On Sunday December 13th, 2015 the FBU (Football University) 8th Grade Las Vegas team would secure one of four spots in the Football University's National Championship bracket. To make it this far, the team has had to play several very good teams over a two week period starting December 5th here in Las Vegas at Liberty HS where they beat Phoenix 27-6 in the 1st round and Utah 28-13 in the 2nd round on December 6th. The team then advance to the Elite 8 West Coast Semi-Finals in San Leandro, CA where they would take on and a strong Los…

On Sunday December 13th the Lady Aces & the Little Lady Aces of the Las Vegas Aces Football Team competed in the American Grand  National Cheer competition at the Mirage events center. The tournament consisted of cheer squads from all over competing in various age ranges & skill levels. The Little Lady Aces ranged from ages 5-7 and took first place in their division with an energetic and fun routine! the older Lady Aces took the stage in true Lady Aces fashion with a high flying, stunt filled, dance routine that also earned them a first place title in their…

What an Incredible month of July for the 2001 fast pitch team of Kaboom Batting Academy (KBA 01)! KBA 01 began the month in Irvine, Calif., with the Champions Cup, one of the nation’s top events annually for college coaches to attend and recruit prospective student athletes. KBA finished third out of 24 teams in the 14U division, falling to eventual champion Power Surge 4-3 in the semifinals. The day following such a memorable run, three KBA players flew to Florida to compete in the inaugural USSSA USA Elite Select All American Games. Paige Sinicki played in the 11U Division…

Congratulations to the 2015 Nevada State Champion Majors, Paseo Verde Little League! The earn the Nevada State Title after having defeated defending U.S. Champion Mountain Ridge Little League 6-4 on Monday July 27th, 2015. The PVLL Majors team advances to the Western Regional Tournament in San Bernardino the week of August 9th for their chance for a ticket to the Little League World Series. Their first game will take place during Round 2 on Saturday August 10th where the will face the winner of the Opening Round Game 2 of Sweetwater Valley (Southern California) versus Waipio (Hawaii). Their game will take place…

Today, August 4, 2015, is officially Mya Bartlett Day throughout all of Clark County. Mya received a Proclamation from Clark County Commission today. Commissioner Larry Brown, on behalf of the Commission, presented a proclamation to 8-year-old Mya Bartlett and declared it Mya Bartlett Day throughout the Las Vegas Valley and Clark County. Mya finished second place, among 625,000 kids across the United States, in the Major League Baseball’s Pitch, Hit & Run competition. The prestigious completion was held in Cincinnati, Ohio. Mya is coached by her father and plays in the local Northwest Girls Softball league. She started playing softball…

Local 8-year-old female Mya Bartlett from Las Vegas took 2nd at the MLB Pitch-Hit-Run competition in Cincinnati last Tuesday. She was one of only three girls in the nation in her age category invited to participate in the finals. Mya is coached by her father, Brandon, and plays 8U softball for the Team Juiced, which plays in the Northwest Girls Softball League. She has been playing softball since she was 5 years old and plays pitcher, third base, shortstop and first base. Mya is a very competitive person, she loves to compete in any type of competition, so her parents…

Las Vegas middle-school student Zoe Luquette only beganwakeboarding six months ago, but has already earned a place representing her country at this year’s PanAmericanWakeboarding Championships. The competition will be held in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Feb.10 – 15. The St. Viator eighth-grader was selected to compete in the championships by USA Wakeboard,the national governing body for wakeboard, wakeskate, wakesurf and cable. USA Wakeboard is a member of the International Waterski and Wakeboard Federation and the U.S. Olympic Committee. Luquette decided to take up wakeboarding because she always loved being around water and wanted to try something new. An honor-roll student who plays soccer…

Jordan A. Gallegos of Henderson, NV and Basic High School has been selected to play on the 2015 U.S. Under-16 National Team, assembled by USA Football. The team will compete in January in the sixth annual International Bowl against Canadian national teams at AT&T Stadium, home of the Dallas Cowboys, in Arlington, Texas. The 2015 International Bowl is a collaboration of the sport’s national governing bodies in each country – USA Football and Football Canada – featuring top student-athletes in football’s greatest annual international competition. U.S. National Team alumni include RB TODD GURLEY (Georgia), QB KEVIN HOGAN (Stanford), RB SAMAJE…

Not to be deterred after their lost to the 702 Lady Raiders in Oakland back in October, the Coach Ed Smith Lady Saint's would head to Phoenix, Arizona for final Regional Qualifying Event on Saturday December 13th, 2014. The Arizona Cardinals Lady Saints went undefeated on for the day and would up winning the Championship 7-6 after coming from behind and scoring the tying TD and winning Xpt with under 1 min remaining in the Championship game after having 2 earlier TDs called back on penalties. Head Coach Sheldon Scott McArthur said, "Due to the start of the High School…

On Saturday October 25th, 2014 NFL Flag teams from around the West Coast went head to head at the the Oakland Raiders Training Facility in Oakland, Ca for the NFL Flag Football Oakland Regional Tournament with hopes of playing for a National Title this January in Arizona. Inlcuded in those teams were two girls NFL Flag teams from Southern Nevada and they both would meet head to head in the 13/14 Girls Championship game: The Coach Ed Smiths (CES) Lady Saints (Henderson/Las Vegas) and 702 Lady Raiders (Henderson/Las Vegas). The Lady Raiders are also the 2014 defending NFL Flag National…