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Forming a budding dynasty, Boulder City High School girls tennis captured their second 3A state championship in three years, defeating Northern rival Truckee 10-5 on Oct. 24.
The third time was the charm for Boulder City High School boys tennis who finally took down Northern Nevada rival South Tahoe to claim the 3A state championship.
Cruising in the first round of the 3A Southern region playoffs, Boulder City High School girls volleyball defeated Cristo Rey 3-0 on Oct. 27.
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.
The Boulder City girls’ volleyball team defeated visiting Moapa Valley 25-20, 25-14, 25-22 on Monday to remain unbeaten and in first place in the Sunrise League.
Despite a 2-5 record, the Boulder City High School football team has its sights set on a playoff berth.
Boulder City’s Chandler Harkins recorded his best time ever over the 3.1-mile course at Veterans Memorial Park to finish in third place Oct. 12 in the Lake Mead Invitational. It is the largest cross-country meet in Nevada this season.
Boulder City has five singles players and five doubles teams competing in the Division 1-A Southern Region Tennis Championships that started Wednesday and continues through Saturday at three sites in Las Vegas.
Boulder City golf coach Regina Quintero has been waiting for her team to shoot its best round of the season. It finally came Oct. 3 in a Sunrise League match at Stallion Mountain Golf Course.
The Boulder City football team will play Moapa Valley tomorrow night. Not much more has to be said.
Led by junior Chandler Harkins and senior Evan Klouse, the Boulder City boys’ cross-country team improved to 4-2.
For senior quarterback Trenton Carmell, the annual football homecoming game is special. It creates a lifelong memory.
While the main focus of Boulder City’s Homecoming Week is the football game tomorrow night against visiting Virgin Valley, the girls volleyball team wants to add to the week’s festivities with a victory of their own over their rival.
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Boulder City Police responded to a serious injury accident in the area of Buchanan Boulevard near Boulder City Parkway on Tuesday, Nov. 4, around 5:25 p.m. When officers arrived, they found a 22-year-old Boulder City man with life-threatening injuries.
The 2025 Capitol Christmas Tree is scheduled to be at Hoover Dam today, Nov. 6 from 9 – 11 a.m. While it will be in a box and not visible, people can sign the box that the tree is in and take pictures of it with Hoover Dam in the background. The current plan is to place the tree on the Arizona side of the dam. The 53-foot red fir nicknamed “Silver Belle” was harvested from the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest in Northern Nevada.
Photos by Ron Eland/Boulder City Review
In an otherwise quiet meeting this week, the city council, with Mayor Joe Hardy absent due to attendance at the meeting of the Nevada League of Cities, with Mayor Pro Tem Sherri Jorgensen presiding teed up a possible vote on two of the most contentious items on the council’s plate in to past couple of years.
