Finishing preseason play this past week, the Eagles enter upcoming league play with a 10-9 record, with some impressive victories on their resume.
Sports
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.
Upcoming games Friday, at Chaparral, 3:30 p.m. varsity; 3:30 p.m. at home, junior varsity Saturday, vs. Pahrump, 10 a.m. varsity Monday, vs. Moapa Valley, 3:30 p.m., varsity; 3:30 at Moapa, junior varsity Wednesday, at Desert Pines, 3:30 p.m., varsity; 3:30 p.m. at home, junior varsity
Boulder City High School graduate Gunnar Stanton and his teammate Gunner Campbell brought home third place out of 16 teams in the 2016 Carhartt Bassmaster College Western Regional angling tournament held recently on Lake Mead.
Boulder City High School’s boys and girls track and field programs performed well on March 30 at home against Laughlin, Pahrump Valley, Western and Word of Life, with the girls finishing in first place, while the boys finished in second place.
The Lady Eagles softball team from Boulder City High School put together a pair of dominant conference victories this past week against Del Sol and Virgin Valley, before eventually falling to nonconference opponent Sierra Vista in a potential Division I-A state tournament matchup later down the road in May.
March 3, four-person two best ball for Plus 55 Boulder City Men’s/Women’s Golf Association
At 6-foot-2, 240-pounds it’s easy to see the raw potential that Boulder City High senior Dawson Livingston is gifted with.
Arches National Park, just outside the town of Moab, Utah, lives up to its name. The park contains more than 2,000 natural sandstone arches, the densest concentration in the world. Besides arches you will also get to see natural windows, balanced rocks, fins, pinnacles and hoodoos.
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 junior Preston VanDiest, who is a pitcher and plays first base for the school’s varsity baseball team. Coach Bobby Reese said VanDiest played a key role in the Durango Classic during spring break, was 8-for-13 with two walks, 4 RBIs and three runs, as well as pitching five innings and giving up only two earned runs. The Eagles won two and lost two games during the tournament. He is the son of Maria and Ron VanDiest.
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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.
