Behind a community-wide sendoff and a dominant tournament performance capped by a 12–1 championship victory over Lowry, the Lady Trojans captured their fifth Class 3A state softball title.
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The Trojans stranded runners in scoring position, survived a controversial balk call and pushed Virgin Valley through 12 exhausting innings before finally falling 4-3 in a heartbreaking Class 3A Southern Regional elimination game on May 8 in Boulder City.
After a standout 2026 year including a strong showing at the Class 3A State Tournament, four members of the PVHS boys golf team earned All-Southern Nevada honors over the weekend.
The Trojans battled extreme desert heat and record-tying temperatures at Boulder Creek Golf Club during the 2026 Class 3A Boys Golf State Championship in Boulder City.
The PV 500 Club returned to action on Saturday, May 9 at the Pahrump Nugget Hotel and Casino, where bowlers competed in the Certified Regular 10-Pin Singles tournament.
The Best in the Desert Racing Association finds itself having to move on quickly after the passing of its leader, Casey Folks, on Jan. 12.
Rosemary Clarke Middle School plays a key role in shaping Pahrump Valley basketball players before they go to high school.
Casey Folks, president of Best in the Desert Racing Association, came back to Pahrump in December with the return of the Pahrump Nugget 250. He is best known for the Vegas to Reno off-road race. He went out doing what he did best, organizing a race down in Parker, Arizona, where he had his stroke. He was airlifted to Las Vegas, where he passed away on Thursday morning. Folks said that his Vegas to Reno race brought $48 million to the regions the race touched and for Pahrump he said the race brought in $15 million to the region.
The Pahrump wrestling team ran out of experience to go toe-to-toe with last year’s regional champ Mojave on Tuesday, losing, 50-24.
Casey Folks, Best in the Desert Racing Association leader and the ultimate organizer of off-road events in Nevada, passed away on Jan. 12. According to Best in the Desert, the organization he founded, Folks suffered a massive stroke on the morning of Jan. 7 in Parker, Arizona.
One doesn’t have to be a rocket scientist to figure out that our community has to do something about obesity, a problem rampant among children and adults.
One of the boys top prep teams came to Pahrump on Monday, hoping for an easy win. And it looked like that’s what it would be when in less than two minutes of play the Trojans boys basketball team gave up 10 unanswered points.
In the 1A Southern League, the team to beat this year could be the Lady Knights basketball team (8-5 overall, 1-0), who seems to be continuing where they left off last year.
The Lady Trojans’ game with Desert Pines at home on Monday was all about defense. Unfortunately, it was the Jaguars who came with the better one, winning 41-25.
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Behind a community-wide sendoff and a dominant tournament performance capped by a 12–1 championship victory over Lowry, the Lady Trojans captured their fifth Class 3A state softball title.
The Trojans stranded runners in scoring position, survived a controversial balk call and pushed Virgin Valley through 12 exhausting innings before finally falling 4-3 in a heartbreaking Class 3A Southern Regional elimination game on May 8 in Boulder City.
After a standout 2026 year including a strong showing at the Class 3A State Tournament, four members of the PVHS boys golf team earned All-Southern Nevada honors over the weekend.
The Trojans battled extreme desert heat and record-tying temperatures at Boulder Creek Golf Club during the 2026 Class 3A Boys Golf State Championship in Boulder City.
