VALLEY
League: Division I Northeast
Head coach: Leslie Samson, fourth season
Top athletes: Jeni Merritt (Sr.)
Outlook: Merritt was the team's top runner last season and likely will be a leader on a young team.
"We have many new runners to the program," Samson said. "Many of the runners are sophomores which shows a bright future for the program. There is quite a bit of potential and talent."
There’s an opportunity for all Class 4A football teams to contend for a state title. Last year’s champion, Centennial, moved up to 5A Division III.
The Nevada high school baseball record book contains several outstanding achievements. Here are five records that likely will never be broken.
Coronado avenged a regular-season loss to Desert Pines by rolling the Jaguars in the Class 5A Division I state quarterfinals. Bishop Gorman awaits.
Bishop Gorman rolled to a home win over Coronado to finish the regular season 10-0 and earn the No. 1 seed in the Class 5A Division I playoffs.
Bishop Gorman only had one first-half possession and led by four points at halftime at Shadow Ridge on Friday night.
Only three of the 14 teams in the new Class 4A made the playoffs last season, and none of them earned a postseason victory.
Las Vegas has a rich tradition of producing talented baseball players. Here’s the Review-Journal’s top five MLB players from Las Vegas, led by Greg Maddux.
Members from the local basketball community are paying tribute to Valley High School boys basketball coach Kevan Wilkins, who died Saturday at 60.
Valley sophomore guard Kevan Wilkins scored 27 points to lead the Vikings to a 70-63 home win over Legacy Tuesday night. The Vikings are in sole possession of first place of the 4A Mountain League.
Valley senior point guard Nakalayah Fabello scored 29 points and surpassed 1,000 career points in an 82-76 win over Shadow Ridge last Wednesday.
