The Palo Verde and Coronado boys soccer teams will travel to Carson City for the Class 5A state tournament, which starts Friday. Palo Verde is the Southern Region champ.
Alex Wright
High School Sports Reporter
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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.
Faith Lutheran hosts Green Valley for the 5A Division II Southern League title to highlight the Week 13 high school football playoff schedule in Southern Nevada.
High school athletes across Southern Nevada signed national letters of intent to play college sports Wednesday, including 13 at Bishop Gorman.
The Bishop Gorman and Coronado girls volleyball teams will take on Northern opponents in the Class 5A state semifinals Friday at Sunrise Mountain.
Palo Verde senior defender Justin Geracci scored two goals in the Panthers’ 4-3 win over Coronado in the Class 5A Southern League title game on Nov. 4.
Coronado girls soccer senior forward Aubrey Wagner scored two goals in the Cougars’ 3-0 win over Arbor View in a Class 5A state quarterfinal match Thursday.
Here are the results for this week’s high school state soccer and volleyball action.
Bishop Gorman defeated Coronado to win the Class 5A girls volleyball Southern Region title Saturday. The Gaels will be the No. 1 seed at next week’s state tournament.
Fourth-seeded Green Valley and No. 3 Faith Lutheran pulled off a pair of road upsets Friday night to advance to the Class 5A Division II Southern League final.
Sky Pointe win the Class 4A boys and girls team cross country titles Saturday. Northern teams won the 5A and 3A team titles in Reno.
Green Valley upset top-seeded and league champion Basic behind three touchdowns from wide receiver Ben Byington in a 5A Division II Southern League semifinal.
Liberty’s defense allowed only 153 total yards as the Patriots gave Shadow Ridge fits in a Class 5A Division I state semifinal victory Friday night.
Coronado swept Shadow Ridge, and Bishop Gorman defeated Centennial in the girls volleyball Class 5A Southern Region semifinals to qualify for the state tournament.
Lake Mead Academy kicker Gracie Rhodes has become one of the state’s most accurate kickers while playing football with her younger twin brothers.
Bishop Gorman hosts Coronado and Shadow Ridge plays at Liberty in the Class 5A Division I state semifinals to highlight Friday’s high school football playoff action.