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Ray Brewer

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Ray has been covering sports in Southern Nevada since 1996. His work is regularly honored by the Nevada Press Association.

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High School Hoops Picks: Week 6
Monday, Jan. 30, 2012
Las Vegas Sun sports reporters Ray Brewer and Case Keefer attempt to pick winners in 10 of the top high school basketball games each week.
High School Hoops Picks: Week 5
Monday, Jan. 23, 2012
Las Vegas Sun sports reporters Ray Brewer and Case Keefer attempt to pick winners in 10 of the top high school basketball games each week.
High School Hoops Picks: Week Three
Monday, Jan. 9, 2012
Las Vegas Sun sports reporters Ray Brewer and Case Keefer attempt to pick winners in 10 of the top high school basketball games each week.
High School Hoops Picks: Week Two
Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2012
Las Vegas Sun sports reporters Ray Brewer and Case Keefer attempt to pick winners in 10 of the top high school basketball games each week.
High School Hoops Picks: Week One
Monday, Dec. 12, 2011
Las Vegas Sun sports reporters Ray Brewer and Case Keefer attempt to pick winners in 10 of the top high school basketball games each week.
High School Football Picks: Week 12
Monday, Nov. 7, 2011
Las Vegas Sun reporters Ray Brewer and Case Keefer make their picks for every prep football game in Las Vegas.
High School Football Picks: Week 11
Monday, Oct. 31, 2011
Las Vegas Sun reporters Ray Brewer and Case Keefer make their picks for every prep football game in Las Vegas.
High School Football Picks: Week 10
Monday, Oct. 24, 2011
Las Vegas Sun reporters Ray Brewer and Case Keefer make their picks for every prep football game in Las Vegas.
High School Football Picks: Week Nine
Monday, Oct. 17, 2011
Las Vegas Sun reporters Ray Brewer and Case Keefer make their picks for every prep football game in Las Vegas.
High School Football Picks: Week Seven
Monday, Oct. 3, 2011
Las Vegas Sun reporters Ray Brewer and Case Keefer make their picks for every prep football game in Las Vegas.
No tickets remain for Gorman, Servite football game
Thursday, Sept. 29, 2011
If you don’t have tickets for Friday’s Bishop Gorman High football game against visiting Servite High of Anaheim, Calif., you’ll have to watch the game on ESPNU.
High School Football Picks: Week Six
Monday, Sept. 26, 2011
Las Vegas Sun reporters Ray Brewer and Case Keefer make their picks for every prep football game in Las Vegas.
High School Football Picks: Week Five
Monday, Sept. 19, 2011
Las Vegas Sun reporters Ray Brewer and Case Keefer make their picks for every prep football game in Las Vegas.
High School Football Picks: Week Three
Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2011
Las Vegas Sun reporters Ray Brewer and Case Keefer make their picks for every prep football game in Las Vegas.
High School Football Picks: Week One
Monday, Aug. 22, 2011
Las Vegas Sun reporters Ray Brewer and Case Keefer make their picks for every prep football game in Las Vegas.
Alumni holding fundraiser to help Chap football purchase new equipment
Thursday, Aug. 18, 2011
A group of Chaparral High School graduates are still trying to help the Cowboys football team win on Friday nights.
The Chaparral HS Alumni Foundation is hosting a fundraiser from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday at Murphy’s Law Pub and Grill on Flamingo Road and Spencer Street with proceeds helping first-year coach William Froman update the program’s weight-room equipment, and purchase helmets and other gear.
Ex-local prep football stars get NFL deals
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
Two former Southern Nevada high school football stars signed undrafted free agent contracts Tuesday with NFL teams.
Wide receiver Tysson Poots of Coronado High signed with the Baltimore Ravens, and offensive lineman Mike Smith of Palo Verde inked with the New Orleans Saints. Neither was drafted in April and had to wait out the NFL labor dispute before landing a professional opportunity.
You could help former Gorman star DeMarco Murray land on video game cover
Friday, April 1, 2011
Former Bishop Gorman High and Oklahoma football star DeMarco Murray is in contention to be on the cover for the newest EA Sports NCAA Football video game.
The athlete who receives the most online votes between Murray, Alabama’s Mark Ingram, Washington’s Jake Locker and Auburn’s Nick Fairley will receive the honor. Voting runs through Monday.
High School Hoops Picks: State Tournament
Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2011
Las Vegas Sun sports reporters Ray Brewer and Case Keefer attempt to pick winners in 10 of the top high school basketball games each week.
High School Hoops Picks: Week 7
Monday, Jan. 31, 2011
Las Vegas Sun sports reporters Ray Brewer and Case Keefer attempt to pick winners in 10 of the top high school basketball games each week.
High School Hoops Picks: Week 6
Monday, Jan. 24, 2011
Las Vegas Sun sports reporters Ray Brewer and Case Keefer attempt to pick winners in 10 of the top high school basketball games each week.
High School Hoops Picks: Week 5
Monday, Jan. 17, 2011
Las Vegas Sun sports reporters Ray Brewer and Case Keefer attempt to pick winners in 10 of the top high school basketball games each week.
High School Hoops Picks: Week 3
Monday, Jan. 3, 2011
Las Vegas Sun sports reporters Ray Brewer and Case Keefer attempt to pick winners in 10 of the top high school basketball games each week.
High School Hoops Picks: Week 2
Monday, Dec. 13, 2010
Las Vegas Sun sports reporters Ray Brewer and Case Keefer attempt to pick winners in 10 of the top high school basketball games each week.
High School Hoops Picks: Week 1
Monday, Dec. 6, 2010
Las Vegas Sun sports reporters Ray Brewer and Case Keefer attempt to pick winners in 10 of the top high school basketball games each week.
State Championship Picks
Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2010
Las Vegas Sun reporters Ray Brewer and Case Keefer make their picks for every prep football game in Las Vegas.
Prep Football: Week 14 Picks
Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2010
Las Vegas Sun reporters Ray Brewer and Case Keefer make their picks for every prep football game in Las Vegas.
Prep Football: Week 13 Picks
Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2010
Las Vegas Sun reporters Ray Brewer and Case Keefer make their picks for every prep football game in Las Vegas.
Prep Football: Week 9 Picks
Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2010
Las Vegas Sun reporters Ray Brewer and Case Keefer make their picks for every prep football game in Las Vegas.
Prep Football: Week 8 Picks
Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2010
Las Vegas Sun reporters Ray Brewer and Case Keefer make their picks for every prep football game in Las Vegas.
Prep Football: Week 7 Picks
Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2010
Las Vegas Sun reporters Ray Brewer and Case Keefer make their picks for every prep football game in Las Vegas.
Prep Football: Week 6 Picks
Wednesday, Sept. 29, 2010
Las Vegas Sun reporters Ray Brewer and Case Keefer make their picks for every prep football game in Las Vegas.
Prep Football: Week 5 Picks
Wednesday, Sept. 22, 2010
Las Vegas Sun reporters Ray Brewer and Case Keefer make their picks for every prep football game in Las Vegas.
Prep Football: Week 4 Picks
Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2010
Las Vegas Sun reporters Ray Brewer and Case Keefer make their picks for every prep football game in Las Vegas.
Prep Football: Week 3 Picks
Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2010
Las Vegas Sun reporters Ray Brewer and Case Keefer make their picks for every prep football game in Las Vegas.
Prep Football: Week 2 Picks
Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2010
Las Vegas Sun reporters Ray Brewer and Case Keefer make their picks for every prep football game in Las Vegas.
Awesome video of local high school player hurdling a defender
Friday, Aug. 27, 2010
Foothill High running back Connor Afoa showed his athletic ability during a scrimmage last week against Faith Lutheran, hurdling a defender after catching a screen pass on his way to a long gain.
Prep Football: Week 1 Picks
Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2010
Las Vegas Sun reporters Ray Brewer and Case Keefer make their picks for every prep football game in Las Vegas.
Merlin Olsen's death felt at Chaparral, Eldorado
Thursday, March 11, 2010
For us who grew up in East Las Vegas, however, Merlin Olsen was more than the character we saw on television or the football legend we heard stories about. He was the man who helped develop our high school football rivalry into one of the state's most prestigious.
Prep Football: State Semifinals Picks
Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009
Las Vegas Sun reporters Ray Brewer and Steve Silver make their selections for the 4A football state semifinals.
How Gorman saved the school district thousands
Monday, Nov. 23, 2009
The Clark County School District number crunchers need to send a thank you note to the Bishop Gorman High football team. The district, which has slashed its budgets across the board over the last two years to deal with the state’s economic crisis, will have roughly $7,000 more in its athletic budget because of the Gaels’ gridiron dominance.
Prep Football: Week 12 Picks
Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2009
Las Vegas Sun reporters Ray Brewer and Steve Silver attempt to pick the winning team from prep contests across the Las Vegas area.
Prep Football: Week 11 Picks
Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009
Las Vegas Sun reporters Ray Brewer and Steve Silver attempt to pick the winning team from prep contests across the Las Vegas area.
Prep Football: Week 10 Picks
Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2009
Las Vegas Sun reporters Ray Brewer and Steve Silver attempt to pick the winning team from prep contests across the Las Vegas area.
Prep Football: Week 9 Picks
Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2009
Las Vegas Sun reporters Ray Brewer and Steve Silver attempt to pick the winning team from prep contests across the Las Vegas area.
Prep Football: Week 8 Picks
Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2009
Las Vegas Sun reporters Ray Brewer and Steve Silver attempt to pick the winning team from prep contests across the Las Vegas area.
Prep Football: Week 7 Picks
Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2009
Las Vegas Sun reporters Ray Brewer and Steve Silver attempt to pick the winning team from prep contests across the Las Vegas area.
Prep Football: Week 6 picks
Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2009
Las Vegas Sun reporters Ray Brewer and Steve Silver attempt to pick the winning team from prep contests across the Las Vegas area.
Prep Football: Week 5 picks
Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2009
Las Vegas Sun reporters Ray Brewer and Steve Silver attempt to pick the winning team from prep contests across the Las Vegas area.
It's a shame Reggie Bullock isn't playing Division-I football
Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2009
Yes, Reggie Bullock is this good. The former Las Vegas High tailback has rushed for a combined 363 yards and six touchdowns during his initial two college games with Arizona Western College, a junior college in Yuma, Ariz.

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