With the possibility of bad weather in the Reno/Sparks area, the Lowry High School track and field team stayed home from the Reed Rotary Invitational and took its entire team to Battle Mountain on Friday.
LAS VEGAS – Timothy Jackson, Director of Athletics for the Clark County School District, has been selected as Executive Director of the Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association. Jackson was selected by the NIAA’s Board of Control at the board’s quarterly meeting on Tuesday, March 19.
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The last time Calvin Connors stepped on the gridiron in Fallon, he led a Buckaroos’ fourth-quarter rally to stun the Greenwave and capture the league title. Ten years later, he’ll be back on that same field. Instead of donning the blue and gold, he’ll be pacing the sidelines in green and white. Connors was named head coach of the Greenwave football program after Brooke Hill announced his retirement from coaching last fall.
The McDermitt High School track and field team was able to dodge the weather on Saturday with a trip to the Fallon Elks Invitational that featured a number of teams from Nevada.
Unlike a majority of its meets, the Battle Mountain NNA swim team made the short trip to Elko on Saturday, March 16, for the 2024 Pot O Gold at the Elko City Pool. Beckett and Barrett Buffington competed in their first sanctioned and performed great.
The Battle Mountain High School track and field team traveled to the Fallon Elks Invitational this past Saturday to compete with a number of teams from Northern Nevada. Olivia Lemaire tossed a personal best of 26 feet 0.5 inches in the shot put to place seventh.
After having a week off, the Battle Mountain High School softball team was back home to host Oasis Academy in a three-game, Northern 2A series. The Bighorns played in the 1A state tournament last year and moved up to the 2A this past fall after realignment.
The Lowry High School baseball made its way to Elko this past weekend to begin Northern 3A East with the rival Indians. Elko swept a doubleheader 7-6 and 12-1 on Friday and completed the series sweep on Saturday with an 8-4 victory. Lowry dropped to 0-3 in league play and 5-9 overall.
It was an up and down weekend for the Lowry High School softball team, which opened Northern 3A East play in Elko. Lowry dropped the opening game of the series 3-1 on Friday afternoon but bounced back for a 17-8 win in the nightcap. The offense went away again on Saturday morning, with an 6-2 loss. The Lady Bucks dropped to 1-2 in the Northern 3A East and 7-5 overall. It is the first time Elko has taken a series from Lowry since 2010.
After starting the Northern 2A season on a high note with a series sweep of Silver Stage, the Battle Mountain High School baseball team was hoping to extend that momentum when it Oasis Academy this past Friday and Saturday.
It was a stellar Saturday for the Lowry High School track and field team at the Fallon Elks Invitational, as Brent Kenison won three events and Nomar Aguirre two.
The Lowry High School swim team joined a number of area schools to compete in the Aqua 5 meet in Carson City on Saturday, March 16. The Aqua 5 is different from other meets, with no relays. Swimmers compete in the 100-yard freestyle, 100-yard butterfly, 50-yard free style, 100-yard breaststroke and the 100-yard backstroke.
Last Saturday, 21 PCHS athletes braved the wind to run, leap and throw to the best of their abilities. They competed in the Fallon Invitational, along with teams from over two dozen other schools.
The Pershing County softball team continues to rack up the wins. Last Tuesday (March 19), they hosted Incline for the first game of a triple header. They beat the Highlanders 19-4 in three innings. Over the weekend, the Mustangs traveled to Damonte Ranch High School in Reno and won two games in three innings (21-2, 20-2).