Homework and school activities. Sports. Religion. These are the types of things the youth of Southern Nevada — tempted daily by the local drug and gang culture — should be encouraged to participate in.
One beneficial thing about writing for a newspaper one day a week — I wrote such stuff five days a week for eight years in my other life as a Southern California editor — is that you get a chance to make observations and notes at a much more casual pace than I am used to.
St. Rose Dominican Hospitals' 2009 Children's Miracle Mardi Gras Ball was an evening of elegance, glamour and entertainment. After 52 years, this is the longest-running fundraising event in Southern Nevada, and I am of the opinion that this year's ball should be up for an Academy Award as the "Best Gala of 2009," if there were such an award.
Centennial sophomore forward Bethany Skelton led the Bulldogs in scoring during their run to the state championship last season. After notching a first-half hat trick in Centennial's 4-0 blowout of Bonanza in the Sunset Regional quarterfinals Tuesday, a repeat of her freshman year feat seems imminent.
The Varsity Quiz team from Palo Verde High School had scored high all year. Only the final match Feb. 23 stood between team members and the school's first Varsity Quiz championship.
Dunking in high school basketball is typically a rarity. But Bishop Gorman senior Kylel Coleman has turned it into an art form. The shooting guard has earned such a reputation for his jams that fans at the school's House of Glory gymnasium have come to expect them each game.
It all started with their love of killing zombies. Las Vegas alternative rock bank Searchlight found international recognition on the soundtrack of "Resident Evil: Extinction."
Palo Verde's game against Liberty on Monday provided a continuous cycle of one-upmanship. Each time one team would open up a lead, the other would strike back, creating a back and forth contest until Palo Verde's clutch free throw shooting made the difference, sealing the Panthers birth to the state tournament with a 68-63 victory.
For a team that has won the last three state championships, losing in the Sunset Regional finals left a definite sting for Bishop Gorman. With one more chance to advance to the state tournament, the Gaels wasted no time against Silverado Monday at Arbor View High School by jumping out to an early 17-point lead before coasting to a 74-45 victory.
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.
Bishop Gorman earned their way to the Nevada State Tournament with a 60-55 win over Palo Verde Friday night for the Sunset Regional championship. The visiting Gaels opened the game on a 15-2 run and never looked back. Bishop Gorman never trailed the Panthers Friday.
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 ...
