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BCHS falls short in gridiron title game

For a second consecutive season, Boulder City High School flag football finished as the 3A state champion runner-up, after falling to rival Virgin Valley 19-6 on Feb. 20.

Girls hoops, boys bowling win academic state titles

Excelling both in the field of play and in the classroom, Boulder City High School girls basketball and boys bowling were named 3A Academic state champions.

Lady Eagles to play for gridiron title

Boulder City High School flag football will get its shot at redemption today (Feb. 20) at Allegiant Stadium, ready to face off against rival Virgin Valley in the 3A state championship game.

Girls basketball team bounced from playoffs

Unable to keep pace with their rival Moapa Valley, Boulder City High School girls basketball ended their season with a 65-39 defeat in the opening round of the 3A postseason.

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Great Basin one of least visited parks, despite beauty

Great Basin National Park lies less than five hours north of the teeming cities of Southern Nevada, and one wonders why it remains one of the least-visited in the park system. Certainly it offers a great summer experience; it lies in the Snake Range of Eastern Nevada and offers elevations from 6,200 feet all the way up to 13,063, the latter atop famed Wheeler Peak.

BC graduate Grothe wins two swimming events at U.S. Open

Former Boulder City High School swimmer Zane Grothe won two events at USA Swimming’s 2013 U.S. Open on July 30-Aug. 3 at the William Woollett Jr. Aquatics Center in Irvine, Calif. Grothe, who will be a senior at Auburn University this fall, won the 1,500-meter freestyle with a time of 15 minutes, 13.39 seconds, and the 800-meter freestyle in 7 minutes, 56.15 seconds. He was fifth in the 400 freestyle
(3:54.68).

Klouse ready for transition from pool to course

It’s August, and for Boulder City athlete Evan Klouse it means it is time to get out of the pool and run.

Nine Boulder City sports teams starting fall practice

Monday is the first day of fall practice for Boulder City’s football team. In the ensuing seven days, the Eagles’ eight other fall athletic teams will begin official practices for their seasons.

Capitol Reef full of geologic wonders, fruit

Capitol Reef National Park, in south-central Utah’s red rock country, is a special jewel in our national park system. While most people visit to see, hike, or climb in the natural landscape, or to see the prehistoric rock art, many others go there to pick fruit or nuts. The park is home to the largest historic collection of orchards in our national park system with more than 3,000 fruit and nut trees.

Gebhart, Molisee win events at Junior Olympics

Nineteen local swimmers competed in the long-course competition July 24-28 in USA Swimming’s Junior Olympic Summer Championships at Mission Viejo, Calif.

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Council votes ‘no’ on leash law

And, in the end, only one member of the city council was willing to stand up to a minority of residents and insist that dogs in public areas be on a leash.

Former rest home to become apartments

The Planning Commission voted unanimously last week to approve variances and a conditional use permit so that a former assisted living facility in the southeast part of town can reopen as apartments for seniors.