HORACE LANGFORD JR. / PVT Arlette Scott, left, and Kristi Daffer will be on the floor today, when the Pahrump Valley volleyball team competes in the Las Vegas Invitational. The first match is at 4 p.m. against Bountiful, Utah. Advertisement

When Pahrump Valley plays in the Las Vegas Invitational Volleyball tournament today and Saturday, coach Jill Harris is looking for just one thing.

"We want the girls to mesh, so we can find rotations that work," said Harris, back as head coach after two-season absence.

As they prepare to compete in Class 4-A for the first time, the Lady Trojans are looking forward to competing in the always-tough Las Vegas Invitational. They had reasonable success playing in the tournament as a Class 3-A team.

The Trojans, who lost to eventual champion Yerington in the Nevada state semifinals last season, will open the 2008 campaign at 4 p.m. against Bountiful, Utah.

At 5, they take on Palo Verde, out of the Sunset Region Northwest Division, and at 7, PVHS will battle tournament host Las Vegas.

The tournament resumes with revised pools Saturday at 8 a.m.

Making the trip to Las Vegas today were seniors Shayna Smith, Vanessa Veloz, Karen Daun, Kristi Daffer, Jill Wulfenstein and Arlette Scott, along with sophomores Alyson Kunzi, Ashley Lindgren, Casey Scheller and Taylor Ball.

Several juniors will be on the PVHS junior varsity team that will play in the Lady Trojans Invitational today and Saturday in the high school gym.

"We going to go with a 6-2 set, with Kristi working mostly as an outside hitter," said Harris. Kristi Daffer is a two-time all-state choice back for her fourth season as a varsity starter.

NOTES -- Pahrump Valley's girls soccer team is at Reno Galena today and Saturday for a tournament ... Pahrump Valley's boys' soccer team was to play in a tournament at Bishop Gorman today and Saturday, but that event was canceled.... Also called off: the boys' home game against Henderson Liberty, scheduled for Tuesday afternoon. Which means the boys will open the season Thursday at Class 4-A Northwest power Las Vegas Centennial. ... The cross country team is in the Las Vegas Labor Day Classic Saturday; action at Palo Verde High School starts at 8 a.m. ...The girls golf team hosted a match Thursday against its former 3-A league rivals.