The Humboldt County Rodeo Club will have a strong representation at both the High School and Jr. High National Finals Rodeos
The Battle Mountain NNA Swim team began its long course season at the 2022 Intermountain Classic from May 27-29 at the Carson Aquatic Facility in Carson City. Coach Michelle Hall was very happy with her team’s performance. Weston Reiva is a new swimmer and Zayne Hall is back from knee surgery. Nevaeh Serna had five first-place finishes on the weekend.
Quin Snyder guided the Utah Jazz to six consecutive playoff appearances, was an NBA coach of the year finalist just last season and won nearly 60% of his games with the franchise. And he’s decided that was enough. Snyder resigned Sunday as coach of the Jazz, ending an eight-year run of regular-season success but with the team never getting past the second round of the playoffs in his tenure.
Seven-time Pro Bowl center Alex Mack is retiring after 13 years in the NFL, leaving a major hole in the middle of the offensive line for the San Francisco 49ers.
Shane Waldron spent his first offseason as the offensive coordinator in Seattle trying to install a new system mostly through virtual meetings and with very little on-field work. Being back in the classroom and on the field with his players is a far better situation going into Year 2 for Waldron, especially in the midst of a quarterback competition.
The high school track and field season came to a close for area teams with the NIAA State Championships at Reed High School in Sparks on May 20-21. A handful of state champions came from Lowry, Battle Mountain and McDermitt.
Klay Thompson drained the 3-pointers. Draymond Green anchored the defense and even chipped in on the offensive end for a change. Stephen Curry capped off an MVP performance.
Surfing is no longer a solitary pursuit for Dan Fischer. When he catches a wave along the shores of Rhode Island, he looks down at a surfboard covered with the names of people who have died, but who shared his love of the ocean. His father’s name is the guiding light at the top.
The Nevada High School Rodeo Association held its High School and Junior High School Finals Rodeo at the Winnemucca Event Center from Thursday to Monday. Competitors that finished first through fourth in their respective events in the final average points from the year qualify for the National High School Finals Rodeo in July. Those that are fifth-25th in each event qualify for the Silver State International Rodeo in Winnemucca from June 30-July 7.
The high school baseball and softball season came to a close this past weekend with state tournaments throughout the state. Baseball
Justin Thomas wrapped his arms around the 27-pound Wanamaker Trophy after winning his second PGA Championship, and thousands of fans ringing the 18th green amid the setting sun at Southern Hills showered him in adulation. Good thing they woke up in time for his Sunday charge. For nearly four full days, the year’s second major had been a major snooze, the cast atop the leaderboard a list mostly made up of also-rans searching for a moment stardom.
Members of the Battle Mountain High School boys golf team closed out its season at the NIAA 2A State Championships at Chimera Golf Club in Henderson on May 16-17.
After recovering from an injury at the start of the school year, Battle Mountain High School senior Nolan Chopp closed out his high school career in style by winning the 2A discus this past weekend at the NIAA State Championships at Reed High School in Sparks. Chopp threw a personal-best 137 feet, 11 inches to win the discus by more than 11 feet. North Tahoe’s Juan Camacho-Morales was second at 126 and Lake Mead’s Caleb King (120-0) and Pershing County’s Brayden Wagner (117-1) were third and fourth, respectively.
The 2021-22 high school sports season comes to an end this weekend with the spring sports state championships.
The Battle Mountain High School baseball team saw its season come to and this past weekend at the Northern 2A Regional Championships in West Wendover, with a pair of losses.