List of 9 news stories.

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  Crusader Student-Athletes Sign Letters of Intent

  It's a great day to be a Crusader!  Faith Lutheran athletics announces 6 more athletes heading to the collegiate level to compete in their respective sports.  They are Hailey Carroll-Montana State at Billings (volleyball), Kayla Proctor-Taft College in California (basketball), Zach Abdo-Richmond International Academic & Soccer Academy England (soccer), Nick Murphy-High Point University in North Carolina (lacrosse), Brian Kaiserman-NYU (track & field) and Genevieve Hazel-Concordia Wisconsin (track & field).  Congratulations to all these student-athletes and their families for their acomplishments.
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  Great Day for Faith Lutheran Athletics

  Faith Lutheran High School saw 7 athletes sign or commit to their respective colleges and universities during their largest signing event to date.  The schools range from Division III to Division I and included the sports of baseball, football, soccer, volleyball and wrestling.  The following athletes that made their athletic commitments today are, Jake Ortega-UNLV (baseball), Greg Oliver-Portland State (football), Sebastian Burke-University of San Diego (football), Kyrie Lorfing-Columbia University (volleyball), Kadyn Lane-Concordia Nebraska (soccer), Carson Cook-Concordia Wisconsin (wrestling) and Gabe Rodriguez-Concordia Wisconsin (wrestling).  Faith Lutheran currently has 15 athletes that have committed to play at the collegiate level.  Congratulations to all these young men and women and their families.

• Volleyball Honored in Nevada Preps All-State Selections

  Congratulations to Kyrie Lorfing (1st Team All-State Selection), Anna Massari & Isabelle Guerrero (both received Honorable Mention All-State) for receiving All-State honors!
  
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• Volleyball Finishes 3rd in 4A State Championships

  The Crusader Volleyball team finished their season losing to the eventual state champion Bishop Gorman in 3 sets on Friday, Nov. 9th.  The team advanced to the state semi-final game by defeating a perennial state qualifier, Bishop Manogue, on Nov. 8th.  The Crusaders were down 2 games to 1 and then 3-7 in the 5th set versus the Miners.  The team rallied back and defeated Bishop Manogue 15-12 to earn their right to play in the semi finals on Friday, Nov. 9.  This was the program's first appearance in the 4A state tournament and the program's first return to the state tournament since 2015 (D1A).
  
  The Crusaders finished the year 26-15 (overall) and 12-1 (conference).  The team earned post season honors as well.  The Crusaders won the 4A Academic State Championship with a 3.71 GPA.  The team also received 1st Team All Southern Region-Kyrie Lorfing, 2nd Team All Southern Region-Hailey Carroll, Isabelle Guerrero and Anna Massari.  1st Team All Mountain Conference-Hailey Carroll, Isabelle Guerrero, Kyrie Lorfing and Anna Massari, 2nd Team All Mountain Conference-Maggie Skinner and Lauren Tomita.  Faith Lutheran Coaching staff earned Coaches of the Year.

• Faith Lutheran advances with five-set win over Bishop Manogue

  RENO — Trailing 7-3 in the decisive fifth set of Thursday’s Class 4A state quarterfinal match, Faith Lutheran girls volleyball coach Amy Fisher had a simple message for her team. It was a familiar one, too, because she had given similar directions about a half-hour earlier when the Crusaders trailed 2-1 in the match,  READ ARTICLE

• Mountain Region: Palo Verde sweeps Faith Lutheran

  Palo Verde assistant coach Brittney Tejada noticed it while the Panthers were on their way to Coronado for the Mountain Region championship match against Faith Lutheran.

  “She noticed they were locked in,” Palo Verde coach Phil Clarke said. “There’s a different vibe, a different feeling going on with this group.”

  The Panthers focus showed as they dominated their league rival in a 25-19, 25-20, 25-21 victory on Friday night.

   

  “We work so hard,” junior setter Arien Fafard said. “So for it to all work out the way we wanted it to, with your best friends, is so good.”

  The win propelled Palo Verde into a match for the Southern Nevada title on Saturday at 4 p.m. against Bishop Gorman. The Gaels beat host Coronado for the Desert Region title in the early match. “It’s been a while since we’ve had them,” Clarke said of the Gaels. “They are big. They are powerful. They have a lot of weapons. We’re going to try to make them work.” The Panthers on Friday seized an 11-6 lead over the Crusaders and cruised to a first-set victory. In the second, Palo Verde trailed 6-5 before rolling off 12 consecutive points during a 15-2 run. “We don’t have too many like that,” Clarke said. “In fact, we’re usually playing from behind. So that almost scared me, too. You know Faith is a good team. You know they are going to answer.”

  Palo Verde overcame an early defecit in the third set with a 7-1 run to take a 20-18 lead. Faith tied it at 20-20, but the momentum had swung and the Panthers closed out the set and the match with another 5-1 rally. “I feel like it’s our chemistry,” Fafard said. “We are all so close. We’re best friends on and off the court.”

   

  Fafard accumulated 29 assists, 16 digs and contributed seven kills to the winning effort. Kaila Yang was the recipient of many of those assists, getting a team-high 12 kills to go with nine digs. Mia Sadler added 23 digs for the winners. Kyrie Lorfing had an all-around night for the Crusaders with 13 assists and 13 digs to go with those 15 kills. Hailey Carroll had 14 assists and 13 digs.

• Mountain Region: Faith Lutheran rolls into title match

  Faith Lutheran lost eight players off last season’s volleyball squad, so naturally coach Amy Fisher had early thoughts that 2018 might be a rebuilding one for the Crusaders.

  That worry was premature.  Faith Lutheran needed only 75 minutes to down Rancho 25-20, 25-18, 25-18 in the Class 4A Mountain Region semifinals at Eldorado.  READ ARTICLE

• Roundup: Palo Verde rallies to top Faith Lutheran

  Arien Fafard had 46 assists, 10 kills, 26 digs and four blocks on Thursday to lead the Palo Verde girls volleyball team to a 22-25, 15-25, 25-23, 25-18, 17-15 road win over Faith Lutheran.  Kaila Young had 18 kills and 15 digs, and Elizabeth Gutierrez had 15 kills for the Panthers. Mia Sadler added 27 digs for Palo Verde.

  
  Kyrie Lorfing led the Crusaders with 15 kills, 24 assists, 15 digs and six blocks. Hailey Carroll added 30 assists and 11 kills, and Isabelle Guerrero had 14 kills and 15 digs for Faith Lutheran.  Anna Massari added 12 kills and seven blocks for the Crusaders.  Maggie skinner contributed 22 digs.

• Roundup: Faith Lutheran knocks off Centennial

  Hailey Carroll had 21 assists and 15 kills, and Kyrie Lorfing supplied 23 assists, 10 kills and three aces to lead Faith Lutheran’s girls volleyball team to a 21-25, 25-15, 25-22, 25-20 home win over Centennial on Wednesday. Maggie Skinner tallied 17 digs, eight kills, and three aces for the Crusaders, who got 16 digs and nine kills from Isabelle Guerrero. Kaya Anderson led Centennial with 34 assists, 21 digs, and 13 kills. Chloe Geiman had 19 kills, Brooke Miller provided 10 kills, and Elaina Young notched 10 digs and seven assists for the Bulldogs.