Trophy

Object/Artifact

Virgin Valley Heritage Museum

Basketball Trophy

"Emblematic of the Basket-Ball Championship of Clark County" Trophy was won three years in a row also inscribed on trophy "to be held each year by the winner of the annual county series and to become the permanent trophy of the team which shall so win it thrice " Champions 1913 - 1914 - 1915 "Dedicated to Clean sport and Clean Living"

Name/Title

Trophy

Entry/Object ID

1991.323.0120

Description

In 1913, the high school basketball teams of Clark County engaged in a cup race. Whoever won the cup three times would keep it as a permanent trophy. Virgin Valley High School won the cup in 1913, 1914, and 1915, ending the race.