Boulder City High School wrestling was busy this past week, competing in a tri-dual at home on Dec. 10, followed by a trip to La Costa Canyon in Carlsbad, Calif. on Dec. 12.
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Boulder City High School flag football advanced to 3-1 on the season, defeating Cheyenne and Basic this past week.
Boulder City High School boys basketball picked up a big victory over Moapa Valley on Dec. 12, rebounding from defeat against The Meadows on Dec. 10. They are now 4-1 on the young season.
Rebounding from a season-opening defeat, Boulder City High School flag football defeated Moapa Valley 20-0 on Dec. 5 for their first victory of the season.
Off to a 3-0 start, Boulder City High School boys basketball is using their length to frustrate opponents early this season.
A Boulder City High School bowler is moving on to the next level. Abigail Harling signed an athletic scholarship Tuesday afternoon at the high school to bowl for Morningside College in Sioux City, Iowa.
The Boulder City High School wrestling program is starting to come into its own as a powerhouse, taking fourth place at the Dixie Desert Storm tournament in Utah out of 32 teams, one week after its 11th-place finish at the 53rd annual Jimmy Hamada La Costa Classic in California.
The Boulder City High School flag football program closed out its preseason schedule with a 26-0 victory over 4A opponent Clark on Dec. 15, finishing the slate with an impressive 7-1 record.
The Boulder City High School girls basketball team advanced to 4-5 on the season, splitting a pair of contests with Pahrump Valley and Sunrise Mountain this past week.
One of the most impressive displays nature affords is the sight of its very largest animals — whales. Las Vegans are well-situated to enjoy that experience because of our access to the Pacific Coast, and the next few months are the ideal time of year. From December to March, gray whales pass the California coast on their annual, 10,000-mile round trip — the longest migration of any mammal on earth.
Nov. 3, four-person scramble, for Plus 55 Boulder City Men’s/Women’s Golf Association
Losing isn’t something that happens often for the Boulder City High School flag football program, but head coach Chris Morelli sounded confident in the way his team would rebound following Monday’s 32-19 loss to 4A opponent Green Valley.
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It’s now less than a week away before people will be practicing their backward countdown from 10 to 1, while often wishing the year ahead will be better than the 365 days that just went by in a blink of an eye.
First off, Merry Christmas to you all. Over the weekend I watched an interesting documentary on Netflix about the New Yorker magazine turning 100.
If one were to listen to William O’Shaughnessy, Kailaash Malacarne, Emma Graham and Maxwell O’Connor talk about reading, and the excitement that elicits, it shows that there’s hope that in a digital-based world, book stores and libraries will be around for many years to come.
It’s been about a year since a local family fell in love with a badly-beaten, one-eyed puppy, who they would soon adopt.
