Ray Brewer

Managing Editor

Ray Brewer, a proud local, has been part of Greenspun Media Group since the mid-1990s. He’s covered high school and UNLV sports, and managed the Las Vegas Sun’s award-winning website. He’s a graduate of Chaparral High School and UNLV, and a fierce defender of Las Vegas — especially in comparisons to Reno. Brewer and his wife, Karla, have two children. And they all are passionate about the Pittsburgh Pirates.

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51s commit four errors in dropping series opener at Fresno: Monday, May 4, 2009; The Las Vegas 51s committed four errors Monday in falling 10-2 at the Fresno Grizzlies.
51s losing streak reaches four: Tuesday, April 28, 2009; The Las Vegas 51s were defeated 3-2 on Tuesday afternoon at the Sacramento River Cats.
51s fall in extra innings: Sunday, April 26, 2009; The Las Vegas 51s were defeated 2-1 in 13 innings on Sunday at the Sacramento River Cats.
51s blow late lead in Sacramento: Saturday, April 25, 2009; The Las Vegas 51s dropped the first game of a four-game series Saturday at the Sacramento River Cats.
51s close homestand with big win: Friday, April 24, 2009; The Las Vegas 51s erupted for 12 runs and 18 hits Friday to beat the Fresno Grizzlies.
Gorman teammates will be on opposite sideline for college rivalry game: Friday, April 24, 2009; Bishop Gorman junior offensive lineman Geoffrey Gibson committed to play college football at Cal. He will face two high school teammates each fall in the Big Game against Stanford.
Three-run seventh helps 51s top Fresno: Wednesday, April 22, 2009; The Las Vegas 51s scored three runs in the seventh inning Wednesday to beat the Fresno Grizzlies.
Leading hitter can't keep 51s from another defeat: Tuesday, April 21, 2009; Randy Ruiz hit his fifth home run of the season on Tuesday night in the Las Vegas 51s' 6-5 loss to the Fresno Grizzlies.
51s' bats silent in defeat: Sunday, April 19, 2009; The Las Vegas 51s struggled offensively Sunday in a 3-1 loss to Colorado Springs.
51s hit three home runs in loss to Salt Lake: Thursday, April 16, 2009; The Las Vegas 51s hit three home runs Thursday night at the Salt Lake City Bees but still lost.
Gorman linebacker commits to Stanford: Monday, April 13, 2009
51s snowed out in Colorado Springs: Sunday, April 12, 2009; The Las Vegas 51s will have to wait until Monday to get their first win. The 51s' game at Colorado Springs was postponed Sunday because of snow.
51s fall at Colorado Springs for second straight day: Friday, April 10, 2009; The Las Vegas 51s were defeated Friday night for the second consecutive game to open the season.
Del Sol baseball wins San Diego tournament: Friday, April 10, 2009; The Del Sol High baseball team won its division at the San Diego Lions Club Tournament.
51s come up short in opener: Thursday, April 9, 2009; The Las Vegas 51s got three hits from infielder Joe Inglett Thursday in their season opener at Colorado Springs and still lost. They surrendered four runs in the fifth inning of a 9-6 defeat.
Former UNLV golfer leading at Masters: Thursday, April 9, 2009; Former UNLV golfer Chad Campbell nearly broke a two-decade scoring record Thursday at the Masters in finishing the opening round atop the leaderboard.
Cheyenne names new football coach: Tuesday, March 31, 2009; Cheyenne High School promoted junior varsity football coach Perryn Hale on Tuesday to varsity coach. Hale has been handling most of the program’s administrative duties since former coach Charles Anthony was released in January.
Canyon Springs grad comes up short in bid to reach Final Four: Sunday, March 29, 2009; A Las Vegan was one game away from getting to play in the Final Four. Canyon Springs High graduate Juan Pattillo had nine points and six rebounds for Oklahoma in today’s Elite Eight college basketball game against North Carolina.
Gorman football player faces legal trouble: Thursday, March 26, 2009; Bishop Gorman senior football player Justin Chaisson was scheduled to appear in front of Judge Melissa Saragosa Thursday in Clark County District court on a felony charge, according to the court's docket.
Tonopah kicker to compete in national event: Wednesday, March 25, 2009; Tonopah High junior place kicker Denver Otteson was invited to participate in Max Emfinger’s 2010 High School All-American Bowl Classic next January at SMU Ford Stadium in Dallas. The game will include 120 of the top recruits for the class of 2010, roughly one month before national signing day.
Moapa Valley football player could lure recruiters to Overton: Tuesday, March 24, 2009; If Jake Pearce played high school football for Bishop Gorman or Palo Verde in Las Vegas, he would be a certain Division I prospect.
Basic High weightlifter shines in bench press: Friday, March 20, 2009
Las Vegas High signal caller headed to UNR: Thursday, March 12, 2009; Las Vegas High quarterback Emir Lopez will join UNR’s football program this summer as a preferred walk-on.
Arena Football League great to coach at Canyon Springs: Tuesday, March 10, 2009; Former UNLV and Arena Football League great Hunkie Cooper is the new football coach at Canyon Springs High
Western's football coach released: Wednesday, March 4, 2009; John Isola is out as Western's football coach after just one season.
Palo Verde senior suffers another tough defeat: Friday, Feb. 27, 2009; You have to feel sorry for Palo Verde senior football and basketball player Liloa Nobriga. Both Panthers teams lost in the state finals this school year by one point.
'Dean' of wrestling honored: Thursday, Feb. 26, 2009; Jim Duschen is too humble to talk about his storied wrestling career. He let others do the talking for him today.
Cimarron-Memorial grad pitches scoreless inning for Yankees: Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2009; Local product finds success in spring training game with New York Yankees.
Gorman baseball in a class of its own: Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2009; Bishop Gorman, which has won the last three high school state championships, is ranked No. 1 nationally by Baseball America and BaseballNews.com.
Bishop Gorman contacts former coach to fill football vacancy: Thursday, Feb. 19, 2009
Problems again arise with prep hoops playoff brackets: Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2009; It appears officials at the Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association made their high school basketball playoff brackets in pencil this winter.
For the second consecutive day, the association announced one of its postseason tournaments would be delayed because of a local school forfeiting games for using an ineligible player.
Signing Day summary: Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2009
Chaparral's Morgan accepts invite to walk-on at UNLV: Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2009; Chaparral's Jeff Morgan always knew he could play college football.
Now, the 6-foot-3, 285-pound offensive lineman will get the chance to prove he belongs at the next level.
Silverado's Graham decides on UCLA: Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2009; Silverado defensive end Keenan Graham plans to sign with UCLA on Wednesday, which is National Signing Day, Skyhawks coach Andy Ostolaza said.
Silverado's Graham still wavering between UCLA, Utah: Monday, Feb. 2, 2009
Cheyenne's defensive stars set to commit: Thursday, Jan. 15, 2009
Football recruiting updates: Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2009
High School Heisman winner earns key to city: Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2009
Chaisson dominates in Under Armour All-America game: Sunday, Jan. 4, 2009
Las Vegas High QB draws interest from Southern Utah: Sunday, Dec. 28, 2008
Former Palo star shines at Las Vegas Classic: Monday, Dec. 22, 2008
Green Valley High grad Parraz traded to KC Royals: Friday, Dec. 12, 2008; If Green Valley High graduate Jordan Parraz reaches the big leagues, it won't be with the Houston Astros.
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