For the Pahrump Valley fast-pitch softball and baseball teams, winning is contagious.

In a tournament at St. George (Utah) last week, the Lady Trojans went 4-1, boosting its 2008 record under first-year coach Preston Dockter to 9-2.

Pahrump Valley defeated San Juan, one of Utah's top teams, 6-5; Park City (Utah) 11-3; Enterprise (Utah) 5-1, and Grand Country (Utah) 4-2. The loss was 5-3 to Nevada Class 2-A power Needles (Calif.) 5-3.

Pahrump Valley collected 33 hits and committed just nine errors in the five games.

Pahrump Valley played at Bonanza in Las Vegas Tuesday; that will be its only game this week. On March 28-29, PVHS will play in a tournament at Kingman (Ariz.).

In the Kingman tournament are Henderson Liberty (a PVHS opponent at 2:30 p.m. March 28), Beaver Dam (Utah), Parker (Ariz.), Coconino (Ariz.), Henderson Foothill, Window Rock (Ariz.), Nogales (Ariz.), Las Vegas Rancho and Needles, Calif., along with host Kingman. Teams can play as many as six games in the two-day event.

In baseball, the Trojans moved to 6-2 this season with a 12-1, 14-2 sweep Saturday of homestanding Las Vegas Canyon Springs.

Coach Doug Marion's team backed up the solid pitching of starters Danny Cazier and Sam Morrow by slugging 33 hits in 10 innings against that Class 4-A opponent.

Pahrump Valley is in the Del Sol Invitational Thursday through Saturday. The Trojans' first game is at Del Sol against Mojave at 3 p.m. Thursday.

At 8 a.m. Friday, the Trojans play Mojave at Del Sol. At 12:30 p.m., the Trojans are at Chaparral.

Saturday's games are at 8 a.m., 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m.

Also entered are Henderson Basic, Canyon Springs, Clark and Hillcrest (Utah).