The Needles Desert Star

11/15/2025

Headed to the State Championship Game at Allegiant Stadium. Hear from some of the Mustangs plus check out full recap for more info.

11/15/2025

FINAL: Needles wins and is headed to the State Championship Game!!!!!

UPDATE: INTERCEPTION! Needles takes over as Battie Mountain takes their final timeout. 2:54 left.

UPDATE: Gabe Rodriguez returns the kickoff for a touchdown. However, Battle Mountain returns the kickoff for six. 18-12 Needles.

UPDATE: Battle Mountain strikes on opening possession. 12-6 Needles with 6:16 left other third quarter.

HALFTIME: Another incredible touchdown. Hudson Smith with a long touchdown pass to Robert Tapia with 21 second left in the half. 12-0 Mustangs.

UPDATE: What a play. Dylan Castillo breaks free and as he is going down, laterals it to quarterback Hudson Smith for a touchdown. 6-0 Mustangs.

End 1: No score through the first 12 minutes.

State Semifinals underway. Needles vs Battle Mountain. Stay tuned for updates.

11/08/2025

FINAL: Needles wins 54-0 and will be back home next Saturday at 1 p.m. for a spot in the State Championship Game at Allegiant Stadium.

HALFTIME: Needles leads 40-0.

UPDATE: 20-0 Needles late in first quarter.

UPDATE: Touchdown Tapia. 6-0 as the Mustangs take back over after another recovery on a kickoff.

Needles Football underway as they recover the kickoff to start the playoffs.

10/31/2025

FINAL: Needles wins 36-0 and will host the first round of playoffs next week as the top seed.

UPDATE: All Needles as they lead 36-0 in the second half. Hudson Msith to Luke Mills for the latest touchdown.

HALFTIME: 2 rushing touchdowns for Dylan Castillo. 28-0.

UPDATE: Rubalcava again. 14-0 Mustangs.

UPDATE: Neddles strikes first and leads 8-0 on a touchdown from JJ Rubalcava.

Needles Football just about to get underway on Senior Night.

10/29/2025

Senior Night for the Needles girls volleyball and cross country team. Best of luck to this group of athletes.
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10/28/2025

Needles cross country competes at Mohave High School.
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10/24/2025

FINAL: Needles wins 56-16. Back home in a week to play Lake Mead Christian Academy

Underway for some Thursday Night football in Needles.

10/18/2025

40-0 win for Needles. Full recap to come in our next edition.

10/11/2025

Hear from the Mustangs!

10/11/2025

FINAL: Needles wins 46-8!

UPDATE: All Needles tonight as they lead 46-8 heading into the fourth quarter.

UPDATE: Needles with an early 16-0 lead late in the first quarter.

Exciting day at Needles High School. Football coming up at 7 p.m. Stay tuned for updates.

09/24/2025

Get a glimpse at the impact the food distribution event has on local families and neighborhoods:

BULLHEAD CITY — Darren Langworthy and his son, Mikah, were among the early arrivals for Saturday's community drive-through food distribution at the Bullhead Regional Food Bank.

09/24/2025

Check out this week's Needles in History feature:

On the small corner of E Street and Front Street was a Richfield Gas Station and next door to it sat the Grandeur Cafe which was last known as Lucy’s