High School Basketball Picks: State Tournament
There are only three upper-level high school basketball games left this season for Las Vegas Sun sports editors Ray Brewer and Case Keefer to prognosticate. ...
View ArticleBlog: Clark fights off late Coronado rally, advances to face Gorman in state...
It will be Clark’s fifth straight state championship game appearance, but the first in the large-school classification. They won three straight class 3A title through 2016 ...
View ArticleBishop Gorman knocks off Reno to reach state title game
The Bishop Gorman basketball team cruised into the state championship game with an 89-60 defeat of Reno High in the semifinal tonight. The blowout allowed star players like Chuck O’Bannon Jr. and...
View ArticleClark basketball back in a familar spot, the state title game
The junior drained a pair of first quarter 3-pointers against Coronado in the class 4A semifinals at Cox Pavilion to give Clark the lead for good, and the Chargers withstood a late push by Coronado...
View ArticleBlog: Wild comeback gives Gorman state championship over Clark
The Clark High basketball team doesn’t lack confidence. It enters tonight’s class 4A state championship game against Bishop Gorman at Cox Pavilion knowing it is capable of ...
View ArticleCentennial girls win third straight state basketball title
A dynasty is defined as a powerful group or family that maintains its position for a considerable time. Next to that should be a picture of the Centennial High girls basketball team
View ArticleWhat a finish: Gorman erases 8-point deficit in final two minutes, tops Clark...
McDonald’s All-American Chuck O’Bannon Jr. had a game-high 36 points, including a dunk off a steal with 16 seconds remaining to give Gorman the lead for good. If it weren’t for O’Bannon, who scored...
View ArticleDesert Pines ends historic season with 69-46 win over Cheyenne
Desert Pines continued its historic season this afternoon with a 69-46 win over Cheyenne in the 3A division state championship game. ...
View ArticleThey are No. 1: Centennial girls basketball in top spot of ESPN rankings
The Centennial High girls basketball team is ranked No. 1 today by ESPN.com, moving up one spot after ...
View ArticleMore than a dozen players with local ties part of NCAA Tournament teams
Here’s a list of locals who will participate ...
View ArticleHaving a local in McDonald's All-American game has become regular occurrence
The celebration has almost become an annual tradition in Las Vegas. The valley has sent 13 players to the McDonald's All-American game since 2012 and 17 since ...
View ArticleGonzaga's run to Final Four fueled by two with Las Vegas ties
The Gonzaga basketball team’s run to its first Final Four has been special for the program’s loyal fans in Spokane, Wash. The same is true for a few invested supporters in Las Vegas ...
View ArticleAlthough no longer with Gonzaga basketball, Valley High grad still feels part...
Alex Hernandez spent many long days in the gym working to get the Gonzaga basketball team to this moment. First, as a player and then during a near decade-long career working ...
View ArticleChad Beeten back as Clark's basketball coach
Chad Beeten is back at the helm of the Chargers’ program, returning to the Las Vegas power he built after one season coaching in Southern California ...
View Article3 coaches celebrated for helping Cheyenne High have winning athletic year
This year was somewhat of a renaissance for Cheyenne High School athletics. Opening in 1991, the Desert Shields have seen great school years in sports. But this year Cheyenne’s coaches may have...
View ArticleWhy Desert Pines' Springer picked Southern Utah basketball over BYU
If Je’rell Springer learned anything from the past year of basketball, it’s that playing for the school he wants ...
View ArticleGorman's Bey says Washington basketball is recruiting him the hardest
ESPN ranks Bey the No. 44 small forward in the country and the No. 28 overall player in the West Region ....
View ArticleLas Vegas guard will start high school next month already with scholarship...
Despite being a few weeks away from starting high school at Bishop Gorman, Collins already has scholarship offers from Southern Miss and TCU. He joins other notables ...
View ArticleGorman's Jamal Bey picks Washington basketball
Bey became a top target for Washington when Dave Rice, the former UNLV coach, joined the Huskies staff in the spring ...
View ArticleTeen survivor of L.V. shooting looking for good Samaritan who carried him to...
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...
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