There’s a new No. 1 in the Class 5A Southern Nevada boys basketball rankings entering the final week of the regular season.
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 Durango boys basketball team nearly overcame a 16-point deficit, but lost to Bishop Gorman on Friday after former coach Chad Beeten resigned earlier this week.
Shadow Ridge’s Seth Stovall won the Class 5A boys bowling individual state title, and Palo Verde’s Ryann Clark won the girls title Friday at The Orleans.
Senior forward Ali’a Matavao scored 20 points as the Liberty girls basketball team rolled past Desert Oasis for a home victory Thursday night.
Chad Beeten has resigned as the Durango High School boys basketball coach, according to an email sent to parents of players on the team.
Senior guard Marcus Gomez scored 25 points to help Las Vegas to a one-point road win over Green Valley on Wednesday.
In total, 23 players signed with colleges on national signing day, and seven signed with Division I Football Championship Subdivision programs.
Junior guard Dazani Graham scored 31 points and recorded 11 steals as Cimarron-Memorial defeated Doral Academy 69-26 in a girls basketball game Tuesday night. Here are photos from the game.
Liberty senior forward Adrienne Puletasi scored 23 points to lead the Patriots to a 59-53 win over Bishop Gorman last Wednesday.
Foothill junior guard Shawn Salazar scored 26 points and tied a school record with eight 3-pointers in a 72-47 win over Clark on Thursday.
Tensions over Bishop Gorman’s football dominance came to a head Monday, when rival public school coaches proposed limiting the Gaels to one out-of-state game per year.
There’s a new No. 1 in the Class 5A Southern Nevada boys basketball rankings, with Bishop Gorman falling from the top spot. The Centennial girls still rule.
Spring Valley junior guard Charolette De Lisle’s layup at the buzzer gave the Grizzlies a 64-62 home win over Coronado on Friday night.
Nakalayah Fabello scored 15 points to lead Valley to a 60-48 home win over Desert Oasis in a boys basketball game Thursday night. Here are photos from the game.
Liberty point guard Dedan Thomas Jr. scored 26 points as the Patriots whipped Bishop Gorman on the road in a rematch of last year’s Class 5A state title game.