Both Boulder City High School tennis programs finished as the 3A state runner-up, falling to Northern Nevada challengers.
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Setting lofty goals for themselves coming into the season, senior Boulder City High School girls’ tennis stars Chayce Larson and Madeline Morris finally reached the pinnacle on Oct. 26, finishing as 3A state champions in doubles competition.
Boulder City High School girls soccer defeated rival Moapa Valley 4-3 in the opening round of the 3A Southern region tournament on Oct. 28.
Climbing the mountain top, Boulder City High School girls golf won the 3A state championship at Dayton Valley Golf Course on Oct. 16.
Boulder City High School tennis will send nine players to the 3A Individual state tournament starting today at Tahoe Donner Tennis Center.
Two weeks without opposing competition did not hurt the Boulder City cross-country teams as coach Canaan Petersen worried it might.
The Great Gallery in Horseshoe Canyon is one of North America’s most significant rock art sites. It is in a remote area of Canyonlands National Park, Utah. A trip here requires plenty of preparation, plus the equipment and willingness to drive a 30-mile gravel road to the trailhead.
The Boulder City football players were challenged by head coach Alex Kazel to come out it in their first league game and prove themselves against an unbeaten opponent.
Melissa O’Berto, Arianne Hess and Natalia Fullmer each went 3-0 in singles to lead Boulder City’s girls tennis team to a 15-3 victory over visiting Sunrise Mountain in a league match Sept. 17.
For the fourth consecutive season, the Boulder City girls volleyball team began the season on the road in the prestigious Las Vegas Invitational, looking for experience in competitive matches against larger schools.
At just 17-years-old, Boulder City teenager Gunnar Stanton was the youngest professional to compete in last week’s U.S. Open fishing tournament at Callville Bay.
Three games into the football season, Boulder City coach Alex Kazel wants his team to start over.
Photos by Ron Eland
Boulder City received the prestigious Enterprise Risk Management Excellence Program Award (ERMEP) during the Oct. 22 city council meeting.
Near the beginning of last week’s city council meeting, frequent-flyer public commentor Fred Voltz (whose views on the proposed addition of up to $9 million to the $25 million or so already earmarked to replace the city’s pool you can read on Page 4) made a pretty surprising allegation about the finances of the city’s two golf courses.
It may sound a bit odd to pay tribute to the one-year anniversary of a camera. But when that camera has helped bring thousands to town, and with it as many smiles, it’s worth it.
