When competition begins Friday, it will end a 401-day drought since the Clark County School District suspended all sporting events at the start of the COVID pandemic.
Volleyball
Bishop Gorman freshman setter Taylor Treadwell had 44 assists and nine digs to help lead the Gaels to a four-set road victory over Faith Lutheran on Wednesday.
Bishop Gorman senior Taylor Jefferson had 21 kills, and the Gaels rallied for a 21-25, 25-14, 25-12, 25-19 girls volleyball victory Wednesday night at Gorman.
Bishop Gorman hoped to win its fourth state championship in the past five seasons, but the Gaels are looking forward after those plans were thwarted by COVID.
The Durango Fall Classic, one of the top high school volleyball tournaments in the country, has been canceled because of uncertainty surrounding the coronavirus.
Bishop Gorman’s Tommi Stockham is the Review-Journal’s Nevada Preps Girls Athlete of the Year after leading the Gaels to their third state volleyball title in four years.
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Arbor View’s Israel Mann and Rickey Jones, Legacy’s Lee Wilson and BJ Phillips, and Bishop Gorman’s Mark Person and James Petrie will play at Southwest Minnesota State.
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Kamry Bailey had 14 kills and 11 digs, and the Eagles never trailed in either of the last two sets to sweep Truckee for their third 3A state championship in a row.
Tommi Stockham had 24 kills, Taylor Jefferson added 18 kills and 13 digs, and the Gaels defeated Durango 25-18, 22-25, 25-13, 25-18 on Saturday in the Class 4A final.
Durango and Bishop Gorman will meet for the third time this season after posting three-set state semifinal wins at Faith Lutheran on Friday.
Kennedi Steele had 22 kills and 18 digs, and the Trailblazers shook off early errors to rally from two sets down and reach the Class 4A state tournament semifinals.
The Gaels weren’t as dominant as last season, but they’re back at the state tournament after winning the Desert Region. They’re joined at state by Durango and Palo Verde.
