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SLAM Academy boys dominate for 3rd straight 5A state wrestling title

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2 years ago

February 17, 2024

SLAM Academy boys dominate for 3rd straight 5A state wrestling title

SLAM Academy cruised to its third straight Class 5A wrestling state team championship, scoring 252.5 points at the state meet late Friday at Anderson Auto Group Fieldhouse in Bullhead City, Arizona.

Seven SLAM Academy wrestlers won individual titles: Josiah Maestas (113-pound weight class), Nataani Prado (120), Brenden Jorden Agcaoili (126), Drake Hooiman (132), Manuel Saldate (138), Isaac Balden (150) and Gabriel Delgado (165).

Maestas and Saldate claimed their third straight titles. Hooiman, Agcaoili and Delgado also won last season.

“Winning our third straight state title (Friday) was earned through their countless hours of grinding on and off the mat,” SLAM Academy co-coach Zach Hocker said in a text message. “We try to preach that if you want to win when everybody is watching, you have to push yourself hardest when no one is. Our team does that daily.”

Spanish Springs finished second with 153.5 points, and McQueen was third (100.5). Green Valley came in fourth (98.5), and Bishop Gorman was fifth (86).

Five other Southern Nevada wrestlers won individual titles: Centennial’s Deacon Pickett (157), Shadow Ridge’s Aaron Coverdell (175), Green Valley’s Gavin Blondeaux (190), Liberty’s Melvin Whitehead (215) and Bishop Gorman’s Jacob Norcross (285).

Whitehead’s title was his third in a row. Coverdell and Blondeaux also won last season.

Girls invitational

SLAM Academy added another team title, claiming the girls state invitational crown with 113 points and four wrestlers winning individual titles. Centennial finished second with 87.5 points, and Reed was third (82).

It’s the second year of the girls wrestling state invitational, which includes all classifications.

Co-coach Jake Rollans “and I consider it an absolutely amazing achievement to have both the girls and boys each earn state titles in the same year,” Hocker said. “Our two teams, although separate, root for each other and respect one another immensely. … The ladies also rose to the occasion and went four for four in the state finals.”

Emma Albanese (114), Noelani Lutz (120), Mika Yoffee (126) and Billie Bonwell (165) won individual titles for the Bulls, who finished second in the state invitational last season. Albanese and Bonwell won individual titles last season.

Five other Southern Nevada wrestlers claimed individual titles: Sierra Vista’s Kayli Rhodes (100), Bishop Gorman’s Chloe Mead (132), Shadow Ridge’s Danielle Franco (138), Centennial’s Sandilynn Paopao (145) and Cimarron-Memorial’s Addison Canja (152).

Western finished fourth with 50 points, and Sierra Vista was fifth (49).

Class 4A boys

Sierra Vista cruised to the team title with 174.5 points despite not having an individual champion. Coronado finished second with 113.5 points, and Silverado was third (106.5)

The Mountain Lions had five wrestlers who were runners-up in their state title matches.

Silverado’s Zyon Trujillo won at 165 pounds for his second straight title.

Cheyenne’s Mikael Vela (106), Western’s Colby Sulliban (113), Cheyenne’s Matthew Salvador-Agabin (120), Coronado’s Ashish Dhillon (126), Faith Lutheran’s Caden Cook (132), Western’s Kingston Smith (138), Chaparral’s Centrel Farmer (144), Legacy’s Noah Avila (150), Desert Oasis’ Gabriel Williams (157), Rancho’s Jesus Rivera (175), Coronado’s Wynn Philippi (190), Desert Oasis’ Benjamin Young (215) and Rancho’s Hudson Lile (285) also won individual titles.

Rancho was fourth with 96 points, and Faith Lutheran finished fifth (85).

Class 3A boys

Three Moapa Valley wrestlers won individual titles, but Elko won the team title with 187 points. Moapa Valley was second with 125.

Morris Wolfley (113), Shandon Matheson (165) and Gavyn Frederick (215) each won individual titles for the Pirates.

Four other Southern Nevada wrestlers won individual titles: The Meadows’ Nikolas Gallardo (144), Virgin Valley’s Gunner Cortez (150), Pahrump Valley’s Brennen Benedict (157) and Canyon Springs’ Oxbert Ezeigbebe (285).

It’s the third straight title for Cortez. Benedict also won last season.

Fernley finished third with 79.5 points. Lowry was fourth (75), and Pahrump Valley finished fifth (57).

Class 2A boys

Four Lake Mead Academy wrestlers won individual titles to help the Eagles roll the team title with 173 points over Battle Mountain and White Pine (114 points each).

Dylan Rider (106), Levi Schmidt (165), Gage Calton (190) and Vance Maheu (285) all won individual titles for Lake Mead Academy. Calton and Maheu also won last season.

Pahranagat Valley’s Alec Thornton won his second straight title at 175 pounds.

Contact Alex Wright at awright@reviewjournal.com. Follow @AlexWright1028 on X.

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Red Flag Warning issued for heightened fire danger in Southern Nevada

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7 hours ago

June 8, 2026

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Red Flag Warning issued for heightened fire danger in Southern Nevada

LAS VEGAS (KSNV) — We’ll start the week with a heightened fire danger with dangerous heat later this week.

TODAY

Expect mostly sunny skies with winds picking up again on Monday. High temperatures will reach 98 degrees in Las Vegas with south winds 10-20 mph and wind gusts up to 30 mph.

A RED FLAG WARNING is in place from 10am to 9pm Monday for gusty winds and dry weather, so if a fire started, it would spread quickly.

Winds are estimated to be 20-25 mph with gusts around 40 mph at times with relative humidity of 5%-15%.

Air quality is ranked ‘good’ to ‘moderate’ for dust and tree pollen. The most common pollens are juniper, cedar, willow, sycamore and palm.

TONIGHT

We’ll see variable clouds this evening with skies going from mostly cloudy to mostly clear overnight.

Wind gusts will pick up again before midnight with gusts 30-40 mph possible downslope of the Spring Mountains in the west valley.

Elsewhere, gusts will be 20-30 mph. Breezes will eventually back down to 5-15 mph overnight. Valley lows will drop to around 74 degrees.

WHAT’S NEXT

We have reached 109 consecutive days without measurable rain in Las Vegas.

No rain is in sight, but for perspective, June is the driest month of the year in Las Vegas. Fingers crossed on a hopefully more active monsoon season!

High pressure builds next with highs 5-10 degrees above normal. Temperatures will reach around 108 degrees in Las Vegas by Friday. The last time we hit a high temperature of 108 degrees was back on August 20th of last year.

Not much relief is in sight by the weekend with highs around 107 degrees and temps at or above 105-106 degrees NEXT Monday through Wednesday.

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DNA Doe Project unlocks cold case in Nevada

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June 8, 2026

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DNA Doe Project unlocks cold case in Nevada

Growing DNA databases continue to unlock decades-old cold cases. How the DNA Doe Project helped to identify remains 37 years later.

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Meet the 2026 Nevada Preps All-Southern Nevada boys volleyball team

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June 7, 2026

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Meet the 2026 Nevada Preps All-Southern Nevada boys volleyball team

First team

Ty Ahlstrom, Centennial – The junior had 373 digs and was a first-team 5A all-state libero for the 5A state runner-up.

Evan Ditmar, Palo Verde – The senior first-team 5A all-state outside hitter had 187 kills with a .328 hitting percentage.

Luke Hashimoto, Arbor View – The senior had 302 digs and 37 aces for the 5A state champion.

Porter Hughes, Basic – The senior had 373 kills with 218 digs and 38 aces for the 5A state semifinalist.

Lincoln Larson, Centennial – The senior was the 5A state player of the year and was second in the state with 460 kills, on a .371 hitting percentage, and added 283 digs and 72 aces for the 5A state runner-up.

Jagger Mendenhall, Palo Verde – The senior first-team 5A all-state setter had 414 assists.

Risden Miller, Arbor View – The junior led the 5A state champion with 279 kills and added 173 digs.

RJ Regalado, Centennial – The senior had 723 assists and was a first-team 5A all-state.

Max Romzek, Shadow Ridge – The junior had 152 kills on a .437 hitting percentage with 66 blocks for the 5A state semifinalist.

Mateo Salomon, Shadow Ridge – The sophomore had 169 kills with a .374 hitting percentage for the 5A state semifinalist.

Keagan Sugden, Arbor View – The junior setter led the state with 1,129 assists for the 5A state champion.

Mau Tuiaana, Centennial – The senior had 162 kills on a .397 hitting percentage, 92 blocks and 147 digs for the 5A state runner-up.

Kenyon Wickliffe, Arbor View – The senior had a .477 hitting percentage with 176 kills and 46 blocks for the 5A state champion. He is committed to Cal State Northridge.

Jacob Wienke, Desert Oasis – The senior was the 4A Mountain League player of the year led the Diamondbacks with 290 kills and 154 digs on their way to the 4A state title.

Coach of the year

Nicole Adarme, Arbor View – Guided the Aggies to the Class 5A state title, the program’s first boys volleyball title.

Second team

Graham Blanchard, Arbor View – The senior had 179 kills, 32 aces and 136 digs for the 5A state champion.

Zelworth Chavis, Liberty – The 4A Lake League player of the year had 731 assists and 64 aces for the 4A state semifinalist.

Zavier Coleman, Shadow Ridge – The senior had 139 kills and 136 digs and was a first-team 5A all-state selection.

Andrew Gutierrez, Palo Verde – The junior had 153 kills 35 aces and was a first-team 5A all-state outside hitter.

Ty Hardy, Basic – The senior had 274 kills and 257 digs for the 5A state semifinalist.

Ty Harper, Shadow Ridge – The senior had 211 digs and was a first-team 5A all-state selection for the 5A state semifinalist.

Kaleb Law, Mojave – The senior was the 4A Sky League player of the year and was second in the state with 436 kills on a .457 hitting percentage with 69 blocks, 55 aces and 249 digs to help the Rattlers reach the 4A state semifinals.

Oakland Liugalua, Cadence — The freshman had 406 kills on a .396 hitting percentage with 154 digs and 57 aces.

Gavin McColl, Centennial – The senior had 154 kills on a .333 hitting percentage with 94 blocks for the 5A state runner-up.

Brad Rappleye, Sky Pointe – The junior was the 4A Desert League player of the year and had 187 kills and 78 blocks to help the Eagles reach the 4A state title game.

Levi Randall, Boulder City – The junior had 149 kills with a .477 hitting percentage and 92 blocks for the 3A state champion.

Yeheshua Ruiz, Foothill – The senior had 157 kills with a .426 hitting percentage with 70 blocks and was a first-team 5A all-state selection.

Preston Van Beveren, Boulder City – The senior had 137 kills on a .457 hitting percentage with 99 blocks, 27 aces and 141 digs for the 3A state champion.

David Zwahlen, Boulder City – The 3A state player of the year had 232 kills with a .364 hitting percentage, with 337 digs and 70 aces.