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Unable to continue their postseason success, Boulder City High School girls soccer bowed out in the second round of the postseason on Oct. 31 with a 2-1 defeat to Equipo Academy.
Five Eagles will represent Boulder City High School in the cross country state championships this weekend, after strong performances at regionals.
Opening round of the postseason was the perfect time for Boulder City High School to snap a two-game skid, defeating Democracy Prep 14-8 on Oct. 30.
The word phenom is defined as a person who is outstandingly talented or admired, especially an up-and-comer.
With high hopes of becoming collegiate players in the coming years, 14-year-old twins Connor and Olivia Mikkelson of Boulder City are on the right track, especially in light of their performances at the Zonal Team Championships in Colorado Springs, Colorado, July 7 to 11.
Before Boulder City High School junior D.J. Reese attempts to hurl curveballs for the Eagles as a starter next spring, the two-year varsity wrestling veteran will attempt to achieve a bigger prize.
A great many life lessons can be learned while playing basketball.
As lightning surrounded Whalen Field on June 30, the Southern Nevada Eagles 16-under baseball team provided the thunder against the Green Valley Elite, defeating the Division I program 6-5 in its Southern Nevada Connie Mack season finale.
Boulder City Parks and Recreation Department hosted a variety of games and contests during the Damboree celebration on Monday at Broadbent Park. Here are the results:
Wupatki National Monument in Arizona encompasses more than 35,000 acres and contains roughly 2,500 documented archaeological sites. You cant see them all, nor are you allowed to, but you can see some of the most impressive ruins in the park, even in a few hours.
Coming into the U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials in Omaha, Nebraska, on Sunday as the top overall seed with a time of 3:47.03, class of 2010 Boulder City graduate Zane Grothe came up just short of representing team USA in the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
With a roster containing a mix of junior varsity and budding varsity starters, Boulder City High School baseball coach Bobby Reese has used his Southern Nevada Connie Mack summer schedule as a measuring tool for next season.
Be on the lookout for a Boulder City native in the Olympics in the coming years, with Alexis Lagan, the daughter of Chamber of Commerce CEO Jill Rowland-Lagan and Metropolitan Police Department TAC officer Barry Lagan, setting her sights on representing Team USA in the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.
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Anyone who has been around the Boulder City political world for any stretch of time already knows that Mayor Joe Hardy is a pretty humble guy and not one to toot his own horn.
When Utilities Director Joe Stubitz briefed the city council on the status of Boulder City’s Dark Sky initiative, which involves replacing hundreds of street light fixtures with modern versions that aim light onto the ground and not into the sky, it was notable for reasons beyond spending and how soon the program would be finished.
Boulder City has a great vision statement. It’s located on the front page of our website: “The City of Boulder City is committed to preserving its status as a small town, with a small-town charm, historical heritage and unique identity, while proactively addressing our needs and enhancing our quality of life.”
