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.
Swimming past the competition at UNLV on May 10, both Boulder City High School swim programs placed first at the 3A Southern Regional meet.
The 2018 spring volleyball league ended this week with Synergy, primarily UNLV volleyball players and 702 Sand volleyball players, dominating the double-elimination tournament. Heavy Hitters, primarily made-up-of Basic High School graduates, came up from the loser bracket defeating last year’s champions—the Volleygirls. They met Synergy in the championship game, and they went for three games in a tough match-up. Synergy prevailed with a 15-8 win.
Everyone loves sand dunes. Perhaps because most of us come from climates where dunes don’t occur, they seem exotic and we associate them with romance and adventure. Many travel thousands of miles to gaze upon them, but those who live in Southern Nevada can find outstanding examples relatively near. Some of the tallest in North America, Eureka Dunes, are in Death Valley National Park.
Boulder City High School baseball team looked like a championship caliber program Tuesday, May 8, defeating Mojave 20-5 in the first round of the 3A Southern Region playoffs.
Boulder City High School softball team members showcased their offensive firepower Tuesday, defeating Western 19-0 in the first round of the 3A Southern Region playoffs.
Boulder City High School boys golf team is heading back to the state tournament for the seventh consecutive season after winning the 3A Southern Region tournament Tuesday, May 8, at Boulder Creek Golf Club.
D.J. Reese, a senior multisports star at Boulder City High School, earned praise far beyond the local community as he was named one of Southern Nevada’s top 10 student-athletes on April 24.
Boulder City High School boys baseball captured its first championship of the season, winning the 3A Sunrise League after defeating Southeast Career Technical Academy, Moapa Valley and Chaparral during their three-game slate.
Coming through in the clutch, Boulder City High School softball team knocked off 3A Sunrise League champion Moapa Valley 8-3 on April 27, proving its season is far from over.
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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.
