The Winnemucca Junior High School eighth-grade girls basketball team made its home debut on Thursday afternoon and beat Pyramid Lake 44-30. The Warriors jumped out to a 11-5 lead after a quarter of play, only to see Pyramid Lake hang tough in the second quarter and the remainder of the contest.
It’s just four weeks into the season, but there might be something special happening with the 2019 version of the Lowry High School football team. The Buckaroos improved to 4-0 on the season and 3-0 in the Northern 3A with a 34-28 victory over Fernley on Friday night in Winnemucca. It was Lowry’s first win over Fernley since the 2013 season. “This team's tenacity is unreal right now,” said LHS coach Taua Cabatbat. “Their run game was killing us at the beginning and we made some adjustments. That’s a tough team right there. It feels good to finally beat those guys.” After Lowry forced Fernley to punt on its first drive in three plays, the offenses went into full gear from there. The Buckaroos used up just a little over five minutes to score on their opening possession.
After taking a couple weeks off, it is full steam ahead for the Lowry High School cross country team for the rest of the fall. The Buckaroos headed to the Sierra Nevada mountains last Friday for the North Tahoe Kiwanis Mountain Motivational Invitational in Tahoe City, Calif. “We had a great day of racing,” said LHS coach Kathy Norcutt. “Both my freshmen girls medaled.” Sophomore Jovi Kuskie picked up from where she left off in the opening race of the season in Gardnerville. She won the 3.3-mile varsity girls race in a time of 25 minutes, 6:69 seconds. She dueled Mammoth’s Jordyn Harper for much of the race, pulling away late to win by nearly three seconds. “Jovi won in a heated battle,” Norcutt said. “The girl she beat from Mammoth is a fierce competitor. The race came down to the final 400 meters with Jovi out kicking her at the end. It was very exciting.” Mammoth’s Rhona McChensey was third at 26:23.55, Jennifer Ruiz from Modoc was fourth at 26:37.72 and Calaveras’ Katrina Borchin (26:42.34) rounded out the top five.
After spending the first three weeks of the season on the road in California and northern Nevada, the Lowry High School girls soccer team finally got to play a pair of home matches this past weekend. The Lady Bucks took on South Tahoe on Friday and Incline on Saturday afternoon. South Tahoe collected a 9-0 win over Lowry on Friday afternoon, scoring eight of the goals in the first half. The game was stopped after 60 minutes as part of the NIAA mercy rule.
After being shut out for two consecutive Northern 3A matches, Fallon’s girls soccer team took out its frustration against Lowry Tuesday to pin an 8-0 loss on the visitors. The Lady Wave scored five first-half goals and then added three more in the second half to improve to 3-4-1. Lowry falls to 1-6-1 and 0-5 in league play. Fallon played its most aggressive match of the season. The Wave pinned Lowry on the Bucks’ side of the field early in the match and had three shots on the goal sail either wide, or over the net.
Carole Doughty showed a low gross score of 71 to win the first flight of the Winnemucca Ladies Golf Club pro’s posse tournament held Tuesday at Winnemucca Municipal Golf Course.
The Winnemucca Junior High School eighth-grade girls basketball team started its season last weekend with three wins in four games. “These girls really worked hard for every steal, point, and advantage we could get,” said coach DaraLee Millikan. “They played tough defense and never gave up. We were scrambling to fit in everything we needed before this weekend.” The Warriors traveled to Carson City on Friday, Sept. 6, and they picked up two wins. Winnemucca knocked off Carson 31-6 in its first game. Savannah Stoker led all scorers with 14 points and teammate Jacqueline Sanchez added seven points.
The Lowry High School boys soccer team closed out its five-game homestand to start the Northern 3A season with a 4-1 win over Churchill County (Fallon) on Tuesday afternoon. “We took the win, but overall I think we could have done a little better,” said LHS assistant coach Cristina Cuevas. “We need to work on our communication and finishing strong. We are still happy with the win, but moving forward we still have to work 10 times harder to get where we want to be.” The Buckaroos made their way through the five games at 3-1-1 and are second in the Northern 3A ‘A’ division behind Sparks. Sparks is the only team to beat Lowry in league play.
Dayton High School will be without a football team this season. A low turnout for the program forced the Dust Devils to drop all levels of football, marking the first year the school will be without a team since it opened its doors. After deciding to become an independent member of 3A last year, Dayton Athletic Director David Palmer stated the decision came as the school tried to reconstruct the program.
With a romp over Nevada, No. 16 Oregon got back on track. Justin Herbert threw for 310 yards and five touchdowns before heading to the sideline in the third quarter, and the Ducks rebounded from their season-opening loss to Auburn with a 77-6 rout Saturday night. The Ducks (1-1) have won 15 straight home openers and 24 straight over nonconference foes at Autzen Stadium. Oregon tied a school record with seven touchdown passes -- caught by seven receivers. The Ducks also tied their record for points at Autzen. "Huge step in the right direction," Herbert said afterward. "Tough loss last week but we came back and had a great week of practice and we were fired up to be here, and glad to get back at it tomorrow." T
The Lowry High School volleyball team took on perennial power Truckee at home on Friday night. The Wolverines swept the Lady Bucks 25-15, 25-11, and 25-18 on Pat Hart Court.
The last time the Lowry High School football team started 3-0 was 2013, when the Buckaroos reached the 3A state semifinal before falling to Faith Lutheran. Six years later and the Buckaroos are 3-0 again after a thrilling 21-20 win over Spring Creek on Friday night in Winnemucca. “It was a hard-fought game. We expected Spring Creek to come down and do what they did,” Lowry head coach Taua Cabatbat said. “I think that both teams played well and we were fortunate to come out on top. Jace (Mentaberry) kept his cool when he needed to and got the extra point that we needed to win the game tonight. I am pleased with the way that the boys are responding to the start of the season. When we need them they show up. Starting the season 2-0 has not happened in a long time; these kids are confident in what they are doing, but they know that from here on out is a test; that is how we prepare, we study each opponent each week and do our best to game plan for what we have coming up.”
The Winnemucca Motocross Club put on 18 races last Sunday at the outdoor facility of the Winnemucca Events Center during the final day of the Tri-County Fair.
With five road games to open the Northern 3A 'A' division, the Lowry High School girls soccer team is trying to make the best of the long road trip. Lowry suffered a 4-2 loss to Sparks on Friday, Aug. 30, and lost 3-0 to North Valleys last Saturday in Reno to drop to 0-2 in league play. “Friday was a rough game against Sparks but I think we learned a lot from it and turned things around on Saturday,” said first-year Lowry coach Misty Stene. “The girls were sluggish and I know that the heat and the travelling were definitely a factor. We did not play up to our level on Friday.” Kelcey Cooper and Mackenzie Swenson scored the only goals for the Lady Bucks against Sparks.
Fresh off of a 3-1 victory last Saturday against North Valleys at home, the Lowry boys varsity soccer team took on its nemesis Truckee on Tuesday and prevailed 4-3 over the Wolverines for the first time in school history.