Bringing in nearly a completely new roster this season, Boulder City High School boys basketball relied on familiar faces to propel them to a 55-44 victory over Del Sol on Dec. 1.
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Following the elimination of the 3A classification for bowling, Boulder City High School will look to stay competitive in the newly-constructed 4A division.
Coming off of a third-place finish at regionals last season, Boulder City High School wrestling comes into the season with high hopes.
National Signing Day was kind to the Eagles on Nov. 12, with three Boulder City High School seniors signing their national letter of intent to continue their athletic careers at collegiate Division I programs.
Coming off a 3A state championship runner-up finish a season ago, Boulder City High School will look to finish the job this upcoming season.
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 Tyler Campbell, who runs on the varsity cross-country team. Campbell placed first in the Sept. 14 Boulder City weekday meet against five other schools, with a time of 18:15, and 10th in the Las Vegas Invitational a few days before. He is a four-year varsity letter recipient in cross-country and also is on the school’s track team. He is the son of Jeni Campbell.
Boulder City High School’s boys and girls tennis teams head into the postseason with the Eagles finishing with a perfect 10-0 league slate, while the Lady Eagles finished with a 9-1 record.
Personnel issues were the main cause in Boulder City High School’s football team’s setback Friday against Moapa Valley, suiting up only 22 of the 27 players on its roster for the bus ride to Overton, Nevada, during its 37-0 defeat.
The Boulder City High School girls volleyball program continued its early league dominance, defeating Southeast Career Technical Academy on Sept. 22 and Del Sol on Monday.
Tuesday’s league opening victory over Virgin Valley is the key reason why Boulder City High School’s girls volleyball coach Cherise Hinman scheduled a preseason gauntlet full of 4A programs. She wanted her girls to be battled tested when it counted most.
Hosting a 3A race Sept. 14 at Hemenway Valley Park, both Eagles cross-country programs finished strong, placing second on their home course.
Despite another strong performance by the Boulder City High School football team Friday, the Eagles’ efforts weren’t enough to overcome a heartbreaking 34-21 loss to Class 4A program Valley, giving the Vikings their first victory since Nov. 1, 2013, snapping a 23-game losing streak.
Ever since she can remember, Boulder City High School senior Montana Lloyd has always desired to swim. It was her desire that made her a two-time champion in the 200-yard individual medley and the 100-yard backstroke. It was her passion for the sport that helped her break records with her club team Desert Storm Swimming, and it was her dream of swimming at a Division 1 college that earned her a spot on the University of Houston’s swimming team next fall.
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 sophomore Natalie Bowman, who plays on the Lady Eagles varsity tennis team. Her record this season is 17-2, and coach Katy Dorne complimented Bowman on her dedication to the team and desire to continually better herself. She is the daughter of Barbara Graham and Andrew and Wendy Bowman.
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After an almost four-year saga, the part of Boulder City code that allowed dog owners to have their dogs off-leash in public as long as they were under verbal control practically (though not officially) goes away as of Dec. 4.
Getting the old Bullock Field Navy Hangar onto the National Registry of Historic Places has been on the radar of the Boulder City Historic Preservation Commission for about a year and a half and earlier this month, the city council agreed.
Earlier this year, the city council voted to reverse a planning commission decision. It was not of note because no one in the ranks of city staff could remember such a reversal ever having happened in the time they worked for the city.
You know that Progressive Insurance commercial that humorously depicts a “Parent-Life Coach” advising young homeowners on how to avoid turning into their parents? When the coach corrects homeowners to not chime in on strangers’ conversations, it made me realize, I’ve totally become my mother. (But I’m OK with it, because my mom was awesome.)
