Gregg Nunley, in his first year as Bishop Gorman’s girls volleyball coach, has guided the Gaels (37-4) to the Southern Nevada championship and the area’s top seed in the Class 4A state tournament, which begins Monday at Eldorado.
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The Gaels overpowered the Panthers to secure a 25-17, 25-17, 25-14 victory before an engaged crowd in the first annual Southern Nevada championship match at Coronado. They’ll have a bye into the Class 4A state semifinals in Reno, where they’ll play either Faith Lutheran or Bishop Manogue on Friday.
The host Cougars, trailing 12-8 in the decisive fifth set, rattled off seven consecutive points to eke out a 20-25, 25-21, 15-25, 25-17, 15-12 victory over the Trail Blazers — and advance to the Desert Region championship opposite Bishop Gorman.
The Wildcats (25-9) utilized those basic skills to clinch a 25-22, 25,21-, 25-22 win over Cimarron-Memorial at Palo Verde in Mountain Region tournament quarterfinal play.
Odunze is the latest in a long line of standout Gorman pass catchers, and is in the midst of a breakout season for the Gaels after playing sparingly as an underclassman.
The Panthers completed their Mountain League schedule with a perfect record to secure the No. 1 seed in the region tournament, which begins Monday evening at sites across the Las Vegas Valley.
The Fighting Hawks edged the archrival Gophers 3-1 before a sellout crowd comprised of mostly North Dakota supporters on hand to support the de facto home team in the annual U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame game.
College hockey juggernauts and former conference rivals North Dakota and Minnesota will reunite in front of a sellout crowd at Orleans Arena in the annual U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame game with national ranking — and perhaps most importantly — everlasting pride on the line.
Valley juinor Christian Franklin, in his first year of cross country, has emerged as the area’s top runner, and completed 5,000 meters earlier this season in 16 minutes flat — best among locals this season and the fourth best in the state across all classes.
The NBA G League Winter Showcase, billed as the league’s top in-season scouting event, will take place from Dec. 19 to 22 at Mandalay Bay Events Center. All 27 G League clubs will play two games.
Liberty safety Austin Fiaseu announced in April a commitment to play football for UNLV, for which he’s cheered since the fifth grade. The senior has blossomed into one of the state’s top defensive players.
Clark rolled to a 14-4 victory over Reno in the state semifinals at Bishop Mangoue on Thursday to set up a rematch with the two-time defending state champion Panthers, who beat Coronado, 11-7, in the other semifinal.
Senior striker Juan Estrada leads the Las Vegas Valley in goals and has helped position Western to reach the Class 3A state tournament for the second time in three seasons.
Durango senior Laila Loring in August announced a commitment to play soccer at Grambling State, a historically black university around which the town of Grambling — population 5,124 — is constructed.
Palo Verde’s girls tennis team and Clark’s boys tennis team won first-round state tournament matches Monday afternoon and will advance to the semifinals in Reno.
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