97°F
weather icon Clear

GIRLS GOLF: Lani Potter guides Boulder City to Sunrise League victory

Boulder City’s Lani Potter carded a 3-under-par 69 to take medalist honors, and the Eagles finished first in a Class 3A Sunrise League girls golf match at Boulder Creek on Thursday.

Boulder City had four players in the top seven and finished with a 369 total, topping Tech (422) and Chaparral (511).

Lauryn Norris and Madisan Walker shot 98 for Boulder City and tied for third with Tech’s LeAnne Moran.

Josie Delgadillo of Moapa Valley shot 92 to finish second.

Cougars capture Southeast match

At Black Mountain, Gabby DeNunzio and Victoria Estrada each shot 2-over-par 74 to share medalist honors and lead the Cougars to victory in a Southeast League match.

Coronado carded a 19-over 307 as a team, with Green Valley second at 379. Foothill finished third at 399.

Ashley Lung shot 78 to finish third, as Coronado had the top five finishers. Sami Penor was fourth at 81 for the Cougars, and teammate Kyle Keyer tied for fifth with Green Valley’s Katherine Kares at 83.

Wildcats win Northeast match

At Stallion Mountain, Las Vegas shot 538 as a team to narrowly beat Canyon Springs (546) in a Northeast League match.

Falynn Dunkelberger was second at 118 to lead the Wildcats.

Valley’s Eileena Tan was the medalist with a 114. Tasmine Jones of Canyon Springs and Rancho’s Jasmin Maldonado tied for third at 128.

THE LATEST
Meet the Nevada Preps Coach of the Year

Coronado girls golf coach Joe Sawaia helped lead the Cougars to the 5A state title in his final year coaching to earn Nevada Preps Coach of the Year honor.

Coronado rolls to third straight 5A girls golf state title

Coronado’s girls golf team won the Class 5A state tournament Thursday to claim its third straight state title. It’s the seventh team state title for the school.

Do high schools out of state compete for Nevada state titles?

Nevada high school state championships aren’t exclusive to just teams in the Silver State. Six out-of-state schools compete athletically for state titles against Nevada schools.

Here are the divisions where prep teams will play this fall

On Aug. 17, new seasons will start for high school sports teams in nine fall sports across the state. The recent realignment process has made some changes to the leagues.

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.