Lowry High School’s Katie Cassinelli finished ninth at the NIAA 3A State Girls Golf Championships at the Palms Golf Club and CasaBlanca Golf Club in Mesquite on Tuesday, Oct. 17 and Wednesday, Oct. 18.
The Lowry High School cross country team closed out the regular season this past Friday afternoon with the Wells Invitational at Chimney Rock Golf Course in Wells. Brooklyn Swensen led the way for the Lowry girls with a ninth-place finish in a time of 25 minutes, 9 seconds.
Last week, the Pershing County girls soccer team competed against some skilled and experienced teams, according to coach Kelly Brooks. On Tuesday, Oct. 10, the Mustangs hosted the Churchill County Greenwave (12-2) and lost 10-0.
If the road trip tired out the Pershing County High School football team, it did not show on the field. The Mustangs beat the West Wendover Wolverines 64-0 last Friday at WWHS.
Don’t give up on the Lowry High School boys soccer team playoff chances just yet. The Buckaroos kept themselves in the postseason hunt this past weekend with a7-0 win over White Pine and a 1-1 tie with West Wendover. Lowry improved to 4-5-2 in the Northern 3A East and 4-7-3 overall.
The Lowry High School girls soccer team continued its quest to host a home playoff match, extending its winning streak to six to improve to 14-5 overall and 12-3 in the Northern 3A East. The Lady Bucks collected four wins last week, starting on Tuesday, Oct. 10, with a forfeit victory over Battle Mountain. The Lady Longhorns canceled the remainder of their season last week.
The Battle Mountain High School volleyball team split a pair of road matches in the Northern 2A this weekend.
The McDermitt High School volleyball team shook up the top of the 1A East standings this past weekend, with a five-set win over previously unbeaten Eureka.
The regular season came to a conclusion for the Battle Mountain High School cross country team this past Friday afternoon with the Wells Invitational at Chimney Rock Golf Course in Wells. Sophomore Sonja Sherve as the lone girls to run for Battle Mountain and she finished 20th in a time of 28 minutes, 11.
When the Pershing County High School volleyball gets fired up, there is no stopping them. The Mustangs proved that last week when they played Yerington on the road and beat them in three sets 25-20, 25-18, 25-18. Unfortunately, the Mustangs lost momentum later in the week when they lost to the giant of the 2A — the North Tahoe Lakers (6-25, 23-25, 14-25). The Mustangs now stand at 11-9 overall and 9-5 in the 2A.
It was a take of two halves for the Battle Mountain High School football team as they hosted Coral Academy of Reno on Thursday in a contest between the top two teams in the Northern 2A. The Longhorns entered leading the league at 4-0 and the Falcons were second at 4-1.
The Battle Mountain High School girls golf team qualified for this week’s NIA 2A State Championships, with a third-place finish at the Northern 2A East Regional Championship on Oct. 12, at Ruby View Golf Course in Elko.
Four members of the Battle Mountain NNA swim team were in Roseville Calif., for the CCA Spook-Tacular at the Roseville Aquatic Complex. All four of the swimmers produced their best times of the year, as the state finals are nearing in Las Vegas from Nov. 9-12.
After a tough stretch in the middle of the season, the Lowry High School football team got back on the winning track with a 38-20 win over South Tahoe on Friday night in the Buckaroos’ home finale and homecoming game. Lowry snapped a four-game losing streak and clinched a playoff berth in the process.
The Northern 3A girls golf regular season concluded with tournaments in South Tahoe and Truckee. South Tahoe won the Northern 3A Regional Championship and Wooster and Fernley will join them in Mesquite this week for the NIAA 3A State Tournament.