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HEAD OF THE CLASS: Green Valley’s Peek claims belt in wrestling tourney

ATHLETES OF THE WEEK

BOYS BASKETBALL

Tyree McNeal

Chaparral

The senior guard hit a pull-up jumper as time expired to give the Cowboys a 53-51 win at Moapa Valley.

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Brooklyn Cruz

Palo Verde

The sophomore guard had 18 points, eight rebounds and four assists in a 44-34 win over Cheyenne.

WRESTLING

Donovan Peek

Green Valley

The senior placed first at 160 pounds at the “Battle for the Belt” tournament in Temecula Valley, Calif.

HEAD OF THE CLASS

ARBOR VIEW — Girls basketball player Janae Strode had 20 points and 11 rebounds in a 72-34 win over Durango.

CENTENNIAL — Flag football player Zshalyn Canfield passed for 264 yards and five TDs in a 32-14 victory over Clark. Boys basketball player Eddie Davis had 15 points in a 76-41 win over Bonanza.

CLARK — Boys bowler Jesse Feustel had a 669 series in a 7-2 win over The Meadows. Girls bowler Kiara Ocampo had a 115 average in matches with Chaparral, Cheyenne and The Meadows.

CORONADO — Flag football player Ava Bracey had six tackles and a sack in a 13-12 win over Chaparral.

DESERT OASIS — Boys basketball player Rodrick Moore had 27 points and four assists in a 70-61 win over Bonanza, the school’s first league win since Feb. 8, 2012. Flag football player Briana Viloria had 190 receiving yards and two TDs in wins over Mojave and Western. She also had five tackles, and two pass deflections on defense.

FAITH LUTHERAN — Girls basketball player Kim Munro had 17 points in a 53-22 win over Cimarron-Memorial.

GREEN VALLEY — Girls basketball player Rianna Rudolph averaged 12 points, three steals and two assists in two games.

PALO VERDE — Boys basketball player Billy Sparks was 5-for-7 on 3-pointers and had two steals and an assist in a 75-51 win over Cheyenne.

SILVERADO — Wrestler Alek Aragon placed second at 138 pounds in the Kiwanis Invitational at Spring Creek High in Elko.

THE LATEST
Coronado girls down Gorman for 5A volleyball region title

The Coronado girls volleyball team swept Bishop Gorman to win the Class 5A Southern Region final Saturday at Palo Verde. Both teams advance to the state tournament.

Arbor View, Desert Pines ready to challenge Liberty, Gorman

Arbor View and Desert Pines are embracing the opportunities they have against Liberty and Bishop Gorman, respectively, in Friday’s Class 5A Southern Region semifinals.

Coronado, Palo Verde celebrate 5A golf, tennis titles

Coronado set a state record with its score of 11-under at the Class 5A girls golf state championship. In tennis, Palo Verde swept the boys and girls 5A championships.

 
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