The Pahrump Fall Festival lasted from Sept. 19-22 at Petrack Park, but next to the park was the rodeo at McCullough Arena.
Sports
Trojans sports teams are finishing off the week with tough competition as the girls soccer team and football team will face off with top three schools in their leagues.
With two minutes left on the clock, the Trojans girls soccer team was in the lead by one goal against one of the top two soccer teams in their league – seconds later that changed.
With 25 seconds left on the clock, Trojan Natalie Soto took the ball onto Mater Academy East Las Vegas’ side to take one of the longest shots in the game to seal the team’s fate.
This is a big week for the Trojans soccer teams as both teams are playing at least two league games this week.
The Trojans boys soccer team (4-9-2 overall, 1-7-1 Sunset League) went head to head with the third place Rattlers ( 7-2-2, 7-2-1) last Friday and came up short by one point, 2-1.
The Trojans (3-3 overall, 2-2 Sunset League) travel to face Spring Valley (4-2 , 3-1 ) on Friday at 7 p.m. Spring Valley has one of the strongest defenses in the league. In the past six games, the Grizzlies have given up 43 points for an average of 7.1 points per game.
The Pahrump Valley girls soccer team knew they were going to have to play their best game against Faith Lutheran last Tuesday and they did. The game was played on the Crusaders home turf and Faith played as expected — hard and tough. According to Trojans Coach Pam Larmouth, the team played their best soccer up to this year despite coming up short, 2-1.
The Lady Trojans volleyball team put up a good fight Tuesday but was overpowered by league-leading Faith Lutheran, 25-19, 25-13, 25-16.
In boys soccer, Faith Lutheran (5-7-6 overall, 3-4-2 Sunset League) came to town on Tuesday. Pahrump Valley (4-8-2, 1-6-1) played some of the best defense up to this year but it wasn’t enough for the win as they lost 2-1.
The third annual Clothes for Kids Golf Tournament will be held Oct. 18 to benefit the Nye County School District’s Homeless Children’s Activity Fund and Court-Appointed Special Advocates.
The Lady Trojans outlasted Cheyenne (3-5 overall, 2-5 Sunset League) at home with a battered squad, 3-2. Pahrump (7-3, 4-2) is now in a three-way tie for second with Sierra Vista and Clark.
Pahrump Valley’s home win last Thursday keeps their playoff hopes alive.
Beatty won big against Beaver Dam in Arizona, 68-48. The Hornets (3-2 overall, 1-2 in Division IV Southern) will take on Round Mountain (4-1, 2-1) for their homecoming game this Friday at 3:30 p.m.
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.
