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2024 Nevada 4A HS State: Vannah Powers Doral Red Rock Girls, Tellier Aids Sierra Vista Boys

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May 17, 2024

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2024 Nevada 4A HS State: Vannah Powers Doral Red Rock Girls, Tellier Aids Sierra Vista Boys

2024 NIAA 4A State Swimming and Diving Championships

May 16th, 2024 (Swimming)
Pavilion Center Pool (Swimming)
Las Vegas, NV (PDT)
Timed Finals
SCY (25y)
Meet Central
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The 2024 NIAA Nevada High School State Swimming and Diving Championships have kicked off, with swimming action happening at the Pavilion Center Pool in Las Vegas, NV. The series is split up into three classes: 3A (and under), 4A, and 5A, which did not begin until 2022 following two cancelled state meets in 2020 and 2021 from the COVID-19 pandemic. To qualify for each class’ respective state meet, the top four finishers from each individual/relay event move on from each class’ two regional championships.

The 4A finals session concluded on Thursday, with all three classes (3A/4A/5A) contesting their 1-meter diving competition at UNLV on Friday. Saturday morning will showcase class 3A’s finals while the evening will sound off the 5A finals.

At Thursday’s 4A state finals, the Doral Red Rock dominated for the girls team title over runner-up Southeast Career Tech. Meanwhile, the Sierra Vista boys also commanded a lead for their title over Basic High School.

4A Girls Team Scores

Doral Red Rock, 102
Southeast Career Tech, 63
Durango, 49
Foothill, 47
Cimarron-Memorial, 46

4A Boys Team Scores

Sierra Vista, 105
Basic, 87
Doral Red Rock, 71
Legacy, 61
Green Valley, 45

Girls Finals Highlights

Powering the Doral Red Rock girls to the 2024 team title was their 3-for-3 relay sweep. Emery Vannah crushed a 30.54 on the breaststroke leg to propel their first relay win, the 200 medley relay (1:58.10). Following Foothill’s Italia Ingle flying to 26.06 on the butterfly leg, Durango’s Lauren Taylor made a freestyle comeback for her relay to place second over Foothill, 2:07.32 to 2:08.49.

After winning the 100 free at 2023 state, Vannah was back to overwhelmingly win the 200 free at 1:54.03, way ahead of runner-up Maryliam Reyes of Mojave (2:07.98) and Doral Red Rock teammate Evey Lum (2:15.16).

Lum and Vannah were back for Doral Red Rock in the 200 free relay, with Vannah anchoring in 23.26 to aid their relay winning time of 1:48.82. Also anchoring sub-24 was Arianna DeLuna, putting down a 23.67 to contribute to Durango’s runner-up time of 1:49.42. Lum was also member of the winning 400 free relay for Doral Red Rock (4:15.20), featuring EJ Wegner‘s 55.01 anchor. It was Spring Valley who took second place at 4:21.84, just ahead of Southeast Career Tech (4:23.38).

Shortly after the 200 free relay, Vannah took on a second 4A title in the 100 back, touching in at 57.78. After swimming neck-and-neck the whole race, Cheyenne’s Roxanne Guimary touched out Durango’s DeLuna by 0.03s for second place, 1:04.02 to 1:04.05.

Foothill’s Ingle was another double 4A state champion. She first won the 200 IM, following her blazing fly leg on the medley relay, at 2:11.17, ahead of Doral Red Rock’s Wegner (2:14.44) and Cheyenne’s Guielsie Borbon (2:17.78). Ingle then dominated the 100 fly at 57.85, with Durango’s DeLuna taking second at 1:00.81. Cheyenne’s Borbon later won the 500 free at 5:15.10, with Mojave’s Reyes grabbing another runner-up finish at 5:37.73.

Green Valley’s Isabella Aiello was the double freestyle sprint 4A state champion, joining Ingle and Vannah in winning two titles each. Aiello first won the 50 free at 24.88, with Cimarron-Memorial’s Delaney Johns taking second at 25.65. Aiello then won the 100 free at 53.54, with Doral Red Rock’s Wegner taking another second-place finish at 54.75. In the 100 breast, Cimarron Memorial’s Johns clinched her own 4A state title at 1:06.01.

All Girls 2024 NIAA 4A Swimming Champions

Girls 200 Medley Relay: Doral Red Rock, 1:58.10
Girls 200 Free: Emery Vannah (Doral Red Rock), 1:54.03
Girls 200 IM: Italia Ingle (Foothill), 2:11.17
Girls 50 Free: Isabella Aiello (Green Valley), 24.88
Girls 100 Fly: Italia Ingle (Foothill), 57.85
Girls 100 Free: Isabella Aiello (Green Valley), 53.54
Girls 500 Free: Guielsie Borbon (Cheyenne), 5:15.10
Girls 200 Free Relay: Doral Red Rock, 1:48.82
Girls 100 Back: Emery Vannah (Doral Red Rock), 57.78
Girls 100 Breast: Delaney Johns (Cimarron-Memorial), 1:06.01
Girls 400 Free Relay: Doral Red Rock, 4:15.20

Boys Finals Highlights

Sierra Vista’s team win was aided by Hayden Tellier‘s accomplishment of not only two 4A titles, but defending both of those state titles from last year. Tellier first won the 200 IM at 1:57.89, but not without a big 25.48 freestyle closer from Bonanza’s Jaydon Castro, settling for a tough second place at 1:57.91. Tellier then also had a close race in the 100 fly, touching out Legacy’s Bam Silvestre by 0.02s, 51.31 to 51.33. Castro took third in 53.29 while Doral Red Rock’s Maksim Nazarov took fourth at 53.49.

Nazarov later won the 100 back at 52.32, ahead of aonother Sierra Vista swimmer, Victor Mirchev (55.32). Earlier in the meet, Mirchev defended his 100 free 4A state title, winning at 49.09. Legacy’s Andrei Fajardo took second place at 50.91.

Tellier and Mirchev then hopped into the winning 200 free relay for Sierra Vista at 1:33.63, with both swimmers nailing 22.7’s on their legs.

Basic’s Andrew Cooper was also a double 4A champion, defending both of his 2023 state titles. In the 200 free, Cooper dropped 1:42.37 to win. Taking second place was Legacy’s Silvestre (1:50.69), touching out Silverado’s Daniel Barlow (1:51.09). Then in the 500 free, Cooper easily won at 4:36.44, much faster than his 2023 winning time of 4:39.02. More than 30 seconds after Cooper touched the wall, Foothill’s Afonso Campanico finished second at 5:12.88 with Sierra Vista’s Brecken Jaeger in third at 5:15.21.

Doral Red Rock’s Kristian Cholakov also defended his 2023 4A state title in the 100 breast this year at 1:00.27, a hair faster than last year’s 1:00.50 top mark. Legacy’s Fajardo touched out Green Valley’s Nathan Jobin for second, 1:04.54 to 1:04.78. Earlier in the 50 free, it was Jobin who touched out Chaparral’s Joshua Masakha for the win, 22.79 to 22.99.

Despite the team finishing third overall, Nazarov, Cholakov, and brothers Isaac Vannah and Parker Vannah gave Doral Red Rock two relay wins. They first won the 200 medley relay at 1:43.83, with Nazarov leading off in 24.38 on backstroke and Cholakov splitting 28.16 in breaststroke. Sierra Vista (1:44.93) and Legacy (1:47.43) finished second and third respectively, both powered by sub-24 fly legs from Sierra Vista’s Tellier (23.90) and Legacy’s Silvestre (23.08).

They then won the 400 free relay at 3:33.04, with Nazarov’s 51.50 lead-off and Cholakov’s 51.66 split giving Doral Red Rock a 17-second winning margin. Placing second was Sierra Vista (3:49.13), featuring 500 free runner-up Jaeger.

All Boys 2024 NIAA 4A Swimming Champions

Boys 200 Medley Relay: Doral Red Rock, 1:43.83
Boys 200 Free: Andrew Cooper (Basic), 1:42.37
Boys 200 IM: Hayden Tellier (Sierra Vista), 1:57.89
Boys 50 Free: Nathan Jobin (Green Valley), 22.79
Boys 100 Fly: Hayden Tellier (Sierra Vista), 51.31
Boys 100 Free: Victor Mirchev (Sierra Vista), 49.09
Boys 500 Free: Andrew Cooper (Basic), 4:36.44
Boys 200 Free Relay: Sierra Vista, 1:33.63
Boys 100 Back: Maksim Nazarov (Doral Red Rock), 52.32
Boys 100 Breast: Kristian Cholakov (Doral Red Rock), 1:00.27
Boys 400 Free Relay: Doral Red Rock, 3:33.04

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GOP primary for open US House seat and Democratic governors race highlight Nevada ballot

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June 9, 2026

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GOP primary for open US House seat and Democratic governors race highlight Nevada ballot

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nevadans are choosing their party nominees Tuesday for two closely watched congressional seats and the governor’s race, among others, as the state grapples with an affordable housing shortage, exploding energy demand from data centers and federal cuts to key state programs.

The state has a closed primary, meaning only registered Democrats and Republicans will vote in party contests after an effort to open them up failed in 2024.

Several primaries feature matchups between candidates backed by party leaders and political outsiders promising change. Come November, the governor’s race is considered one of the most competitive in the country, and holding on to the 3rd Congressional District is considered crucial for Democrats’ hope of retaking the U.S. House.

Here’s a look at the most prominent races:

Democrats seek a rival for Lombardo

Gov. Joe Lombardo, a Republican, is considered one of the most vulnerable governors in the country this fall.

The Democrats vying to challenge him include state Attorney General Aaron Ford, who has the backing of the Democratic congressional delegation and former Vice President Kamala Harris, and Alexis Hill, a county commissioner in northern Nevada who campaigned as a candidate willing to shake things up.

They focused their campaigns on affordability, as the state continues to see a shortage of affordable housing, some of the highest gas prices in the country and cuts to federal healthcare and food assistance programs.

Ford largely ignored Hill, instead directing his attacks at Lombardo and arguing that both the governor and Trump are responsible for Nevadans’ economic woes. He is trying to become Nevada’s first Black governor.

2nd Congressional District

In the Republican contest to replace longtime Rep. Mark Amodei, who is retiring, President Donald Trump has endorsed David Flippo, a loyalist of the president who has never held elected office. Amodei and Lombardo have backed James Settelmeyer, a former state senator with a long political track record.

The district covers northern Nevada and includes Reno and Carson City, the capital, along with an immense rural expanse.

Trump-endorsed candidates have seen successful in primaries elsewhere, underscoring his unrivaled power over the Republican Party as he enters the last years of his presidency. He easily won the district in the 2024 presidential election.

The GOP nominee has a good chance of winning in November, as registered Republicans outnumber Democrats by 70,000 in the 2nd District. A Republican has held the seat since the district was created in the 1980s.

Still, Democrats hope to entice the large number of nonpartisan voters in the district this fall. Their candidates include Teresa Benitez-Thompson, a former majority floor leader of the Nevada Assembly, and Greg Kidd, an investor who ran in the last cycle as a nonpartisan.

3rd Congressional District

Nevada’s other three members of Congress, all Democrats, are expected to win their primaries easily.

In the 3rd District, Republicans are battling to determine who will face Democratic Rep. Susie Lee in what is considered the most competitive congressional district in Nevada because of its narrow Democratic registration advantage, its high number of nonpartisan voters and a history of razor-thin election margins. In 2024 both Lee and Trump won narrowly.

Candidates include Trump-backed Marty O’Donnell, a composer who worked on the “Halo” video game series and ran unsuccessfully for the seat in 2024; Jeff Gunter, a dermatologist and former ambassador to Iceland; neurosurgeon Aury Nagy; and businessperson Tera Anderson.

The candidates ran on border security, energy independence and decreasing the federal debt.

Attorney general

With Ford term-limited and running for governor, the opening has prompted competitive primaries for the state’s top law enforcement post.

The Democratic side features state Senate Majority Leader Nicole Cannizzaro and Treasurer Zach Conine. Both campaigned on promises to take on the Trump administration, following in the footsteps of Ford, who filed numerous lawsuits against the federal government.

For the Republicans, Trump-backed attorney Adriana Guzmán Fralick faces Douglas County commissioner Danny Tarkanian. Tarkanian, son of legendary University of Nevada, Las Vegas basketball coach Jerry Tarkanian, previously ran unsuccessfully in multiple congressional races.

Both candidates campaigned on “election integrity,” casting doubt on voting security. Nevada is one of the swing states in which Trump falsely claimed the 2020 election was stolen, despite officials finding no evidence of widespread fraud.

Tarkanian promised to investigate voter fraud allegations, while Guzmán Fralick vowed to seek passage of the SAVE Nevada Act, which would be similar to changes Trump has sought at the federal level.

Her legislation would require all votes to be counted on Election Day, end universal mail ballots and eliminate automatic voter registration. It would almost certainly hit a dead end in the Democratic-controlled Legislature.

GOP secretary of state candidates question Nevada’s elections

Several Republicans are running for secretary of state, the office that oversees elections, including some who falsely claimed the 2020 election was stolen from Trump. The winner of the primary will take on Democratic Secretary of State Cisco Aguilar.

The GOP candidates include Jim Marchant, a former state lawmaker and perennial candidate who has said the 2020 election “was probably stolen”; Sharron Angle, a former state lawmaker who was part of an effort to block the certification of Nevada’s 2020 election results; and Shirley Folkins-Roberts, an attorney who received Lombardo’s endorsement and has denied there is widespread fraud in Nevada’s elections.

All the candidates support implementing voter ID, which will be on the ballot for the second time in November after the question passed by a wide margin in 2024.

Angle promises to enforce voter ID if voters pass it and supports Trump’s executive order seeking to require documentary proof of citizenship to vote. The courts have so far halted that order, issued last year, from taking effect.

Marchant wants to eliminate electronic voting machines and end the state’s universal mail ballot system. He also wants to require paper ballots, which would be counted by hand, according to his campaign website.

Folkins-Roberts said she will work to keep voter rolls accurate and up-to-date, require voter ID and ensure that election results are delivered on time. She also wants to reverse the automatic voter registration system. In an interview with News 4 Reno, Folkins-Roberts said she believes Nevada’s elections are “good,” but wants to improve voters’ confidence by making changes.

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Red Flag Warning issued for heightened fire danger in Southern Nevada

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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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