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.
Sept. 1 Throw mama from the train format, for Plus 55 Boulder City Men’s/Women’s Golf Association
Claiming second-place finishes each at Saturday’s Sunrise division finals, the boys and girls Boulder City High School cross-country programs stepped up their performances during their first postseason test.
The Boulder City High School boys tennis program will be in search of their first 3A state championship since 1977 when it faces Northern Nevada challenger South Tahoe today in the state semifinals at the Reno Tennis Center.
Boulder City High School star golfer junior Lani Potter won the state’s individual title, ending a six-year drought, helping her teammates to a second-place finish against Northern Nevada challenger Elko during the state championships played Monday and Tuesday at Ruby View Golf Course in Elko, Nevada.
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 senior Camilla Sartor, who runs on the varsity cross-country team. Sartor has been a key member of the team, consistently improving her times at each race, according to coaches Canaan Petersen and Staci Selinger. She won the team’s home weekday meet Sept. 14 and was the first-place finisher in the region at the Spartan Invite on Oct. 1. An exchange student from Italy, she is the daughter of Stefano Sartor and Mara Benedetti; her host parents are Troy and Staci Selinger.
For a short outing from Las Vegas, a trip to Corn Creek at the Desert National Wildlife Refuge is a great choice. Less than 30 miles from the city you can stroll the short nature trails, visit a perennial stream and spring-fed ponds, see lush vegetation and also do some birding in a quiet outdoor environment. And you can do it all in about half a day.
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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.
