable plays late in the second half, and the host Gaels held on to beat Campbell County (Wyo.) 63-61 in the championship game of the Diamond Division.
Amanda Sanchez hit two free throws midway through overtime Monday to break a 38-38 tie and lift host Basic’s girls basketball team to a 42-38 win over Mt. Eden (Calif.) in the Lady Wolves Holiday Tournament.
Mojave’s Charleea Armstrong scored 11 of her game-high 15 points in the second half as the Rattlers rallied for a 43-29 win over Selma (Calif.) in the Vegas Invitational on Monday at Mountain View.