Senior striker Juan Estrada leads the Las Vegas Valley in goals and has helped position Western to reach the Class 3A state tournament for the second time in three seasons.
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Sam Gordon was born and raised in Minneapolis and is back for his second stint with the Review-Journal. He’s covered the NFL, NBA, the Big Ten, the Mountain West and prep sports for various publications during his professional tenure. Gordon, a University of Minnesota graduate, is a basketball junkie who coached high school basketball for three seasons.
Durango senior Laila Loring in August announced a commitment to play soccer at Grambling State, a historically black university around which the town of Grambling — population 5,124 — is constructed.
Palo Verde’s girls tennis team and Clark’s boys tennis team won first-round state tournament matches Monday afternoon and will advance to the semifinals in Reno.
Axel Botticelli teamed with fellow junior Jack Kostrinsky to win the Mountain Region doubles championship last week, giving the pair the chance for the Class 4A state doubles crown this weekend in Reno.
Irmir Mitchell stuffed Bonanza quarterback Kyle Allison’s sneak attempt at the 1-yard line on the final play from scrimmage to clinch Cimarron’s first league win of the season.
LeBron James wowed fans watching the Los Angeles Lakers’ preseason game against the Golden State Warriors on Wednesday night at T-Mobile Arena, finishing with 15 points, 10 rebounds and five assists in the first half of a 123-113 victory over the Golden State Warriors.
Kyle Graham, at 5-foot-9 and a sturdy 185 pounds, is flourishing as a feature back, accumulating an area best 1,282 rushing yards and 11 touchdowns in the double-wing offense for the No. 2 Aggies.
Here’s five things to watch for when the Los Angeles Lakers play the Golden State Warriors in a preseason game at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at T-Mobile Arena.
The Meadows senior volleyball player Dani Mason in May announced her commitment to UC-San Diego, a Division II program in the midst of a transition to Division I.
Coronado’s girls tennis team beat Palo Verde 13-5, and Palo Verde’s boys team defeated Clark 13-5 for Southern Nevada team championships Saturday at Bishop Gorman.
The Clark and Palo Verde boys tennis teams won region titles Friday along with Coronado’s girls team.
Madi Cherry played tennis for Bonanza last season and transferred this season to Western, for which she’s dropped one set all year in advance of region play.
Darnell Washington is ranked by Rivals.com as the No. 1 tight end in the country in the 2020 class and has scholarship offers from more than 20 Division I universities, including Alabama, Georgia, Auburn, LSU, Texas and Oklahoma.
Valley quarterback Jarrett Zibert completed 9-of-16 passes for 355 yards and five touchdowns, and added a 36-yard touchdown run in a 46-3 road victory over Western on Thursday night.
Andre Nevarez is in the midst of a breakout season for the Dragons. He leads the Las Vegas Valley with 1,555 passing yards and 14 touchdowns, and fifth-ranked Del Sol has one of Class 3A’s most potent offenses.