The 6-foot-1-inch, 185-pound senior shortstop was batting .515 with four home runs, six doubles, 12 stolen bases and 19 RBIs through last week as the Rams’ leadoff man.
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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.
Silverado distance runner Omar Aguilar-Espinoza won the 1,600-meter run and the 5,000-meter run at the Las Vegas Track Classic at Desert Oasis High School.
The Aces selected South Carolina forward A’ja Wilson with the No. 1 overall pick in the WNBA Draft on Thursday in New York. She became the franchise’s first pick since it relocated to Las Vegas from San Antonio in October.
The Las Vegas Aces unveiled their jerseys Thursday morning on Las Vegas TV station Fox 5, hours before the WNBA Draft in New York City.
Former Rancho guard Justin Holliday led the state in scoring in 2016-17 and overcame personal adversity to earn a basketball scholarship offer.
South Carolina senior forward A’ja Wilson averaged 22.6 points, 11.8 rebounds and 3.2 blocks in 2017-18, sweeping all the major awards. She’s expected to be the No. 1 overall pick in Thursday’s WNBA Draft.
Liberty senior pole vaulter Gabby Carson has cleared 13 feet this season, which is the best mark in Nevada and the seventh-best nationally this season.
Presale single-game tickets are now available for the Aces home opener, which is May 27 versus the Seattle Storm at the Mandalay Bay Events Center.
The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway debuted its four-lane format Friday for the NHRA Four Wide Nationals.
The Aces are negotiating with the Las Vegas Sports Network on a radio deal for their inaugural season, which begins May 20.
Foothill senior lefty Andrew Hauck had 11 strikeouts in six scoreless innings to lead the Falcons to a 1-0 home win over Las Vegas.
Liberty senior Cameron Burist is playing AAU basketball for Vegas Elite this spring as an unsigned senior and hopes to earn the Division I scholarship offer that has eluded him.
The Cowboys picked up wins over Western and Valley on Saturday, then beat Clark on Monday to clinch a home showdown Tuesday with Tech, which they outlasted 4-2 in the tournament title game.
Cardte Hicks and Musiette McKinney, who both played in first American professional women’s basketball league, were reunited at Cox Pavilion on Monday, and joined by Moriah Jefferson and Sequoia Holmes of the Las Vegas Aces.
After a one-year stint at Sheridan Community College, PJ Savoy fulfilled his dream of earning a Division I scholarship by signing with Florida State, which plays Michigan on Saturday in the Elite Eight.
