The Winnemucca Ladies’ Golf Club’s regular season wrapped up Oct. 29, with the Presidents’ Cup and their annual awards luncheon. Since the weather was not being cooperative in letting the ladies play nine holes for the President’s Cup, they had an indoor putting challenge instead, using a practice putting green that Laurie Pickett provided.
Last Friday, 14 Lovelock seniors played the last regular season football game of their high school years. On senior night, the Pershing County High School football team defended its undefeated status, won the league championship and claimed the No.1 seed going into the playoffs.
The Battle Mountain High School volleyball team saw its season end in the opening round of the Northern 2A Regional Championships in Incline with a three-set loss to the host Highlanders. Incline, the No. 4 seed in the regional tournament defeated fifth-seeded Battle Mountain 25-18, 25-10, 25-12. The Longhorns finished the season 12-17 overall and 8-10 in the Northern 2A.
Four members of the Battle Mountain High School girls cross country team made the long trek to Veterans Park in Boulder City this past Saturday for the NIAA 2A State Cross Country Championships. Longhorn junior Danielle Madalena finished eighth in the 5,000-meter race with a time of 23 minutes, 42.30 seconds.
The most successful season in more than a decade for the Lowry High School girls cross country team ended this past Saturday with a fourth-place finish at the NIAA 3A State Championships at Veterans Park in Boulder City. The Buckaroos qualified for the state meet for the first time since winning the state championship in 2009.
Throughout the season, the Lowry High School girls soccer team was enjoying its most successful year in league play with a shot at hosting a postseason match on its home field for the first time in more than 15 years. The Northern 3A East was top-heavy at the front with Churchill County, Lowry and Elko.
For the first time in school history, the Battle Mountain High School girls cross country team has qualified for the NIAA 2A State Championships as a team. The Longhorns finished third with 44 points at the Northern 2A Regional Championships this past Friday at Rancho San Rafael Park next to the University of Nevada.
From 2000-09 there was no better girls cross country in Nevada than Lowry High School. The Buckaroos won nine state championships in that span and was second on a tiebreaker in 2006 or Lowry would have won 10 consecutive titles. The run as a full team ended in 2009 and state championship meets went dry until this fall.
The Pershing County High School girls soccer week started with a 4-0 loss to Fernley on the road. The Mustangs had better luck on senior night when they beat Battle Mountain 6-0 in Lovelock. They now stand at 7-9-2 overall and 5-9-2 in the league.
Last Friday, on a cold October night in Lovelock, the Pershing County High School football team beat visiting West Wendover 52-6. The future Mustangs added to the festive mood, as youth players and fans met at the south end zone for the Mustang spell out.
As it was in the Northern 3A this past weekend, the Northern 2A saw a little shakeup in the standings, as the Battle Mountain High School football team lost 20-19 to Coral Academy on Saturday afternoon at Reno High School. The Longhorns entered the contest in third place at 3-1 in the Northern 2A and are still third at 3-2 but the standings are much closer for the final playoff spots.
Three members of the Battle Mountain High School cross country team made the short trip to Winnemucca on Saturday morning for the Lowry Invitational at Winnemucca Municipal Golf Course. The two races were pushed back about 30 minutes due to frost on the golf course after the cold night put temperatures in the 20s and 30s. Danielle Madalena had the best finish for Battle Mountain in 21st with a time of 24:37.
The Battle Mountain High School girls golf team featured three golfers at the NIAA 2A State Girls Golf Championship last week at Ruby View Golf Course in Elko. Jaylee Jorgenson paced the Longhorns with a two-day total of 273 to finish 26th.
Last week, the Pershing County High School volleyball team won both road matches on its only overnight road trip of the year. First, the Mustangs beat their rival school, Battle Mountain 25-15, 25-14, 25-23. Next, Pershing County vanquished the West Wendover Wolverines 25-13, 25-20, 25-16. The Mustangs stand at the top of the Northern 2A at 17-0 and have clinched the first-place position going into the Northern 2A Regional Championships at Incline High School on Nov. 1-2.
The offense was back in high gear for the Lowry High School football team put up 41 more points on Friday night in South Tahoe, clinching a playoff spot with a 41-14 victory over the Vikings on Friday night. After giving up 79 points and over 700 yards of rushing to Fernley the week before, the Buckaroos defense was much better. Lowry improved to 2-6 overall and 2-4 in the Northern 3A.