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Desert Pines starts state title defense by beating Del Sol

Friday, Nov. 3, 2017

Michael Lofton had three touchdown runs tonight for the Desert Pines High football team in a 54-12 playoff ...

Liberty scores on first play, beats Eldorado 49-0

Friday, Nov. 3, 2017

iberty’s Kenyon Oblad threw a 38-yard touchdown pass to Terris Hamilton on the game’s first play tonight ...

Gorman blanks Palo Verde, advances to face Faith Lutheran in Sunset semifinals

Friday, Nov. 3, 2017

JoJuan Clairborne had a fumble return for a touchdown tonight for the Bishop Gorman High football team, helping the Gaels ...

Faith Lutheran's Gronauer passes for 5 TDs in playoff win against Durango

Friday, Nov. 3, 2017

Sagan Gronauer had four touchdown passes in the first quarter tonight for the Faith Lutheran football team in a 42-6 victory against visiting Durango ...

Blog: Vegas drops third straight game, 2-1 at Boston

Thursday, Nov. 2, 2017

Schmidt lifted DeBrusk’s stick to steal the puck and setup Eakin for the equalizer midway through the period. Vegas and Boston are tied 1-1 heading into the ...

A look back: Our high school football predictions were spot on

Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2017

The high school football playoffs start Friday with few surprises — especially if you read our preseason league previews. Of the 24 teams to reach the playoffs, we projected ...

Las Vegas beats Valley for No. 2 playoff seed

Thursday, Oct. 26, 2017

Zach Matlock returned to the lineup tonight for the Las Vegas High football team, throwing for two touchdowns in a 26-12 victory against Valley to ...

Arbor View beats Cimarron-Memorial to cap undefeated regular season

Thursday, Oct. 26, 2017

Arbor View limited Cimarron to 56 yards in finishing with a 9-0 regular season record for the third time since 2012 and ...

Eldorado beats Boulder City, 25-20

Thursday, Oct. 26, 2017

Jaime Rangel rushed and passed for a touchdown today for the Eldorado High football team in a 25-20 win against visiting Boulder City ...

How Gorman football extended shutout streak to 6 games

Gaels didn't surrender a point in Southwest play — on all three levels

Thursday, Oct. 26, 2017

Gorman hadn’t surrendered a point in its previous five Southwest League games, and even though it had a comfortable six-touchdown lead, reinserted its starters to preserve the shutout ...

High school football roundup: Playoff spots are finalized

Thursday, Oct. 26, 2017

The winner of the Green Valley at Foothill showdown receives the Southeast League’s No. 2 seed and a home playoff game next week. The winner would also ...

Green Valley improves to 8-1 with win against Coronado

Friday, Oct. 20, 2017

Jay Kakiva had a defensive touchdown tonight for the Green Valley High football team when he recovered a fumble in the endzone ...

Faith Lutheran beats Centennial, grabs No. 2 playoff seed

Friday, Oct. 20, 2017

Sagan Gronauer rushed for four touchdowns tonight in the Faith Lutheran High football team’s 36-20 win against Centennial, giving the Crusaders ...

Valley rallies past Boulder City for third straight win

Friday, Oct. 20, 2017

Valley’s Endy Diaz missed both of the extra points he attempted in the first half tonight at Boulder City. But in the second half, Diaz was perfect on all three of his attempts, including the ...

Gorman blanks Durango, will face Sierra Vista for Southwest title

Friday, Oct. 20, 2017

Bishop Gorman has recorded a shutout in each of its five Southwest Division games. Next week, it hosts Sierra Vista ...

Bone Game still means something between Las Vegas, Rancho

Las Vegas posts 22nd straight win in series

Friday, Oct. 20, 2017

The Rancho High football team gained 18 yards on this play early in the first quarter against visiting Las Vegas in the annual “Bone Game.” Rancho hasn’t won in the rivalry series since the 1990s and most of the recent contests ...

UNLV product Sequoia Holmes ready to return home with WNBA franchise

Holmes averaged 3.3 points and 11.3 minutes per game with San Antonio last season

Friday, Oct. 20, 2017

Keeping tabs on Holmes will be easier this summer. The former Lady Rebels star finished last season with San Antonio of the WNBA, which announced this week it is relocating to Las Vegas for the 2018 season after ...

BYU football gains commitment from Las Vegas-area defender

Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2017

Herron is a three-year varsity performer, and has anchored the Arbor View ...

You couldn't have asked for a better opening night of Golden Knights hockey

Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2017

We cried together, stood up to cheered together and continued to heal together. Thankfully, we have the Golden Knights. They gave this community an awesome display, everything from a classy pregame production to a well-played hockey game. That says something about ...

Brewer: UNLV first-class in pregame memorial, and that's what matters most

Saturday, Oct. 7, 2017

They were asked to play their hardest in a game with significant meaning for the community. And while they lost the game, it wasn’t because of their effort. They fought from start to finish, but even their best ...

Desert Pines' sophomore class making strides, winning games

Saturday, Oct. 7, 2017

Tyler Williamson stepped to the line of scrimmage and looked around at his teammates. Whoever the Desert Pines high quarterback gave the ball to, it was going to be ...

Durango football wins nonleague game against Del Sol

Friday, Oct. 6, 2017

The Durango High football team rushed for 360 yards touchdown at Del Sol in a 19-12 victory ...

Canyon Springs' Burton too much for Las Vegas to contain

Friday, Oct. 6, 2017

The defending league champion Pioneers received three rushing and two passing touchdowns from senior DiaMante Burton in a ...

Faith Lutheran wins third straight game

Friday, Oct. 6, 2017

Sagan Gronauer threw three touchdowns to Dalton Kincaid today for the Faith Lutheran High football team ...

Arbor View uses long TD run from punter in win against Palo Verde

Friday, Oct. 6, 2017

Arbor View punter J.J. Tuinei had a 56-yard touchdown run, being forced out of the pocket following a bad snap and turning ...

Liberty closes with 36 unanswered points in win over Foothill

Friday, Oct. 6, 2017

Liberty, the six-time defending Sunrise Regional champions, trailed 9-7 late in the first half. But Crishaun Lappin scored the ...

Shadow Ridge takes down Centennial, improves to 3-1 in league

Friday, Oct. 6, 2017

The Shadow Ridge High football team has been in this spot before ...

Friday night roundup: Basic, Coronado pay tribute to fallen officer

Coronado sophomore Ayzayah Hartfield's dad, Charleston, one of 59 dead in Sunday's shooting

Friday, Oct. 6, 2017

The football teams of Basic and Coronado highs will come together at midfield tonight before their game for a moment of unity in the wake of Sunday’s mass shooting on the Las Vegas Strip ...

Play of the Day: New England at Tampa Bay

Thursday, Oct. 5, 2017

Here’s the latest installment of the Play of the Day, which uses odds from the South Point. Our three sports writers started with ...

Teen survivor of L.V. shooting looking for good Samaritan who carried him to safety

Thursday, Oct. 5, 2017

Nick Campbell’s first phone call was to his dad. “He called me around 10 and said, ‘Dad, I got shot,’” Jeff Campbell said. “I said, ‘Nick, stop.’ I thought he was joking. Then I heard all of the commotion and ...

Depleted Faith Lutheran gets contributions from many in win at Legacy

Friday, Sept. 29, 2017

Faith Lutheran played without five injured starters, then at the end of the first half, was dealt other injury blow when standout wide receiver Elijah Kothe dove awkwardly on his arm. But ...

QB Presser has big rushing day, leads Shadow Ridge past Cimarron-Memorial

Thursday, Sept. 28, 2017

Kody Presser carried the ball 10 times for 170 yards and two touchdowns tonight for the Shadow Ridge High football team ...

Canyon Springs beats Valley in Northeast League opener

Thursday, Sept. 28, 2017

DiaMante Burton rushed and passed for two touchdown tonight for the Canyon Springs High football team in a 54-6 win at Valley ...

Gorman football records another shutout

Thursday, Sept. 28, 2017

The Gaels have posted 11 consecutive scoreless quarters, including sophomore Micah Bowens accounting for ...

Eldorado tops Rancho for first win

Thursday, Sept. 28, 2017

Jaime Rangel accounted for four touchdowns today for the Eldorado High football team in a 48-8 against Rancho to give the Sundevils their first win of the season ...

Vegas Play of the Day: Bears at Packers

Thursday, Sept. 28, 2017

Here’s the latest installment of the Play of the Day, which uses odds from the South Point. Our three sports writers started with ...

Rick Pitino turned down UNLV job in 2001 — but what if he hadn’t?

Thursday, Sept. 28, 2017

Would you trade the six NCAA Tournament appearances and three tournament wins since 2001, when Rick Pitino briefly looked at UNLV, for the thrill of a national championship run? How about three Final Fours?

Gavin Wale's late FG gives Coronado win at Las Vegas

Saturday, Sept. 23, 2017

Gavin Wale’s 38-yard field goal with less than three minutes to play tonight gave the Coronado High football team a ...

Foothill downs Eldorado, remains undefeated

Saturday, Sept. 23, 2017

Issac Oliva and Christopher Ranieri also scored on the ground for the Falcons, and Koy Riggin hooked up with Jordan Blakely for ...

Faith Lutheran's comeback win against Palo Verde one for the ages

Saturday, Sept. 23, 2017

But the Crusaders closed the game with 20 unanswered points for their first win of the season, an emotional 20-17 victory in the ...

Vegas Play of the Day: Michigan at Purdue

Saturday, Sept. 23, 2017

Here’s the latest installment of the Play of the Day, which uses odds from the South Point. Our three sports writers started with ...

Kenny King on his journey from Ring of Honor wrestling to the 'Bachelorette'

Thursday, Sept. 21, 2017

King was a finalist on the show, parlaying the exposure to a lengthy pro wrestling for the Las Vegas resident ...

UNLV's Briley returns to surprise grade school teacher who impacted his life

Saturday, Sept. 16, 2017

Briley was one of three Rebels on Friday to visit a teacher who impacted them during their childhood in Las Vegas. For Briley, that educator was Christopher Ho, his fourth-grade teacher at Hoggard. Briley was approached by UNLV officials after practice last week to take part in ...

Vegas Play of the Day: Dodgers at Giants

Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2017

Here’s the latest installment of the Play of the Day, which uses odds from the South Point. Our three sports writers started with ...

Shriners Hospitals for Children extends sponsorship deal with PGA event in Las Vegas

Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2017

The tournament, which this fall runs Oct. 31-Nov. 5 at TPC Summerlin, is in its 35th year. The deal extends Shriners’ commitment to ...

Season will be judged on how Rebels respond to losing to Howard, not the loss itself

Saturday, Sept. 2, 2017

If this isn’t the worst loss in program history, please let me know what game was more embarrassing. Southern Utah in 2011? Northern Arizona the following year? Nope. This was worse. Here are the low-lights ...

First-place team: Durango wins night's lone league game

Friday, Sept. 1, 2017

The Durango High football team did something tonight that no other program in the area can claim — the Trailblazers won a ...

Vegas Play of the Day: Giants at Padres

Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2017

Here’s the latest installment of the Play of the Day, which uses odds from the South Point. Our three sports writers started with ...

Gorman's 'Speedy' wide receiver is difference-maker in opener

Saturday, Aug. 26, 2017

Two-way players are common in high school football. Some will line-up at wide receiver and defensive back, or linebacker and fullback, as coaches attempt to get their best 11 players on the field ...

Faith Lutheran unable to hold halftime lead in Colorado

Friday, Aug. 25, 2017

Faith Lutheran at Valor Christian