Pahrump Valley sophomore Raegan Saldana shot a career-best 93 to place fifth among 25 golfers during an Aug. 27 league match at Mountain Falls Golf Club.
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Pahrump Valley takes a 1-2 record to Chaparral Friday after scoring 34 second-half points in its comeback bid at Durango.
Freshman Jakob Riggs stepped into goal after an injury to starter Jesse Barajas, but Pahrump Valley fell 4-2 at The Meadows despite two second-half goals.
Pahrump Valley erased most of a 27-point halftime deficit, scoring 34 after the break before Durango held on for a 42-34 victory.
Pahrump Valley found its offensive rhythm after a slow start, scoring three times against Class 4A Cimarron-Memorial while identifying several areas that need work before league play.
The Trojans girls soccer team took third in an eight-team tourney called the Mesquite Cup to start the season last weekend.
The Jet ski races continued at Lakeside with little fanfare as the promoter, “Mad Dog Matta,” was unable to get enough racers for Saturday and Sunday.
Four new members will be inducted to the Pahrump Valley High School Athletics Hall of Fame on Saturday to bring the total members to 64.
Larry Goins will be the new Trojans athletic director, taking over for Ed Kirkwood, whose last day was Friday.
Nico Velasquez led the Trojans with a 49-yard touchdown reception and a 99-yard kickoff return for a score as the Trojans crushed Eldorado 38-10 on Friday in their home opener.
The Trojans girls volleyball team was at the Las Vegas Invitational, a high-quality tournament that sees some of the top volleyball teams in Nevada and California perform. Pahrump won one and lost five matches. Two of those teams ended up being in the top three at the tournament, Ramona and Central. Ramona won the tournament.
I was walking past Petco Park today and saw hordes of Cubbies fans approaching for the afternoon game with the Padres, (the Cubs won 6-3, sweeping the series) and I started thinking about the Cubs’ chances of winning the pennant and overcoming the dreaded Billy Goat Curse.
He is one of the most personable guys I know. Over the past six years it has been hard to find a day where I haven’t talked to Ed Kirkwood. For those who haven’t met Ed, he is the Trojans athletic director and he is leaving for Florida today.
Football is back. The Trojans open the season hosting Eldorado High School, a Class 4A school in the Northeast League.
Pahrump Youth Softball: Fall ball season is open for registration. Registration is Aug. 26 and 29 at Ian Deutch Field at 4 p.m., 6 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., at the snack bar. Cost to play is $65. A copy of the birth certificate is required to register. For more info: richlauver@hotmail.com.
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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.
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