The Cats clinched the championship Monday evening at Faith Lutheran with a 9-8 victory over the Mustangs, who rallied in the top of the seventh inning until Peters ended the game with a 5-3 double play.
Sam Gordon
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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.
Yuta Watanabe is vying to become the second Japanese NBA player in the league’s 72-year history.
The Aces, in the midst of a four-game winning streak, fumbled an opportunity to claim another signature victory, and were outscored 35-15 in the fourth quarter en route to a 99-78 loss at Mandalay Bay Events Center.
Los Angeles (13-9) was the best team in the WNBA for the first six weeks of the season, but has lost six of its last eight games amid a mediocre defense and inconsistent offense.
Las Vegas (9-12) has won a season-high three consecutive games, and eight of its last 13 to move with 1.5 games of the eighth and final playoff spot.
Collin Sexton, the No. 8 overall pick in June’s draft, blends an efficient explosiveness with natural, cereberal playmaking instincts.
The 19-year old former Duke two-guard signed a guaranteed three-year contract with the Portland Trail Blazers reportedly worth $3.9 million — more than several first-round picks.
The Las Vegas Aces (8-12) have rebounded rather nicely after a 1-7 start and are just two games back of the eighth and final playoff spot.
Rashad Vaughn, now 21 and formerly of Findlay Prep and UNLV, is in Las Vegas, again, with the Miami Heat and its summer league team, trying to score another guaranteed contract and solidify his future.
A’ja Wilson had 34 points and 14 rebounds, and Kayla McBride scored 27 to lead the Aces to a 94-90 comeback victory over the Connecticut Sun.
Shea Serrano is a teacher turned New York Times best-selling author. Turned diehard Aces fan — even from afar.
The Aces rode their two stars to an 84-80 victory over the Sky at Mandalay Bay Events Center before an an announced crowd of 4,699 that included NBA superstar Chris Paul.
Las Vegas Ace Kayla McBride possesses an arsenal of crossover dribbles, fakes and hesitations. She’s an elite shooter now, too, averaging 17.9 points on 46.3 percent shooting, including 42.6 percent from 3-point range.
Amid a free agency period in which NBA players are signing contracts worth tens of millions of dollars, the Aces stars took to Twitter on Sunday to campaign for financial equality among genders in professional sports and beyond.
Centennial sophomore Taylor Bigby and Spring Valley freshman Aaliyah Gayles were among 92 of the nation’s best underclassmen to attend the BlueStar 30 girls basketball camp at Tarkanian Basketball Academy this weekend.
