Athletes of the Week — April 18

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Coronado’s pitcher Tatum Spangler (5) pitches against Basic at Basic High School in He ... — Coronado’s pitcher Tatum Spangler (5) pitches against Basic at Basic High School in Henderson on Friday, April 6, 2018. Basic won 4-3. Andrea Cornejo Las Vegas Review-Journal @dreacornejo

Arbor View’s Cameron Gambini at the driving range during practice at the Paiute Golf Resort in Las Vegas on Tuesday, March 6, 2018. Chase Stevens Las Vegas Review-Journal @csstevensphoto

Arbor View infielder Austin Pfeifer looks for a play at first while playing against Faith Lutheran in the sixth inning at Arbor View High School in Las Vegas on Tuesday, April 17, 2018. Arbor View won 11-5. Patrick Connolly Las Vegas Review-Journal @PConnPie

Silverado senior runner Omar Aguilar-Espinoza (5) hugs his teammate Ashley Nekoba after winning in the boys’ 1600m during Blaine Thompson-Las Vegas Track Classic at Desert Oasis High School in Las Vegas, Saturday, April 14, 2018. Chitose Suzuki Las Vegas Review-Journal @chitosephoto

ATHLETES OF THE WEEK

Baseball

Austin Pfeifer, Arbor View

The senior went 4-for-6 with a triple, three homers and six RBIs and allowed one earned run in six innings with 12 strikeouts to help the to a three-game sweep of Shadow Ridge.

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Boys Golf

Cameron Gambini, Arbor View

The senior shot 1-under-par 71 to help the Aggies win a Northwest League match, and shot 1-over 37 in a dual meet with Coronado.

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Softball

Tatum Spangler, Coronado

The senior struck out 12 in a win against Liberty last Tuesday and 13 against Las Vegas on Thursday. She hit six doubles and two triples in helping the Cougars go 5-0 last week.

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Boys Swimming

Juan Salas-Cucalon, Silverado

The freshman won the 200-yard individual medley in 2 minutes, 17.07 seconds and the 100 breaststroke in 1:07.44 in a 123-122 win over Liberty.

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Girls Swimming

Emma Breslin, Bishop Gorman

The sophomore won the 50-yard freestyle in 25.74 seconds and the 100 freestyle in 57.74 in a 156-140 win over Arbor View.

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Boys Track

Omar Aguilar-Espinoza, Silverado

The senior won the 5,000- and 1,600-meter titles at the Las Vegas Track Classic on Friday and Saturday, respectively, at Desert Oasis High School. He finished the 5,000 in 15 minutes, 59.19 seconds, and the 1,600 in 4 minutes, 29.12 seconds.

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Girls Track

Katera Braggs, Green Valley

The senior won the shot put at the Las Vegas Track Classic on Saturday with a personal-record throw of 36 feet, 1 inch.

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Boys Volleyball

Jameson Valencia, Cimarron-Memorial

The senior posted 10 kills, three aces and 15 digs for the Spartans in a three-set victory over Bonanza on Thursday.