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.
Sports
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.
Many senior citizens in Pahrump are chastised for their slow driving in the valley. Russ Wilson is 86 and definitely not one of those drivers. Wilson races at the Pahrump Valley Speedway and is the oldest driver on the track at 86 years old.
The 2014 World Powerlifting Championships were held on Nov. 23 at Ballys in Las Vegas. The meet attracted 619 lifters from all over the world.
Members of the Pahrump Parks and Recreation Advisory Board held their first ever 3-on-3 Community Basketball Tournament this month at the newly constructed basketball courts at Simkins Park.
Competition, when is it beneficial and when is it not? Since the 60’s the thought has been that kids shouldn’t be exposed to losing. In many youth sports across the country participation trophies are given out to everyone, with the thought that losing is too devastating for children to participate in.
As 2014 winds down, the coaches throughout the Nye County School District wish all of Nye County a happy Thanksgiving. And the PVT Sports is thankful for all the hardworking coaches in Nye County who mold and shape our youth.
Special Olympics in Pahrump has had some problems with people wanting to donate just to the Pahrump Special Olympics. Area Director Jim Soltz addresses this problem as well as what the financial needs of Pahrump Special Olympics are and where the money is going.
Joe Serrano, last year’s Beatty boys basketball coach, won’t be returning this season. Steve Sullivan, former girls basketball coach and volleyball coach, will be the new head coach. Beatty Athletic Director Bryson Moore said Serrano is moving on to better things. Under Serrano the team was 4-10 overall.
The PVTBC will hold a Certified Snakebite/10 Pin/No Tap Singles Turkey Shoot Tournament, with handicap, on Nov. 22 at the Pahrump Nugget. This tournament will be sponsored by Nevada Treasure RV Resort.
Basketball teams need height and a little bit of speed. This year the Lady Trojans might have a bit of both.
Who is Kyle Heckman? Ask around the track and really nobody knows. Even the owner of the track, Chad Broadhead had to be reminded who he was. Heckman was the man who returned to the Pahrump Valley Speedway to win another $1,500 purse at the second annual After the Duel last Saturday. Heckman also won the Sam Stringer Memorial this year in July.
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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.
