The NIAA approved appeals from three football teams, who were slated to move up into Class 5A, to stay in Class 4A for the next two-year cycle beginning this fall.
Alex Wright

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 Bishop Gorman, Mojave and SLAM Academy boys, and the Centennial, Desert Pines and Virgin Valley girls remain No. 1 in the Review-Journal’s basketball rankings.
Durango closed the game on a 20-8 run to finish off a home win over Foothill on Friday. The Trailblazers made 22 of 25 free-throw attempts.
Liberty romped past Green Valley for a 52-15 road victory in a girls basketball game Thursday night. Here are photos from the game.
The Durango boys basketball team returns several players from last season and looks to be a state title contender in a tough Class 5A.
Five Centennial girls basketball players scored in double figures at the Bulldogs easily put away Shadow Ridge on Wednesday night in their league opener.
Las Vegas High senior forward Kayla Terry scored 23 points and added 16 rebounds and four steals to help the Wildcats beat Green Valley 40-32 last Friday.
Shadow Ridge sophomore guard Jalen Butler averaged 18.3 points per game last week in the Mustangs’ three wins at the Golden Crown Holiday Tip-Off tournament in San Diego.
Bishop Gorman, Mojave and SLAM Academy are No. 1 in the Review-Journal’s boys basketball rankings. Centennial, Desert Pines and Virgin Valley hold the top spots in the girls rankings.
Check out the scores and top performances from Tuesday’s high school basketball action.
The Centennial senior scored 29 points in a 63-47 win over Bonita Vista (California) in the Nike Tournament of Champions.
Mojave senior point guard Giali Chapman scored 23 points as the Rattlers defeated St. Mary’s (Arizona) 78-70 in their final game of the Tarkanian Classic last Thursday.
Bishop Gorman, ranked No. 12 nationally by MaxPreps fell to No. 19 West Ranch (California) 67-62 in the Platinum Bracket championship game in the Tarkanian Classic on Thursday night.
Six other Southern Nevada players signed as well, including Liberty’s Ed Haynes, who signed with UNLV, and Silverado’s Donavyn Pellot, who signed with UCLA.
Bishop Gorman junior tight end Elija Lofton scored five touchdowns on eight touches to help lead the Gaels to a 49-14 win in the Geico State Champions Bowl Series on Saturday.