Isbell, a three-year varsity starter and four-year contributor, is savoring her final season with the Bulldogs, for whom she’s helped win three consecutive Class 4A state titles — and hopes to lead to a fourth this weekend.
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.
The Mountain Region champion Bulldogs coasted to an 86-51 victory over Desert Region champion Bishop Gorman on Monday in the Southern Nevada championship game.
Bishop Gorman edged Desert Oasis 41-39 in the Desert Region championship game Saturday at Foothill, and Centennial whipped Canyon Springs 70-25 in the Mountain Region final at Legacy.
Desert Pines will meet Arbor View on Saturday for the Mountain Region championship. Seven-time defending state champion Bishop Gorman will play Clark in the Desert Region title game.
The Mustangs (21-6) overcame a sluggish start by forcing 30 turnovers, and extended their season with a victory over the Longhorns in the Mountain Region tournament quarterfinals.
Spring Valley opened a 21-6 lead over Coronado in the second round of the Desert Region tournament and coasted to an 82-55 home win Tuesday night.
Journie Augmon, now in her sixth year of competitive basketball, is averaging 9.5 points, an area-best 12.3 rebounds and 2.3 steals per game for the Patriots, who breezed through Southeast League play without a loss to earn a double bye in the Desert Region tournament.
The Patriots put forth their finest performance of the year in a clinical, 106-84 dismantling of the Cougars in the regular-season finale.
Senior defensive back Greg Oliver signed a national letter of intent Wednesday to play for Portland State during Faith Lutheran’s National Signing Day rally inside the school’s gymnasium.
The Cougars, despite significant roster turnover and the loss of all-state quarterback Caitlin Shannon to track and field, won their second consecutive Southeast League championship.
Aces star A’ja Wilson will play for the “Home” team in the 2019 NBA Celebrity All-Star Game in Charlotte, North Carolina, the NBA announced Wednesday morning.
Desert Pines senior running back Jamel Brown is set to sign a national letter of intent to play for the University of Charlotte — four weeks after receiving the scholarship offer from the Conference USA program.
Desert Oasis took advantage of a tightly officiated fourth quarter by converting 9 of 13 free throws to seal a 60-57 road victory over Bishop Gorman and take possession of first place in the Southwest League.
The Aces have re-signed restricted free-agent wing Dearica Hamby. Terms of the deal were not available. Hamby played in 33 games last season — all as a reserve — and scored 7.4 points per game.
The Rattlers stormed out to an 8-2 lead Wednesday night at Del Sol, and cruised to 43-17 victory over the Dragons.
