Gail Piquet shot a low-gross score of 95 to win the Winnemucca Ladies Golf Club low gross/net tournament on Tuesday, Sept. 29 at Winnemucca Municipal Golf Course.
The 2020 Nevada football season will begin later this month as the Mountain West Conference announced the league’s schedule. The Wolf Pack will take on the same eight previously scheduled teams, but with a new order and no bye weeks. Subject to approval from state, county and local officials, the eight-game schedule will begin on Saturday, Oct. 24. The top two teams with the highest conference winning percentage will face off in the MW Championship game on Saturday, Dec. 19. The 2020 Mountain West schedule is comprised of 46 conference matchups playing out over nine weeks with no divisional delineation. Nevada will have four home games at Mackay Stadium. The athletics department continues to work through local and state directives related to allowing fans in the stadium at reduced capacity.
Despite Gov. Steve Sisolak loosening the restrictions on certain youth and adult sports, high school sports in Nevada continues to be in flux.. Minimal contact sports – baseball, softball, soccer, volleyball, flag football, golf, tennis, running, no-contact cheer, swimming and diving — are allowed to resume practices, games and competitions if proper social distancing requirements can be met.
The Humboldt County Rodeo Club made the short trip to Battle Mountain last weekend, as the Battle Mountain High School Rodeo Club held its rodeo this past weekend with three days of action of high school and junior high school rodeo.
Two decades of heartbreak at his home track finally ended for Kurt Busch when a little bit of luck fell his way at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Busch happened to be the leader when a late caution Sunday night jumbled the field and put him in control of his 0-for-21 losing streak in his hometown. He had three magnificent restarts, including one in overtime, to steal a vital playoff race. The good timing helped Busch sneak his way into the third round of the NASCAR Cup playoffs. He had been ranked last among the 12 title contenders before the race; now he’s guaranteed a slot in the round of eight.
The University of Nevada athletics department announced today the “We Are Nevada” campaign, the first major initiative of the Wolf Pack Athletic Association, which was recently formed to provide a more seamless experience for Wolf Pack donors, fans and alumni and to grow support for our more than 400 student-athletes.
Those in favor of playing high school sports in the midst of a global pandemic continued to make their voices heard on Saturday afternoon in downtown Carson City. Around 125 to 150 student-athletes, kids, parents and coaches stood at the intersection in front of the Nevada State Capitol protesting for the resumption of athletics in Northern Nevada. As of Thursday, eight states across the country – including Nevada – had no fall competitions scheduled, per the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS). The discussions since the initial decision to call off fall sports in Nevada in late July have only continued to become more nuanced.
Marlea Pointer shot a score of 33 to win the first flight of the Winnemucca Ladies Golf Club Eclectic Play tournament on Tuesday, Sept. 15.
Ross Chastain snagged one of the coveted open Cup seats on Monday in a promotion at Chip Ganassi Racing to drive the No. 42 next season. This year marks a particularly active free agency period with heavy turnover expected among a limited number of rides. The No. 42 Chevrolet at Ganassi has been filled by Matt Kenseth, who came out of retirement to drive after Kyle Larson was fired in April.
What was supposed to be a typical U.S. Open produced a most unconventional champion. Bryson DeChambeau was not the least bit concerned by the narrow fairways or the ankle-deep rough that shape Winged Foot into historically the toughest of all U.S. Opens. With his extra 40 pounds of muscle and mass, he wanted to pound it into submission with his driver, even if his errant shots were buried in deep grass.
The Humboldt County Rodeo Club opened up the new season of the Nevada High School Rodeo Association in Gardnerville from Aug. 28-30. Emma Garijo had a strong opening weekend, finishing second in the average in pole bending with a time of 42.585 seconds. Garijo was third in the first performance at 21.688 and fourth in the second performance at 21.668.
More than 70 competitors took part in the Truck and Tractor pulls put on by United Truck and Tractor Pullers to close out the Tri-County Fair and Stampede on Sunday, Sept. 6, at the Winnemucca Events Complex.
The Bulls and Broncs Rodeo made its return to the Winnemucca Events Complex on Saturday, Sept. 5, as part of the Labor Day Tri-County Fair and Stampede. Riders competed in bareback, saddle bronc and bull riding.
Gail Piquet shot a low-net score of 70 to win the first flight of the Winnemucca Ladies Golf Cub Pro’s Posse Tournament, held Tuesday, Sept. 8, at Winnemucca Municipal Golf Course.