Liberty and Rancho rolled to victories Thursday at Faith Lutheran to set up a matchup for the Class 4A girls state volleyball championship.
Jason Orts
Former Nevada Preps coordinator
Palo Verde has been a force to be reckoned with all year and enters the Class 5A state tournament with momentum after winning last weekend’s Southern Region championship.
Coronado is embracing being the favorite to win the Class 5A state championship after its 2-0 win over Faith Lutheran in last Saturday’s regional final.
Bishop Gorman is trying to avoid getting caught up in the hype surrounding its matchup against Liberty in Friday’s Class 5A Southern Region championship game.
Bishop Gorman hosted Silverado in a Class 5A girls volleyball match Monday night. Gorman won in three sets.
Check out the top performances from Monday’s high school soccer and volleyball action.
Liberty learned from an 0-5 start against stiff competition in 2019 en route to a state title. The Patriots hope to learn again after a 49-7 loss to No. 1-ranked Mater Dei.
Check out the top performances from Tuesday’s high school baseball and softball action and look forward to Wednesday’s schedule.
Ty Southisene gave Basic the early lead with a two-run double and pitched the seventh inning to earn the save in a 7-4 win over Desert Oasis.
Former UNLV football coach Mike Sanford was hired as Faith Lutheran’s coach a year ago. He finally will coach the Crusaders for the first time in a game Friday.
Whether Saturday will be the final game for 18 UNLV seniors has yet to be determined. Athletes in fall sports won’t use up a year of eligibility because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Reed Schaefer and Jacob Walsh helped Desert Oasis win a state title in 2019, but they will be Pac-12 opponents in college after signing national letters of intent Wednesday.
Aces forward A’ja Wilson has been one of the top candidates for WNBA MVP all season and ranks in the top five in scoring, rebounding and blocked shots.
The Aces allowed 20 points in the second half and pulled away for their fifth straight win, 98-79 over the Indiana Fever.
The Las Vegas Aces began training camp for the upcoming WNBA season with less than their full roster, but they’re excited to be back on the court.