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Her 16-year pro career has seen her earn seven All-Star berths, two MVP awards and a pair of WNBA championship rings.

There’s dominance, and then there’s what SLAM Nevada did on the wrestling mat this year.

As a freshman a year ago, Brynn Kort lost out on the individual state title by a single stroke to perhaps the best female prep golfer in state history, then-teammate Yana Wilson.

After he piloted Liberty to a historic state championship last year, expectations were set sky high for Dedan Thomas Jr.’s junior season this year. He delivered.

The Silverado boys basketball team built a 17-point advantage in its opening-round playoff game, only to watch Valley storm back in the final minutes to take a 70-69 lead with four seconds to play.

Madeleine Hebert was never athletic as a young child. She got involved in sports through dancing, and it was fun to start.

The Sun Standout Awards returned for their sixth edition on May 22 at the South Point Showroom, recognizing the best and brightest in Southern Nevada high school athletics.

It’s been a wild past year for the team, rife with the highest of highs, and to be fair, at least a couple of recent lows.

Rachel Levy had prepared for a severe incident of this nature countless times. So when she heard frantic screams calling her name from observers at Desert Oasis High School after a flag football player collapsed and was unconscious, reacting was like …

The six-time All Star during her WNBA playing days will be enshrined into the Naismith Memorial Hall of Fame this August.