The scoreboard may have reflected a dreaded 44-8 loss to rival Moapa Valley on Oct. 3, but the optimism surrounding the Boulder City High School football team is much brighter heading into this week.
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Finishing the regular season with an undefeated record, Boulder City High School girls golf finished strong at Casablanca on Sept. 30.
Competing at the Silver State Senior Games swim meet at Pavilion Pool in Las Vegas October 4-5, four members of Boulder City’s Masters swim team SONAR dominated the field.
Competing at the CSN Invitational at Floyd Lamb Park on Oct. 3, Aiden MacPherson and Caleb Wolfe finished fourth and fifth respectively out of 121 runners.
Clinching regular-season league titles, both Boulder City High School programs defeated Adelson on Sept. 30.
Boulder City High School senior swimmer A.J. Pouch has been selected to represent Team USA at the 2018 Junior Pan Pacific Championships in Suva, Fiji, on Aug. 23-27 after a sensational performance at the 2018 Phillips 66 National Championships in Irvine, California.
To showcase its newly revamped football program, Boulder City High School will host its first Thursday Night Lights on Sept. 20 against rival Virgin Valley.
Ethan Porter, a sophomore at Boulder City High School, finished 39th out of 70 competitors at the 2018 USA Triathlon Junior National Championship in West Chester, Ohio, on Aug. 4.
Boulder City High School senior swimmer A.J. Pouch found out that he belongs among the nation’s best at the 2018 Phillips 66 National Championships in Irvine, California, July 25-29.
Looking to make key contributions to Boulder City High School’s girls volleyball program, junior Sierra Orton and sophomore Kamry Bailey honed their skills this summer, helping lead their club team to a gold medal the at USA Volleyball Junior National Championships in Detroit, Michigan.
Coaches from the NCAA and gold-medal winning USA Basketball team, along with those affiliated with the NBA, converged on Boulder City High School July 25-27 as it hosted the 2018 USA Basketball Las Vegas Coach Academy presented by Nike.
Swimmer Zane Grothe, a 2010 Boulder City High School graduate, set a meet record in the 800-meter freestyle Sunday, July 29, while competing at the Phillips 66 National Championships in Irvine, California.
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Eagle-eyed followers of city government may have noticed multiple references by city officials over the past year to expect shortfalls in the Boulder City budget over the next few years. It is a fact of life for city staff, and the big decrease in tourism to the region is poised to make the situation even more dire.
Is the cliché that good things always come in threes or celebrity deaths? Good or bad?
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