Desert Oasis shut down Northern champion Bishop Manogue, and Bishop Gorman handled Damonte Ranch in the opening round of the Class 5A state baseball tournament.
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Foothill defeated defending Class 4A state baseball champion Shadow Ridge to clinch a spot in the 4A title game, and Silverado and Durango stayed alive.
In the first year of Chris Sheff’s second stint as the Bishop Gorman baseball coach, the Gaels enter Thursday’s Class 5A state tournament as the favorite to win the title.
Bishop Gorman senior outfielder Billy Scaldeferri was 6-for-13 with seven RBIs and three home runs in the Gaels’ four playoff wins last week.
State high school champions from the spring sports will be crowned this week across Nevada. Here’s a breakdown of the championship events.
High school baseball and softball state champions will be crowned this week. The state tournaments begin Thursday. Here are the times and dates for all of this week’s games.
The No. 1 seeds in Class 4A baseball and softball won their winner’s bracket games Saturday. Needles’ baseball and softball teams swept the 2A region titles.
The Pahrump Valley baseball team romped to the Class 3A Southern Region title Friday, while Class 4A baseball and softball teams easily won elimination games.
An inside-the-park home run ignited Bishop Gorman’s offense as it pulled away from Desert Oasis to claim the Class 5A Southern Region baseball title Friday.
The Palo Verde softball team eliminated defending Class 5A state champion Green Valley to advance to the state tournament next week in Reno.
Desert Oasis held off a late charge from reigning Class 5A baseball state champion Basic to clinch a spot in next week’s state tournament in Reno.
The Bishop Gorman baseball team scored three runs in the fourth inning and five in the sixth to beat Desert Oasis and advance to the Southern Region title game.
The Centennial and Palo Verde softball teams and Bishop Gorman and Desert Oasis baseball teams are one win away from advancing to the state tournament.
Basic scored early and often to defeat Coronado in a Class 5A Southern Region playoff elimination game and stay alive in its quest to repeat as state champion.
Basic junior shortstop Ty Southisene had two triples and three RBIs in the Wolves’ 9-2 win over Las Vegas High on Thursday.
