The word phenom is defined as a person who is outstandingly talented or admired, especially an up-and-comer.
Sports
Forming a budding dynasty, Boulder City High School girls tennis captured their second 3A state championship in three years, defeating Northern rival Truckee 10-5 on Oct. 24.
The third time was the charm for Boulder City High School boys tennis who finally took down Northern Nevada rival South Tahoe to claim the 3A state championship.
Cruising in the first round of the 3A Southern region playoffs, Boulder City High School girls volleyball defeated Cristo Rey 3-0 on Oct. 27.
Showcasing how strong the Boulder City High School girls tennis doubles program is, the duo of Mariah Torgesen and Kendall Shamo defeated the duo of Chelsie Larson and Lyla Gunson in an all-Eagles finale in the 3A Southern region tournament on Oct. 18.
With a roster containing a mix of junior varsity and budding varsity starters, Boulder City High School baseball coach Bobby Reese has used his Southern Nevada Connie Mack summer schedule as a measuring tool for next season.
Be on the lookout for a Boulder City native in the Olympics in the coming years, with Alexis Lagan, the daughter of Chamber of Commerce CEO Jill Rowland-Lagan and Metropolitan Police Department TAC officer Barry Lagan, setting her sights on representing Team USA in the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.
May 5, four-person scramble for Plus 55 Boulder City Mens/Womens Golf Association
Boulder City native RJ Kilar is about to enter the sixth grade this fall, but is filled with a passion for baseball that would suggest he’s already a seasoned veteran.His passion for the sport so large it could only be filled with a trip to baseball’s hallowed grounds in Cooperstown.
Fresh off a 2016 campaign in which they were crowned Division I-A state champions, the seasoning never stops for the Boulder City baseball program under head coach Bobby Reese, who has a majority of his players playing under him this summer for the Southern Nevada Eagles in the Connie Mack league.
While the baseball program under head coach Bobby Reese is staying together this summer to get some summer seasoning, a pair of Lady Eagles softball standouts are on the move in hopes of bettering their game for another state tournament push next season.
Glen Canyon, Arizona, contains one of the few stretches of river whose beauty rivals that of the Grand Canyon farther down the Colorado River. However, it is much more easily experienced, through smooth-water raft trips launching directly below Glen Canyon Dam and traveling downstream about 15 miles to Lee’s Ferry. Along the way you will be treated to a close-up view of Glen Canyon Dam, stunning scenery, plenty of wildlife, and prehistoric and historic sites.
Boulder City High’s two-way star Peyton Koopman will find himself in good company next season, staying home to play for local junior college power College of Southern Nevada with a handful of the state’s premier prospects.
Newly crowned Division I-A state champions, the Boulder City High School’s boys and girls swim programs were honored Tuesday by City Council for their achievements, both collectively and individually.
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Photos by Ron Eland/Boulder City Review
In an otherwise quiet meeting this week, the city council, with Mayor Joe Hardy absent due to attendance at the meeting of the Nevada League of Cities, with Mayor Pro Tem Sherri Jorgensen presiding teed up a possible vote on two of the most contentious items on the council’s plate in to past couple of years.
When the story from last week’s issue of the Boulder City Review concerning the approval of a temporary map for the coming Liberty Ridge development hit social media, the outcry was swift.
The word phenom is defined as a person who is outstandingly talented or admired, especially an up-and-comer.
