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.
The Nevada High School Rodeo Association made its latest stop in Elko on Oct. 5-6, with strong performances from local cowboys and cowgirls.
Ladies Golf Results —
For the first time since the 2021 season, the Lowry High School girls golf team will be in the 3A NIAA State Championship as a team. The Buckaroos finished second in the Northern 3A this fall to Truckee, with South Tahoe finishing third and advancing to state as well. Lowry and the Northern 3A closed out the regular season last week in Lake Tahoe.
No, we were not stuck in Madden 25 PlayStation mode. No, Jerry Tobin Field did not turn into an Arena Football stadium for a night. Yes, high school basketball season is still over a month away. The Lowry High School and Fernley High School football teams went into full silly mode on Friday night in Winnemucca.
The Lowry High School volleyball team spent much of last week on the road, completing the first half of the Northern 3A East schedule and a non-conference match thrown in as well.
The Battle Mountain High School volleyball team remained in the hunt for a playoff berth in the Northern 2A with a split of two matches against Oasis Academy and Yerington this past weekend. Oasis Academy grabbed the first set on Friday in Fallon 25-20, when Battle Mountain rallied for three straight wins at 25-19, 35-9 and 26-24.
After nearly a month without a game, the McDermitt High School football team was back on the field this past Saturday in Owyhee. The Braves picked up their first win of the season with a 28-12 victory over the Bulldogs.
Ladies Golf Results —
Last Tuesday (Oct. 1), the Pershing County High School girls soccer hosted the undefeated Churchill County Greenwave (12-0) and lost 10-0. The Mustangs rebounded against the Whittell Warriors on Thursday, winning 8-0.