Check out the top performances from Thursday’s high school baseball and softball action and look forward to Friday’s schedule.
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CCSD athletes and their parents are keeping the pressure on superintendent Dr. Jesus Jara to let them play in advance of Thursday’s school board meeting.
The Clark County School District informed its schools that it will not participate in fall sports, which includes football, for the 2020-21 school year.
LaVerk Hodges’ 3-pointer with less than 30 seconds left gave Del Sol a 64-62 overtime win over Boulder City for the Class 3A Southern Region boys basketball championship.
Plenty of league titles and playoff seedings hang in the balance, and several games will determine how teams line up entering the postseason.
Desert Pines quarterback Rjay Tagataese threw for 334 yards and three TDs and rushed for one score as the Jaguars moved into the Class 4A state semifinals.
Liberty defeated Bishop Gorman 30-24 in overtime in the Desert Region championship game Friday night at Liberty High School. The Gaels had won 10 straight state titles.
The Canyon Springs football team’s appeal after it was forced to forfeit all its wins for the season was denied Friday. Arbor View will take its place in the playoffs.
Clark’s Riana Mission overcomes a nine on the 16th hole to take a two-shot victory, while Bishop Gorman cruises to its first girls golf state championship since 2006.
The Bulldogs moved into USA Today’s Super 25 Region VI rankings at No. 15 after becoming the first team to put a blemish on Faith Lutheran’s record in a 0-0 tie.
The high schools page has an improved look and has been retooled to emphasize what site visitors have shown they care about most: scores, schedules and rosters.
The 18th-ranked Gaels host Orem (Utah) at 7 p.m. Friday before traveling to Honolulu to play the nation’s 12th-ranked team in the USA Today football poll.
All-state teams in all eight spring sports will be released one per day, beginning on June 6 with boys golf.
Former Foothill player Marvin Coleman, who walked on last basketball season, was put on scholarship by UNLV. It is the Rebels’ last available scholarship.
Emily Wickens won two individual events and ran on the winning 800-meter relay team Monday to help Coronado’s girls track team capture a four-team meet at Foothill.