The Rebels last took the court 33 days ago, a 68-58 win Dec. 5 at Kansas State for their first victory. They will begin a two-game series at Colorado State on Thursday.
Jason Orts
Nevada Preps coordinator
Email: jorts@reviewjournal.com
Jason Orts is a born-and-raised Texan who has more than a decade of experience covering high school sports there. The last six of those came as the high school sports coordinator at the Waco Tribune-Herald, where he also covered a myriad of Baylor University sports. Orts was the sports editor of the University Star at Texas State University prior to beginning his professional career.
The Alternative Baseball Organization, a league for those with autism or special needs, plans to begin play in Las Vegas in the late spring or early summer.
A stretch of 10 months without high school sports in Nevada is set to come to an end when Amplus and Slam! Nevada meet in flag football Jan. 14.
UNLV running back Charles Williams announced Tuesday he will return for the 2021 season. He is 739 yards shy of becoming UNLV’s all-time leading rusher.
UNLV wide receiver Randal Grimes, the team’s leading receiver in 2019, has entered the NCAA’s transfer portal after being suspended for the 2020 season.
The Rebels figure to have fierce competition at most positions next year as they try to erase the memories of an 0-6 season, the second winless one in program history.
Coach Marcus Arroyo’s class of 19 football signees is rated among the best in the Mountain West.
Five players who helped lead the Patriots to their first state championship last fall signed to play in college Wednesday.
UNLV finished 0-6, but athletic director Desiree Reed-Francois said she saw growth in the program’s culture under coach Marcus Arroyo, who faced numerous challenges in his first year.
Legacy High’s Evan Olaes and Aaron Holloway are close friends who have been on the same football and basketball teams going back to when they met in elementary school.
UNLV coach Marcus Arroyo, whose team finished 0-6 in his first season, is expected to sign 13 to 16 players during the early signing period, which begins Wednesday.
UNLV wide receiver Kyle Williams was named the Mountain West Freshman of the Year on Tuesday after catching 35 passes for 426 yards and two touchdowns this season.
UNLV running back Charles Williams ran for 148 yards and two touchdowns against Hawaii on Saturday and moved into fourth place on the school’s career rushing list.
Hawaii set the tone by scoring on the second play from scrimmage Saturday against the Rebels, who finished with a winless season for the second time in school history.
Whether Saturday will be the final game for 18 UNLV seniors has yet to be determined. Athletes in fall sports won’t use up a year of eligibility because of the coronavirus pandemic.
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