Boulder City Sports - Las Vegas Sun

Steve Marcus

Moapa's Conner Mortensen carries the ball during a game between Virgin Valley High School and Moapa Valley High School in Overton on Friday, Oct. 14, 2011. The Moapa Pirates shut out the Bulldogs 18-0.

Moapa Valley wraps up 3A Southern league title with victory over Boulder City: high school football:; Fri, Oct 28, 2011 (12:45 a.m.); By Case Keefer; Moapa Valley’s defense had carried the team the past two weeks. It was the offense’s turn in a 41-19 victory over league opponent Boulder City Thursday night. An offensive explosion led the Pirates out of an early 13-7 hole on the road and gave them the top seed in the 3A South division.

Boulder City High School football players Tyler Washburn and Thomas Shelley.

Boulder City gets resounding win at Clark: high school football:; Friday, October 21, 2011; By Case Keefer; Boulder City is surging to end the season. The Eagles have won two of their last three — and challenged Basic in a loss in between the two victories — to make a four-game losing streak a distant memory. Behind 147 rushing yards and 10 tackles from Tyler Washburn, Boulder City routed host Clark 33-7 Friday night.

Basic quarterback Eddie Vega passes during a game against Liberty Thursday, Oct. 6, 2011, at Basic. Liberty won 56-21.

Basic takes down rival Boulder City: high school football:; Saturday, October 15, 2011; By Case Keefer; Senior quarterback Eddie Vega led Basic to a 20-7 win over rival Boulder City on Friday night. Vega threw for two touchdowns and rushed for another as the Wolves won the annual Jug Game without much of a problem. They never trailed and didn’t allow the Eagles to the score until the fourth quarter.

Boulder City takes out Western with efficient run game, strong defense: high school football:; Wednesday, October 5, 2011; By Case Keefer; Tyler Washburn starred for Boulder City as it traveled into town to beat 4A opponent Western 28-13. Washburn had 10 carries for 65 yards, and more notably, led a stout defensive effort with 11 tackles. It followed a 15-tackle performance from Washburn last week.

Senior linebacker Marcus Smith celebrates his team's win. The Mojave High School Rattlers won their first game since the 2009-10 season on Friday, Sept. 24, 2011, against the Boulder City Eagles during their homecoming weekend.

Mojave snaps 17-game losing streak by beating Boulder City: high school football:; Friday, September 23, 2011; By Case Keefer; Mojave had waited two for years for this moment. The Rattlers snapped a 17-game losing streak Friday in Boulder City, holding on for a 25-22 win.

Green Valley High School football players Jacob Olim, Daniel Duran and Sean Ferraro.

Green Valley coach Brian Castro notches first career win: high school football:; Friday, September 9, 2011; By Ray Brewer; Aaron Love rushed for 108 yards and three touchdowns on 18 carries Friday to lead the visiting Green Valley High football team past Boulder City, 35-16.

Eldorado High School football players Darion Ashley, Ty Nihipali, Fraser Tauaivale and Mike Williams.

O'Darius Mitchell, Eldorado defense come up big against Boulder City: high school football:; Saturday, September 3, 2011; By Case Keefer; Football coaches usually preach the importance of defense and special teams winning games, but it gets beyond stressful when it comes down to those two units. Eldorado coach Vernon Brown could talk all about it after Friday night’s 16-13 victory over Boulder City.

Boulder City runs for more than 500 yards in victory: high school football:; Friday, August 26, 2011; By Case Keefer; Teams that play Boulder City this season will need to prepare for a parade of running backs. The Eagles gave a sneak peak of their strategy Friday night in a season-opening 50-12 blowout victory over the Meadows. Six players rushed for more than 45 yards and combined for 504 yards.

Boulder City hits free throws late, hangs on against Silverado: HS BASKETBALL:; Monday, December 13, 2010; By Ray Brewer; Trevor Montgomery’s two free throws with 4.5 seconds to play Monday lifted the 3A Boulder City High boys basketball team past 4A Silverado, 57-56.

Silverman triathlete to honor Marine captain who died in Afghanistan: Tuesday, November 2, 2010; By Dylan Scott; Feats of athletic endurance -- which about 800 athletes hope to accomplish at this weekend’s Silverman Triathlon in Henderson -- usually earn accolades and praise for the athlete. After all, those who finish are often dubbed “Iron Man.”

Two fourth-quarter touchdowns lift Boulder City past River Valley: Friday, September 10, 2010; By Ray Brewer; Boulder City High’s Jack LaMarca rushed for 91 yards and two touchdowns on 14 carries Friday to lead the Eagles to a 15-5 victory against River Valley (Ariz.) in their home opener.

Boulder City officials threaten to close motocross park: Thursday, July 15, 2010; By Tiffany Gibson; Boulder City officials are threatening to close the motocross park in the Eldorado Valley in August if its owners don’t comply with public safety regulations and provide insurance certificates by the end of the month.

Tucker Norman, 8, performs a jump during an open practice session Wednesday at the Boulder City BMX track.

The dirt on BMX: Sport is soaring in popularity: Living Las Vegas: For racers, mastering the winding Boulder City motocross track is competitive thrill, or it’s just plain fun; Saturday, May 15, 2010; By Ray Brewer; Josh Study tightly grabs his dirt bike’s handle bars, waiting for the starting gate to lift. As the seconds count down, Study visualizes his route on the winding, clay-and-asphalt course. If he lands his jumps cleanly and leans just right into the curves, he ought to finish the challenging ramp-filled outdoor track in less than 30 seconds. Now comes the adrenaline rush.

Boulder City High senior Zane Grothe, center, stands with swimming legend Michael Phelps (left) and Swiss Olympian Dominik Meichtry on Saturday after the trio received medals at the Southern California Swimming Grand Prix in Long Beach, Calif. Grothe took third in the 500 freestyle, a race won by the swimming legend Phelps.

Boulder City High swimmer challenges Michael Phelps during California meet: Wednesday, January 20, 2010; By Ray Brewer; Zane Grothe remembers checking the lane assignments hours before swimming in the 500-freestyle finals Saturday at the Southern California Swimming Grand Prix in Long Beach, Calif. Grothe, a senior at Boulder City High, spotted his name on the list in lane No. 6. Then, another name immediately popped out — Michael Phelps was assigned to lane No. 4.

Brothers Jack and Ross Lamarca work together as wide receiver and backup quarterback, respectively, in their quest for victory playing varsity football at Boulder City High.

Brothers bring competitive nature to Boulder City football team: PREP FOOTBALL:; Wednesday, October 21, 2009; By Anthony Fenech; Many midsummer days ago, on a neighborhood street in suburban Cleveland, Ross and Jack Lamarca would grab the attention of their entire flock of friends. It would happen after backyard baseball or a football game in the park, when Jack would get fed up with Ross taking him down or Ross would take objection to a dirty look from Jack. “They’d call them the Lamarca fights,” Jack Lamarca said. “We’d wrestle and fight and all of our friends would love watching us.”