Pahrump Valley opens league play Friday against a winless Virgin Valley team that has beaten the Trojans three straight years. Both coaches built demanding nonleague schedules to prepare for this moment.
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Pahrump Valley played Equipo Academy to a scoreless draw Sept. 17, extending its unbeaten stretch to three matches while continuing to seek its first league victory.
Check out this week’s PVHS sports news and and standings.
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Sophomore quarterback Wyatt Cross directed the offense, Angel Ware delivered back-to-back scoring plays for Pahrump, and relentless defensive pressure helped the Trojans pull away from Valley in a 64–26 road victory.
Trojans boys had a rough opening at the Mesquite Cup winning only 1-2 last week. The team turned it around over the weekend by beating Fernley 5-2 and Churchill County 2-1. The team played the Idaho State Champions on Saturday to a 3-3 tie and improved their record to 3-2-1.
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.
Bowling News: Results of the Certified Whoops Singles Tournament sponsored by Jan and Gordon Sawyer:
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.
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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.
