Las Vegas native Kyle Busch rallied from a spin and a tire coming off his car for a third-place finish in Sunday’s South Point 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
Alex Wright
High School Sports Reporter
Email: awright@reviewjournal.com
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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.
Las Vegas native Noah Gragson led a race-high 89 laps in Saturday’s Xfinity Series race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, but he finished second to teammate Josh Berry.
Bishop Gorman quarterback Micah Alejado threw five touchdown passes as the Gaels rolled past Palo Verde 70-0 Friday night in a Class 5A Desert League game.
The Las Vegas Lights need to win Saturday and help from the teams ahead of them in the standings to qualify for the playoffs for the first time.
The UNLV women’s basketball team was picked to finish first in the Mountain West’s preseason poll. The Lady Rebels won the regular-season and tournament titles last season.
Shadow Ridge rushed for 350 yards and held off Coronado in a Class 4A Sky League game Friday night. The Mustangs have sole possession of first place in the league.
After UNLV quarterback Doug Brumfield suffered a late hit in Friday’s win over New Mexico, his teammates showed their support for the starting quarterback.
The Rebels rallied from a 17-0 deficit to defeat the New Mexico Lobos 31-20 on Friday night at Allegiant Stadium. UNLV is 4-1 for the first time since 2003.
Coming off a Mountain West championship and NCAA Tournament berth, the UNLV women’s basketball team is entering this season with a target on its back.
UNLV football coach Marcus Arroyo hopes the Las Vegas community will rally behind the 3-1 Rebels, who are off to their best start since 2008 and host New Mexico on Friday.
Las Vegas Ballpark will host the inaugural Triple-A Championship Weekend beginning Friday. The event will culminate with the Triple-A National Championship game on Sunday.
The Rebels are off to their best start since 2008, sitting at 3-1, 1-0 in the Mountain West. With their recent success comes an expectation the program is starting to embrace.
UNLV’s defense collected six turnovers, and the Rebels defeated Utah State in their Mountain West opener Saturday in Logan, Utah.
Bishop Gorman’s Micah Alejado completed 11 of 14 passes for 214 yards and four touchdowns as the Gaels won their Class 5A Desert League opener over Arbor View.
UNLV hopes to make an early statement against reigning conference champion Utah State on Saturday after a loss to the Aggies in the final minute last season.