The Boulder City High School boys basketball program dropped to 3-5 this week, losing to 4A programs Spring Valley on Dec. 7 and to Basic on Monday.
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Boulder City High School basketball players Carson Balistere, left, and Tanner Montgomery helped keep the court clean and provided water to the players during the nationally televised UNLV-Duke game at T-Mobile Arena on Saturday. Balistere’s father, Eagles boys basketball coach John Balistere, helps with the North Carolina university’s summer basketball camp directed by coach Mike Krzyzewski.
A bake sale and prize raffle will be held Wednesday during the Boulder City High School’s boys and girls basketball games against Pahrump Valley, benefiting girls head coach Paul Dosch, who is battling stage 4 lung cancer.
The Boulder City High School flag football program is off to a hot start again this season, defeating four Class 4A teams this past week for a perfect 4-0 record.
As expected, the Boulder City High School boys basketball program has struggled against 4A opponents, dropping Tuesday’s contest to Bonanza 56-47, but have found a silver lining in its performance following a 3-1 stint in the Lake Mead Holiday Classic.
Another Boulder City swimmer has joined the ranks of collegiate athletics.
Boulder City High School senior Abby Sauerbrei has been swimming since she was 6 years old, and on Nov. 16, after more than a decade in the water, her dedication paid off when she accepted a scholarship and signed her national letter of intent to attend Grand Valley State University in Allendale, Michigan, near Grand Rapids.
Life for the Boulder City High School girls basketball program got a little tough for the Lady Eagles on Tuesday, squandering a 4-point, first-half lead to the Vikings, before ultimately falling 50-34.
The Boulder City High School boys basketball program fell victim to 4A opponent Valley High School 50-33 in its season opener, but head coach John Balistere sees a lot of promise in this year’s team, having no problem scheduling higher-classed opponents regularly for the Eagles to face off against.
Both Boulder City High School bowling programs started their seasons off with wins Monday at Boulder Bowl, defeating Somerset Academy SkyPointe Campus soundly.
There’s going to be some extra hardware in the Pappas household very soon as Lady Eagles freshman tennis star Tegan Pappas earned 3A Sunrise League player of the year honors, following in the footsteps of her brother, junior Andre Pappas, who won the boys award earlier in the month.
The Sunrise League All-Stars dressed only six players Friday during the 3A Senior All-Star Game but proved that quality of talent wins over quantity with a 2-0 victory over the Sunset team.