Last Thursday, dozens of Boulder City kids participated in the World’s Largest Swimming Lesson, which is held worldwide with more than 400,000 participants in 56 countries. Boulder City has participated in this event for several years.
Sports
Excelling as a three-sport athlete, Boulder City High School senior Sancha Jenas-Keogh has been named Boulder City Review female athlete of the year.
Called a generational talent by his head coach, Boulder City High School senior boys volleyball star David Zwahlen has been named Boulder City Review male athlete of the year.
Following a successful swim season, six Eagle boys swimmers and one girls swimmer represented Boulder City High School on the All-Southern Nevada team.
Finishing as 3A state champion runners-up, three Boulder City High School baseball players were selected to the All-Southern Nevada team, representing the top players in the state, regardless of classification.
The Boulder City High School girls golf team captured its first 3A state championship since 2010 on Oct. 19 at Mountain Falls Golf Club in Pahrump, edging out Northern Nevada challenger Elko 704-741.
Finishing a season of redemption after last season’s 3A state runner-up finish, the Boulder City High School boys tennis team captured its first 3A state championship since 1977, knocking off defending champions The Meadows 13-5 on Friday at the Darling Tennis Center in Las Vegas.
Finishing their season 17-3, Boulder City High School girls tennis finished as 3A state champion runner-ups on Friday, falling to The Meadows 15-3 at Darling Tennis Center for the Mustangs’ third consecutive state championship.
Former Boulder City athletes Shane Stemmer, Katie Palmer-Mackay and Frank Baird, former head coach and athletic director Regina Quintero, and contributors from the Winterwood Men’s Golf Association Bob Stoltz and Kevin Keegan, inductees into Boulder City High School’s ninth class in its Golden Eagle Hall of Fame, were celebrated for their achievements during Friday’s varsity football game against Valley.
The 1.6 million-acre Mojave National Preserve is only a bit more than an hour by car from Las Vegas, but it is a world apart, offering opportunity for solitude amid sweeping desert views of the east Mojave.
Sept. 7, four-person two best ball throw mama net tourney for Plus 55 Boulder City Men’s/Women’s Golf
Boulder City High School sophomore girls singles tennis player Olivia Mikkelson and boys doubles players Boen Huxford and Preston Jorgensen put their talents on full display Saturday at Darling Tennis Center, each capturing 3A Southern Regional individual championships.
Finishing third at the Lake Mead Invitational at Veterans’ Memorial Park on Saturday, Boulder City High School girls cross-country team enters the postseason with some much-needed confidence.
Dominating from the opening serve, Boulder City High School girls volleyball easily swept Somerset-Sky Pointe 3-0 on Oct. 11.
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The developer who proposed a data center near I-11 and US-95 has withdrawn its application to the Boulder City Land Management Process.
Imagine being the victim of fraud that nearly drained your life savings. But instead of that money being stolen by a thief or online scam artist, it was at the hands of a trusted friend.
For several years now, the Nevada Department of Wildlife has been on hand at Hemenway Park in the summer to answer questions and talk about Boulder City’s unofficial mascots.
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