Bishop Gorman and Basic, the last two Class 5A baseball state champions, will play Thursday on the first day of high school spring sports competition.
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A late turnover helped the Bishop Gorman boys basketball team defeat Coronado to win the Class 5A state title Friday night at the Thomas & Mack Center.
The Bishop Gorman girls basketball team defeated Centennial to win the Class 5A state title on Friday. Centennial had won the past eight state titles.
The Sierra Vista boys basketball team earned its first state championship, defeating Damonte Ranch in the Class 4A title game in Reno.
Coronado and Bishop Gorman will play for the Class 5A boys basketball state title at 7 p.m. Friday after the teams were victorious in their state semifinals Thursday.
The Lake Mead Academy boys lost in the Class 2A state semifinals, and the Pahranagat Valley boys and girls fell in the 1A quarterfinals Thursday.
The Bishop Gorman girls basketball team defeated Democracy Prep in the Class 5A state semifinals and will now face Centennial, which is seeking its ninth straight title.
The Democracy Prep boys basketball team won its second straight state championship, avoiding overtime when Mater East couldn’t quite sink the tying shot Thursday.
Legacy and Canyon Springs couldn’t keep up in the Class 4A girls basketball state semifinals. The Southern Region representatives in 3A also were eliminated.
The Sierra Vista boys basketball team earned a shot at its first state championship, and the 3A title game will be an all-Southern affair.
The top four Class 5A boys basketball teams — Coronado, Liberty, Bishop Gorman and Arbor View — will play for the state title Thursday and Friday at the Thomas & Mack Center.
Class 4A Southern Nevada high school basketball teams will face Northern teams for the state title after the classification was Southern-only the past two seasons.
Seven SLAM Academy wrestlers won individual titles to help the Bulls win their third straight boys team title Friday. SLAM Academy also claimed the girls title.
Coronado, Arbor View and Liberty were winners in their Class 5A boys basketball state quarterfinals Friday night. Here is a roundup of Friday’s playoff action.
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.