Sports

The Nevada State Horseshoe Pitching Association held an event over the weekend at Petrack Park before taking a break during the world championships.

Trojan baseball players Michael Wills and Micah Mendoza sustained severe injuries to their hands and fingers in a fireworks accident on July 4.

The Pahrump Valley Trojans baseball team had a tough time against teams in the Las Vegas valley over the holiday weekend.

Petrack Park hosted its first horseshoes event of the season on July 4. The pits have been under construction since February.

Amargosa Valley held a horseshoes tournament on Sunday over the holiday weekend that helped raise money for the Amargosa Racing Association.

On a recent one-day trip we boarded at sunup and enjoyed the cruise south to the Coronado Islands. As the boat reached its fishing position off the Islands and the captain dropped anchor, he called out those welcome words, “Drop your lines” …

The baseball and softball seasons have been finished for over a month now, but that’s not stopping the Pahrump Valley teams from getting awards.

Tom Grose, the 10-year-old from Pahrump, finished his second consecutive Nevada State Horseshoe Pitching Association tournament with an undefeated record after winning all five games in the Sundown Showdown event in Las Vegas.

The 9-pin, doubles event featured 98 bowlers who were split into teams of two bowlers, then divided into two divisions.

The Junior All-Stars dropped their first game of their tournament last Saturday 5-2 to Summerlin South, but that doesn’t seem to have fazed them after their most recent outings.