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.
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There is more to the dove and bird hunt than pulling the trigger.
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.
With just a couple of weeks to the traditional date of the Death Valley Badwater Ultramarathon on July 21, Death Valley National Park is close to reaching the end of their safety review, but for the Badwater race, not close enough.
Julie Floyd retires after 30 years teaching in the Nye County School district and will also step down as the head of the Trojans girls golf team. Her last teaching post was with Floyd Elementary school where she taught physical education.
The upcoming Sam Stringer Memorial on July 19 will see many IMCA Modified drivers converging on Pahrump to try to win the $1,500 purse. This could mean the six to 10 IMCA Modifieds from Tonopah could be coming down.
The anguish was there in Las Vegas. Soccer fans were doubled over and disappointed by the Americans loss to Belgium 2-1 in extra time. The disappointment made the front page of the Review-Journal on Wednesday.
Nothing has changed with the Badwater 135 race situation since the National Park Service decided to pull the plug on the race in the park in December of 2013. The race will still not be in Death Valley this year.
They say good things come in small packages, but don’t let Sam Tuscnak’s lack of size deceive you. The young linebacker is 5 foot 7 inches tall and 195 pounds.
All the talk of the International Motor Contest Association West Coast Super Stocks going away has the drivers who have not sold their cars up in arms and asking a lot of questions.
Bowling News: Results of no tap doubles tournament sponsored by Winn Realty and WR Sporting.
June 7 results at Pahrump Valley Speedway: Coupe: 1st – Mike Belcher #311, 2nd – Mark Daub #88, 3rd – David Belcher #9, 4th – Jeri Patrick #10, 5th – Anthony Broadhead #19; Bomber: 1st – Mike Layne #3, 2nd – Ryan Layne #37, 3rd – Gary Wyatt #65, 4th – Verne Hill #31, 5th – JJ Nunn #33, 6th – John Pietrorazio #1, 7th – Russ Wilson #29, 8th – Arlie Daniel #10; IMCA Modified: 1st – Jason Pike #23, 2nd – Dan Fitzgerald #87N, 3rd – Beau Gott #32, 4th – Mark Allison #5, 5th – Tony Kinkade #59, 6th – Bryan Wulfenstein #29, 7th – Keith Gott #55, 8th – Tommy Kahele #9, 9th – Jon Jensen #8, 10th – Josh Stringer #47, 11th – Rich Horibe #13, 12th – Joe Wabsis #40; Mini Stock: 1st – Sue Smotherman #14, 2nd – April Mitchell #18X, 3rd – Matt Belcher #360, 4th – Dylin Smotherman #21, 5th – Kevin Belcher #311, Dwarf: 1st -Brett Gamble #47X.
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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.
