For the first time in school history, the Battle Mountain High School girls cross country team has qualified for the NIAA 2A State Championships as a team. The Longhorns finished third with 44 points at the Northern 2A Regional Championships this past Friday at Rancho San Rafael Park next to the University of Nevada.
As it was in the Northern 3A this past weekend, the Northern 2A saw a little shakeup in the standings, as the Battle Mountain High School football team lost 20-19 to Coral Academy on Saturday afternoon at Reno High School. The Longhorns entered the contest in third place at 3-1 in the Northern 2A and are still third at 3-2 but the standings are much closer for the final playoff spots.
Three members of the Battle Mountain High School cross country team made the short trip to Winnemucca on Saturday morning for the Lowry Invitational at Winnemucca Municipal Golf Course. The two races were pushed back about 30 minutes due to frost on the golf course after the cold night put temperatures in the 20s and 30s. Danielle Madalena had the best finish for Battle Mountain in 21st with a time of 24:37.
The Battle Mountain High School girls golf team featured three golfers at the NIAA 2A State Girls Golf Championship last week at Ruby View Golf Course in Elko. Jaylee Jorgenson paced the Longhorns with a two-day total of 273 to finish 26th.
The Battle Mountain High School volleyball team closed out its home portion of the schedule with two Northern 2A matches this past weekend. Battle Mountain took on league-leading and undefeated Pershing County on Friday and lost in three sets 25-14, 25-14, 25-23. Battle Mountain bounced back on senior day on Saturday with a three-set sweep of Coral Academy 25-19, 25-17, 25-23.
The Battle Mountain High School football team bounced back with a 27-22 win over Yerington on Friday night in Yerington, The victory kept the Longhorns in third-place in the Northern 2A at 3-1.
After dropping five of its six previous matches, the Battle Mountain High School volleyball team collected two important Northern 2A victories on the road this past weekend. Battle Mountain defeated Silver Stage on Friday 20-25, 25-18, 25-14. 25-17 and Sierra Lutheran 17-25, 25-16, 25-18, 25-17 on Saturday afternoon. The Falcons won the first meeting this season in five sets, as the Lady Longhorns improved to 7-8 in the Northern 2A.
The Battle Mountain High School cross country team headed back out on the road last Friday to Wells for the Wells Invitational at Chimney Rock Golf Course. The Longhorns featured four runners in the girls 3.1-mile race, with Danielle Madalena placing 27th with a time of 23:52.
The Battle Mountain High School cross country team headed back out on the road last Friday to Wells for the Wells Invitational at Chimney Rock Golf Course. The Longhorns featured four runners in the girls 3.1-mile race, with Danielle Madalena placing 27th with a time of 23:52.
Battle Mountain’s Jaylee Jorgenson finished in a tie for third at the Northern 2A East Regional Girls Golf Championship at Jackpot Golf Club on Thursday, Oct. 12. Jorgensen carded a round of 117 to tie with White Pine’s Brynn Gardner. White Pine’s Kylee Knudson was the regional champion at 113 and Wells’ Gracie Otto (114) placed fourth.
Nevaeh Serna and West Reiva of the Battle Mountain NNA swim team were in Roseville Calif., from Oct. 4-6, for the CCA Spook-Tacular at the Roseville Aquatic Center. Conditions were tough with temperatures over 100 degrees. Reiva’s class 11-12 averaged 80 entries per event and same for Serna’s 13-24 class 80 per event both had great time improvements.
The Battle Mountain High School volleyball team remained in the hunt for a playoff berth in the Northern 2A with a split of two matches against Oasis Academy and Yerington this past weekend. Oasis Academy grabbed the first set on Friday in Fallon 25-20, when Battle Mountain rallied for three straight wins at 25-19, 35-9 and 26-24.
The weather was perfect last Thursday at Mountain View Golf Course, as the Battle Mountain High School girls golf team concluded the regular season on its home course. Virginia City claimed the team title, with a four-player score of 424 and White Pine placed as the runner-up at 471.
The Battle Mountain High School cross country team found its way to the Reno/Sparks area twice last week. The Longhorns were in Sparks and Reed High School this past Friday for the Reed Invitational at Shadow Mountain Park.
It was a happy homecoming for the Battle Mountain High School girls soccer team, who picked up its first win of the season with a 5-0 rout of West Wendover on Friday in Battle Mountain for homecoming.