A while back I wanted to write an article on pepper spray so I grabbed a couple of canisters from Sabre, which is a reputable company that makes high quality pepper spray.
The 32nd Annual Silver State International Rodeo closed up shop for another year on Saturday afternoon at the Winnemucca Events Complex with the Top-15 Finals. Hundreds of contestants from around the country and Canada took part in the week-long event that featured athletes that finished fifth through 15th in their final state and province standings. A handful of Humboldt County and Battle Mountain students took part in the event.
The Winnemucca 11-12 Little League All-Stars were in Elko this past weekend for the eight-team District 3 Tournament. Winnemucca met up with host Elko on Friday night and lost 11-10 in seven innings.
The Winnemucca 11-12-year-old Little League All-Stars are currently in Elko for the District 3 Tournament.
The Rotary Club of Winnemucca held its sixth annual golf tournament May 6-7 with 40 teams participating at Winnemucca Municipal Golf Course. Proceeds from the tournament benefit youth programs in Humboldt County supported by the Rotary Club.
Junior high and high school athletes from around the West and Canada were in Winnemucca this week for the 32nd Annual Silver State International Rodeo. The event features some of the top finishers in their state or province in pole bending, goat tying, breakaway roping, tie-down roping, steer wrestling, team roping, ribbon roping, barrel racing, bull riding, bareback riding, saddle bronc and chute dogging.
Nearly 80 youngsters turned out for the annual Lowry Boys Basketball Camp last week at the Boys and Girls Club of Winnemucca.
RENO — The Reno Bighorns will host a basketball clinic at the Boys and Girls Club of Winnemucca on Tuesday, July 26, and Wednesday, July 27 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. each day.
Ever since Lowry’s Jace Billingsley became one of the best players in program history, Northern Nevada has become a key recruiting area for Eastern Oregon football coach Tim Camp. A big aspect of those recruiting efforts are the team camps the program hosts in Northern Nevada each year.
The Winnemucca Little League 10-11 All-Stars played host to the District 3 Tournament that concluded on Monday.
With a small break in their summer schedule, former Lowry High School wrestlers Michael and Beau Billingsley helped put on a three-day wrestling camp last week at the high school.
I went crappie fishing early this spring a couple of times because I didn’t want to miss the run when it got hot. Then I was off on other adventures for a few weeks and then hit them again. I was afraid that I’d missed the peak run but not so. We’re still doing good. In fact, we did the best this weekend than we’ve done so far this year.
Winnemucca will be the center of attention next week in the rodeo world, as the 32nd Annual Silver State International Rodeo brings hundreds of junior high and high school contestants from around the West and Canada.
Humboldt County's Kayla Curtis made her way to Lebanon, Tenn., last week for the National Junior High School Rodeo Finals. She competed and finished 38th in the nation in the rifle shoot with 228 points
The Good Times Drag Strip held the Jumpin’ June Drags this past weekend. Racers from Carson City, Fallon and Utah joined locals in the fun. The track is 1/8-mile long with barricades along both sides.