It's hard to imagine a sport that lets spectators get any closer to the action or the competitors than flat track roller derby.

In this violent rolling ballet, where many of the spectators bring chairs and sit right on the fringe of the track, a skater could come tumbling into your lap at any moment and make you feel like part of the action. Two hours later, you could be buying her a shot and a beer at one of the local bars where the team religiously gets together after every bout.

The seventh annual 3-on-3 Spring Jamboree Basketball Tournament, held May 6 at the Boulder City Recreation Department Gymnasium Complex, utilized both the old and new gyms.

The tournament was organized through Boulder City High School, and the proceeds are used to purchase equipment and supplies for the Eagles baseball program.

Only one basketball team in the Clark County School District can claim it went the entire season without a loss and won the championship -- the Saville Middle School girls team.

Led by first-year coach Chip Fanning, the second-year Lady Desert Hawks defeated Miller Middle School, 51-41, in the championship game on March 23 at Valley High School to win their first title and put the wraps on a perfect 20-0 season.

They weren't the favorites to win the boys basketball championship this year, but the Cortney Junior High School boys basketball team didn't care what was supposed to happen.

Led by fourth-year coach Philip Wallen, the Cobras took a bite out of all their competition this postseason and defeated Johnson Junior High School, 37-35, in a championship game on March 23 at Valley High School to capture the school's first boys basketball title.

It's hard to imagine a sport that lets spectators get any closer to the action or the competitors than flat track roller derby.

In this violent rolling ballet, where many of the spectators bring chairs and sit right on the fringe of the track, a skater could come tumbling into your lap at any moment and make you feel like part of the action. Two hours later, you could be buying her a shot and a beer at one of the local bars where the team religiously gets together after every bout.

It's hard to imagine a sport that lets spectators get any closer to the action or the competitors than flat track roller derby.

In this violent rolling ballet, where many of the spectators bring chairs and sit right on the fringe of the track, a skater could come tumbling into your lap at any moment and make you feel like part of the action. Two hours later, you could be buying her a shot and a beer at one of the local bars where the team religiously gets together after every bout.

They weren't the favorites to win the boys basketball championship this year, but the Cortney Junior High School boys basketball team didn't care what was supposed to happen.

Led by fourth-year coach Philip Wallen, the Cobras took a bite out of all their competition this postseason and defeated Johnson Junior High School, 37-35, in a championship game on March 23 at Valley High School to capture the school's first boys basketball title.

It's hard to imagine a sport that lets spectators get any closer to the action or the competitors than flat track roller derby.

In this violent rolling ballet, where many of the spectators bring chairs and sit right on the fringe of the track, a skater could come tumbling into your lap at any moment and make you feel like part of the action. Two hours later, you could be buying her a shot and a beer at one of the local bars where the team religiously gets together after every bout.