After its worst loss of the season Tuesday against Air Force, the UNLV men’s basketball team came alive in the second half to earn a win at San Jose State on Saturday.
Alex Wright
High School Sports Reporter
Email: awright@reviewjournal.com
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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.
A Monday matchup between No. 1 Shadow Ridge and No. 2 Palo Verde could determine the top seed in the playoffs in what has been a heated flag football race.
Palo Verde, No. 2 in the Review-Journal’s Class 5A rankings, defeated Bishop Gorman on Friday. The Panthers will host No. 1 Shadow Ridge on Monday.
UNLV, coming off its worst loss of the season, will look to bounce back when the team plays San Jose State at 6 p.m. Saturday.
Liberty cruised to a home victory over Spring Valley in a girls basketball game. Here are photos from the game.
Air Force shot 50 percent from 3-point range to hand UNLV a disappointing loss at the Thomas & Mack Center on Tuesday.
Centennial forward Nation Williams scored 23 points to help the Bulldogs defeat Arbor View on Jan. 17 and earn Nevada Preps Girls Athlete of the Week honors.
Coronado wing Lantz Stephenson scored 18 points to help the Cougars defeat Bishop Gorman on Saturday to earn Nevada Preps Boys Athlete of the Week honors.
Green Valley held on for a home win over Legacy in a flag football game. Here are photos from the game.
UNLV, coming off close losses in two of its last three games, will look to get on a roll when it hosts Air Force at 8 p.m. Tuesday.
Coronado’s boys basketball team defeated Bishop Gorman at the Big City Showdown and showed it is a serious title contender. Here are three takeaways from Saturday’s games.
Centennial is the new No. 1 team in the Review-Journal’s Class 5A girls basketball rankings after a victory over previous No. 1 Bishop Gorman on Saturday.
Coronado led early and rolled to a home win over Bishop Gorman at the Big City Showdown on Saturday. The Centennial girls also earned a big victory over Gorman.
R’Zha Whittle had a double-double to help Rancho to a home victory over Canyon Springs in a boys basketball game. Here are photos from the game.
Bishop Gorman and Coronado’s boys basketball teams play at 8 p.m. Saturday to highlight the seven-game schedule at this year’s Big City Showdown at Coronado.