UNLV baseball overpowered Utah Tech 11-1 behind Parker Dillhoff’s complete-game gem in the opener before the Trailblazers answered with an emphatic 11-1 victory to earn a series split at Earl E. Wilson stadium.
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The Lady Trojans softball team are heating up as freshman ace Jaycie Hayes leads the state in strikeouts with 104, while junior standout Evalenne Armendariz posts a 1.55 ERA, forming a pitching duo that’s hard to beat.
Under sunny skies and breezy conditions, competitors in the Southern Nevada Horseshoe Pitching Series gathered on March 14 for the annual St. Patrick’s Day Festival tournament.
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.
The Nevada Department of Corrections held town halls in mid-April to keep inmates and staff up to date on what NDOC is doing to handle the COVID-19 outbreak, according to information on its Twitter page.
Roy Uyeno working on the baseball field at Pahrump Valley High School in the mornings with the school’s maintenance staff is a common sight.
For reasons I don’t completely understand, I always have been attracted to the tedious, behind-the-scenes details of the sports world.
The Women’s Football League Association has a lot going for it, at least on paper. It has a CEO with a business background. It has at least one celebrity owner. It held a combine last fall in Las Vegas. It has a Facebook page and a schedule of exhibition games.
You might have read a story in Wednesday’s paper outlining contingency plans being developed by the Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association to utilize if schools reopen after Gov. Steve Sisolak’s most recent Stay at Home order expires April 30.
There was a time when Jose Granados had visions of competing at the highest level of collegiate sports.
Revamped region tournaments would be held but state tournaments would be canceled under contingency plans being developed to salvage something out of the spring high school sports season.
Finding ways to stay active and preparing for the future are helping to fill the days of Pahrump Valley High School softball players who find themselves with more time on their hands than they have had in spring in years.
By next week, this space will be filled by something other than sports, for the simple reason that there is news happening. Sports, not so much. But when and if there is something to report, even if it’s just further cancellations and postponements, we will, of course, get that information in the paper and on our website.
In what might have been the last competitive event held in Pahrump before the COVID-19 pandemic shut down sports, Dennis Andersen and Mike Norton of Pahrump won first place in the Silver State Chili Cook-Off Horseshoes Tournament on March 14 at Petrack Park.
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UNLV baseball overpowered Utah Tech 11-1 behind Parker Dillhoff’s complete-game gem in the opener before the Trailblazers answered with an emphatic 11-1 victory to earn a series split at Earl E. Wilson stadium.
The Lady Trojans softball team are heating up as freshman ace Jaycie Hayes leads the state in strikeouts with 104, while junior standout Evalenne Armendariz posts a 1.55 ERA, forming a pitching duo that’s hard to beat.
Under sunny skies and breezy conditions, competitors in the Southern Nevada Horseshoe Pitching Series gathered on March 14 for the annual St. Patrick’s Day Festival tournament.
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.
