Finishing preseason play this past week, the Eagles enter upcoming league play with a 10-9 record, with some impressive victories on their resume.
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League play couldn’t have started off any better for Boulder City High School softball, routing The Meadows 15-0 in their opener on March 30.
It’s no secret what high school sports has meant to Boulder City over the years.
After leading Boulder City High School girls basketball to the 3A state tournament, star forward Makenzie Martorano was named to the 3A All-State team.
Rewarding their personal success on the gridiron, Boulder City High School flag football stars Sancha Jenas-Keogh and Shasta Ryan-Willett were selected for the Southern Nevada high school flag football all-star game, hosted by the Raiders on May 30.
Rising through the collegiate coaching ranks like he did as a collegiate swimmer, Boulder City High alumni Bret Lundgaard finds himself in a good place.
There was a Boulder City invasion July 14-15 at the University of Southern California, where three current swimmers from the four-time defending Division I-A state champion Lady Eagles were competing at the Los Angeles Invite with a trio of Boulder City High School graduates.
In the torrid midsummer of Southern Nevada, the closest place for local folk to enjoy a cool outdoor escape is in the Mount Charleston area of the Spring Mountains National Recreation Area. Since youre likely to head there anyway, you might as well choose a trail that will show you some of the areas most pleasant scenery while putting some miles on your boots. Or, for that matter, your fat tires or your horses shoes. The entire trail is popular with mountain bikers as well as hikers, as are its lower reaches for equestrians.
The feeling among the Boulder City High School boys basketball program is upbeat with a pair of solid performances against a pair of Division I programs.
A Boulder City baseball pipeline to Shasta College is being established with class of 2016 graduates Nolan DeSantis, Alec Mathis and Austin Wishard set to join 2015 graduates Colton Bosnos and Mario Castanon at the Redding, California, school.
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.
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When Richard Bryan was young, most boys his age wanted to be a cowboy, police officer or professional baseball player when they grew up. But for Bryan, he had his sights set on something a bit out of the ordinary for someone that age. He wanted to be governor.
Decades ago, Boulder City was a stop for weary motorists on their way to Las Vegas, starting a new job at Hoover Dam, or venturing on to California.
Finishing preseason play this past week, the Eagles enter upcoming league play with a 10-9 record, with some impressive victories on their resume.
League play couldn’t have started off any better for Boulder City High School softball, routing The Meadows 15-0 in their opener on March 30.
