Pershing County’s wrestlers have jettisoned to the top three of the Northern 2A league. Their performances at the duals showcased their competitive spirits. On Tuesday they competed in Yerington. Saturday they dualed in Battle Mountain.
Pershing County suffered its second loss of the year last Friday at North Tahoe 53-28. Earlier in the week, they beat Yerington 49-34. With the mixed results, the Mustangs stand at 21-2, overall, and 14-2 in the 2A. They’ve clinched the No. 2 seed going into the regional playoffs. Pershing County hosted Silver Stage on Tuesday, Feb. 6, for senior night. Results were not available at press time.
After completing a make-up game on Thursday night in Carlin, the McDermitt High School boys basketball team returned home this past weekend for the final time. On Thursday night, the Bulldogs used a big rally in the fourth quarter to beat the Railroaders 40-37 and snap a five-game losing streak.
The McDermitt High School girls basketball team continues to show its dominance with three more wins last week — running its win streak to 11 and a 14-2 record overall.
Just like that the postseason is upon us for high school wrestling. Regional championships throughout the state will take place this weekend. Lowry High School will head to Spring Creek on Friday and Saturday. The Buckaroos are coming of a 10-1 performance at the Northern 3A Duals in Fallon last weekend.
The Lowry High School boys basketball team made its final road trip of the season to Fallon and Reno. The Buckaroos took on Churchill County on Friday night and lost 61-46 to the Greenwave. Lowry moved over to Reno on Saturday afternoon for a non-conference game with North Valleys. The Panthers pulled away late for a 59-52 win. Lowry dropped to 9-14 overall and 0-8 in the Northern 3A East.
After beginning the Northern 3A East with three home games, the Lowry High School girls basketball team has been on the road for the last five contests. The road trip that started on Jan. 17, concluded this past Friday in Fallon with a 52-34 win over Churchill County.
The regular season to the high school wrestling season has come to a quick and end and Lowry High School was in Fernley last weekend at the Vaquero Classic for one final tournament. Jhett Harber won the 175-pound weight class, while Kruz Gomez at 113 pounds and Luke Fentress (190) were second.
The Pershing County girls basketball team played three games this past week and won them all. The Mustangs beat CASR on the road (64-38) last Tuesday. They upset Battle Mountain (37-26) at home on Friday night. Saturday afternoon they topped West Wendover (43-27).
The PCHS boys basketball team played three games this past week. On Tuesday they beat CASR (66-26) on the road. Friday night they hosted Battle Mountain, losing 60-49. Saturday, they fell to visiting West Wendover (57-39). Pershing County is currently sixth in the 2A (7-6) and stands at 8-13, overall, and 7-7 in the 2A Northern League.
The Lowry High School boys basketball team continues to give teams fits in the Northern 3A East, but are still looking to get that first win in league play. Lowry was back on the road this past Thursday in Spring Creek and gave the Spartans everything they could handle. Spring Creek used a late run to win 70-63.
The Pershing County wrestlers traveled to Fernley last weekend for the Vaquero Classic. Over 30 teams competed, with Spanish Springs, Fernley, Douglas, Lowry and Carson rounding out the top five.
You can’t blame the Lowry High School girls basketball team if they were a little ticked off, as they continued its five-game road trip in Elko County. The back-to-back state championships, have lost just three league games in the last 2.5 years and are 69-12 overall in that time.
The Northern 2A boys basketball standings are a tale of the top three teams separating themselves, while three more are fighting for the fourth, fifth and sixth spots for the upcoming regional championships in West Wendover.
The McDermitt High School boys basketball team battled to the end in its two road games, but came away with two close losses to drop to 2-15 overall and 1-5 in the 1A East. McDermitt was in Jackpot on Friday and lost 47-46 and dropped a six-point contest to Wells on Saturday — 38-32.