Head of the Class, March 29
March 29, 2012 - 1:02 am
■ BONANZA -- Softball player Raquell Hoyes went 4-for-7 with four runs in two games. Boys track athlete Jayveon Taylor won the 100- and 200-meter dashes at the Covina (Calif.) Invitational and was named meet MVP.
■ BOULDER CITY -- Boys swimmer Dylan Bunch won the 200- and 500-yard freestyles in a meet with Coronado and Green Valley.
■ CANYON SPRINGS -- Softball player Ciera Berkemeyer had a triple and an RBI against Las Vegas. Boys volleyball player Adam Tuala had 21 kills in a 3-2 victory over Rancho.
■ CIMARRON-MEMORIAL -- Boys volleyball player Kyle Henricksen had a total of 40 kills in wins over Centennial, Mojave and Shadow Ridge. Girls track athlete Kaycee Luke won the pole vault with a mark of 10 feet, 6 inches in a meet against Faith Lutheran and Legacy.
■ CORONADO -- Baseball player Dillon Fahr went 6-for-10 with five runs, two RBIs and two stolen bases in wins over Del Sol, Tech and Basic. Softball player Katie Cochran batted .600 with four doubles, a home run and five stolen bases at the National Invitational in Torrance, Calif.
■ DESERT OASIS -- Boys pole vaulter Tanner Fulmer cleared 15 feet, 2 inches at the Las Vegas Track Classic, earning Male Field Athlete of the Meet honors. Softball player Emily Heinz improved her batting average to .557 with 13 RBIs and 12 stolen bases.
■ DURANGO -- Boys swimmer Carlos Garcia won the 100-yard butterfly in 59.44 seconds and placed third in the 100 backstroke in a meet with Bishop Gorman.
■ FOOTHILL -- Softball player Alex Petrolia was 3-1 and named to the all-tournament team at the National Invitational Tournament in Torrance, Calif. Petrolia allowed a total of 11 hits and struck out 18 in the three wins. Baseball player Brandon Van Stone threw a three-hitter with four strikeouts in a 4-2 win over Green Valley.
■ THE MEADOWS -- Girls track athlete Jocelyn Parker won the high jump at the Las Vegas Track Classic, clearing 5 feet, 1 inch to set a school record. Baseball player Ian Holbrook pitched four shutout innings, hit a grand slam and drove in six runs in a sweep of Agassi Prep.
■ MOUNTAIN VIEW -- Softball player Savannah Alley had three hits, including two doubles, and six RBIs in two games. Baseball player Korey Wood went 4-for-5 with a triple, three runs, an RBI and two stolen bases in three games.
■ SILVERADO -- Boys track athlete Alec Acevedo placed second in the 400-meter dash and ran on the second-place 1,600 relay team at the Covina (Calif.) Invitational.
■ VALLEY -- Boys volleyball player Peter Nunes had 27 assists and three kills in a 3-0 win over Eldorado.
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Athletes of the Week
MALE
Mitchell Shields
Shadow Ridge
The senior pitcher fired the school’s first no-hitter in the Mustangs’ 2-0 victory over Faith Lutheran. Shields struck out 10 and is 2-0 with a 1.31 ERA and 24 strikeouts in 16 innings.
FEMALE
Courtney Robinson
Canyon Springs
The junior track athlete won both hurdles events and ran on two winning relays in earning Outstanding Female Track Athlete honors at the Las Vegas Track Classic. Robinson won the 100-meter hurdles in 14.81 seconds and the 300 hurdles in 44.79 and ran on the winning 400 and 800 relay teams.