In the short span of three years, Chris Morelli and the girls of his flag football team went from experimental to undefeated. It was a learning process for everyone involved, but Morelli had the utmost confidence in his girls and himself.
High School
After a busy weekend, the Eagles baseball team has a little extra time to prepare for some tough competition.
The Boulder City boys golf team continues to be the squad to beat in the Sunrise League with senior Luke Logan leading the way.
The Lady Eagles softball team is halfway through the season, with a 12-2 overall and 5-0 in league play record.
Alexis Fenyves has wanted to fly since she was a youngster. That is the reason she choose to compete in the triple jump and be a part of the Boulder City girls track and field team.
The Boulder City Eagles are now on a six-game winning streak, as the Boulder City Eagles defeated Virgin Valley 12-1 Tuesday afternoon and used a late-game rally to fuel a 17-4 victory over Del Sol on Friday.
The game was closer than expected through three innings as the Lady Eagles softball team led Virgin Valley 2-0. The Lady Bulldogs are 1-15. But the Boulder City hitters came to life in the fourth and fifth innings, scoring four runs in each inning.
Boulder City High junior Tyler Rushworth was hoping just to place in the top three against what he thought was a competitive field in the USA Wrestling Nevada high school Greco-Roman freestyle and folkstyle wrestling championships. He never expected to win one event, let alone to sweep unbeaten through both.
The Boulder City Eagles were up 6-0 heading into the top of the third before they doubled their lead, and put the game away for good.
Right fielder Jessica Embro set a school record with four triples in one game as the Boulder City softball team opened its Sunrise League schedule Monday with a convincing 20-1 victory on the road against Desert Pines.
Boulder City’s Sam Gomez set a meet record with a discus throw of 163 feet, 7 inches Saturday in the Heitkotter Invitational track and field meet at Faith Lutheran.
Each week, the coaches at Boulder City High School nominate an athlete to spotlight for contributions made to his or her team. This week’s honoree is junior Peyton Koopman. A member of the Eagles’ varsity baseball team, Koopman plays left field and pitcher. He pitched winning games against Foothill High School March 7 and 14, and had two home runs in the team’s 12 13-4 victory March 12 over Spring Valley.
Even though it was their opening game of the season, Boulder City softball coach Angelica Moorhead called it an important test for her Lady Eagles.
The goal is simple when you are the defending state champion: Do it again.
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