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Desert Oasis freshman shines in three sports while wearing prosthetic leg
Alissa Perkins stands in the batter’s box awaiting the pitch. She’s one of the best hitters on the Desert Oasis High softball team ...
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Desert Oasis twins find success, recognition in flag football
Akemi Higa is a quarterback; twin Akiko is her favorite wide receiver. And they are dominating, leading Desert Oasis High this winter to the state ...
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Hank Greenspun Lifetime Achievement Award: John Kennedy, official
John Kennedy would referee a professional indoor soccer game in Monterrey, Mexico, on Friday. The next day, he would be assigned to a game in ...
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Coach of the Year: Kevin Soares, Liberty basketball
One of the consensus top basketball coaches in Southern Nevada for the past 25 years, Soares now has the elusive state championship to complete his ...
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Female Athlete of the Year: Aaliyah Gayles, Spring Valley basketball
Aaliyah Gayles came into the season as the most decorated basketball player in Southern Nevada, and somehow raised her profile and level of play even ...
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Male Athlete of the Year: Justin Crawford, Bishop Gorman baseball
Being known as “Carl Crawford’s son” put a lot on pressure on Justin Crawford growing up, but the graduating Gorman star feels like he has ...
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Citizen of the Year: Nykita Rustad, Spring Valley cross country and track
The senior is Spring Valley’s ambassador for Hope Squad, a suicide-prevention group. She has served in the role since 2020, after being voted to the ...
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Male Scholar Athlete of the Year: Jeffrey Morosini, Durango football and wrestling
Morosini won the 220-pound wrestling state championship, and that might not even be the top accomplishment from his senior year.
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Female Scholar Athlete of the Year: Zoey Robinson, Boulder City volleyball
Robinson made a pair of all-state teams—in volleyball and academics.
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Game of the Year: Bishop Gorman beats Liberty in thrilling double-overtime basketball affair
This late-December night of basketball had a little bit of everything: multiple buzzer beaters, two overtimes, a packed gym to watch undefeated rivals square off, ...
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Moment of the Year: Moapa Valley football returns home to a state-championship parade
The Moapa Valley High football team was already celebrating on its long ride home to Overton from Allegiant Stadium after defeating rival Virgin Valley 27-13 ...
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Team of the Year: Coronado girls golf
This year’s Cougars were the best golf team in state history, and it wasn’t even close.
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Sun Standout Award: Jenavi Alejandro, Centennial wrestling
The referee raised Jenavi Alejandro’s hand in the air to signal her as the winner of the third-place 113-pound wrestling match at the Nevada state ...
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Male Rising Star: Yuval Cohen, Palo Verde soccer
Yuval Cohen loves scoring, and he showed it like never before this season. The sophomore at Palo Verde High School scored 40 goals and had ...
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Female Rising Star: Rebecca Diaconescu, Palo Verde swimming
Palo Verde’s swimming dynasty is still going strong, and a familiar name might be the biggest reason why the Panthers have been able to stay ...
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Unsung Hero Awards: Marshall Cohen, referee, Kathleen Eakins, transportation, Laquedra Parks, police officer and basketball coach
Umpire Marshall Cohen frequently worked five high school baseball or softball games a week this season. Some days, he volunteered ...
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These two Vegas athletes had historic high school careers
Bishop Gorman volleyball’s Tommi Stockham and Clark tennis’ Audrey Boch-Collins left behind of legacy of unparalleled success of a combined seven states championships ...
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Some notable Las Vegas teams from the abbreviated high school season
It would be tough to find another metro area with this many high school teams receiving national accolades ...
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Meet one of the Las Vegas area's top underclassmen, Desert Pines' Milos Uzan
Milos Uzan spent this weekday morning running hills on Sunrise Mountain in east Las Vegas for conditioning. While basketball courts and gyms ...
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Trump faithful battle Las Vegas heat to attend presidential campaign rally
Trump elected to have supporters spend hours in triple-digit Las Vegas heat, where showing their loyalty to his reelection campaign meant plenty of water, seeking ...
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Overnight fire damages about 15 boats at Lake Mead marina
Authorities are trying to determine the cause of a fire early Sunday that damaged or destroyed about 15 boats at a Lake Mead National Recreation ...
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O’Connell leads but Minshew remains favorite to win Raiders QB job
Antonio Pierce opened a month-long stretch of pre-training camp practices in May by declaring Aidan O’Connell had, “earned the right to go out there and ...
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Questions remain months after Mt. Charleston school closed by flooding
Mount Charleston residents and their allies say the Clark County School District is keeping them in the dark on a proposal to permanently shutter the ...
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Christian Wilkins wrecks Raiders’ offense on first day of mandatory minicamp
Asked which of his new teammates had stood out the most at the conclusion of three weeks of organized team activities last week, Raiders quarterback ...
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Company wants to make Nevada a player in the green energy market powering electric vehicles
Graphjet Technology, a Malaysia-based company that recycles palm kernel shells to produce graphite and graphene, will construct a unique commercial and artificial graphite-production facility in ...
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Vegas Inc presents 2024 Top Lawyers
Knowing that there are so many lawyers to choose from in Southern Nevada, we have created this list as a starting point for anyone seeking ...
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Former Raider tight end Darren Waller retires at age 31
New York Giants tight end Darren Waller announced his retirement from playing football on Sunday, saying he “found a lot of joy” in the sport, ...
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Southern Nevada Sports Hall of Fame to recognize Las Vegas coach’s tireless efforts with at-risk youths on, off the field
For Kevin Walker, the Green Machine’s founder and director, outfitting nearly 200 kids for a Saturday game meant plenty of sharing. The group only had ...
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Aces defeated for second straight game, falling in Los Angeles
The Las Vegas Aces might still be the best team in the WNBA, but the two-time defending league champions certainly aren’t playing up to the ...
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UNLV basketball back on court as summer practice set to begin
When the UNLV basketball team opens summer practice today, it will be the first time the 2024-25 squad assembles on the court in any official ...
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National Weather Service forecasts more sweltering heat this week for Las Vegas
More sweltering heat appears to be headed to parts of Arizona and Nevada this week. The National Weather Service said that an excessive heat watch ...
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Spillane set to build on breakout season in second year with Raiders
In his first career NFL start four years ago, then-Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker Robert Spillane halted freight-train then-Tennessee Titans running back Derrick Henry with a goal ...
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Blood donations in rural towns like Pahrump save lives during shortage
In January, the American Red Cross declared a national emergency blood shortage, “driven by the lowest number of blood donors in two decades,” the organization ...
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‘Bad Boys: Ride or Die’ has $56 million opening at box office
In the film, which comes 29 years after the original, Smith and Lawrence reprise their roles as Miami detectives. The plot revolves around uncovering a ...
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Raiders put a lot of trust in Pierce's protégé to be top cornerback
Several Raiders players came out publicly in support of then-interim head Antonio Pierce in the two weeks after the end of last season while team ...
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Ricky Hatton, Michael Moorer strike different tones in leading their class into boxing Hall of Fame
Ricky Hatton laughed his way through his Hall of Fame induction speech, marveling at the places boxing took him and the thousands of his fans ...
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Brown wins Nevada GOP U.S. Senate primary race to challenge Rosen
Sam Brown has won the Republican primary for U.S. Senate in Nevada to challenge Sen. Jacky Rosen for her seat in November with the Associated ...
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Madison Beer’s ‘Spinnin’ ’ tour stop at House of Blues endearing to fans
Two days before singer-songwriter Madison Beer took the stage for a concert at the House of Blues in Las Vegas, promoters announced the change from ...
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Weekend wagers: Bets on eight sports including NBA Finals, Stanley Cup Final
Weekend Wagers will cash a Stanley Cup Final futures ticket for the second straight year. ...