RJ reporter Colton Lochhead talks about what activating the national guard entails.What they will do for Nevada logistically, and why this isn’t unusual during a statewide emergency.
The Nevada State Museum of Las Vegas, located at the Springs Preserve, covers all eras of the state, from prehistoric to today.
After watching their brothers win state baseball titles two years ago, two Basic softball players want their own ring. Mikayla Berg is the younger sister of former Basic pitcher Trever Berg. Angela Santillanes is the younger sister of former Basic infielder Christian Santillanes. Both helped Basic take home the 2016 state title, and Wolves followed it up with another ring in 2017. Now the softball team has a chance win its first state title after winning the Sunrise Region for the first time. First pitch is against Douglas at 2 p.m. Thursday at Bishop Manogue High School in Reno.
Basic’s baseball team is looking for a third consecutive state championship this week. Senior pitcher C.J. Dornak lends plenty of experience. He has made four appearances and earned two wins in the last two state tournaments. Dornak is 7-0 with two saves and a 0.72 ERA this season. For his career, Dornak is 20-1 with six saves and a 0.67 ERA. Garrett Giles also is playing in his third state tournament, and should lead the offense.
He’s batting .495 with a team-high 44 RBIs. Bishop Gorman transfer Jesse Fonteboa adds offensive firepower.
He’s hitting .409 with four homers and 35 RBIs.
Three Shadow Ridge flag football players have their eyes set on relay gold. Jordan Ford set multiple state rushing records during the flag football season. But the Mustangs lost the state title game to Coronado. Now, Ford is paired with teammates Dayvian Diaz and Vanessa Almanzor on the 800-meter relay. Diaz won the 100 dash and 200 dash at the Liberty Invitational, and Almanzor won the 200 dash at a Moapa Valley weekday Ford won the 100 dash at the Moapa Valley weekday, and the three have multiple relay medals The trio missed qualifying for state by 0.46 seconds last year, but already have multiple big wins this year. And if they qualify, they might do in track what they almost did in football: win a state title.
Bishop Gorman teammates Dorian Thompson-Robinson and Palaie Gaoteote are two of the best players in the state Gaoteote, the top-ranked linebacker in the country , is committed to USC Thompson-Robinson is ranked as the No. 3 dual-threat quarterback and is headed to UCLA The two headline a Gaels team looking for its ninth consecutive state championship They play their last game as teammates Saturday at 12:10 p.m. at Mackay Stadium in Reno