DURANGO
League: Division I Southwest
Head coach: Mike Gomez, fourth season
Returning letter winners: Two
Top athletes: Jasmin Marayonk (Jr.), Yasmin Bengson (Sr.)
Outlook: Bengson qualified for the Sunset Region meet for the third straight season last year and was a second-team all-region selection.
Marayonk qualified for the state meet last year.
"Expectations for this year are for both to reach the state tournament as individual qualifiers," Gomez said.
High school football players from 14 high schools signed their national letter of intent to play in college. Athletes in other sports signed as well.
Durango girls volleyball junior outside hitter Angelina Guerrero recorded 32 kills to lead the Trailblazers to a win over Legacy in the Class 4A state title game.
The Bishop Gorman girls volleyball team claimed the Class 5A state championship with a four-set win over Coronado on Saturday. Also, 4A, 3A and 2A title game results.
Bishop Gorman only had one first-half possession and led by four points at halftime at Shadow Ridge on Friday night.
With three weeks left in the regular season, high school football teams are preparing to make a playoff run and compete for a state championship.
The Green Valley-Foothill game, a matchup of two longtime Henderson rivals, highlights the Week 8 Southern Nevada high school football schedule.
Silverado hosts Shadow Ridge in a rematch of the last two Class 4A state championship games to highlight the Southern Nevada Week 7 high school football schedule.
Bishop Gorman, ranked No. 2 nationally by MaxPreps, hosts No. 13 Centennial (Corona, California) on Friday in one of the top games on the Week 4 schedule.
Class 5A experienced the biggest changes during the realignment process in the offseason, but one thing remains the same: Bishop Gorman’s dominance.
The talented girls players on the high school scene are making their mark by setting potentially unbreakable records, two of which belong to UNLV coach Lindy La Rocque.
