Texas youth Rowan Sebek becomes a competitive swimmer after receiving the gift of life as an infant.
Ron Kantowski
Sports columnist
Email: rkantowski@reviewjournal.com
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Ron Kantowski is a sports columnist and covers auto racing for the Review-Journal. He has won multiple writing awards and in 2016 was named Nevada Sportswriter of the Year. Prior to beginning a long career in Las Vegas sports journalism, Kantowski attended Western New Mexico University in Silver City, N.M., where he played for the baseball team. He is a native of Whiting, Ind.
Sophomore quarterback Elijah Espinoza completed 32 of 37 passes for 607 yards and six touchdowns as Las Vegas High routed host Durango on Friday night.
The Dragons are unbeaten, share the 4A Southern League lead and are learning lessons on and off the field.
LVMS race winner Alex Bowman joins Las Vegan Kurt Busch on the sidelines with concussion symptoms after relatively light contact with a wall.
Treyshaun Jackson intercepted two passes and returned both for touchdowns — the second for 99 yards — in Desert Pines’ 28-10 win at Green Valley.
Aviators miss out on Triple-A Championship at Las Vegas Ballpark but top PCL in attendance again.
Top high school players in Southern Nevada are being bypassed as NCAA teams choose to reload with de facto free agents from other colleges.
Baseball star Maury Wills gave the spikes in which he stole 104 bases in 1962 to the Exber family of Las Vegas as a token of their friendship.
There was sentiment this was shaping up as Basic’s year in its annual Henderson Bowl showdown against Green Valley, but that wasn’t the case Friday.
The reigning Class 4A state football champion Silverado Skyhawks appear headed for Class 5A next season after establishing themselves as a powerhouse.
Sam Schmidt, a principal stockholder in Arrow McLaren SP, one of IndyCar’s premier entrants, said he would love to have Kyle Busch drive for him in the Indianapolis 500.
Desert Pines football coach Tico Rodriguez remains dedicated to inner-city youth. “We want to win, but we want to make them better men,” he said.
Two-time NASCAR Cup Series champion Kyle Busch of Las Vegas made it official Tuesday — he’s leaving Joe Gibbs Racing to drive for veteran car owner Richard Childress.
Las Vegas businessman Maury Gallagher was watching on TV when Erik Jones took the checkered flag, but that hardly dampened the breakthrough victory.
Executive director Donnie Nelson said the NIAA’s proactive approach to NIL legislation will include guidance for high school athletes and their families.