The Tonopah and Round Mountain wrestling teams will be in Pahrump today to compete in the Nye County Championships, to be hosted by Pahrump Valley.

The Muckers, Knights and Trojans will start the action at 3:15 p.m. in the Ninth Grade Academy gym.

Probable wrestlers for Tonopah include Cody Serfoss, a 135-pounder who finished second in the High Desert Classic at Tonopah Jan. 12.

Also competing for the Muckers: Jaret Tisue, 103 pounds; Kevin Valentine, 112; Christopher Brown, 119; Robert Ashbey, 125; and Zachary Seward, 215.

Round Mountain wrestlers include James Browning, a 140-pounder who was 3-1 and finished third in the High Desert tournament.

Wrestlers on the Knights' roster include Jordan Cutler, 103; Robert McCluskey, 112; Doug Kehoe, 135; Justin Browning, 145; Justin Acosta, 152 and Garrett Snider, 171.

Tonopah and Round Mountain are Nye County high schools which compete in the Class A Central Division in most sports but are in 2-A for wrestling.

The Southern regionals are Feb. 1-2 at Pahranagat Valley Alamo, with the state tournament Feb. 8-9 at Laughlin.

Who will wrestle for Pahrump Valley has yet to be announced, but expect Trojan Junior Varsity matmen to compete in most weight classes.

Pahrump Valley's varsity is coming off a second-place finish in the always-tough Mohave Invitational at Bullhead City, Ariz. Outpointing the Trojans 534-494 was Class 4-A Las Vegas Spring Valley.

The Grizzlies and Trojans did not meet, but both teams were 6-0 in dual matches. Pahrump Valley boosted its 2007-2008 record to 27-3 with two duals left. They will be held Jan. 30 in the PVHS gym, with Las Vegas Faith Lutheran and Overton Moapa Valley visiting for the final Southern Nevada Class 3-A duals of the season.

On Feb. 2, the Trojans will host the Southern regionals, with Mesquite Virgin Valley and Boulder City joining Faith Lutheran and Moapa Valley in the field. The state tournament is Feb. 8-9 at Moapa Valley.

The Trojans, coached by Craig Rieger, defeated River Valley, Ariz., 79-0, then rolled to wins against Parker, Ariz. 53-18.; Las Vegas Rancho 56-24; San Pasqual, Calif., 47-22, Las Vegas Shadow Ridge 55-21 and Scottsdale, Ariz., Bradshaw Mountain 66-15 to complete the dual segment of the tournament.

Top wrestlers from each of the 14 teams that competed in the two-day tournament then had a bracketed showdown for individual bragging rights.

The Trojans had two wrestlers named most valuable after that competition. Elias Armendariz, 8-0 and the winner at 112 pounds,was honored in the Little Weights, and Frank Lopez, 8-0 and the champion at 285, was the choice in the heavyweights.

Armendariz boosted his overall record to 42-4, while Lopez is 43-3.

The Trojans' James Chapman (145, 8-0, 40-6), Zack Weldon (171, 8-0, 45-2), and Pierce Henkel (215, 8-0, 37-8) won titles in the individual segment.

Chris DeMille, 7-1 at 130, was second. Joe Colucci, 7-1 at 189, was third and is 30-15 in all matches.

Also competing for the Trojans were Elliott Owens, 103, 5-2, 28-10; Steve Schmidt, 152, 2-4; Josh Armendariz, 119, 5-2; Ande Floyd, 160, 5-2, and Kyle Abreu, 4-4 at 130.