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Little League World Series: The Las Vegas team, Mountain Ridge, advances to the U.S. title game on Saturday at 12:30 p.m., after beating the Philadelphia team and Mo’ne Davis 8-1. The team did it with hitting and defense as they belted 2 home runs in the game.

My football picks for the Sunset League

Pahrump could end up on top of the Sunset League this year. I am going to go out on the limb and say that the Trojans finish near the top — either first or second in the Sunset League, Division I-A.

Trojans coach hopes to mold young soccer team

The Trojans girls soccer team are coming off a great season. Last year was almost perfect, if not for the one loss in the state final to South Tahoe. However, they did beat their rival, the Faith Lutheran Crusaders, three times and anytime you do that it’s a good season for the Trojans.

Voss repeats as winner of Vegas to Reno

Jason Voss won the The Best in the Desert Vegas to Reno Race for the second year in a row in the 1400 Division. This year Voss battled a rain-soaked course and huge ruts all the way to the finish line. His time was 8:29:28.337. Dale Dondel also in the 1400 Division, took second. Dondel’s time was 8:44:09.222.

Trojans Cross Country ready to run

The first official Trojans cross country practice was over the weekend on Saturday. Trojans Coach Matt Kolozieczyk hopes to continue building a quality team for both girls and boys. The team lost 13 seniors last year, seven girls and six boys.

Las Vegas team sends players to Williamsport, could Pahrump be next?

Last Friday the Mountain Ridge Little League team from Las Vegas made history in San Bernardino, Calif. by beating a team from Northern California 11-2. The Mountain Ridge team will be the first team from Nevada ever to make it to the Little League World Series, which is held annually in Williamsport, Pa.

This Week in Sports

The Kung Fu sisters, Ekaterina and Natasha Venola, scored big at the seventh annual International Chinese Martial Arts Championships at the Tuscany Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas on Aug. 1.

Racing world mourns tragic death of young racer

It can happen at any race track at any given time. “You can’t control the emotions of a driver in a race car,” Pahrump Valley Speedway owner Chad Broadhead told the PVT.

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