Grace Chavez lined a two-run homer in the bottom of the fourth for the game’s only runs, and Taylor Askland fired a six-hitter to lead Palo Verde to a 2-0 win over Reed in the winners’ bracket final of the Class 4A state softball tournament at Bishop Gorman.
Gizelle Reid won the title in the 400-meter dash with a time of 54.98 seconds at the Class 4A state track meet at Foothill on Friday.
Layton Walls pitched a four-hitter and Rancho topped Bishop Gorman 9-1 in the opening round of the Class 4A state baseball tournament at Las Vegas High on Thursday.
Ally Snelling smashed a go-ahead, two-run homer in the bottom of the fourth inning, and Palo Verde held on for a 3-2 victory over Rancho in the opening round of the Class 4A state softball tournament at Bishop Gorman.
After a second-place finish in the 300-meter hurdles last season, Legacy senior Jamaal Britt came into this season with a new determination and will have a chance to end his career in style at the state meet.
Bishop Gorman hopes Nick Israel continues to be a catalyst in the Class 4A state tournament, which begins Thursday at Las Vegas High. Gorman faces Rancho at 4 p.m., and Basic plays Galena at 1 p.m.
Taylor Okamura had a breakout senior season, earning co-Player of the Year honors in the Class 4A Sunrise League, and will try to help Coronado to its first state title when the Class 4A softball tournament opens Thursday at Bishop Gorman.
Palo Verde (28-9) will visit Sunrise Region runner-up Coronado (27-15) in a Class 4A state boys volleyball semifinal at 7 p.m. on Tuesday.
Coronado ended a five-year drought by claiming the Sunrise Region softball title, and Cara Beatty hit two home runs, including a grand slam, to lead Palo Verde to the Sunset Region crown.
Neither Spencer Raban nor his family like to talk about the Hodgkin lymphoma, a form of cancer, he was diagnosed with at age 9. It’s not that the now-cancer-free Moapa Valley High School student is embarrassed or even trying to repress the memories; he just doesn’t want to be identified by it.
Twenty-nine years passed between state baseball titles for Basic High when a team led by 10 seniors won last year’s Division I crown, a magical run that united a school and its alumni in a manner only sports can.
Centennial (30-9) will meet Durango (22-16) in a Sunset Region boys volleyball quarterfinal at 5 p.m. Tuesday at Arbor View, and will be seeking its first region title since 2010.
Manny Llamas, 24, graduated from Rancho in 2011 and has the Rams poised to make a strong postseason run as they begin the Class 4A Sunrise Region tournament on Tuesday.
Desert Oasis softball had the best season in school history. Tuesday it will find out if that’s enough to beat Centennial in the playoffs for the first time in school history.
Charlie Magruder has grown from an exuberant freshman into a steady senior and will lead Faith Lutheran on Monday when the Class 4A Sunset Region tournament tees off at 10:30 a.m. at Siena Golf Club.
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Bishop Gorman’s boys and girls basketball teams are No. 1 in the Review-Journal’s first Class 5A rankings. Palo Verde is No. 1 in 5A flag football.
During a ceremony preceding Tuesday’s game against Bishop Gorman, Abdul Adem’s old bench spot was decorated with jerseys as the program celebrated his contributions to the team.
Sierra Vista boys basketball center Xavion Staton, Nevada’s No. 1 basketball recruit in the class of 2025, announced his college commitment.
No. 2-ranked Bishop Gorman lost to No. 1 Mater Dei in what was billed as the de facto high school football national title game Friday in Santa Ana, California.
