Boulder City High School wrestling was busy this past week, competing in a tri-dual at home on Dec. 10, followed by a trip to La Costa Canyon in Carlsbad, Calif. on Dec. 12.
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Boulder City High School flag football advanced to 3-1 on the season, defeating Cheyenne and Basic this past week.
Boulder City High School boys basketball picked up a big victory over Moapa Valley on Dec. 12, rebounding from defeat against The Meadows on Dec. 10. They are now 4-1 on the young season.
Rebounding from a season-opening defeat, Boulder City High School flag football defeated Moapa Valley 20-0 on Dec. 5 for their first victory of the season.
Off to a 3-0 start, Boulder City High School boys basketball is using their length to frustrate opponents early this season.
In its first match away from home, the Boulder City High School men’s bowling team crushed the Southeastern Career Technical Academy Monday afternoon inside Wildfire Lanes in Henderson.
Guards Tyler Newby and Trenton Carmell led Boulder City to a 3-1 record and a third-place finish in the Lake Mead Holiday Classic last weekend.
Boulder City girls basketball coach Paul Dosch was glad to see the first week of competition come to an end.
Junior Mike Morelli, at 126 pounds, won four matches, all by pinning his opponent, to lead Team Boulder to a fourth place finish in the Boulder City Duals Invitational Saturday.
Each week, the coaches at Boulder City High School select an athlete to spotlight for contributions made to his or her team. This week’s honoree is junior Paige Buettner, who plays as linebacker and running back on the flag football team. Buettner recorded 11 tackles and three sacks defensively and scored three touchdowns and an extra point rushing for 45 yards in the Dec. 2 and 3 victories against Silverado and Valley, respectively. She is the daughter of Hunter and Lindsay Buettner.
The quest for a second consecutive state championship got off to a rocky start for the men’s bowling team at Boulder City High School as the Eagles lost seven of nine points against their rivals, the Chaparral Cowboys, Monday at Boulder Bowl.
The Lady Eagles started their flag football season Tuesday where they left off last regular season — winning.
Boulder City boys basketball coach John Balistere said his team this season would rely on its defense, and such was the case in the Eagles’ season opener Tuesday night at Western High.
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It’s now less than a week away before people will be practicing their backward countdown from 10 to 1, while often wishing the year ahead will be better than the 365 days that just went by in a blink of an eye.
First off, Merry Christmas to you all. Over the weekend I watched an interesting documentary on Netflix about the New Yorker magazine turning 100.
If one were to listen to William O’Shaughnessy, Kailaash Malacarne, Emma Graham and Maxwell O’Connor talk about reading, and the excitement that elicits, it shows that there’s hope that in a digital-based world, book stores and libraries will be around for many years to come.
It’s been about a year since a local family fell in love with a badly-beaten, one-eyed puppy, who they would soon adopt.
