Mike Grimala
Sports Reporter
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Loaded with newcomers, UNLV basketball begins summer practice
Tuesday, June 6, 2023 UNLV had its first official summer practice on Monday, tipping off an eight-week window in which college coaches get to work with their players on the court and in the weight room as they prepare for the upcoming 2023-24 season ...
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Sharpshooter Keylan Boone is big addition for UNLV basketball
Monday, June 5, 2023 As one of three high-profile veteran transfers who committed to UNLV on April 19, Keylan Boone is going to be counted on to help bring an end to the Scarlet and Gray’s decade-long NCAA Tournament drought ...
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Opposing prep coaches give scouting report on UNLV commit D.J. Thomas
Tuesday, May 30, 2023 D.J. Thomas has an unbeatable résumé. The Liberty point guard is a 4-star recruit in the Class of 2024, and he’s rated the No. 22 prospect in the nation by 247 Sports. After averaging 22.8 points and 5.1 assists as a junior this ...
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Rising Star, Female: Brynn Kort, Coronado golf
Thursday, May 25, 2023 As a freshman a year ago, Brynn Kort lost out on the individual state title by a single stroke to perhaps the best female prep golfer in state history, then-teammate Yana Wilson.
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Coach of the Year: LaShondra Rayford, Las Vegas High girls basketball
Thursday, May 25, 2023 Maintaining poise in the toughest moments is a concept almost all coaches preach, but few ever get a chance to demonstrate it as flawlessly as LaShondra Rayford did earlier this year.
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Hank Greenspun Lifetime Achievement Award: Ed Cheltenham, Spring Mountain Youth Camp
Thursday, May 25, 2023 During more than three decades at the Spring Mountain Youth Camp, Ed Cheltenham won 13 state championships in track and field and another two titles in basketball.
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Rising Star, Male: Christian Thatcher, Arbor View football and wrestling
Thursday, May 25, 2023 Christian Thatcher, a 6-foot-2, 192-pound sophomore linebacker, picked up scholarship offers from Oklahoma, Colorado and West Virginia all on the same day earlier this May.
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Unsung Hero Award: Rachel Levy, Desert Oasis trainer
Thursday, May 25, 2023 Rachel Levy had prepared for a severe incident of this nature countless times. So when she heard frantic screams calling her name from observers at Desert Oasis High School after a flag football player collapsed and was unconscious, reacting was like second nature.
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Citizen of the Year: Leslie Maldonado Carrasco, Chaparral volleyball and softball
Thursday, May 25, 2023 Community service initiatives began drawing in Leslie Maldonado Carrasco when she was in middle school.
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Moment of the Year: Desert Oasis flag football celebrates fallen teammate after state championship victory
Thursday, May 25, 2023 The flag football state championship game had just concluded, and the Desert Oasis players had begun gathering to celebrate their win over Legacy. Amid the chaos, coach Todd Thomson began frantically searching for the game ball.