Northern Nevada schools will remain in Class 5A in all spring sports after a NIAA realignment meeting decision Wednesday.
Alex Wright
High School Sports Reporter
Email: awright@reviewjournal.com
Phone: 702-349-2532
Alex Wright joined the Review-Journal staff as a high school sports reporter on October 2022. He was previously a sports intern at the RJ. Alex was born and raised in Las Vegas and is in his fourth year at UNLV, majoring in journalism and media studies, with a concentration in sports media. Alex currently serves as the editor-in-chief for UNLV's student newspaper, the Scarlet & Gray Free Press. He previously was the sports editor for the paper last school year after being a sports staff writer for a year and a half.
The high school sports season is over after all eight spring sports crowned state champions last week. Here are three takeaways from the spring sports season.
Palo Verde’s boys swimming team won its 11th straight team title by two points at the 5A state meet in Reno. The Coronado girls won their fourth straight title.
The Basic baseball team won the Class 5A state championship Saturday at UNR, beating Reno High on a walk-off wild pitch in extra innings.
Basic defeated Faith Lutheran in a Class 5A winners’ bracket state semifinal Friday to advance to Saturday’s title game. The Crusaders then lost an elimination game.
Faith Lutheran and Basic won their opening games at the Class 5A state baseball tournament Thursday in Reno and will play Friday for a berth in the title game.
Palo Verde’s softball team enters this week’s Class 5A state tournament with a 22-0 record and is hoping to finish a perfect season with a championship.
Basic’s baseball team was forced to miss last year’s playoffs, but the Wolves are the top seed in the 5A state tournament this postseason.
A year after being swept for the title, Coronado’s boys volleyball team defeated Palo Verde in five sets to win the Class 5A state championship.
Coronado’s boys volleyball team will meet Palo Verde for the Class 5A state championship Tuesday at Sunrise Mountain in a rematch of last year’s title match.
Here are the results and photos from the Class 5A Southern Region track and field meet Saturday at Durango.
Basic’s baseball team claimed the Class 5A Southern Region title after a marathon second game against Faith Lutheran on Saturday.
The Palo Verde boys and Coronado girls won the 5A Southern Region team titles Friday and have their sights set on adding to their state title streaks.
Basic’s baseball team clinched a spot in next week’s Class 5A state baseball tournament Thursday on a walk-off home run against Faith Lutheran.
Bishop Gorman’s baseball team got a strong performance on the mound and a key defensive play to keep its season alive in the Class 5A Southern Region playoffs.