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.
It was a career night for seniors Trenton Carmell and Brooks Roe in Boulder City’s 50-21 victory Friday against visiting Pahrump Valley.
The Boulder City girls cross-country team finished second in the season-opening Las Vegas Invitational Saturday at Sunset Park.
The tennis season has begun and both of Boulder City’s teams are looking to make the playoffs.
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 Samantha Hanson, a senior who is a middle blocker on the volleyball team. She completed 11 ace serves, six kills and five digs to help the Lady Eagles defeat Desert Oasis 26-24, 23-25, 25-21 and 25-23 Sept. 3.
The Boulder City football team will attempt to bounce back from a close loss in its season opener and win its first game of the season Friday night at home against Pahrump Valley.
Boulder City girls soccer coach Duncan Stark thought a friendly exhibition to open the season against Division I powerhouse Douglas would benefit his team.
With the opening of school and the approach of holidays, most of us become too busy to escape, for long, from our city lives. That makes the Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge a good choice for a September escape.
The Boulder City girls volleyball team opened its season Friday with three matches in the Las Vegas High Invitational. The Lady Eagles lost 2-0 to Douglas (25-21 and 25-18) and Foothill (25-17 and 25-19) before sweeping Division I Arbor View, 27-26 and 25-12.
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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.
