A local robotics team is raising funds in a unique way through a “Kiss the Pig” competition, combining community support, STEM education, and a lighthearted challenge to benefit youth programs and nonprofits.
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Mike Kintzer delivered a standout performance with three perfect 300 games to headline a strong field at the Pahrump Valley 500 Bowling Club’s 8–9 Pin No Tap Singles tournament.
Trojans junior Aaron Rily leads Pahrump under near-perfect weather to secure second place in the Boulder Creek meet.
Desert Oasis erupted for 11 runs between the second and fourth innings and pitcher MJ Hernandez limited Pahrump Valley to one run over five innings.
From a youth wrestling room in Pahrump to the national rankings, SLAM! senior Mika Yoffee has quietly built one of Southern Nevada’s most impressive high school wrestling careers.
Pahrump Valley Little League will hold a meeting Thursday, Oct. 1 to elect board members.
It was billed as a Celebration of Life for Dusty Park, and much of the afternoon felt like a celebration. There was laughter and sharing stories among the several hundred people who gathered Sunday at Pahrump Valley Speedway to remember him.
Pahrump Valley High School baseball players learned their season ended because of the COVID-19 pandemic in early March while they were playing in a tournament in Arizona. Perhaps it’s fitting that some of those same players will be on the Trojan Gold club team that will spend this weekend playing in Arizona.
Dan Dunn and Mike Dedeic had to work overtime but came away with the victory in a horseshoes tournament Saturday hosted by the Clyde E. Newman Jr. Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 10054 in Pahrump.
Dylin Smotherman outmaneuvered a 15-car field to capture first place in Mini Stocks during racing Aug. 29 at Pahrump Valley Speedway.
Rebekah Quinteros and Randy Gulley each took home more than $100 Aug. 29 in the latest Pahrump Valley Tournament Bowling Club event at the Pahrump Nugget Bowling Center.
Perhaps you have heard the phrase, “Shut up and dribble” aimed at NBA players who refused to play last week in protest of police brutality and systemic racism after the shooting of Jacob Blake, but there is nothing new about mixing sports and movements for social justice.
Some time last year, when I was going to use a couple of quotes from Dusty Park for a story, I checked with him to make sure he was still president of the Junior Trojans Soccer Club, purely for identification purposes.
Joel Dean tacked on three more points to his lead in the Sport Mod class with his Aug. 15 victory at Pahrump Valley Speedway.
Apparently, in a horseshoes tournament, it’s better to be a sponsor than the host.
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A local robotics team is raising funds in a unique way through a “Kiss the Pig” competition, combining community support, STEM education, and a lighthearted challenge to benefit youth programs and nonprofits.
Mike Kintzer delivered a standout performance with three perfect 300 games to headline a strong field at the Pahrump Valley 500 Bowling Club’s 8–9 Pin No Tap Singles tournament.
Trojans junior Aaron Rily leads Pahrump under near-perfect weather to secure second place in the Boulder Creek meet.
Desert Oasis erupted for 11 runs between the second and fourth innings and pitcher MJ Hernandez limited Pahrump Valley to one run over five innings.
