HEAD OF THE CLASS
May 7, 2009 - 9:00 pm
• BISHOP GORMAN -- Girls track athlete Maddie Levine won the 3,200 meters and finished second in the 1,600 in a meet at Pahrump. Boys swimmer Patrick O'Rourke helped the 200-yard freestyle relay team remain undefeated.
• BOULDER CITY -- Boys swimmer Cody Molisee won the 50- and 100-yard freestyles against Silverado, posting personal-best times of 22.53 seconds and 50.94.
• CHEYENNE -- Boys track athlete Terrence Brison won the 100-meter dash in 10.9 seconds and the 200 in 22.8 in a meet with Legacy and The Meadows. Girls swimmer Elle Ford won the 50 and 100 freestyles against Mojave.
• CORONADO -- Girls swimmer Tatum Gormley won the 100 butterfly and 100 breaststroke in a meet with Green Valley. Baseball player R.J. Cash went 5-for-7 with three doubles and six RBIs in wins over Silverado and Del Sol.
• DESERT OASIS -- Softball player Lenzi Cram batted .400 in three league games. Boys golfer Steve Kennedy shot 2-over-par 74 in a Southwest League match.
• DURANGO -- Girls track athlete Stacie Mitchell won the 3,200 meters in 12 minutes, 55 seconds against Spring Valley and Clark. Boys track athlete Donovan Lewis won the 110 and 300 hurdles at the Southern Utah Championships.
• FAITH LUTHERAN -- Boys track athlete Paul Morton won the shot put and discus at the Richard Lewis Invitational, setting personal bests of 45 feet, 7 inches in the shot put and 125-1 in the discus.
• GREEN VALLEY -- Softball player Lace Jordan hit a seventh-inning triple to help the Gators to an 8-3 win over Liberty. Baseball player Jordan Van Hoosier went 8-for-12 with a home run, 12 runs, 12 RBIs, two doubles and three triples in five games.
• MOUNTAIN VIEW -- Baseball player Evan Theodore went 3-for-4 with three RBIs in a 14-10 win over Pahranagat Valley.
• PALO VERDE -- Boys volleyball player Tyler Capko had a total of 42 kills and 13 aces in wins over Arbor View, Centennial and Mojave. Girls swimmer Megan Kelley won the 100 butterfly and was second in the 200 freestyle against Faith Lutheran.
• SIERRA VISTA -- Girls swimmer Mackinzie Blair swam the first leg of the 200 freestyle relay, which set a season-best mark for the team.
• SILVERADO -- Girls track athlete Jamie Cope won the 100-meter dash in 12.83 seconds in a meet with Del Sol and Mojave. Baseball player Drew Robinson went 6-for-9 with three homers, five runs and six RBIs in two games.
• VALLEY -- Girls softball player Lorena Villamar pitched a complete game and was 3-for-4 with three RBIs to lead the Vikings to a 6-2 win over Las Vegas.
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ATHLETES OF THE WEEK
MALE
Erik Van Meetren
Bishop Gorman
The sophomore catcher went 5-for-5 with five home runs and seven RBIs in a 27-0 win over Clark, tying a national record for homers in a game.
FEMALE
Nicolette Lind
Bonanza
The freshman outfielder was 4-for-5 with three triples, three runs and four RBIs in a 16-1 win over Desert Oasis.