More than 600 cross country runners from across Southern Nevada raced in the Red Rock Running Company Invitational on Saturday. Here are photos from the event.
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.
There are several Southern Nevada high school football teams that could make a run at the Class 5A Division II Southern League title.
Bishop Gorman, ranked No. 2 in the country by MaxPreps, rallied in the second half Saturday to set up a showdown against No. 1 Mater Dei (Calif.) on Sept. 6.
Desert Pines stopped Centennial on a 2-point conversion attempt late in the fourth quarter to hold on for a home victory in its season opener.
Bishop Gorman, ranked No. 2 nationally by MaxPreps, faces No. 11 St. Thomas Aquinas on Saturday. St. Thomas Aquinas has won five straight Florida state titles.
Faith Lutheran claimed a home win over Bishop Gorman in a girls soccer match Thursday. Here are photos from the game.
The Desert Pines football team is dedicating the 2024 season to linebacker Se’Mauri Norris-Johnson, who was killed Halloween night in a North Las Vegas shooting.
Review-Journal high school reporters Alex Wright and Jeff Wollard predict the winners of selected football games each week.
Faith Lutheran won the individual and team event at a Class 5A Desert League girls golf match Wednesday at The Revere Golf Club. Here are photos from the event.
Coronado, last year’s Class 5A state champion, claimed a home win against Arbor View in a girls soccer match Tuesday. Here are photos from the game.
Las Vegas native Katie Grimes made one of her first public appearances Tuesday since winning a silver medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.
Sierra Vista, the top-ranked Class 4A team in the Review-Journal’s rankings, rolled past Basic in a boys soccer match. Here are photos from the game.
Bishop Gorman (5A), Somerset-Losee (4A) and Moapa Valley (3A) are No. 1 in the Review-Journal’s first high school football rankings. Check out where every team stands after Week 1.
Bishop Gorman played both of its quarterbacks against Kahuku on Friday. The Gaels will now prepare to face No. 11 St. Thomas Aquinas in Florida on Saturday.
Bishop Gorman defeated Hawaii power Kahuku on Friday night in its season opener. The Gaels leaned on their defense, which had four interceptions.