Head of the Class, March 22
March 22, 2012 - 1:02 am
■ ARBOR VIEW -- Boys track athletes Rob and Bob Millner ran on winning 400 and 1,600 relays at the Richard Lewis Invitational. Girls track athlete Janae Strode won the 400-meter run and was second in the high jump at the Richard Lewis Invitational.
■ BASIC -- Boys track athlete Bryson Gordon won the 110- and 300-meter hurdles against Foothill.
■ BONANZA -- Softball player Lindsey Ringer broke up a no-hitter with a single in the third inning during a 15-0 loss to Centennial.
■ BOULDER CITY -- Baseball player Thomas Shelley pitched a one-hit, five-inning shutout with no walks and 10 strikeouts and went 1-for-2 with two runs and one RBI in a 14-0 win over Virgin Valley.
■ CANYON SPRINGS -- Boys volleyball player Immanuel Tufuga totaled 20 kills in three wins. Softball player Dari Carter played three positions over six games.
■ CENTENNIAL -- Baseball player Bryan Bonnell tossed a complete game, allowing one earned run with six strikeouts, and drove in a run in a 7-3 win over Bonanza. Softball player Lauren Stroman went 4-for-5 with three doubles, four RBIs and three runs in a 22-6 win over Foothill.
■ CIMARRON-MEMORIAL -- Baseball player Tanner McAninch went 6-for-8 with six RBIs in three wins. Softball player Sarina Creswell was 3-for-4 with a double and two RBIs in an 8-2 win over Durango.
■ CLARK -- Boys volleyball player Quartez Baugus totaled 11 kills and two aces in two matches.
■ CORONADO -- Boys volleyball player Connor Stephenson had 26 assists, six aces and two blocks in a 3-0 sweep of Del Sol. Girls track athlete Britni Ballweg won the 100-meter dash in 13.2 seconds at a three-team meet.
■ DESERT OASIS -- Baseball player Tyler Condie struck out nine batters in a 7-4 win over Green Valley. Track athlete Brooke Locey won the 1,600-meter run at Pahrump in 5:36.
■ DURANGO -- Boys volleyball player DaVexter Alston totaled 40 digs and 33 assists in two matches. Girls track athlete Chelsea Foreman set a personal best in the pole vault at 8 feet in the Heitkotter Invitational.
■ GREEN VALLEY -- Track athlete Doug Harris won the 1,600-meter run and anchored the winning 3,200 relay to lead the Gators to the Richard Lewis Invitational title. Softball player Maggie Manwarren was 3-for-4 in a 13-0 victory over Liberty.
■ LAS VEGAS -- Boys golfer Zach Thomas shot a 2-over-par 74 to earn medalist honors and lead the Wildcats to a Northeast League win at Sunrise Vista.
■ LIBERTY -- Baseball player Jesse Keiser went 4-for-4 with a triple and three RBIs in a 9-7 win over Taylorsville (Utah) and 3-for-4 with three triples and two RBIs in a 17-15 victory over Westlake (Utah). Girls track athlete Ashlie Blake won the shot put at 46 feet, 9½ inches and the discus at 138-8 in the Valley Relays.
■ THE MEADOWS -- Baseball player Brandon Thomas drove in the winning run in a 7-6 win over Victor Valley Christian (Calif.) and hit .342 with seven RBIs in the Spring Slam at Mountain View. Track athlete Bailey Gosse took third in the 3,200-meter run in 12:53.87 at the Heitkotter Invitational.
■ MOUNTAIN VIEW -- Baseball player Trevor Van Kempen went 5-for-10 with a home run, five RBIs and three stolen bases and allowed no earned runs with 10 strikeouts in five innings to record a win and save as the host Saints went 3-1 in the Spring Slam. Softball player Tayler Nelson was 6-for-10 in the Spring Slam.
■ SHADOW RIDGE -- Baseball player Mitchell Shields struck out 10 batters in six innings during a 6-2 win over Eldorado and hit .429 for the week.
■ SIERRA VISTA -- Boys track athlete Kyle Matthews won the 110-meter hurdles in 17.5 seconds at a three-team meet.
■ SILVERADO -- Boys swimmer Ben Hensel won the 200-yard individual medley and the 100 butterfly against Green Valley.
■ SUNRISE MOUNTAIN -- Baseball player Austin Ganigan earned complete-game wins against Mojave and Desert Pines, allowing two earned runs with nine strikeouts. Softball player Alex Valles went 5-for-6 with four doubles, a triple and six RBIs in two games.
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Athletes of the Week
MALE
Jayveon Taylor
Bonanza
The sophomore sprinter won the 100- and 200-meter dashes and anchored the winning 800 relay team, earning Outstanding Male Athlete honors at the Richard Lewis Invitational.
FEMALE
Isabella Green
Sierra Vista
The freshman swimmer won the 50-yard freestyle and 100-backstroke in a meet with Palo Verde. Green’s mark of 1 minute, 2.37 seconds in the backstroke set a school record.