Clark senior wing Jalen Hill announced his commitment Thursday at the high school. It’s nonbinding and won’t be official until he signs a national letter of intent in November.
Sam Gordon
Sam Gordon was born and raised in Minneapolis and is back for his second stint with the Review-Journal. He’s covered the NFL, NBA, the Big Ten, the Mountain West and prep sports for various publications during his professional tenure. Gordon, a University of Minnesota graduate, is a basketball junkie who coached high school basketball for three seasons.
The Knights hosted their annual Fan Fest, and unveiled their team during an interpersonal three-hour celebration the epicenter of the city. Players arrived at roughly 6 p.m. and walked down a red carpet amid boundless adoration from their faithful.
Aces stars A’ja Wilson and Kelsey Plum have earned roster spots on USA Basketball’s World Cup Team.
Green Valley senior Taylor O’Neill committed to Xavier last November and is using her senior season to prepare for her collegiate career — and to help the Gators’ soccer team compete in the cutthroat Desert League.
Wilson and Plum have been practing with USA Basketball since the first week of September and have excelled in a series of exhibition games in preparation for the World Cup, which starts Sept. 22 in Tenerife, Spain.
All three undercard fights ended in knockouts Saturday night, with Roman Gonzalez, David Lemieux and Jaime Munguia prevailing.
Cameron Wiley recorded his second straight 100-yard game and scored all three of his touchdowns in a span of about 11 minutes to power Class 4A’s fourth-ranked Jaguars to their third straight win.
Coral Academy senior Zia Makhathini has committed to applying to Yale with recommendation from the coaching staff and will secure a spot on the women’s soccer team upon acceptance.
Clark senior forward Antwon Jackson, who committed to Arkansas State last week, has lost almost 15 pounds as he works to expand his skill set.
Wilson received all 39 votes from a national panel of journalists and broadcasters and will be presented with her award by league president Lisa Borders at George Washington University in Washington on Monday night ahead of Team USA’s exhibition game against Japan.
Faith Lutheran stumbled to a 35-21 loss Saturday in the third leg of the annual Polynesian Football Classic showcase at neutral site Liberty.
The Seattle Storm and Washington Mystics kick off the WNBA Finals on Friday night.
Junior running back Breven Palpallatoc ran 31 times for 176 yards and two touchdowns, and a brigade of Skyhawks defenders stuffed a key fourth-down run to preserve a 16-14 televised road victory
Foothill senior Jordan Blakely almost doubled his ACT score to ensure acceptance to the Air Force Academy, where he will continue his football career.
Audrey Boch-Collins, the two-time defending Class 4A state singles champion, attends Odyssey Charter Schools and plays high school tennis for Clark.