LOVELOCK - It looked to be a promising start for the Battle Mountain High School varsity boys basketball team Thursday in Lovelock, but a 16-minute stretch in the second and third quarters proved to be costly in a 51-27 loss to rival Pershing County.
LOVELOCK - Using a suffocating pressure defense, Pershing County ran out to a 20-point first quarter lead over the Battle Mountain High School varsity girls basketball team on its way to a 73-24 win in Lovelock last Thursday.
BATTLE MOUNTAIN - The Battle Mountain High School junior varsity boys basketball team lost two heartbreaking games at home this past weekend, which could have gone either way.The Longhorns (3-6) led Yerington with two minutes left to play on Friday but the Lions came back to win 50-46. Battle Mountain was back on the floor Saturday afternoon and was defeated 43-42 by Rite of Passage.
BATTLE MOUNTAIN - The Battle Mountain High School junior varsity girls basketball team played three solid quarters at home against Yerington on Friday night, but it was one after the break that changed the outcome.
BATTLE MOUNTAIN - The Battle Mountain High School varsity boys basketball team could not overcome two slow starts this past weekend, leading to a pair of home losses to Lahontan League schools.
BATTLE MOUNTAIN - It will be a game that the Battle Mountain High School varsity girls basketball team will look back on as one that got away from them.
BATTLE MOUNTAIN - The Battle Mountain High School wrestling team traveled to Idaho recently to participate in a pair of tournaments.
BATTLE MOUNTAIN - All boys and girls ages 10 - 14 are invited to participate in the local level of competition for the 2012 Knights of Columbus Free Throw Championship. The competition will be held Jan. 28 at 10 a.m. at the Battle Mountain Junior High School Gym.
BATTLE MOUNTAIN - The Battle Mountain High School junior varsity boys basketball team started slowly Friday at home against Pershing County and could not recover, as the Mustangs won 49-19.
BATTLE MOUNTAIN - The Battle Mountain High School junior varsity girls basketball team was defeated 48-5 by Pershing County on Friday in Battle Mountain, in one of the final tune-up games before the start of the conference season.
BATTLE MOUNTAIN - The Battle Mountain High School varsity boys basketball team lost two games this past weekend in its final non-conference action of the season.
BATTLE MOUNTAIN - The Battle Mountain High School varsity girls basketball team met up with Pershing County, the defending 2A state champion, for the second time in two weeks, and was defeated 67-17 by the Mustangs on Friday night in Battle Mountain.
BATTLE MOUNTAIN - A total of 25 teams from across Nevada, Utah and Idaho converged upon the Spring Creek High School gym this past weekend for the annual Kiwanis Invitational Wrestling Tournament.
BATTLE MOUNTAIN - The Battle Mountain High School junior varsity boys basketball team lost to Lowry 51-23 at home on Friday afternoon.
BATTLE MOUNTAIN - The Battle Mountain High School junior varsity girls basketball team played host to Lowry on Friday, as the Lady Bucks made the short trip east on Interstate 80.The Lady Longhorns (0-2 Ruby Mountain League) trailed 13-0 at halftime and were defeated 35-12.