Las Vegas Sun

March 28, 2024

Basic Girls Basketball

  • Jan Van Tuyl, who began coaching and teaching in 1969 in the Clark County School District, died this week at age 83. He coached tennis and basketball at Desert Pines High School, even though he qualified to retire in the late 1990s.
    Remembering Jan Van Tuyl, who coached into his 80s and left mark on LV teens
    The Basic High girls basketball team won the overtime jump ball. With possession, coach Jan Van Tuyl’s strategy was simple: Hold onto the ball for the last shot. So, the Lady Wolves deliberately ran out the clock, dribbling and passing to avoid the defense until the end of the four minutes of extra time. They got the last shot and ...
  • Strong first quarter carries Desert Oasis girls to win
    With a commanding first quarter and 20 points from sophomore guard Tatiana Kearn. the Desert Oasis High School girls basketball team won its season opener against host Basic High, 66-48, on Wednesday.
  • Basic basketball players, from left, Kelsey Gunther and Kailai Brantner
    Young Basic girls squad gaining experience each game
    This wasn’t the way the Basic High girls basketball team wanted to start the season. The Wolves didn’t score a point in the first quarter last week of their season opener against perennial power Centennial in a 96-14 defeat.
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