Pahrump Valley opens league play Friday against a winless Virgin Valley team that has beaten the Trojans three straight years. Both coaches built demanding nonleague schedules to prepare for this moment.
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Pahrump Valley played Equipo Academy to a scoreless draw Sept. 17, extending its unbeaten stretch to three matches while continuing to seek its first league victory.
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Sophomore quarterback Wyatt Cross directed the offense, Angel Ware delivered back-to-back scoring plays for Pahrump, and relentless defensive pressure helped the Trojans pull away from Valley in a 64–26 road victory.
Neither Tristan nor Brendan Torres had tennis experience before this season. Now the baseball-playing brothers share Pahrump Valley’s top boys doubles position, dividing the court by their strengths and occasionally assigning each other the blame.
Pahrump Valley visits the Valley Vikings Friday, with coach Toby Henry confident that a demanding early schedule is preparing his players for league competition.
Pahrump Valley’s players helped spark a second-half improvement in a 3-2 win over Somerset Academy Losee. Paola Aguilar scored twice, but missed close-range chances showed where the Trojans still need work.
Mary Star scored 35 second-quarter points to pull away from Pahrump Valley in the Cali Classic, where the Trojans struggled up front and surrendered big plays.
Pahrump Valley went 4-5 across nine matches in seven days, including a 3-4 tournament showing and a league sweep of DPAC Nevada.
Cathy Behrens added another medal to her collection with a second-place finish in the 50-yard freestyle at the Silver State Games in Las Vegas.
Coming off a 56–8 win at Chaparral, Pahrump Valley heads to California to face a Mary Star team that has allowed just seven points in two games.
Pahrump Valley opened league play with a 3-3 tie against Virgin Valley before a 7-0 loss at Moapa Valley exposed the need for quicker decisions and sustained intensity. The JV team won both matches without allowing a goal.
A forfeit victory, a short-handed loss and an unfinished tie have tested Pahrump Valley’s tennis teams as returning starters lead a developing roster.
Tristan Schumacher scored three second-quarter touchdowns and Pahrump Valley’s defense added two scores as the Trojans overwhelmed Chaparral 56-8 to even their record at 2-2.
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The Mexican national men’s soccer team defeated Jamaica, as an early goal by Henry Martin set the tone for a dominant El Tri performance
A project to construct more than 400 single-family homes on Blue Diamond Hill near Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area can move forward.
Nye County recorded nine new cases and four deaths from COVID-19 between March 16 and Wednesday, but data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention showed all of Nevada in the “low” community transmission level, a positive sign as the state moves forward in its pandemic response.
Nevada hospitals overwhelmed as omicron variant surges.
