DON McDERMOTT / PVT The 2007 Pahrump Valley High School girls' golf team, winners of three straight Nevada Class 3-A state titles, included coach Julie Floyd, Jasper Biggs, Courtney Salmon, Ashley Keller, Meghan Morales, Sierra Fitzgibbons and Hailey Forrey, along with assistant coach Bob Hopkins. Advertisement

Nevada's Class 3-A girls golf teams won't have Pahrump Valley to kick them around anymore.

For the third consecutive year and for the fifth time in the last 10 years, the Lady Trojans won the state championship in October, in an emotional farewell to Class 3-A competition.

The Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association, and not any opposing team, ended the PVHS domination in 3-A girls golf. The NIAA realignment committee decided that Pahrump Valley will move to Class 4-A in the 2008-2009 school year.

There was no bitterness, only smiles (and a few tears of joy) in the PVHS camp that included several fans who made the trip to Del Webb's Sun City complex to watch the coronation of the Lady Trojans.

Julie Floyd, who has coached all five state championship teams, was ecstatic.

"I didn't want our girls to be second to anybody in this tournament," said Floyd, fighting back tears. "They have all stepped up and did a great job this season." The team experienced only one loss along the way, bowing to Mesquite Virgin Valley in a regular-season Southern League match two weeks ago.

Pahrump Valley edged the Bulldogs 477-478 in the regionals, played in Mesquite at The Palms. In the state tournament played on a par 72, 5,502-yard course. the Lady Trojans shot 473-487--960 to beat the Bulldogs' 498-478---976.

Incline, which for the second straight year had Caitlyn Wright emerge as the medalist, was third with 533-516--1,049. Winnemucca Lowry, once a perennial contender for state 3-A honors, was fourth with 544-506--1,050.

Battle Mountain, a Class 2-A Northern League member, had 539-546--1,085, while Class A Wells, which was a strong contender for the state 3-A championship two years ago at Boulder City, had 567-555--1,122.

Wright shot 79-77--156 to earn medalist honors, with teammate Shelby Hooper second at 83-79--162. MacKenzie Sowers of 1-A Reno Sage Ridge, was third at 87-84--171.

Amanda Bulloch of Virgin Valley and Ashley Keller of Pahrump Valley completed the all-state team. On a match of scorecards, Bulloch was awarded fourth place with her 83-90--173, while Keller, who has been on each of the last three state title teams, had 80-93--173.

Sixth was Courtney Salmon, who had 84-90--174. A senior, Salmon played in four state tournaments -- including Genoa Lakes in 2004 and 2006, at Boulder City in 2005.

For the Trojans, Jasper Biggs, the only other senior on the team, had 97-95--192 to finish 17th ...Hailey Forry, a junior, was 21st with 98-103--201 ... Sierra Fitzgibbons, a freshman, had 114-107--221 to place 31st ... Meghan Morales, a junior, was 34th with 119-106--225.