Five players scored in double figures as the UNLV women’s basketball team rolled past San Jose State on Saturday to take a two-game lead in the Mountain West.
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.
Sixth-seeded Spring Valley upset second-seeded Liberty in double overtime to advance to the Class 5A Southern Region basketball championship game Saturday.
UNLV baseball begins its season Friday night against Michigan State. Rebels coach Stan Stolte is confident in his team’s depth and hopes it can carry them to many wins.
The Liberty Patriots fought back against the Durango Trailblazers for a 73-68 win in the 5A Southern Region semifinals.
The Las Vegas Lights also announced an extension with LAFC as an affiliate and the 10 players they have signed to the roster.
The Las Vegas Aviators will now play a 150-game schedule, as Triple-A baseball aims to align its season closer to that of Major League Baseball.
Arena football is returning to Las Vegas, as the Indoor Football League’s newest team, the Vegas Knight Hawks, is preparing for its inaugural season.
The Las Vegas Aviators are eager to return to the diamond this season after the last two seasons were impacted by COVID-19.