Nevada head coach Steve Alford announced the signing of guard Kenan Blackshear (Orlando, Fla./FAU) to the Wolf Pack program. Blackshear, a 6-foot-6, 215-pound guard, will have three seasons of eligibility remaining, and will be immediately available to play for Nevada ahead of the 2021-22 campaign. Over two seasons at FAU, Blackshear appeared in 53 games, with 30 starts, averaging 5.9 points and 3.4 rebounds while shooting 41.2 percent from the floor.
College athletes would have the right to organize and collectively bargain with schools and conferences under a bill introduced Thursday by Democrats in the House and Senate. Sen. Chris Murphy (Conn.) and Sen. Bernie Sanders (Vt.) announced the College Athletes Right to Organize Act. “Big-time college sports haven’t been ‘amateur’ for a long time, and the NCAA has long denied its players economic and bargaining rights while treating them like commodities,” Murphy said in a statement. This NCAA said the bill would “directly undercut the purpose of college: earning a degree.” It added that “turning student-athletes into union employees is not the answer.”
The Nevada High School Rodeo Association held its junior high and high school state finals this past weekend at the Winnemucca Event Center. The top-15 finals was held on Monday, with competitors vying for spots in the National Finals Rodeo at both the junior high and high school level as well as the Silver State International Rodeo slated for Winnemucca at the end of June and the beginning of July.
Nevada Football will have five contests (three home, two road) broadcast on CBS Sports Network in 2021, as the Mountain West announced the CBS and CBS Sports Network selections Wednesday. Nevada’s CBS Sports Network slate will begin with two-straight games at Mackay Stadium. The Pack will host New Mexico State Saturday, Oct. 9, for a 7:30 p.m. kickoff, followed by another 7:30 p.m. kick the following Saturday, Oct. 16, against Hawai’i.
For twenty-nine years, the Joshua L. Anderson Memorial Foundation has been awarding college scholarships to Northern Nevada students who played high school baseball or softball, while achieving academic excellence and maintaining a high level of community and school activities. The Foundation has awarded $1,040,000 in scholarships to 338 students/athletes from 33 different high schools since its inception in 1993. The Foundation has selected 15 new recipients, awarding $55,500 in scholarships for 2021.
The Battle Mountain boys golf team traveled to Jackpot for the Northern 2A Regional Tournament, which included the Elko and Spring Creek JV teams. The Longhorns’ Max Villanueva took first place with a round of 92 and Brice Domagala claimed fourth place with a 96.
The Battle Mountain High School softball team was knocked out of the Northern 2A Regional Championships at Pershing County High School in Lovelock on Saturday with a 12-2 loss to Silver Stage. The Nighthawks went on to the championship game and lost 14-7 to Yerington. The Lady Longhorns, who graduate four players in Ashlynn Newkirk, Reagan Buller, Jackie La Riva and Adriana Robles finished the year at 14-3.
The Battle Mountain High School baseball team saw its season come to an end with a 13-7 semifinal loss to West Wendover in the Northern 2A Regional Championships on Saturday afternoon at Pershing County High School in Lovelock. The Longhorns reached the semifinals, after beating host Pershing County 15-0 on Friday afternoon. Yerington went on to beat West Wendover 11-0 for the regional title.
The Battle Mountain High School track and field team will host the Northern 2A Regional Championships on Saturday, beginning at noon with the field events.
The Battle Mountain High School baseball team closed out the regular season with a doubleheader loss at Yerington this past Saturday. The Lions won the opener 11-0 and the nightcap 9-0, as the Longhorns finished the regular season in third place in the Northern 2A at 6-6 and 7-7 overall. In the second game, the Lions scored single runs in the second, third and fourth innings to lead 3-0. Yerington broke the game open with six runs in the fifth inning.
The Battle Mountain High School softball team rounded out the regular season this past Saturday with a split of a doubleheader against Yerington. Yerington won the first game 4-3 and Battle Mountain grabbed the nightcap 9-4.
The Battle Mountain High School track and field team hosted Pershing County and West Wendover, along with a handful of 1A schools this past Friday. Jolena Ayers ran the 100-meter dash in 13.75 seconds, while stopping the clock at 2:44 in the 800 meters and 6:16 in the 1,600 meters. In addition, the sophomore had a leap of 30-0 in the triple jump.
Battle Mountain High School senior Addi Slaybaugh was named the Northern 2A Offensive Player of the Year for the 2021 shortened spring season. Teammates Kathy Lopez, Lolly Argueta and Marena Fuller were named to the all-league, first team, which is chosen by the league’s coaches. Brynnlee Freeman was a second-team selection and Shea Jones was named to the honorable mention team.
The Northern 2A released its all-league football selections for the shortened six-week season this spring. Battle Mountain High School had a number of its players named to the first team.