The week for the Pershing County girls soccer week tested its stamina. Mid-week, the Mustangs traveled to Spring Creek and lost 8-0 to the Spartans. Next, Pershing County hosted the Quincy Trojans, beating the visitors 8-0. The Spartans and Mustangs are ranked fifth and sixth in the league, but Spring Creek dominated the game, especially in the first half.
The Lowry High School boys soccer team completed its longest road trip of the season last weekend with matches in West Wendover and Ely. The Buckaroos were on the Nevada/Utah border on Friday afternoon to play West Wendover and lost 2-1.
The Battle Mountain High School football team bounced back with a 27-22 win over Yerington on Friday night in Yerington, The victory kept the Longhorns in third-place in the Northern 2A at 3-1.
The Pershing County High School volleyball team added two more wins to their collection this week. The Mustangs beat Yerington on the road on Friday 25-20, 18-25, 25-20, 25-16. On Saturday, they hosted the North Tahoe Lakers and won in five sets 25-9, 25-22, 20-25, 22-25, 15-9.
After dropping five of its six previous matches, the Battle Mountain High School volleyball team collected two important Northern 2A victories on the road this past weekend. Battle Mountain defeated Silver Stage on Friday 20-25, 25-18, 25-14. 25-17 and Sierra Lutheran 17-25, 25-16, 25-18, 25-17 on Saturday afternoon. The Falcons won the first meeting this season in five sets, as the Lady Longhorns improved to 7-8 in the Northern 2A.
As the postseason quickly approaches, the Lowry High School cross country team headed back out on the road last Friday to Wells for the Wells Invitational at Chimney Rock Golf Course. The Buckaroo featured seven runners in the girls 3.1-mile race, with sophomore Alyla Thomas earning a runner-up finish with a time of 20 minutes, 9 seconds.
The longest road trip of the season greeted the Lowry High School girls soccer team as it attempts to remain in the hunt for a home playoff match in the Northern 3A Regional Championships at the end of October. In 2023, the Buckaroos got rid of the West Wendover and White Pine trip in the opening weekend of the season.
The Battle Mountain High School cross country team headed back out on the road last Friday to Wells for the Wells Invitational at Chimney Rock Golf Course. The Longhorns featured four runners in the girls 3.1-mile race, with Danielle Madalena placing 27th with a time of 23:52.
The Battle Mountain High School cross country team headed back out on the road last Friday to Wells for the Wells Invitational at Chimney Rock Golf Course. The Longhorns featured four runners in the girls 3.1-mile race, with Danielle Madalena placing 27th with a time of 23:52.
Battle Mountain’s Jaylee Jorgenson finished in a tie for third at the Northern 2A East Regional Girls Golf Championship at Jackpot Golf Club on Thursday, Oct. 12. Jorgensen carded a round of 117 to tie with White Pine’s Brynn Gardner. White Pine’s Kylee Knudson was the regional champion at 113 and Wells’ Gracie Otto (114) placed fourth.
Nevaeh Serna and West Reiva of the Battle Mountain NNA swim team were in Roseville Calif., from Oct. 4-6, for the CCA Spook-Tacular at the Roseville Aquatic Center. Conditions were tough with temperatures over 100 degrees. Reiva’s class 11-12 averaged 80 entries per event and same for Serna’s 13-24 class 80 per event both had great time improvements.
The McDermitt High School volleyball team closed out its home portion of the schedule on Saturday afternoon against Northern 1A East leader Eureka. It was also senior day for the lone senior on the Bulldogs, Vina Tom, as she was honored during the match. The Vandals did not play the gracious guest, sweeping the Bulldogs 25-11, 25-18 and 25-20, as McDermitt dropped to 6-4 in league play. McDermitt is in a battle for second-place in the league with Owyhee.
Former Las Vegas City Councilwoman Michele Fiore was convicted of federal fraud charges Thursday after she used donations intended for a fallen police officer’s memorial for her personal gain, marking a downfall for the firebrand conservative who nearly became Nevada’s treasurer two years ago.
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