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.
Damon Chavez sat in the front row of the bleachers, watching, sort of, as his sister, Alondra, played volleyball for the Rosemary Clarke Middle School team. Mostly he played video games, as going to the game wasn’t really the 14-year-old’s idea.
Abraham Alvarez scored both goals Tuesday as the Pahrump Valley High School boys soccer team took a 2-0 lead and held on for a 2-1 win over Valley in a key Sunset League match.
There is no way to overstate how big Thursday night’s game between Valley and Pahrump Valley is. But I’ll try anyway.
Beating Boulder City in the region tournament and advancing to the state tournament is an annual goal for the Pahrump Valley High School girls golf team. This year, Breanne Nygaard decided to make a little history in the process.
Nobody connected with the Pahrump Valley High School girls soccer team wanted to deal with tie-breaking scenarios.
Add Pahrump Valley High School to the list of football teams that have made short work of Western this season.
Fights breaking out at football games became an issue when two games during the 2018 season and one during the 2017 season in Southern Nevada were ruled double forfeits because of bench-clearing brawls. In one, police had to use pepper spray to break up the fight.
■ Who: Pahrump Valley (2-5, 1-1 Sunset) vs. Western (1-6, 0-3 Sunset).
The series of controlled scrimmages known as the Class 3A Sunset League schedule continued Tuesday for the Pahrump Valley High School girls soccer team, which had another game end early because of the mercy rule.
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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.
