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These champions deserve to be celebrated: Local American Legion team won’t get Little League-style praise — but it really should; Thu, Aug 28, 2008 (2 a.m.); By Ron Kantowski; Other than the Little League World Series, there is no kids’ baseball tournament steeped in tradition like the American Legion one. A team from Southern Nevada had never won it, until Wednesday.

UNLV searching for improvements in season opener: By Ryan Greene; Forget the fact that UNLV -- 2-10 a year ago -- is a 12.5-point favorite Saturday night against Utah State at Sam Boyd Stadium.

Friday Night Fever: High school football updates: By Sun Staff; Continuously updated high school football coverage.

Gorman searching for answers at quarterback: By Christopher Drexel; The Bishop Gorman football team's season opening loss to Phoenix Brophy Prep on Aug. 23 left the Gaels with a major question — who will be their starting quarterback the remainder of the season?

Sign up for high school football scoring alerts: High School Football:; By Sun Staff; If you can't make it out to the gridiron tonight but want to know how your favorite team is doing as the game is happening, sign up for live scoring updates from lasvegassun.com.

Like father, like son: Former NFL player hoping to pass on experience to prep team; By Christopher Drexel; To Lonnie Palelei, it seems like yesterday when his eldest son, Evan, was running around the Pittsburgh Steelers locker room in diapers. Lonnie Palelei was an offensive lineman for the Steelers, the first of three teams he played for during an eight-year NFL career. Evan Palelei was a toddler, fooling around with his father’s teammates that he referred to as his “uncles.” Some 15 years later, father is still watching son play — only now he does it with football pads instead of diapers.

Beware the guru in your inbox: ODDS ’N’ ENDS:; By Jeff Haney; As a gambling columnist, I’m not only the lucky recipient of foolproof roulette systems from every crackpot in the ... er, I mean from valued readers.

Web poker banned, they play politics: DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION: Rapidly organized group attracts celebs, lawmakers in Denver; By Lisa Mascaro; Not long after Congress passed a ban on Internet gambling, PR man John Pappas knew he had to be here at the Democratic National Convention.

Cheyenne blows by Sierra Vista in first game of season: High School Football:; Thursday, August 28, 2008; Keith Freeman, Special to the Home News; Marcus Sullivan ran for three touchdowns and caught two more scores, but other stars still were able to shine for host Cheyenne during its 50-6 victory over Sierra Vista in Thursday’s season-opening Hall of Fame Game.

Shadow Ridge coach confident in young team: Aggies improved, but still come up short in Northwest :; Thursday, August 28, 2008; By Sean Ammerman; Shadow Ridge will rely on a slew of underclassman this fall. The Mustangs only return three starters from last year’s team, which went a disappointing 3-7 in coach Gabe Gledhill’s debut season. “I can’t say enough about our young players,” he said. “I really expect to see a lot from them this year.”

Zone change puts Sierra Vista at a loss: Home News Football Guide:; Thursday, August 28, 2008; By Christopher Drexel; Before Sierra Vista can worry about suffering losses at the hands of opponents, it must first worry about its losses from within.

Staff bringing new schemes to Boulder City: Home News Football Guide:; Thursday, August 28, 2008; By Brent Hinckley; It's been an offseason of change for Boulder City High.

Vikings hoping to carry momentum of last season: Home News Football Guide:; Thursday, August 28, 2008; By Brent Hinckley; Valley first-year coach John Elwell has no doubts his Vikings can compete with the top teams in the Northeast Division — even after going 2-7 last year. “We can match Las Vegas’ and Canyon Springs’ intensity and talent,” he said. “It’s a matter of executing our game plan on Friday nights. I wouldn’t trade any of my guys for any of theirs.”

Coaches Poll: Las Vegas, Palo teams to beat: Home News Football Guide:; Thursday, August 28, 2008; By Ray Brewer; Las Vegas High and Palo Verde are the teams to beat this fall. Las Vegas, which has captured three state titles since 2001 and advances far into the postseason each year, was picked by Southern Nevada’s large-school classification coaches as the team to beat in the Home News’ annual Preseason Coaches Poll.

Seniors key to Arbor View’s game plan: Home News Football Guide:; Thursday, August 28, 2008; By Sean Ammerman; Coach Dan Barnson said Arbor View has its most talented team yet, a result of having its first four-year senior class. “These kids have been playing together for four years and that’s big,” Barnson said.

Exciting season of football lies ahead: From The Press Box:; Thursday, August 28, 2008; By Ray Brewer; Southern Nevada, a place where 14 public high schools have opened in the last 10 years, might not have a long football history. But it is loaded with a loyal following of athletes, fans and neighborhood supporters who are counting the days until the start of the season. If last year is any indication, we’ll have another exciting fall.

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