Nicholas held off hard-charging Massimiliano Swenson of Bishop Gorman to become Desert Oasis’ first region cross country champion. The Diamondbacks also won the boys region team title, another first in school history.
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The Falcons bounced back after losing to Liberty by beating Green Valley on Thursday.
Kiffyn Andreasean had six kills and five aces to guide the Palo Verde’s girls volleyball team to a 25-9, 25-11, 25-3 win over the Desert Pines in their regular-season finale to complete the league schedule with a perfect record.
Jade Halverson had 10 kills, 10 assists and 21 digs to help Liberty Baptist’s girls volleyball team to a 25-23, 25-16, 25-22 road win over Beatty on Friday night.
Franklin had the fastest time among boys over two races, racing through the 3.1-mile course in 16 minutes, 0.4 seconds. Felix had the fastest girls time, at 18:31.8.
Malik Powell caught three long TD passes and returned a free kick for a score to lead host Spring Mountain’s football team to a 61-14 win over Beatty on Friday.
Conner Nicholas picked up his fourth victory in an invitational meet this season by capturing the large-school race of the Lake Mead Invitational on Saturday at Veteran’s Memorial Park.
Reece Thornton rushed for 192 yards and three touchdowns on Friday as Pahranagat Valley’s football team rolled to a 58-22 home win over Beatty.
Bishop Gorman’s girls volleyball team won all three of its matches in the Nike Tournament of Champions in Phoenix on Friday. The Gaels will play again Saturday morning for the right to advance to the top bracket in the 96-team tournament.
Audrey Dayton had 18 kills and 21 digs as Sierra Vista’s girls volleyball team defeated visiting Las Vegas 24-26, 25-14, 23-25, 25-21, 15-9 on Friday night.
Pahrump Valley’s boys cross country placed four runners in the top nine Thursday to win a six-team home meet.
Puskas surged to the lead entering the final mile and held off the rest of the field to finish the 3-mile course in 18 minutes, 25.7 seconds, for her biggest cross country win of a still-young prep career.
The Hornets return only two letter winners from last year’s team.
Here is the Las Vegas Review-Journal’s 2018 all-state boys track and field team.
Jordan Howden and Jamel Brown each won two individual events and led the Desert Pines boys track team to victory in the Class 3A Southern Region meet at Overton on Saturday.
