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UNLV football coach Bobby Hauck talks to television reporters after annoucing the list of recruits for UNLV on National Signing Day in Las Vegas Wednesday, February 3, 2010.

Bobby Hauck's efforts on the recruiting trail included several long nights: rebels football: Eight locals highlight first recruiting class at UNLV for new coach; Thu, Feb 4, 2010 (2:05 a.m.); By Ray Brewer; Midway through his national signing day press conference on Wednesday afternoon at the Thomas & Mack Center, first-year UNLV football coach Bobby Hauck playfully cracked a smile when asked if there were something he could change about the past month on the recruiting trail. He jokingly responded with one luxury he could have benefited from - more time, specifically a 28-hour day.

Football players Xavier Grimble, from left, who is headed to USC, Alex Turner, who is headed to Stanford, and Geoffrey Gibson, who is headed to Cal Berkley, pose for photos during National Signing Day at Bishop Gorman High School in Las Vegas Wednesday, February 3, 2010.

Gorman celebrates eight football signings at ceremony: Thursday, February 4, 2010; By Case Keefer; Xavier Grimble, Alex Turner and Geoffrey Gibson - three key members of Bishop Gorman’s 2009 state championship football team - are no longer teammates. With Grimble headed to USC, Turner to Stanford and Gibson to Cal, the three are now Pac-10 Conference rivals.

Opening the doors to the Lone Star state: REBELS FOOTBALL: UNLV's expected to receive letters of intent from four Texans on national signing day; Wednesday, February 3, 2010; By Ray Brewer; UNLV assistant football coach Cedric Cormier is one of the fastest athletes David Aymond has coached in his 16 years at North Shore High in the Houston area. UNLV recruit Tim Cornett is a close second. The 6-foot-1, 190-pound Cornett, who is verbally committed to sign with UNLV today on national signing day, is one of the fastest running backs in Texas. The Rebels are expected to receive letters of intent from 19 players today, including four from talent-rich Texas who were primarily recruited by Cormier.

Gorman's Belen is an inspiration for all on signing day: ray brewer:; Tuesday, February 2, 2010; By Ray Brewer; If Victor Belen can do it, so can you. The Bishop Gorman High senior running back will sign a national letter of intent today to play college football at Samford University in Alabama. It’s an accomplishment that seemed highly unlikely at this time last year.

Football recruit will serve church mission before enrolling at UNLV: REBELS FOOTBALL:; Monday, February 1, 2010; By Ray Brewer; One of the recruits who signs with the UNLV football team Wednesday won’t join the program for three years. Silverado High linebacker Kyle Anderson verbally committed to UNLV after a weekend visit, but won’t enroll at his hometown school until January 2013. Rather, he will serve a two-year church mission starting next October.

Gorman defensive lineman commits to Northern Arizona: prep football recruiting:; Sunday, January 31, 2010; By Ray Brewer; Bishop Gorman defensive lineman Tim Wilkinson verbally committed to Northern Arizona on Sunday following a weekend trip, becoming the eighth player from Gorman’s title team to receive a scholarship. The group will sign their national letters of intent after school Wednesday on national signing day.

Palo Verde's Blake happy to gray-shirt at Southern Utah: prep football recruiting:; Sunday, January 31, 2010; By Ray Brewer; Palo Verde safety Tyrone Blake verbally committed to Southern Utah at the end of his weekend recruiting trip. The 5-foot-11, 205-pound Blake will gray-shirt, meaning he won’t enroll until January 2011. He initially committed to Northern Arizona, but elected to open the recruiting process after coaches asked him to gray-shirt.

Thompson, Petrovic hurt in Findlay's loss to Florida school: Sunday, January 31, 2010; By Ray Brewer; The Findlay Prep basketball team dropped its second game this season Saturday, losing to host Montverde Academy, 54-51, in the championship game of the Montverde Academy Invitational Tournament.

Findlay Prep preparing for hostile crowd in tourney title game: Friday, January 29, 2010; Sun Staff; The Findlay Prep basketball team could have its hands full on Saturday in the championship game of the Montverde Academy Invitational Tournament in Montverde, Fla. The Pilots, who are ranked No. 1 nationally by ESPN, play the host Montverde Academy, the nation’s No. 12 ranked team. Montverde is led by 7-foot-2 junior center Mark Overdevest, a New Zealand Junior National player, and 7-foot senior Ugo Okam.

Canyon Springs guard Terrance Stanley looks to shoot over Falcons defender Evan Roquemore during the first half of a game at Foothill High School on Friday.

Foothill senior leaving his mark on basketball program: Friday, January 29, 2010; By Anthony Fenech; Evan Roquemore had two goals for his senior season as a Foothill Falcon - lead his team back to Nevada's 4A boys basketball final four and see his college recruiting pick up. With a 14-5 record, Foothill is in first place and undefeated in Southeast Division play, and things are shaping up nicely for a deep run in the playoffs. That kind of team success — along with some stellar personal performances - Roquemore is receiving more attention from the next level.

Baseball phenom Bryce Harper dodges media, focuses on his game

Baseball phenom Bryce Harper dodges media, focuses on his game: Friday, January 29, 2010; By Ray Brewer; This is how carefully the baseball coaches at the College of Southern Nevada are protecting their prodigy catcher and hitter, Bryce Harper: Not even CBS’s “60 Minutes” is getting a crack at the kid. The national news program has been after Harper since June, when he appeared on the cover of Sports Illustrated and was proclaimed as “Baseball’s Chosen One.”

Findlay Prep posts 30-point win at Florida tournament: Thursday, January 28, 2010; Sun Staff; The Findlay Prep basketball team defeated Oldsmar Christian (Fla.) 83-53 on Thursday at the Montverde Academy Invitational Tournament in Montverde, Fla.

Arbor View quarterback Austin Anderson committed to Southern Utah's football program on Thursday to become the third local to verbal with the Cedar City, Utah, school.

Another local commits to Southern Utah football: PREP FOOTBALL RECRUITING:; Thursday, January 28, 2010; By Ray Brewer; A third Southern Nevada high school senior has committed to the Southern Utah football program. Arbor View High quarterback and linebacker Austin Anderson committed to the Football Championship Subdivision - formerly 1-AA - school Thursday. He joins Liberty wide receiver Anthony Norris and Clark running back Andre Clay.

Members of the Bishop Gorman High football team pose for a photo with the state championship trophy Saturday after beating Del Sol 62-21 in the large-school title game at Sam Boyd Stadium.

Gorman football grabs another award: Saturday, January 23, 2010; By Ray Brewer; The Bishop Gorman High football team is one of 50 programs nationwide to be honored by Maxpreps.com with its Tour of Champions award. The Gaels, which capped their 15-0 season in December by blowing out Del Sol in the large-school state title game, were ranked No. 106 nationally out of 16,000 schools by the site.

Cheyenne's Xavian Johnson, shown returning a kick earlier this season against Palo Verde, verbally committed to Weber State.

Cheyenne speedster commits to Weber State: prep football:; Wednesday, January 20, 2010; By Ray Brewer; Cheyenne High wasn’t supposed to mount a comeback on this Friday night. Trailing by 21 points midway through the second quarter Oct. 2 against perennial power Palo Verde, the Desert Shields could have easily rolled over against their rivals. But that’s when Cheyenne senior Xavian Johnson went to work.

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