The first half of the basketball season has wrapped up in the Division I-A North and Division IV East for Lowry High School and McDermitt.
The Lowry High School junior varsity girls basketball team left intrigue in its two home victories over Dayton and South Tahoe last weekend.
It is hard to complain about winning games by 36 and 34 points but there is one thing Lowry High School boys basketball coach Chad Peters wants to fix.
It was almost déjà vu for the Lowry High School girls basketball team - not in a good way.
The Lowry High School junior varsity boys used a pair of strong defensive efforts last weekend to stay perfect at home on the season.
MCDERMITT - A year ago at this time, the McDermitt High School boys basketball team was at the bottom of the Division IV East standings.
The Lowry High School wrestling team kept up its winning ways, by claiming the Vaquero Classic last weekend in Fernley.
MCDERMITT - While the Division I North schools Reed and Reno showcased the Friday night slate in their league, the Division IV East provided its best match-up of the year as well.
The Battle Mountain High School girls basketball team is a step closer to securing a spot in the Division III North regional playoffs with a 43-20 home win over North Tahoe on Saturday.The Lady Longhorns (13-5 overall, 5-3 Division III North) jumped out to a 11-2 lead after eight minutes of play and increased the margin to 25-6 at halftime.
The playoff chances for the Pershing County High School boys basketball team took a hit last weekend with a pair of losses to North Tahoe and Incline.However, the Mustangs still have the opportunity to get back in the postseason hunt with six games to play.
The top spot in the Division III North girls standings was up for grabs last Saturday as three-time defending state champion Pershing County hosted Incline.The Highlanders entered the day undefeated in league play and with just one loss on the season, and that was to Galena of the Division I North. The Mustangs and Highlanders met in mid-December in Incline Village, with Incline winning 63-41.
In its final tournament test before the postseason, the Lowry High School wrestling team came away with an 18.5-point victory over Spanish Springs to win the Vaquero Classic championship last weekend in Fernley.
A pair of Winnemucca swimmers turned in strong performances as they competed at the Blizzard Blast in Carson City on Jan. 17-18.
It was business as usual for the Lowry High School freshmen girls basketball team last weekend, as it picked up two road wins by 38 points each.
MCDERMITT - The McDermitt High School junior varsity boys basketball team couldn't overcome a slow start against Eureka on Jan. 24 and lost 61-42 to the Vandals.