It could have been disastrous.
Basketball
Lincoln County coach Lori Cheeney has witnessed her squad, time and again this season, fall flat at some point during the game.
When Ryan Rippetoe missed his first chance to put an exclamation point on the Division III boys basketball state final, the Lincoln County senior forward was confident he would get another chance to dunk.
One of the endearing traits of the Nevada state high school basketball championships is that unlike in other states, the big schools cut down the nets — in a manner of speaking — first, on Friday night. Then they step aside to consider their scholarship offers and shoe contracts while the little schools play title games on Saturday.
LARAMIE, Wyo. — Khem Birch woke up Saturday morning expecting to play a part in a competitive college basketball game. UNLV’s sophomore center was happy to be only half right.
Chad Beeten wants to clear up a common misconception about this season’s version of the Clark boys basketball team.
Perimeter shooting wasn’t working.
Spring Mountain’s boys basketball team still had the lead Friday when some telltale omens began to surface.
Agassi Prep boys basketball coach Wendell West wasn’t pleased with the way his team played down the stretch Friday.
Taylor Hammer has been fantasizing about a shot at a state basketball title since she was in middle school.
LARAMIE, Wyo. — A young and restless freshman, Savon Goodman must see optimism in everything.
Kelli Miller didn’t need to hand out an evaluation to her Calvary Chapel girls basketball team Saturday after its 37-28 loss to Lincoln County in the Division III Southern League final.
Brandon Davies’ basketball career at Brigham Young has been a roller-coaster ride, but as his career winds down, he will be remembered more for the ups than the downs.
In his mind, Marcus Allen wasn’t on the Orleans Arena basketball court taking the biggest free throws of his life.