With the start of the high school sports season now underway as football teams take to the field throughout Nevada, here is a look back at last year and the state champions.
Lowry High School came away with two Division I-A state championships in wrestling and girls basketball. The Buckaroos have won six straight state titles and 16 overall in wrestling. The 16 titles are the most in Nevada history. The Lady Bucks won their sixth state championship in basketball last March.
The Lowry boys golf team placed second at the state tournament and the boys basketball team reached the state tournament for a sixth consecutive season.
Faith Lutheran was the dominant school in 2013-14, with six state championships in football, volleyball, girls golf, boys golf, baseball and girls track and field. The Crusaders are a private school in Las Vegas,
Boulder City took home three state championship, beginning with boys bowling. Bowling is contested in southern Nevada only. The Eagles also swept state titles in boys and girls swimming.
SECTA also won three state championships in boys soccer, boys volleyball and girls bowling.
Clark joined Lowry with two state titles. The Chargers won the boys tennis crown and knocked off Lowry and Elko to win the boys basketball championship.
The Meadows won the girls tennis championship last fall. The Meadows are a private school in Las Vegas and are a usual member of Division III. However, the Division I-A and III combine their leagues during the tennis season.
The rest of the state championships were claimed by schools in the north. South Tahoe took home the girls soccer championship crown, while Truckee won in claimed girls cross country. Elko made its way through the field to win the boys cross country title.
Churchill County earned the softball crown and Dayton notched the boys track and field championship. The title by the Dust Devils, were just their second state championship in any sport at the school.
In Division IV, Pahranagat Valley (Alamo) was the dominant school with four state championships. The Panthers won titles in football, volleyball, girls basketball and softball.
Whittell, who dropped from Division III to IV, won the boys basketball championship. Sierra Lutheran swept the boys and girls track and field titles and Virginia City won the baseball championship.
Yerington and Incline were the class of Division III. The Lions won five state titles in football, volleyball, baseball, softball and boys track and field. The Highlanders were tops in boys soccer, girls soccer, girls golf and girls basketball.
Six other schools won one championship each, including Battle Mountain in wrestling. The rest of the winners included North Tahoe (boys cross country), The Meadows (girls cross country), Agassi prep (boys basketball). White Pine (girls track and field) and Needles, Calif. (boys golf).[[In-content Ad]]
