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Boys volleyball playoff preview: 5A state title up for grabs

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Boys volleyball playoff preview: 5A state title up for grabs


Class 5A boys volleyball teams enter the state tournament with a fair amount of knowledge about their opponents.

Most of the top teams have played each other at least once, whether going through the rigors of league play or facing off in tournaments.

And if those regular-season results revealed anything, it’s that the 5A state title is truly up for grabs.

The boys volleyball playoffs begin Monday with 4A state first-round matchups. The 5A and 3A playoffs begin with state quarterfinals Tuesday.

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Here’s a breakdown of how the playoffs shape up:

Class 5A

League champions: Green Valley (Desert), Coronado (Mountain)

The favorite: Coronado

Coronado emerged as the league champion out of the challenging Mountain League on a tiebreaker over Palo Verde. Outside hitters Dexter Brimhall and Dane Galvin and middle blocker Jayden Bell lead a balanced attack.

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The Cougars haven’t lost to a Nevada team since a four-set defeat to Palo Verde on March 26. They avenged the loss with a four-set win April 17.

Dark horse: Palo Verde

Palo Verde was the runner-up in last year’s title game, losing to Shadow Ridge in five sets. The Panthers have beaten most of the other 5A playoff teams.

Palo Verde could face a semifinal matchup with Green Valley, which beat the Panthers in a two-set sweep in a tournament March 30.

Potential first-round upset: No. 3M Arbor View over No. 2D Shadow Ridge

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Arbor View finished third in the Mountain League and has to start the playoffs on the road. The Aggies swept Shadow Ridge, the two-time defending 5A state champion, on March 28 and ended the regular season with a sweep of Desert League champion Green Valley on April 30.

Class 4A

League champions: Mojave (Desert), Del Sol (Mountain), Basic (Sky)

The favorite: Mojave

The Rattlers dropped just six sets as they rolled to a 12-0 Desert League record to claim the league title and No. 1 seed with a first-round bye. By being at the top of the bracket, Mojave would avoid Del Sol or Basic until the state title match.

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Dark horse: Bishop Gorman

Gorman lost a five-set thriller to Basic in its regular-season finale, which dropped the Gaels to the No. 2 seed and out of a first-round bye. The Gaels have a few of the state’s top outside hitters. Drew Dennis is third in the state with 453 kills, and TJ Woodson is third with a .370 hitting percentage.

Potential first-round upset: No. 4S Cimarron-Memorial over No. 2D Tech

Cimarron-Memorial defeated Tech twice in tournament play, in a two-set sweep March 2 and three sets April 13. The Spartans finished fourth in the more challenging Sky League, and one of their best wins was a five-set win over Basic on March 28.

Class 3A

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League champions: Virgin Valley (Desert), Boulder City (Mountain)

The favorite: Boulder City

The Eagles look poised to win their third straight 3A title. Boulder City dropped one set in league play, and its only losses have been to 5A, 4A and out-of-state opponents. Travis Hess leads the state with a .515 hitting percentage and is third with 88 blocks.

Dark horse: Coral Academy

Coral Academy is the only team to win a set against Boulder City and would not have to face the Eagles until the title match.

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Potential first-round upset: None

Boulder City, Virgin Valley, Coral Academy and Valley should all roll in their quarterfinals.

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

Boys volleyball playoff schedule

State tournaments

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All games at 6 p.m. at higher seed

Class 5A

Tuesday

State quarterfinals

No. 4M Desert Oasis at No. 1D Green Valley

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No. 3D Centennial at No. 2M Palo Verde

No. 4D Sierra Vista at No. 1M Coronado

No. 3M Arbor View at No. 2D Shadow Ridge

Class 4A

Monday

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State first round

No. 3M Las Vegas High at No. 3S Sky Pointe

No. 4D Legacy at No. 2S Bishop Gorman

No. 4M Chaparral at No. 3D Durango

No. 4S Cimarron-Memorial at No. 2D Tech

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Wednesday

State quarterfinals

Las Vegas-Sky Pointe winner at No. 1D Mojave

Legacy-Bishop Gorman winner at No. 2M Spring Valley

Chaparral-Durango winner at No. 1S Basic

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Cimarron-Memorial-Tech winner at No. 1M Del Sol

Class 3A

Tuesday

State quarterfinals

No. 4M Western at No. 1D Virgin Valley

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No. 3D Moapa Valley at No. 2M Coral Academy

No. 4D Mater East at No. 1M Boulder City

No. 3M Canyon Springs at No. 2D Valley





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Court OK’s counting late-arriving mail ballots in Nevada, 29 other states

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Court OK’s counting late-arriving mail ballots in Nevada, 29 other states


LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — Nevada’s laws allowing the counting of mail-in ballots that arrive up to four days after Election Day — so long as they are postmarked by that date — is constitutional under a Monday ruling from the U.S. Supreme Court.

In a 5-4 ruling, justices upheld a challenge to a Mississippi law that’s similar to Nevada’s statute. Justice Amy Coney Barrett and Chief Justice John Roberts joined with the court’s three liberal members, Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan and Katanji Brown Jackson, to uphold the law.

Conservatives Samuel Alito, Clarence Thomas, Brett Kavanaugh and Neil Gorsuch dissented.

The ruling affects 30 states, all of which allow some ballots received after Election Day to be counted. That includes Nevada, which allows ballots postmarked by Election Day to be received and counted up to four days later, and ballots without a postmark to be received and counted up to three days later.

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Plaintiffs in the case — including the Republican National Committee and the Mississippi Republican Party — had contended that federal laws referring to “elections” mean both the casting and counting of ballots, which they said must occur on Election Day.

“The federal election-day statutes do not preempt Mississippi’s law because the defining element of an ‘election’ has always been the electorate’s choice of candidate,” the case summary reads. “And a related federal statute — the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act — confirms that while federal law dictates when ballots must be cast, state law governs when they must be received.”

In Nevada, critics have contended that late-arriving ballots erode confidence in elections, because they delay learning final election results for days and, in some close races, can change the outcome.

Gov. Joe Lombardo has called the weeklong wait for final, unofficial results “a national embarrassment.”

Plaintiffs in the case made similar arguments, but were turned away by the court: “Finally, plaintiffs policy arguments about election integrity and voter confidence are properly addressed to legislatures, not courts,” the case summary reads.

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Several attempts to require ballots to be received by Election Day have been introduced in Nevada’s Legislature, but none have been successful in the Democratically controlled body.

Secretary of State Cisco Aguilar has argued that the overwhelming majority of ballots are in and counted by Election Day, and only the closest races may be changed by late-arriving ballots. He’s advocated for more resources for county clerks and voter registrars to be able to count mail ballots more quickly.

Under the ruling, nothing will change for Nevada voters going to the polls in four months to vote in the November election. But officials still encourage voters to send in their mail ballots early, or to put them in drop boxes at voting centers during early voting or on Election Day.

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One dead, four hospitalized after head-on crash on I-15 in Clark County

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One dead, four hospitalized after head-on crash on I-15 in Clark County


LAS VEGAS (FOX5) — Nevada Highway Patrol responded to a two-vehicle crash on Interstate 15 near mile marker 94 Sunday evening.

The crash was reported at 6:43 p.m. on June 28.

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A passenger sedan and a pickup truck were involved in the crash. One vehicle was traveling southbound, lost control, crossed through the median, and struck the other vehicle head-on in the northbound travel lane.

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One adult male died at the scene. Two people were transported by ground ambulance, and two others were transported by life flight to a local hospital.

Road closures

All northbound I-15 travel lanes were closed at mile marker 94, but have since opened as of Sunday night.

Nevada Highway Patrol said further information will be provided following the preliminary investigation.

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