Pahrump Valley girls golf hosts meet-and-greet, scramble at Lake View clubhouse

Pahrump Valley High School girls golf hosted a meet-and-greet Tuesday at Lake View Club House, then sent prospective players into a nine-hole scramble with the Pahrump Ladies League. The evening put head coach Sierra McKillips and assistant coach Danielle Altiero in direct contact with students and families before the fall season.

Players were encouraged to bring their clubs, turning the gathering into a quick path from interest to actual play. Returning golfers and students considering the sport for the first time could ask questions, learn the team’s expectations and see how the program works before classes resume.

The Nye County School District athletics page lists McKillips as the girls golf coach and includes her district email, smckillips@nyeschools.org, giving families a direct way to follow up. That kind of access matters for a fall sport that depends on steady participation to keep a roster healthy from year to year.

McKillips took over the program in 2025, becoming the first female head coach at PVHS girls golf in more than a decade. The team has already leaned on community events to build numbers and comfort around the sport, including a June 2025 meet-the-coach gathering at Mountain Falls Clubhouse and a July fundraiser at Mountain Falls Golf Club that drew 16 participants. Local fall coverage later showed the season opener at Mountain Falls Golf Club included six schools in the field.

The program also has a state-level marker to point to. PVHS freshman Raegan Saldana represented the school at the 2025 Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association 3A girls golf state tournament in Boulder City, a sign that the path from an introductory event in Pahrump can reach beyond the local course.

Pahrump Valley High School is one of six high schools in Nye County School District, and US News lists the school at 100% economically disadvantaged enrollment. In that setting, an early, low-pressure introduction at Lake View Club House gives students a practical way in, with coaches on hand, clubs in play and a local golf community waiting on the first tee.