The Coronado and Bishop Gorman girls volleyball teams travel up to Reno for the Class 5A state volleyball tournament starting Friday.
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.
Liberty hosts Bishop Gorman on Friday in the Class 5A Southern Region final with a berth in next week’s state championship game on the line.
The times, dates and opponents for all of this weekend’s high school playoff action in football, soccer and volleyball. Some state champions will be crowned Saturday.
Bishop Gorman plays at Liberty in the Class 5A Southern Region final. The 4A state semifinals will also be played Friday, and the 3A semifinals are set for Saturday.
The No. 1-seeded Doral Academy girls soccer team enters the Class 4A state semifinals with a perfect record. The Dragons play Silverado on Friday.
Doral Academy goalie Kenadie Mashore recorded 12 saves in the Dragons’ victory over Spring Valley on Friday in the Class 4A girls state soccer quarterfinals.
Bishop Gorman soccer player Nick Lazarski scored four goals last week, including two game-winners, as the Gaels won the 5A southern region title.
Essence Booker and Justice Ethridge each scored 17 points as UNLV rolled past Pepperdine in its season opener without head coach Lindy La Rocque.
An overtime goal lifted the Coronado girls soccer team to a 1-0 win over Faith Lutheran in the Class 5A Southern Region championship game Saturday.
The Bishop Gorman boys soccer team claimed the Class 5A Southern Region title with a 1-0 win over Eldorado on Saturday at Bettye Wilson Park.
The Coronado girls volleyball team swept Bishop Gorman to win the Class 5A Southern Region final Saturday at Palo Verde. Both teams advance to the state tournament.
The Shadow Ridge boys won the Class 5A state cross country meet at Veterans Memorial Park on Saturday. The Bishop Gorman boys and Desert Oasis girls won in 4A.
Bishop Gorman and Liberty will face off again in the Class 5A Southern Region final Friday. Both teams had tougher-than-usual battles in their semifinal games.
In the Class 4A state semifinals, Las Vegas High will get a rematch with Shadow Ridge. Silverado and Coronado will face off in the other semifinal.
Check out the top five performances and scores from Friday’s high school football and girls soccer action, including a big night for a Coronado quarterback and receiver.