It’s an annual tradition. Every year the PCHS girls basketball players bring food and drinks to the high school gym while the stars twinkle in the sky. “We play some fun games and scrimmage and go home,” said Coach Lee Houston about last Saturday’s long-awaited Midnight Madness event. “Everyone was excited to get back in the gym for some basketball. It feels like it’s been forever because last season was cancelled due to Covid.” Seventeen girls have signed up to play, according to the coach. Among them are four seniors – Kylee Fuller, Presley Burrows, Bela Rosas and Aledda Sam. Fuller, a long-distance runner, is fresh from the soccer field. Burrows, Rosas and Sam excelled at volleyball.
The winningest high school wrestling program in the history of Nevada is leaving its perch above the gym at Battle Mountain High School and moving down the street. The Battle Mountain wrestling program, which has won a state-record 19 state championships, including 16 under 27-year head coach Mitch Domagala, has taken over the old junior high gym that has been used for storage the past few years.
Going into this past Saturday’s NIAA 2A State Semifinal in Las Vegas, the Battle Mountain High School football team knew that The Meadows loved to throw the ball all over the field. That turned out to be the case, as the Mustangs’ Sean Grosse threw for 225 yards and four touchdowns to break an 8-8 first-quarter tie and lead The Meadows to a 43-14 win over Battle Mountain.
For the third time in his career, Nevada junior Brandon Talton has been named a semifinalist for the Lou Groza Collegiate Place-Kicker Award presented by the Orange Bowl, the Palm Beach County Sports Commission announced recently. Talton is one of 20 semifinalists, and one of five from the Mountain West, who was included on the list for the 2021 award, which is given annually to the nation’s top place-kicker.
Nevada quarterback Carson Strong was named to The Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award Top 10 as announced by the organization. Strong is the only quarterback from the Mountain West Conference in the Top 10. The Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Educational Foundation and presenting partner, A. O. Smith, announce the Top 10 candidates for this year’s Golden Arm Award.
Cameron Friel threw for 227 yards and two touchdowns, Charles Williams became UNLV’s all-time leading rusher, and the Rebels beat New Mexico 31-17 on Saturday night for coach Marcus Arroyo’s first victory with the program.
Brandon Talton kicked a 45-yard field goal with :03 seconds left in the game and Nevada used two defensive touchdowns to fend off San Jose State 27-24 in Mountain West Conference play on Saturday. Nevada (7-2, 4-1) got on the scoreboard first when Jordan Lee caused a Tyler Nevens fumble that was picked up by Daiyan Henley and returned 55 yards for a touchdown.
University of Nevada athletics has announced a partnership with Fobi’s CheckVax to assist with proof of vaccination at men’s and women’s basketball games during the 2021-22 season, which began with Tuesday’s men’s home opener against Eastern Washington, and Wednesday’s women’s home opener against Saint Mary’s.
When the Battle Mountain High School football team made its first trip to Incline earlier in the fall, the Highlanders blanked the Longhorns, giving Battle Mountain its first loss of the season back in late September. The Longhorns returned to Incline this past Friday night for the opening round of the NIAA 2A State Championships and were shut out for the first two quarters, as the Highlanders led 7-0 at halftime.
“All good things must come to an end,” said coach Monica Halverson after Pershing County’s volleyball 23-25, 25-23, 19-25, 25-27 loss to Yerington in the semifinals of the Northern 2A Regional Championships on Saturday afternoon at Battle Mountain High School. The Mustangs finish the season at 11-4.
The Battle Mountain High School volleyball team was back on its home floor for one final time this season — hosting the Northern 2A Regional Championship with five other teams. The Lady Longhorns came into the tournament as the No. 5 seed and took on No. 4 seed North Tahoe.
The Battle Mountain High School volleyball team made its senior night exciting for the fans and its four seniors this Friday night in Battle Mountain. The Lady Longhorns closed out their regular-season against West Wendover and beat the Wolverines in a five-set thriller 25-19, 17-25, 25-12, 22-25 and 16-14 to finish the regular season at 10-11-4 and 5-8 and fifth place in the Northern 2A.
The Battle Mountain NNA Swim Team was in Carson City from Oct. 22-24 for the 2021 King of the Hill Challenge at the Carson City Aquatic Center. The state finals will be held Nov. 11-5 in Carson City, as Zane Hall, Daxon Bakker, Saige Bakker and Nevaeh Serna have qualified in at least one event. At the King of the Hill Challenge, Daxon Bakker was fifth in the 100-yard freestyle with a time of 1 minute, 36.38 seconds and fifth in the 50-yard breaststroke at 1:06.71.
Entering the regular-season finale, the Battle Mountain High School pretty much knew its playoff fate the following week. The Longhorns were all but locked into the No. 3 seed in the Northern 2A, but an upset loss to West Wendover on Friday night would drop Battle Mountain to the No. 4 seed and a meeting with Yerington. There would be no upset on senior night at Tim Knight Field, as Battle Mountain ran away with a 41-0 win to finish the regular season at 6-2 and 5-2 in league play.
Entering the regular-season finale, the Battle Mountain High School pretty much knew its playoff fate the following week. The Longhorns were all but locked into the No. 3 seed in the Northern 2A, but an upset loss to West Wendover on Friday night would drop Battle Mountain to the No. 4 seed and a meeting with Yerington. There would be no upset on senior night at Tim Knight Field, as Battle Mountain ran away with a 41-0 win to finish the regular season at 6-2 and 5-2 in league play.