Freshman Valeria Lopez came through with a big hit to help No. 4-ranked Centennial erase a 4-0 deficit in the sixth inning and defeat No. 1 Palo Verde on Wednesday.
Damon Seiters
Damon Seiters coordinates high school sports coverage for the Review-Journal and nevadapreps.com. He has been at the Review-Journal since 1997, and has been the prep sports editor since 1998. Seiters grew up in Carbondale, Illinois, and graduated from Indiana University with a degree in journalism.
Shadow Ridge pitcher Josslin Law kept calm despite letting a few runners reach base and helped her team defeat Palo Verde on Monday.
The Bishop Gorman boys basketball team pulled away from Foothill on Friday to advance to the Class 5A state tournament next week at the Thomas & Mack Center.
Jada Livingston banked home a 3-pointer from the top of the key with 12 seconds left, and Shadow Ridge prevailed in a Class 5A state quarterfinal.
Pharaoh Compton had 28 points, eight rebounds and six blocked shots to lead the Aggies to a road win over the Cougars in a game that was rescheduled twice.
A day after the No. 3-ranked Democracy Prep girls basketball team earned a historic win over No. 1 Centennial, No. 5 Liberty defeated the Blue Knights.
The Sierra Vista boys basketball team, No. 1 in the Review-Journal’s Class 4A rankings, lost on a buzzer-beater Monday, but flipped the script against Clark.
The Centennial girls basketball team, seeking a ninth straight state title, forced 29 turnovers in romping to a road win over Arbor View on Wednesday.
Christin Haylock hit a pair of 3s to help Somerset-Losee, No. 1 in the Review-Journal’s Class 4A rankings, rally for a road win over No. 5 Cimarron-Memorial.
Kaeden Castillero knocked down a pair of free throws with 19.9 seconds left to lift Liberty’s boys basketball team to a home win over Centennial.
Centennial won its first football state championship Tuesday, defeating Sunrise Mountain in the Class 4A title game at Allegiant Stadium.
Faith Lutheran’s Cale Breslin ran for 217 yards on 30 carries, and the Crusaders routed Green Valley in the Class 5A Division II Southern League title game.
Green Valley, the No. 4 seed in the Class 5A Division II Southern League playoffs, blocked a kick and made a kick in the third overtime to outlast Sierra Vista.
Liberty, No. 2 in the Review-Journal’s Class 5A rankings, held third-ranked Arbor View to 164 yards of offense en route to a road victory Friday night.
Nylen Johnson and Kamareion Bell ripped off huge runs to help Arbor View subdue Legacy in the “Battle of the Bulls” rivalry game Friday.