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.
The Boulder City track and field teams advanced more than a dozen athletes to the Nevada Track &Field Championships May 23-24 in Carson City, but they could not garner any individual championships.
The Lady Eagles won nine of 11 events to dominate the Division I-A girls swimming state championships and claim their second consecutive title this past Saturday at UNLV’s Buchanan Natatorium.
Not many high school athletes can claim to have achieved what several of the seniors on the Boulder City boys swimming team have done.
Boulder City junior golfer Luke Logan is a three-time Division I-A region champion and the defending state champion. He was not going to claim foul — or darkness — as an excuse.
Along the Sedona-Oak Creek Scenic Road, just north of Sedona, you’ll find Slide Rock State Park, one of Arizona’s most beloved destinations. The park is well-known for the section of Oak Creek where adventurous visitors can slide down an 80-foot natural water chute within the Coconino sandstone.
For Garrett Junior High Schooler Breann Sanford, flying through the air is almost as routine as walking.
While first-year Boulder City softball coach Angelica Moorhead was not happy her team lost the Southern Region championship Saturday, she was all smiles that her team earned a trip to the state’s Final Four tournament.
The Boulder City boys swimming team will go after a fourth consecutive state championship and eighth overall when they hit the water Saturday in the Division I-A Championships at the Buchanan Natatorium on the UNLV campus.
The Boulder City girls swimming team won every event it was entered and easily defended its Division I-A Southern Region championship Saturday at UNLV’s Buchanan Natatorium.
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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.
