Durango’s softball team earned a 12-6 road win over Desert Oasis on Thursday
to lock up second place in the Southwest League. Kaitlin Fazenden hit a two-run homer in the third inning
to get the Trailblazers on the board. Winning pitcher Trinity Valentine hit a two-run single in the fourth to give Durango the lead for good. Valentine and Alexis Geraldo each drove in three runs for Durango, which had 13 hits. The Trailblazers took two of three games from the Diamondbacks, and will be the league’s No. 2 seed in the upcoming Sunset Region tournament.
Observers reported long lines at some places and electioneering at the polls but most voting went smoothly, according to state and county election officials.
Nevada Assemblywoman Shondra Summers-Armstrong was leading Tuesday night in the race to replace Las Vegas Councilman Cedric Crear.
Over half of the Clark County School Board will be replaced in January — including the current president — if initial results on Tuesday hold. .
Republican attorney April Becker was ahead in her race to fill an open seat on the Clark County Commission.
The current chair of the Nevada Board of Regents, Amy Carvalho, was ahead of her challenger as of Tuesday evening. Two new faces also were leading in their districts.
Here are the results for Mesquite’s mayoral and city council races.
Newcomer Monica Larson was leading in a race for the Henderson City Council Ward 2 seat, according to early results.
Initial results show Henderson voters shooting down property tax increases for fire station and libraries.
Robert “Twixx” Taylor was narrowly leading in a race for the Ward 2 seat on the North Las Vegas City Council, according to initial results released on Tuesday evening.