Making its way through northern Nevada last week and after a stop in Lovelock, the Major League University group was in Battle Mountain on Saturday and Sunday at the youth sports complex next to the junior high to put on a baseball and softball clinic.
With the high school golf season coming up quickly, Katie Cassinelli prepped for that in style, as she won the Doc Verner Memorial junior golf tournament on Wednesday, July 20, at Winnemucca Municipal Golf Course with a round of 84.
Nevada offensive lineman Aaron Frost was named to the Outland Trophy Preseason Watch List, the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) announced recently. It marks Frost’s second preseason accolade in as many weeks. The fifth-year offensive lineman was named to the Preseason All-Mountain West Team.
Stephanie Crawford shot a low-gross score of 83 to win the first flight of the Winnemucca Ladies Golf Club gross/net tournament held Tuesday, July 26 at Winnemucca Municipal Golf Course.
The Lovelock adult softball league played their last regular games of the year last Thursday. Now, the eight-teams head into the single elimination playoffs. The three-time defending champs, Thick N Wild, are eager to hold onto their title. They’ll fight hard against the competition.
Mountain West Football Media Days were held last week at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas with the conference announcing its 2022 predicted order of finish. Nevada was tabbed to finish fourth in the West Division, earning 66 points in voting done by media members that cover the conference’s 12 teams. Fresno State earned 20 of the 28 first-place votes for 160 points, to top the West, followed by San Diego State, which claimed the remaining eight first-place votes.
Melissa Murphy shot a low-net score of 71 to win the first flight of the Winnemucca Ladies Golf Club pro’s Posse tournament held Tuesday, July 12, at Winnemucca Municipal Golf Course.
This past week the Battle Mountain High School softball team was invited to do a clinic for the elementary summer school kids 1st-4th grade. They learned catching, throwing, and hitting skills throughout the hot week.
Last Thursday the Wolf Pack knocked off Brew Crew (24-4). The Wolf Pack became the only undefeated (11-0) team out of the eight that play at Lovelock’s McDougal Park on Mondays and Thursdays. That includes the three-time defending champs, Wet N Wild. They had a rough week, dropping two games.
With temperatures over 100 degrees, the racing was just as hot this past weekend with a strong car count for the July Jamboree at the Good Times Drag Strip. Jim Naveran won the Jackpot race on Friday night and Mike Dodd was second. Don Mertens won the Saturday morning racing and Naveran was second. Sam Manner claimed the King of the Hill and Dodd was second.
Area junior high school and high school volleyball players had the opportunity to improve their skills with the Spike Frog Volleyball camp at Lowry High School last week. The camp was instructed by Josh Taylor from Utah, who has been with Spike Frog since 2009. The campers learned the various skills to improve their game as the new season approaches.
Mark your calendars. Lovelock’s most iconic event is returning to the courthouse park. Lovelock Frontier Days 2022 is Aug. 5-7.
The Winnemucca junior golf season kicked off on Wednesday, July 13, with the Emelie Dillon scramble, as members of the Winnemucca Ladies Golf Club joined the youngsters.
The Winnemucca Junior All-Stars were on its home field for the District 3 Tournament that concluded on Monday at the Winnemucca Sports Complex. Seven other teams from northern Nevada made the trip for the five-day tournament. Winnemucca went 2-2, defeating Elko and Battle Mountain and losing to Silverada (Dayton) and White Pine.
