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Softball Picks Up Wins Over Nevada and Kansas City – Ole Miss Athletics – Hotty Toddy

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2 years ago

February 10, 2024

Softball Picks Up Wins Over Nevada and Kansas City – Ole Miss Athletics – Hotty Toddy

HONOLULU, Hawaii – Ole Miss softball bounced back on Day Two of the Paradise Classic, topping Nevada 3-2 in a gritty extra inning battle and run-ruling Kansas City 9-1 Friday evening at the Rainbow Wahine Softball Stadium.

The Rebels (2-1, 0-0 SEC) got the bats going, posting 10-plus hits against Nevada (2-2, 0-0 Mountain West) and Kansas City (0-4, 0-0 Summit League), including six for extra bases. Jalia Lassiter and Jamie Mackay led the way at the plate with four hits, followed by Lexie Brady and Delaney Rummell, who each finished with three.

In the circle, Makenna Kliethermes tossed a brilliant game after surrendering two early runs. She struck out nine batters in eight innings of work. In game two, Grace Sparks picked up the win, going 5.0 innings and only allowing an unearned run in the first.

GAME ONE: Ole Miss 3, Nevada 2
Late game heroics from Ryan Starr helped Ole Miss take down Nevada 3-2 in extra innings. The sophomore shortstop drove in two runs in the sixth and eighth to tie and walk off the game.

Nevada put runners in scoring position early, threatening the Rebels in the first two innings, but Makenna Kliethermes stranded the Wolfpack both times with a strikeout to end the inning.

Scoreless heading into the third, Nevada broke through with a pair of runs on an RBI double and a sacrifice fly to take a 2-0 lead.

Angelina DeLeon got Ole Miss on the board in the bottom of the fourth. After Aynslie Furbush and Delaney Rummell led off the inning with back-to-back base hits, the Rebel second baseman sent one back up the middle to cut the deficit in half.

Needing one run to tie the game, Starr delivered with a runner on third and two outs. Rummell singled to start the inning and moved to second on a sacrifice bunt before Taylor Malvin came in to run for her. Malvin advanced to third on a flyout to right and scored as Starr slapped a single past the shortstop.

In the seventh, Kliethermes recorded a pair of big strikeouts to stall Nevada’s offense with a runner in scoring position. The Rebels went down in order in the bottom half of the inning, sending the contest into extra innings.

After retiring the side in the top half of the inning, Starr and the bottom of the order delivered. Lexie Brady started at second with international tiebreaker rules in effect. She moved 60 feet from home on a sacrifice bunt by Furbush, forcing Nevada to intentionally walk the next two batters to load the bases. The Wolfpack got a strikeout but couldn’t escape the inning as Starr delivered the walk-off blow.

GAME TWO: Ole Miss 9, Kansas City 1
In the nightcap, an offensive explosion from Lexie Brady and Jamie Mackay helped power Ole Miss past Kansas City with a 9-1 run-rule victory in six innings. Brady smashed two home runs, giving her three in just three games so far this season, and Mackay went a career best 4-for-4.

Kansas City plated an unearned run in the first, taking advantage of a throwing error in the rain. Sparks kept the Roos’ offense in check the remainder of the game before Brianna Lopez tossed the final inning.

Ole Miss answered in the second with a three-spot courtesy of Lassiter. Two singles and a walk loaded the bases for the leadoff hitter, who drove everyone in with a double off the wall in right center.

The following inning, a parade of home runs added three more runs to the lead. Brady and Furbush smacked back-to-back solo home runs, and one batter later, Mackay blasted another solo shot to make it 6-1.

Looking to put things out of reach, a pair of Rebels reached base to start the sixth inning, bringing Brady back to the plate. She delivered the dagger with a three-run shot deep into the night, marking her first career multi-home run game.

The Rebels are back in action against the tournament host Hawaii on February 10. First pitch is slated for 10 p.m. CT.

For all Ole Miss softball news and information, go to OleMissSports.com and follow the Rebels on Twitter at @OleMissSoftball, on Facebook at Ole Miss Softball and on Instagram at @olemisssoftball. Also, follow head coach Jamie Trachsel on Twitter at @Jamie_Trachsel.

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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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17 hours ago

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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6/8/2026, 2:51:05 AM

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

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1 day ago

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.