After years of waiting for official recognition, the Pahrump Valley High School boys volleyball team finally took the court this spring as an NIAA-sanctioned program.
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PVHS track and field closed out the 2026 season with a series of record-breaking performances and podium finishes at the NIAA Class 3A state championships in Sparks.
Competitors battled through warm temperatures as players, families and fans gathered for an afternoon of horseshoes, food and community fellowship in Henderson.
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 suffering a 40-point loss to Pahranagat Valley a week earlier, the Beatty High School boys basketball team needed a win against a Beaver Dam team that made the trip from Arizona riding a 4-game losing streak and having lost 9 of 10.
Jazmyne Turner will be running track at Missouri Valley College next year, and how she got there shows how much recruiting has changed in college sports.
Full disclosure: I had no intention of talking to either coach after Tuesday night’s basketball doubleheader at Pahrump Valley High School.
The Nevada State High School Rodeo Association will return to Pahrump this month, and Buddy Krebs, director of the Pahrump Valley High School Rodeo Club, hopes for a good turnout.
This is the fourth part of a series taking a look at the impact of club sports on high school athletics.
Denise Flanagan’s passion for the Wounded Warrior Project stems in part from her 27-year stint in the Air Force and time spent in the medical field. She is also a Wednesday night league bowler.
Bobbi-lee Ward is taking the concept of leap year seriously, taking a leap on Feb. 29.
Junior Logan Gavenda scored 12 points and senior Grant Odegard netted 11 Thursday night as the Pahrump Valley High School boys basketball team routed Equipo Academy 48-16 in a Sunset League game in Pahrump.
The Beatty High School girls basketball team dropped its third consecutive game this season to Tonopah on Tuesday night, dropping a 50-38 decision at home.
This is the third part of a series taking a look at the impact of club sports on high school athletics.
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After years of waiting for official recognition, the Pahrump Valley High School boys volleyball team finally took the court this spring as an NIAA-sanctioned program.
PVHS track and field closed out the 2026 season with a series of record-breaking performances and podium finishes at the NIAA Class 3A state championships in Sparks.
Competitors battled through warm temperatures as players, families and fans gathered for an afternoon of horseshoes, food and community fellowship in Henderson.
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.
