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.
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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.
The boys and girls Trojans cross country team was in Las Vegas again last Saturday for the Las Vegas Invitational at Sunset Park. The course was a flat 5,000-meter course. The Pahrump boys finished 6th out of 11 small schools. Hurricane (Utah) was the top school on the boys’ side. In second was Clark, third was SECTA, 4th was Virgin Valley and fifth was Mojave. The girls finished 6th out of eight schools.
The Pahrump Valley Trojans will take on the Boulder City Eagles today at Boulder City. The Trojans will be away this week and next, against Mojave.
Bryson Moore was appointed as the new athletic director of Beatty High School this year. Moore took over from Leo Verzilli who had the position for the past three years.
The Pahrump Valley cross country team went to the Palo Verde Labor Day Classic at Sunset Park last Saturday.
Bishop Gorman came to town to test the Trojans golf skills on Tuesday afternoon. Trojans Coach Bob Hopkins said he wanted his girls to work on their short game and approaches to the green.
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After losing seven seniors last year, the Trojans didn’t have the talent developed yet to stop an experienced Douglas team. Douglas came down from Northern Nevada to play Centennial, Boulder City and Pahrump. Douglas defeated all three teams.
The Trojans defense held the Bonanza Bengals scoreless through three quarters to win 40-7 last Friday night. The Bengals, a rushing team, were held to 73-yards rushing on the night and 90-yards passing, while the Trojans offense scored at will.
The Lady Trojans golf team this year is headed by Trojans Coach Bob Hopkins. Hopkins is no stranger with the girls team. He and Julie Floyd had coached together before and produced a top-notch team. Also in 1980, Hopkins again coached both girls and boys in South Dakota.
The Trojans open today at 7 p.m. against the Bonanza Bengals at home. This will be the second year that Trojans Coach Joe Clayton will be using the Jet Sweep Offense and the Trojans should be able to attack the Bengals with the run.
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