The Needles (Calif.) boys golf team secured the regular-season Class 2-A Southern League championship, while Lake Mead Christian Academy's Joey Velasquez took Player of the Year honors.

Needles averaged 449.8 strokes per 18 holes, followed by Las Vegas The Meadows (494.3), Lake Mead (496.8) and Las Vegas Mountain View Christian (524.5). Velasquez averaged 75.3.

All-league first-team honors went to Mountain View's Dennis Bee (87), Needles' Cullen Pottmeyer (88.3), Kenton Hartwick (88.5) and Shane East (89.8), and The Meadows' Andrew Duddleston (91).

Second-team accolades went to The Meadows' Dylan Lee (90.8), Needles' Nolan Hartwick (91.3) and Kyle Parker (92), Lake Mead's Tyler Hitchler (91.3) and Mountain View's Andrew Heddleston (96.5).

Coach of the year was Bill Darrow of Needles.

* The Southern 2-A regional boys tournament is May 14 at Rivers Edge Golf Course in Needles, followed by the 2-A state tournament May 19-20 at Genoa Lakes and Edgewood-Tahoe.

* The 2-A Greater Nevada League all-league golf selections also were announced this week.

The first team includes Tonopah's Denver Otteson, West Wendover's Will Doudy and Bobby Graham, Round Mountain's Clint Wilson, and Battle Mountain's Matt Newguard, Jake Winters and Trevor Jones.

The second team features Wells' Shaun Pearsons, Battle Mountain's Tony Wallock, White Pine's Brock Rowley and Jerdon Long, and Round Mountain's Will Sweeney.

* In a tournament played at Wells April 30, Battle Mountain was first with 427. Spring Creek had 441 and Elko 445. Round Mountain had 499 and Tonopah 653.

Clint Wilson of Round Mountain was medalist with 76, with Will Sweeney at 92, Don Sweeney 100, Clancey Carver 100 and Robert McCluskey 128.

For Tonopah, Denver Otteson had 86, Chris Greber 98, Drew McLeod 100, Alex Bridgman 118, Tony McElroy 125 and Matt Bobeaun 126.

Coach Robert Otteson's Muckers were at Ely White Pine Thursday and they will compete in the regionals at Needles May 14.