Last Thursday, dozens of Boulder City kids participated in the World’s Largest Swimming Lesson, which is held worldwide with more than 400,000 participants in 56 countries. Boulder City has participated in this event for several years.
Sports
Excelling as a three-sport athlete, Boulder City High School senior Sancha Jenas-Keogh has been named Boulder City Review female athlete of the year.
Called a generational talent by his head coach, Boulder City High School senior boys volleyball star David Zwahlen has been named Boulder City Review male athlete of the year.
Following a successful swim season, six Eagle boys swimmers and one girls swimmer represented Boulder City High School on the All-Southern Nevada team.
Finishing as 3A state champion runners-up, three Boulder City High School baseball players were selected to the All-Southern Nevada team, representing the top players in the state, regardless of classification.
After making it back to the postseason last year for the first time since 2012, the boy’s tennis program at Boulder City High School is fired up for a new season to begin.
Snapping a string of three consecutive Sunrise League championships last season by missing the postseason entirely, Boulder City High School senior Kyra Yamamoto is determined to use last year’s emotions toward making sure the Lady Eagles don’t slip up again.
Boulder City High School’s soccer field will be the site for the second annual Boulder City Soccer Alumni game Wednesday.
Practicing with pads for the first time this summer today, Boulder City High School football coach Chris Morelli said the course of the next week will determine how the Eagles’ 2016 campaign will play out.
Boulder City High School volleyball coach Cherise Hinman had nothing but positive reviews for coaches from California State University, Stanislaus, who conducted the Lady Eagles’ annual summer volleyball camp for the first time Aug. 1 to 3.
Swimmer Zane Grothe, who graduated from Boulder City High School in 2010, was on a roll at the 2016 U.S. Open from Aug. 2 to 6, sweeping three events and adding a meet record to his well-established resume.
With temperatures hitting an extreme of 100 degrees on average in Boulder City during the month of July and what is expected to be most of August, the coaching staffs at Boulder City High School along with their players have all agreed that acclimating themselves to the heat early is their first order of business this month as they get set for organized practices.
Yosemite National Park is one of those places everyone should see at least once in his or her lifetime, and the next two months are ideal times to go. By happy coincidence, it is easiest to go there during the very months when Southern Nevadans most need to escape the heat.
Terry Stevens and Braly Joy took on the best in the world in the Molokai 2 Oahu Paddleboard World Championships on Sunday in Hawaii, overcoming 20-foot swells to finish 16th out of more than 300 entrants.
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Imagine being the victim of fraud that nearly drained your life savings. But instead of that money being stolen by a thief or online scam artist, it was at the hands of a trusted friend.
For several years now, the Nevada Department of Wildlife has been on hand at Hemenway Park in the summer to answer questions and talk about Boulder City’s unofficial mascots.
More fun at the Backstop
Last Thursday, dozens of Boulder City kids participated in the World’s Largest Swimming Lesson, which is held worldwide with more than 400,000 participants in 56 countries. Boulder City has participated in this event for several years.
