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Bowlers look for strong state showing

Qualifying for the state tournament, four bowlers will represent Boulder City High School.

Flag football undefeated in league play

Still undefeated in league play, Boulder City High School flag football picked up a pair of league victories.

Lady Eagles now second in league

Picking up a pair of league victories, Boulder City High School girls basketball advance to 14-5 on the season.

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Local girls anchor Henderson all-star team

The Henderson Havoc, a 10-under all-star softball team, has qualified for age-group nationals after its second-place finish June 16 in the American Softball Association’s Nevada State Tournament at Majestic Park in Las Vegas.

BC students take third at bass tournament

Boulder City sophomore Logan Branscumin and junior Gunnar Stanton took third place at the Ultimate Bass Team Tour on Saturday at Callville Bay at Lake Mead National Recreation Area.

Summer is prime time to visit Austin

Austin, a formerly booming mining town founded in 1862, is home to fewer than 400 people today. Yet it’s one of the best-preserved early mining towns in Nevada and well worth a visit by city dwellers from the state’s southern end.

BCHS graduate to coach girls basketball

Boulder City High has named its fourth girls’ basketball coach in as many years. But new coach Paul Dosch promises that he will be there for several seasons.

Make Ely a priority summer destination

With plenty of summer outdoor activities available in Ely, and temperatures at a perfect comfort level over the next couple of months, the town should be a priority summer destination for Southern Nevadans with itchy feet.

Boulder Creek continues as draw for city

Looking back now to the year 1999, a hot-button decision faced city officials. Whether or not they should go forth with building a second municipal golf course that would stretch over 7,400 yards, at an estimated cost of $18.7 million.

Boulder City’s Howell one of state’s best, period

Just when Boulder City High’s Tanner Howell thought he had received all the post season accolades he would get for his stellar 2013 season, he found out there was one more.

Basketball world coming to BC

The rapid growth of basketball internationally has given college and professional scouts another arena to find talent in during the past 20 years. If the research is done diligently enough, a scout might find themselves somewhere such as Bahia Blanca, a small barrio in Argentina taking notes on a kid named Manu Ginobili, who now plays for the San Antonio Spurs in the National Basketball Association. Or Wurzburg, Germany, watching a goofy looking 7-footer by the name of Dirk Nowitzki, who now plays for the Dallas Mavericks, practicing his fall-away jumper.

Volleyball leaders together for one last round

Avalon Frantz will play Division I women’s volleyball next fall at the University of Houston. But before she went, the all-state setter got one last memory of high school competition.

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Out of this world: A look at Fisher Space Pen

In a popular episode of “Seinfeld,” appropriately entitled “The Pen,” Jerry and Elaine travel to Florida to see his parents. There, a neighbor, Jack Klompus, shows off a pen that the astronauts used in space because of its ability to still write, even when upside-down.

Council approves additional $140K in construction spending

As part of the consent agenda in Tuesday’s meeting, the city council agreed to add about $140,000 to the amount previously agreed to be paid to GCW, Inc. for management, engineering, design and support services for two projects in Boulder City.