Entries from September 2007

September 14, 2007

Week 3: A Volleyball Marathon and Taking Your Calls

I came across some articles written in the Pahrump Valley Times on the goings on in volleyball.
Here’s an older one, but it’s still interesting.
Also look for my 3A volleyball preview on NevadaPrep, which I’ll send to Herb this weekend.  I won’t insert a link to it, because links on NevadaPrep change a lot.
Anyway…. 
On September 4th we watched and [...]

September 13, 2007

Week 2: It Must be Football Season in Moapa Valley

We found ourselves high in the stands at Moapa on August 31 and watched the Pirates give up an 11-point halftime lead, losing to Hurricane 24-20.
The Moapa Valley definitely has the fire for football. The stands were packed, the band was jammin’ (did I here The Pirates of the Caribbean theme?). There were a [...]

September 8, 2007

Week 1: In the Blistering Sun at Mountain View

Once Indian Springs settled down, we had ourselves a ball game. Derek Oliver is a solid running back, and was apparently barely passed half strength. Once the Thunderbirds stopped coughing up the ball and Oliver got into a rhythm, things got interesting.

But Mountain View held on. They made the stops when they had to. With [...]