ATHLETES OF THE WEEK
MALE
Jesse Acosta
Valley
The baseball player had an RBI single in the bottom of the eighth inning to give the Vikings a 6-5 win over Eldorado. Acosta drove in three runs in the game.
FEMALE
Jaexie Balilea
Durango
The sophomore softball player hit a home run in the 13th inning to give the Trailblazers a 3-2 win over Bishop Gorman. Balilea also hit a two-run homer against Sierra Vista.
Auto racing fans from far and wide, as well as some locals, descended on the Strip Saturday night for the third annual Formula One race.
F1 Academy, an all-female racing series, is designed to help create opportunities in the sport. The academy raced twice on the Las Vegas Grand Prix course this weekend.
The latest attempts to diminish the Bishop Gorman football program’s luster could also have unintended consequences for other Southern Nevada schools.
Jesse Stewart scored on Pahranagat Valley’s first play from scrimmage and the Panthers rolled past Tonopah to win the Class 1A state football title on Saturday.
Moapa Valley failed to capitalize on multiple red-zone chances Saturday and lost to Churchill County in the Class 3A state title game at UNR’s Mackay Stadium.
Bishop Gorman plays Arbor View for the Open Division state football title on Tuesday at Allegiant Stadium. The Gaels have allowed just 57 points this season.
Sports betting scandals have rocked the NBA, NCAA, MLB and UFC in the past month alone, but no changes appear to be on the horizon at Nevada sportsbooks.
Westgate SuperBook vice president of marketing Jay Kornegay went 3-1-1 against the spread last week and leads the contest with a 33-20-2 ATS record.
A game between 2-8 teams suddenly carries more intrigue, as rookie QB Shedeur Sanders will make his first NFL start when the Raiders host the Browns on Sunday.
Dominic Lavoie and the Vegas Nation team preview the Raiders’ matchup against Shedeur Sanders and the Cleveland Browns on Sunday at Allegiant Stadium.
