On a night meant to honor seniors and celebrate team depth, the Pahrump Valley Lady Trojans turned a routine road game into a showcase of dominance, teamwork, and family pride.
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Hoping to spoil the Mustangs’ Senior Night, the Pahrump Valley Trojans instead suffered a lopsided 71-27 loss on the road Wednesday to the Class 3A Southern League leaders.
Wins may be scarce, but lessons aren’t. In a season defined by firsts, Pahrump Valley High School’s inaugural program continues to stack experience and resilience, even when tested by one of most polished programs in Spring Valley.
The Pahrump Valley High School girls wrestling program capped off a season of growth as freshman Patience Moore and sophomore Sarah Penner competed at the southern regional qualifiers at Clark High School.
A new youth athletic program is gaining momentum in Pahrump, as PVJA continues to attract young athletes each week with community support, hands-on coaching, and focus on confidence and fundamentals.
The Pahrump Nugget Bowling Center again will host a Monday Christmas Club Bowling League, and Debbie Varner urges those interested to be at the initial meeting at 9 a.m. Jan. 6.
Editor’s note: This is one in an ongoing series catching up with former high school athletes in Nye County.
Readers might recall the first few paragraphs and the last few paragraphs from last year’s Christmas column. I liked the way they turned out and figured I wouldn’t be able to top them, so I’ll start and end every Christmas column with them.
By early afternoon Friday, the Beatty High School girls basketball team had to feel pretty good about itself. After winning two of three games in a tournament in Big Pine, California, the Hornets routed Carlin in their opening game at Round Mountain’s Kody Beach Memorial Basketball Tournament to improve to 3-1.
It was a mixed bag for the Beatty High School boys basketball team last weekend at Round Mountain High School.
Readers with long memories, or those who are prone to getting utterly useless information stuck in their heads, might recall a column last February marking my first work anniversary at the Pahrump Valley Times. At the time, I said I don’t ordinarily get personal in this space and that I wasn’t likely to do it again until my fifth work anniversary, should that come to pass.
Apparently, athletic training does not take a holiday in Pahrump.
Bob Swain of Bullhead City, Arizona, Randy Salzwimmer of Pahrump and Joey Lopez of Kingman, Arizona, captured division championships Saturday during the Christmas Tree Open horseshoes tournament at Petrack Park.
With 9 seconds left on the clock, Logan Gavenda took an inbound pass from Grant Odegard, dribbled around Booker Wakefield and headed toward the basket. Virgin Valley’s Kris Leavitt, who had been a thorn in Pahrump Valley’s side all night, got in the way.
While nobody expected the Pahrump Valley High School girls basketball team to go undefeated, the Trojans’ first defeat of the season was totally unacceptable to coach Bob Hopkins.
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On a night meant to honor seniors and celebrate team depth, the Pahrump Valley Lady Trojans turned a routine road game into a showcase of dominance, teamwork, and family pride.
Hoping to spoil the Mustangs’ Senior Night, the Pahrump Valley Trojans instead suffered a lopsided 71-27 loss on the road Wednesday to the Class 3A Southern League leaders.
Wins may be scarce, but lessons aren’t. In a season defined by firsts, Pahrump Valley High School’s inaugural program continues to stack experience and resilience, even when tested by one of most polished programs in Spring Valley.
The Pahrump Valley High School girls wrestling program capped off a season of growth as freshman Patience Moore and sophomore Sarah Penner competed at the southern regional qualifiers at Clark High School.
