Boulder City High School wrestling was busy this past week, competing in a tri-dual at home on Dec. 10, followed by a trip to La Costa Canyon in Carlsbad, Calif. on Dec. 12.
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Boulder City High School flag football advanced to 3-1 on the season, defeating Cheyenne and Basic this past week.
Boulder City High School boys basketball picked up a big victory over Moapa Valley on Dec. 12, rebounding from defeat against The Meadows on Dec. 10. They are now 4-1 on the young season.
Rebounding from a season-opening defeat, Boulder City High School flag football defeated Moapa Valley 20-0 on Dec. 5 for their first victory of the season.
Off to a 3-0 start, Boulder City High School boys basketball is using their length to frustrate opponents early this season.
Angelica Moorhead was named Southern Region softball coach of the year after guiding Boulder City High School’s team back to the 3A state tournament.
This Saturday, June 9, Nevada wildlife organizations will hold their annual Free Fishing Day at Veterans’ Memorial Park. It’s an opportunity to get introduced to the sport of fishing.
Summer travel is in full swing in the warm Southwest, so we need to turn our thoughts to higher elevations in search of agreeably cooler temperatures. A great destination for that purpose is the Owens Valley town of Bishop, California, at a cool 4,200 feet, roughly twice the elevation of Las Vegas. It’s not only a super place to spend a few days in the at the foot of the Eastern Sierra but also can serve as a wonderful base camp for visiting Mammoth Lakes, Lee Vining, Mono Lake and Yosemite National Park.
Blake Schaper, a freshman at Boulder City High School, was named the Class 3A Southern Region player of the year after placing third at the 3A state golf meet with an overall score of 152.
Bailey Bennett-Jordan, Boulder City High School’s senior softball star, capped her storied three-year career with the Lady Eagles by being named to the 3A All-Southern Region first team.
Three Eagles senior baseball players were selected to the 3A All-Southern Nevada first team after helping lead Boulder City High School to its fourth consecutive state tournament appearance.
Now is a wonderful time to take a couple of days or longer to enjoy the waters of Lake Powell. The summer crowds haven’t descended here yet and the daytime temperatures are ideal.
The dynasty continues for Boulder City High School’s girls swim team, which claimed its sixth consecutive 3A state championship on Saturday, May 19, at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
Boulder City High School baseball’s dominance over the 3A landscape has ended for now, finishing 0-2 in the 3A state tournament over the weekend.
Falling just short of capturing its first 3A state championship since 2010, Boulder City High School softball team ended its season with a 13-2 loss to Northern challenger Lowry in the losers bracket finals.
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It’s now less than a week away before people will be practicing their backward countdown from 10 to 1, while often wishing the year ahead will be better than the 365 days that just went by in a blink of an eye.
First off, Merry Christmas to you all. Over the weekend I watched an interesting documentary on Netflix about the New Yorker magazine turning 100.
If one were to listen to William O’Shaughnessy, Kailaash Malacarne, Emma Graham and Maxwell O’Connor talk about reading, and the excitement that elicits, it shows that there’s hope that in a digital-based world, book stores and libraries will be around for many years to come.
It’s been about a year since a local family fell in love with a badly-beaten, one-eyed puppy, who they would soon adopt.
