Pahrump Valley earned the home field. Now the Trojans need another win over Virgin Valley to keep playing. Friday’s playoff rematch follows a 21–14 victory in September that required a goal-line stand, a 98-yard touchdown drive and a fourth-quarter defensive finish.
Pahrump Valley’s boys’ and girls’ cross-country teams return to Boulder City for Saturday’s state championships, bringing regional titles, experienced leaders and depth throughout their lineups.
Round Mountain captured its fourth straight 1A Central regional championship while Beatty secured the league’s second state berth, sending both teams to this week’s Class 1A state tournament at Sierra Vista.
Pahrump Valley won both Class 3A Southern Region cross-country titles Oct. 30, sending its boys’ and girls’ teams to the Nov. 7 state championships in Boulder City.
Third-seeded Pahrump Valley completed a three-win postseason run with a 5-2 victory over top-seeded Virgin Valley in Saturday’s Southern Region final.
Patience, and its cousin, perseverance, are essential requisites to becoming an accomplished sportsman.
Pahrump Valley heads to Durango focused on fundamentals, stopping the run and preventing big plays after a difficult loss to Galena.
Pahrump Valley’s veteran core enters 3A Southern play after a 1-3 nonleague start that included a five-set victory over previously unbeaten Rancho.
One bad night does not make a bad football team. But Galena gave Pahrump Valley exactly the kind of early-season test coach Toby Henry said could expose problems before league play begins.
Pahrump Valley sophomore Raegan Saldana returned to Boulder Creek and shot five strokes better on Desert Hawk than she did during last fall’s Class 3A state tournament.
Pahrump Valley has plenty of youth, but coach Amy Carlson believes a core of four seniors and a talented group of underclassmen give the Trojans a chance to develop into something special this season.
After opening with a convincing win over Providence Hall, Pahrump Valley faces a different kind of challenge Friday when Galena arrives looking to rebound from a difficult 2025 season in Class 5A.
Pahrump Valley opened the season by wearing down Providence Hall with a physical running game and a defense that kept the Patriots scoreless until the final play.
A year after reaching the Class 3A state tournament as a freshman, Pahrump Valley sophomore Raegan Saldana knows more about her game — and about the course where the season ultimately led her.
Pahrump Valley earned the home field. Now the Trojans need another win over Virgin Valley to keep playing. Friday’s playoff rematch follows a 21–14 victory in September that required a goal-line stand, a 98-yard touchdown drive and a fourth-quarter defensive finish.
Pahrump Valley’s boys’ and girls’ cross-country teams return to Boulder City for Saturday’s state championships, bringing regional titles, experienced leaders and depth throughout their lineups.
Round Mountain captured its fourth straight 1A Central regional championship while Beatty secured the league’s second state berth, sending both teams to this week’s Class 1A state tournament at Sierra Vista.
Pahrump Valley won both Class 3A Southern Region cross-country titles Oct. 30, sending its boys’ and girls’ teams to the Nov. 7 state championships in Boulder City.
