Senior Mark Rubalcaba, who has won five individual state track titles and was part of the 2013 state football championship team, knows when to have fun and when to get serious. “If you”re not having fun doing sports, then there”s really no point,” he says.
Faith Lutheran senior Bowen Becker could be remembered as the fastest swimmer in Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association history by the end of the season. “I want to be remembered to where people will say my name and actually know who you”re talking about,” he said.
Trevor Jackson hit a three-run homer in the top of the fourth inning to help Palo Verde’s baseball team rally for a 5-3 win at Desert Oasis on Wednesday.
Pahrump Valley’s Isaac Davis won three events Tuesday to lead the Trojans to victory in a four-team meet at Western.
Meghan McDermott won three events Tuesday to help Pahrump Valley’s girls track team win a four-team meet at Western.
Samantha Milanovich went 3-for-4 with a double Tuesday to lead Shadow Ridge’s softball team to a 7-3 win over visiting Desert Oasis.
Kyle Horton doubled and came home on two balks in the top of the fifth to break a 2-2 tie, and Centennial’s baseball team held on for a 3-2 win at Palo Verde.
Zaire Franklin had 15 kills, 12 digs and three aces Tuesday as Legacy’s boys volleyball team rallied for a 23-25, 22-25 25-18, 25-17, 17-15 win over visiting Bonanza.
Winning pitcher Ryan Brown threw four hitless innings in the nightcap to help Arbor View’s baseball team to an 18-3, 12-1 sweep of host Legacy in the Bengal Varsity Tournament on Saturday.
Sarah Maddox went 3-for-3 with a double and three RBIs Saturday to help Foothill’s softball team rally for an 8-6 win over Arbor View in the championship game of the Desert Winds Classic in Mesquite.
Jaeger McDowell scored the tiebreaking run on an infield single by Braulio Santiguin in the bottom of the sixth inning Friday to give Rancho’s baseball team a 6-5 victory over visiting Sierra Vista in the Lions Kick-Off Tournament.
Basic’s Tanner Roundy tossed a no-hitter with eight strikeouts and a walk to lead the Wolves to a 6-0 win over Sierra Vista in the Lions Kick-Off Tournament at Centennial on Thursday.
Sarah Pinkston was a second-team All-Nevada selection as a freshman at Shadow Ridge, but missed her sophomore season after back surgery. Amazingly, just less than 13 months after surgery, she”s back in the circle and hoping to lead Coronado to a Southeast League title.
Volleyball coach Erik Davis scours the Mojave campus looking for players and he found all 14 of his varsity players somewhere at the school. The Rattlers won last season”s Division I-A state championship.
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