The National High School Finals may have ended just over a month ago, but a new season for the Nevada High School Rodeo Association got under way Aug. 27-28 with the Carson/Douglas rodeo. Emma Garijo, who finishes second at the national finals in pole bending in July, picked up where she left off and won the average in the event with a time of 41.733 seconds.
Nevada Football announced a home-and-home series with Kansas, which will see the Wolf Pack host the Jayhawks at Mackay Stadium in 2023.
After having the 2021 Nevada Twilight Classic due to heavy smoke in the Reno area, high schools and college’s from around Nevada and California were in Reno for the 2022 version of the event. The high school runners ran 4,100 meters and Lowry High School senior Ivan Lara placed 30th in the boys varsity race with a time of 15 minutes, 30 seconds.
Lori Warnert won the Winnemucca Ladies Golf Club Ladies Fun Day Best Ball tournament held on Tuesday, Aug. 30, with a score of 62.
The Lowry High School football team remained undefeated on the season, with a 33-13 over Wooster on Friday night in Reno. The Buckaroos grabbed a 6-0 lead after the first quarter, when the Colts tied the contest early in the second quarter.
After opening its season in Spring Creek, the Lowry High School boys soccer team was greeted with record heat in Winnemucca this past weekend in making its home debut.
The Lowry High School boys soccer team began its 2022 campaign this past weekend at the Spring Creek tournament. The Buckaroos dropped all four of their matches in the two-day event
The Lowry High School girls soccer team hit the field for the first time this past weekend with four matches at the Spring Creek tournament. In addition, the Lady Bucks enter the year with its third different coach in three years. However, the new coach is a familiar one. Chris Entwistle, returns for his second stint as the Lowry girls soccer coach. The Lady Bucks split their four matches over the two days, losing 3-1 to Southeast Career Tech on Friday, while bouncing back to beat Moapa Valley 3-2.
It was another busy weekend for the Lowry High School volleyball team with six matches at the Yerington tournament this past weekend. The Lady Bucks were in a pool with Coleville, Calif., Silver Stage and Galena on Friday, on the first day of the tournament. Lowry opened up with Coleville and had little trouble with the 1A school, winning 25-11 and 25-18.
The ChrissyLynn Strong Memorial 5K run/walk will be held Sunday, Sept. 11, at 3:10 p.m. at the Lowry High School track. Please arrive 20 minutes before the start of the race.
The McDermitt High School volleyball team made its season debut on Thursday, Aug. 26, with a road trip to Pyramid Lake. The Laker knocked off the Lady Bulldogs in three sets, 25-19, 25-10 and 25-17.
Nevada Football claimed a pair of weekly Mountain West honors, as cornerback Isaiah Essissima was named the conference’s Defensive Player of the Week, and kicker Brandon Talton Special Teams Player of the Week.
Gail Piquet shot a two-day total of 180 to win the 2022 Winnemucca Ladies Club Championship held Aug. 16 and 23 at Winnemucca Municipal Golf Course.
