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PVHS slowly catching up to No. 1 The Meadows

Kayne Horibe (8) has been essential in the last two games the Pahrump Valley baseball team has played, earning the most RBIs on the team.

Trojans home run isn’t enough for win

A home run from Madison Rodriguez (6) wasn’t enough for the Pahrump Valley softball team to beat the Sports Leadership & Management (SLAM) Bulls in a conference game on Wednesday.

SOFTBALL: Trojans top Moapa, fall to Needles

The Trojans softball team suffered their first loss this season against a school from a neighboring state on Monday, but it also added a win in a weekend game against Moapa Valley (2-1) at home.

Muckers baseball off to 1-3 start this season

By the end of the weekend, the Tonopah Muckers had played four games, where they scored over 17 runs.

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A family that runs together stays together

Desiree Veloz started running four years ago. For her, running was a challenge. Veloz is a teacher on assignment for the School District. She needed a physical activity that would keep her from falling back into the world of anorexia. Running has done just that and more. In October she ran her first marathon.

Sports Corner

The Pahrump Valley 500 Club, a bowling club at the Pahrump Valley Nugget, donated $345 to the Nye County Animal Shelter on Dec. 13. It was their annual Christmas donation.

WRESTLING: Trojans finish 19th overall out of 74 at Las Vegas Holiday Classic

Friday and Saturday eight elite Trojan wrestlers participated in an annual nationwide 74-team wrestling event at the Las Vegas Convention Center, which is known as the Las Vegas Holiday Classic. Teams of all divisions across the nation, and as far as Washington D.C., participated in the event.

BASKETBALL: Nye County weekly roundup

The Lady Trojans dropped a home game to Sierra Vista last Friday 42-33 before the holiday break. The Trojans (1-7 overall, 0-2 Sunset League) out-hustled the Mountain Lions (3-7 overall, 1-2 Sunset League) in every category but the one that counts, scoring.

Lady Hornets win big against Coral Academy

The Lady Hornets destroyed Coral Academy 57-18. The Hornets (3-0 overall) Coach Aimee Senior believes her team’s offense is getting a good workout.

Dance Xpressions: There’s a new cheer squad in town

Dance Xpressions and VIP Cheer takes cheer to a whole new level in the valley. Before this studio opened, children interested in learning the complex tumbling elements needed to become a cheerleader had to travel to Las Vegas.

Trojans soundly defeat last year’s Division I runner-up at state

The Trojans grapplers went up against Spring Valley on Tuesday night and won 46-26. Spring Valley was the Division I runner up at state last year. The full house crowd expected a better showing from the Grizzlies but it was not to be.

Sports Corner

Special Olympics: Our next sport will be basketball and it will start on January 3 at PVHS in the old 9th grade academy gym, I think they refer to it as gym A from 10 a.m.- 12 p.m.

Trojans grapplers take third at Spring Valley Duals

The Trojans wrestling team had their first home match against Sierra Vista last Thursday night. The Trojans mattmen didn’t disappoint the full stands and beat the Mountain Lions 54-27 in their first conference match of the season. The team then went to the Spring Valley Duals in Las Vegas and finished third at one of the toughest wrestling tournaments in the valley.

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