- New baseball coach optimistic about Del Sol's future
- Thursday, Feb. 26, 2009
- The Del Sol baseball field was relatively quiet this past summer.
With the departure of former coach Zenon Brooks after the 2008 season, the Dragons waited to see what direction the program would take while other teams prepared for the future by evaluating young talent on their American Legion or Southern Nevada Baseball Coaches League affiliate teams. - Coronado freshmen set hoops record
- Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2009
- The future of Coronado boys basketball flexed their muscles this year to put the rest of the Southeast Division on notice that the Cougars could become the league's team to beat.
Coronado's freshman team went 21-3 with an undefeated 14-0 record in league play while taking second place in the 30-team Chaparral Cowboy Classic tournament. - Green Valley girls move on to state
- Saturday, Feb. 21, 2009
- With a 72-62 victory over Silverado in Saturday’s Sunrise Regional Finals, the Green Valley High girls basketball team earned a trip to the state championship tournament on Feb. 26 and a measure of vindication.
- Eldorado captures Sunrise title on miracle shot
- Saturday, Feb. 21, 2009
- Eldorado senior guard Charles White was at a loss for words.
He couldn't describe what he saw on the court with 6.7 second left in the Sunrise Regional Boys Basketball Finals on Friday that led to his game-winning shot to beat Liberty 57-56. - Green Valley girls headed to Sunrise Regional finals
- Friday, Feb. 20, 2009
- Early in the first quarter of the Sunrise Regional Semifinals on Friday, Jazmine Jarvis, the Green Valley High girls basketball team's leading scorer, hyper-extended her knee taking her out of the game and seemingly opening a window for the lower-seeded Liberty.
And While the Patriots capitalized for a 29-23 halftime lead, the Gators rallied in the second half, dominated the boards and pulled out the win to earn their second straight trip to the Sunrise Regional Finals on Saturday.
Led by juniors Danielle Christenson and Sarah Pickus, the Gators out-scored the Patriots 30-9 in the second half for a 53-38 victory. - Palo Verde cruises past Durango
- Thursday, Feb. 19, 2009
- After struggling with Western in the first half of the Sunset Regional Quarterfinals on Tuesday, the Palo Verde boys basketball team sent a message that they are back on track with an 88-62 win over Durango in the semifinals on Thursday.
- CSN baseball player brings football skills to the outfield
- Thursday, Feb. 19, 2009
- After leading the Las Vegas High football team to the state semifinals in 2007 as the Wildcats' quarterback, Marvin Campbell hung up his shoulder pads and grabbed a mitt.
A three-sport athlete for the Wildcats, Campbell left football and basketball behind to concentrate on his true love — baseball — and accepted an offer to play for the College of Southern Nevada. - Coronado graduate cracks UNLV's starting lineup
- Thursday, Feb. 19, 2009
- Bethany Glassford was not sure what role she would play on UNLV's golf team as a freshman.
While the Coronado graduate hoped to get a spot in the starting lineup, Glassford knew she would have stiff competition from a team on the rise. - Former major leaguer ventures into jewelry business
- Thursday, Feb. 19, 2009
- When former Major League Baseball player and Bishop Gorman graduate Marty Cordova was contemplating the paths his life could take after baseball, working in the world of jewelry never entered his mind.
But five years after playing in his final professional game, Cordova is part owner of Skeletal Metal, a burgeoning jewelry business located in Henderson.
Skeletal Metal manufactures rings, bracelets, pendants and earrings made from reconstructive plates used in orthopedic surgery. - Heatwave swimmers plan to make splash at Green Valley High
- Thursday, Feb. 19, 2009
- The Southeast Division girls swimming season is in for a major shake-up this season.
After recent dominance by Coronado, the balance of power seems to have shifted to Green Valley High with the transfer of Silverado's Addie and Carlee Oswald to the Gators.
Jared Harmon
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