Showcasing how strong the Boulder City High School girls tennis doubles program is, the duo of Mariah Torgesen and Kendall Shamo defeated the duo of Chelsie Larson and Lyla Gunson in an all-Eagles finale in the 3A Southern region tournament on Oct. 18.
Advancing to 17-18 on the season, Boulder City High School girls volleyball picked up a pair of league victories in this past week of play.
Finishing as individual regional runners-up for Boulder City High School boys’ tennis, the doubles tandem of Shane Barrow and Bennett Forney and singles competitor Logan Borg turned in solid performances this past weekend at Bishop Gorman.
Finishing the first step of their postseason journey, both Boulder City High School tennis programs claimed 3A southern region championships this week.
Repeating as 3A state champions, Boulder City High School girls golf dominated the field at Boulder Creek Golf Club on Oct. 14.
It was being called the battle for first place, but most critics secretly thought it would be less of a battle and more of a one-sided rout.
Teagan Smale’s 201.3 is the highest per-game average in Division 1-A where the Eagles are among the favorites to win this season’s state bowling championship. The Eagles were runner-up in 2013.
The football battle for first place is scheduled for Friday at Boulder City’s stadium.
Sophomore forward Megan Morton is playing her first year of varsity girls basketball, but she is not intimidated by the older, often taller opponents.
It’s pretty hard to go wrong with an excursion to Valley of Fire State Park this time of year. The elevation is about 2,000 feet, like Las Vegas, so the depths of winter there usually mean daytime temperatures that are merely comfortable.
Senior Thomas Prach (160 pounds) went 5-2 for his seven matches and placed fifth in the two-day Asics So-Cal Wrestling Challenge on Friday and Saturday in Santa Ana, Calif.
At times, visitors to Boulder City High sports games might want to rub their eyes to make sense of what they are seeing. The school’s opponents are not seeing double, but you can’t blame them for thinking their sight might need adjusting.
Boulder City senior linebacker Dillon Prach and junior defensive end Brooks Roe have been selected to the Division IA football’s all-state second team. Both also were chosen All-Southern Region first team and All-Sunrise League first team.
Boulder City first-year girls’ basketball coach Paul Dosch knew his team would eventually lose a game. He was more concerned with how his team would bounce back after the setback.
For several years, the former Vons building on Boulder City Parkway has sat empty. But a big step was taken last week to change that.
At just more than six months on the job, City Manager Ned Thomas does not need to be worried about keeping the gig as city council members gathered Wednesday morning for an earlier-than-normal performance evaluation and every comment from every member present (Councilwoman Sherri Jorgensen was absent) could be fairly characterized as stellar.
This past Friday, Boulder City Company Store teamed with the Las Vegas-based Manea Events to bring an authentic luau to town. The event featured music, food and entertainment from the islands. The highlight was the fire-dance performance to end the evening.
If one is offered an equal seat at the table on a regional group that advises on policy for an area where that person’s population is equal to .005% of the total region at a cost of $5,000 per year, does that sound like a pretty good deal?
