SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. – It is a busy weekend for the South Tahoe High Vikings, with several teams vying for a Nevada Interscholastic Athletic Association (NIAA) Division 3A state title. The athletes from South Tahoe High School (STHS) looking for the championship are the boys and girls soccer teams, volleyball, and cross country.
STHS Boys Soccer beat Virgin Valley Bulldogs in the first round of the state championships Friday, beating the Southern Nevada team 5-2. The other semifinal game was between Truckee and Pahrump. Truckee won 3-1, putting the two teams from the North against each other for the state title on Saturday. The game starts at noon at Reed High School in Sparks.
The STHS Girls Soccer team also won their semifinal game Friday. The Vikings played Moapa Valley, beating them 6-1. The other semifinal game was between Truckee and Boulder City, with Truckee winning that game 7-0. STHS meets Truckee for the state title at Reed High School at 10 a.m.
The STHS Volleyball team traveled to Southern Nevada to play against The Meadows on Friday. The Vikings were the #1 team from the north after last week’s regional contests, where Truckee came out as the #2 team. Both teams lost to the South, with The Meadows beating STHS 3-1, and Truckee losing to Virgin Valley by the same score.
The cross country state meet is Saturday, November 7, at Boulder City, Nev.