Behind a community-wide sendoff and a dominant tournament performance capped by a 12–1 championship victory over Lowry, the Lady Trojans captured their fifth Class 3A state softball title.
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The Trojans stranded runners in scoring position, survived a controversial balk call and pushed Virgin Valley through 12 exhausting innings before finally falling 4-3 in a heartbreaking Class 3A Southern Regional elimination game on May 8 in Boulder City.
After a standout 2026 year including a strong showing at the Class 3A State Tournament, four members of the PVHS boys golf team earned All-Southern Nevada honors over the weekend.
The Trojans battled extreme desert heat and record-tying temperatures at Boulder Creek Golf Club during the 2026 Class 3A Boys Golf State Championship in Boulder City.
The PV 500 Club returned to action on Saturday, May 9 at the Pahrump Nugget Hotel and Casino, where bowlers competed in the Certified Regular 10-Pin Singles tournament.
Toughness is a quality that is hard to teach an athlete. It’s not something that you can learn from a book. It’s a quality that comes from hard work.
The Trojans men’s hoopsters are back in full force with a new team and a new head coach. Trojans Coach John Toomer is tired of waiting and says his “team is ready to start playing games.”
After being rained out on Nov. 23, the last race of the Pahrump Valley Speedway’s season on Nov. 30 was a spectacle of new and experienced drivers with some out there to get experience, and some veterans there to just enjoy the last local dirt race of the year.
Aimee Senior returns to lead the Beatty Hornets women’s basketball team one more year. This year the veteran coach comes out of retirement and is in her 13th year. She said after last year’s season she would come back to help out the team if they couldn’t find a replacement for Steve Sullivan who is sitting this year out.
The girls Trojans basketball team is hoping to start their season with a bang as the potential for a winning season looks promising. With some strong players returning to the team as well as a strong freshman class, head varsity coach Jennifer Hagstrom is enthusiastic about the upcoming season.
Junior defensive team captain Jeb Ayers for the Tonopah Muckers football team is one reason the Muckers do not have a losing season.
Three men from Pahrump excelled at the World Association of Bench Pressers and Deadlifters (WABDL) competition in Reno Nov. 3-10.
Joe Serrano is the new coach for the Beatty Hornets men’s basketball program at Beatty High School. He takes over after a year of Leo Verzilli leading the program.
With the holiday season upon us, people are concerned about putting on the extra pounds from all the turkeys, hams and yams being gobbled down in the name of merry-making and good cheer. The average American is set to consume 4,000 calories in this one Thanksgiving feast and most would undoubtedly be looking for a way to lose it all in the following weeks to come to get ready for Christmas.
Russell Olin is the new head coach of the Lady Muckers Basketball Varsity team, but is not new to the Muckers basketball program.
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Behind a community-wide sendoff and a dominant tournament performance capped by a 12–1 championship victory over Lowry, the Lady Trojans captured their fifth Class 3A state softball title.
The Trojans stranded runners in scoring position, survived a controversial balk call and pushed Virgin Valley through 12 exhausting innings before finally falling 4-3 in a heartbreaking Class 3A Southern Regional elimination game on May 8 in Boulder City.
After a standout 2026 year including a strong showing at the Class 3A State Tournament, four members of the PVHS boys golf team earned All-Southern Nevada honors over the weekend.
The Trojans battled extreme desert heat and record-tying temperatures at Boulder Creek Golf Club during the 2026 Class 3A Boys Golf State Championship in Boulder City.
