For Boulder City High School athletes, it’s one of the biggest honors a former Eagle can get.
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Helping guide Boulder City High School back to the 3A state title, four Eagles volleyball players were named to the 2026 Nevada Preps All-Southern Nevada boys volleyball team, which consists of players from all divisions.
Moving on to the next level, a pair of Boulder City High School star female athletes have fulfilled their dreams of competing in collegiate athletics.
Finishing as 3A state champion runners-up, five Boulder City High School baseball players were selected to the 3A All-State team, while coach Denny Crine was named coach of the year.
Helping guide Boulder City High School boys volleyball back to the 3A state title, senior David Zwahlen was named 3A player of the year.
Several fun tournaments were held during the holiday season. Here are the winners:
Capping their 3A state championship run, Boulder City High School senior Andre Pappas and sophomore Connor Mikkelson were named second-team all-state selections in boys tennis.
Boulder City High School senior girls volleyball player Maggie Roe was named a first-team all-state selection after guiding the Lady Eagles to their first 3A state championship since 1989.
While many of us in Southern Nevada want to travel this time of year, many of the go-to places are now too cold, or covered too deeply with snow, to enjoy much time outdoors. But you won’t have that problem if you head down into the Sonoran Desert and Tucson, Arizona. Almost as far south as you can go in Arizona, winter weather there is luxuriously pleasant.
Senior 126-pound wrestler Garrett Leavitt placed second at the Dixie Desert Storm Invitational in Utah, guiding Boulder City High School to a 12th-place finish out of 32 programs.
Making a statement before the holiday break, the Boulder City High School boys basketball team routed rival Virgin Valley 72-38 behind a handful of its reserves.
With an undefeated 24-0 record, Boulder Dam Credit Union was crowned champion of the Boulder City Parks and Recreation Department’s fall coed softball league.
Coming on strong at Sam’s Town on Dec. 14, the Boulder City High School girls bowling team routed Chaparral 1,274-919, bouncing back from a tough loss earlier in the week to Southeast Career Technical Academy. Sophomore Christine Smith led all bowlers with a score of 414, while senior Camille Torgesen shot 345 on the day, with a strong third game of 144.
Placing 15th out of 64 programs at the 54th annual Jimmy Hamada La Costa Classic in La Costa, California, Boulder City High School’s wrestling team continues to gain momentum.
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For Boulder City High School athletes, it’s one of the biggest honors a former Eagle can get.
Photos by Ron Eland/Boulder City Review
Helping guide Boulder City High School back to the 3A state title, four Eagles volleyball players were named to the 2026 Nevada Preps All-Southern Nevada boys volleyball team, which consists of players from all divisions.
As the old saying goes, “If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again.”
