After starting practice in early August, the football playoffs for 3A schools in Nevada begins this weekend. In the Northern 3A, Lowry High School finished fourth in the Northern 3A at 5-3 and will host No. 5 seed Spring Creek on Friday at 7 p.m. The Buckaroos beat the Spartans 21-20 in Winnemucca in the regular season. As a reminder, the playoff game is an NIAA event and Century Club cards will not be honored. NIAA Courtesy Cards and NIAA Lifetime passes will be honored for the cardholder and one guest.
Pierre-Edouard Bellemare was a little lost as a visitor to T-Mobile Arena. While the rest of his Colorado Avalanche teammates knew their way around the visitors' locker room, Bellemare was a newcomer, even after spending the last two seasons with Vegas. But, everything looked familiar once Bellemare got onto the ice. Nadem Kadri and Matt Calvert each scored twice, Bellemare had a goal and two assists against his former team and the Avalanche beat the Golden Knights 6-1 on Friday.
With its postseason playoff chances gone, the next best thing for the Battle Mountain High School volleyball team is to ruin the chances of others that are trying to make the playoffs. The Lady Longhorns did that on Thursday night against rival Pershing County. Battle Mountain won the first two sets 25-20 and 25-22 and was cruising with an 11-5 lead in the third set. However, the Lady Mustangs scored 20 of the last 25 points to win 25-16 and send the match to a fourth set. Pershing County used that momentum to win the fourth set, only to see the Lady Longhorns rally in the fifth set to claim their third league win of the season.
After suffering its first setback in league play the week before, the Battle Mountain High School football team was looking to bounce back Thursday night against and old-time rival and three-time defending state champion in Pershing County. The Longhorns (6-2 overall, 6-1 Northern 2A) did just that, scoring 16 points in the first three minutes of the contest en route to a 42-6 win and the No. 2 seed in the Northern 2A in the playoffs. “It was a good way for us to bounce back,” said BMHS coach Mitch Domagala. “We didn’t get off the bus at all in Yerington. Once we did we played OK. Pershing County is always tough to play and you are playing the culture. It was nice to get a win over them.” These same two teams will play in the opening round of the playoffs on Friday, Nov. 8, in Battle Mountain.
The Chicago Cubs hired former catcher David Ross to replace Joe Maddon as their manager Thursday, hoping he can help them get back to the playoffs after missing out for the first since 2014. The Cubs announced a three-year deal with Ross with a club option for the 2023 season. He becomes the 55th manager in club history. The 42-year-old Ross played the final two of his 15 major league seasons with the Cubs and was a revered leader on the 2016 team that won the World Series, ending a championship drought dating to 1908. He spent the past three years in Chicago’s front office and was widely viewed as a potential replacement for Maddon, who compiled a 471-339-1 record in five seasons.
The Battle Mountain High School boys soccer team earned a split of its final two matches of the year,
The Battle Mountain High School girls soccer team made its final road trip of the season last weekend and suffered two losses.
The Battle Mountain High School volleyball team collected a win this past weekend in non-conference play at Eureka.
AP Top 25 voters are being tougher on Clemson than any preseason No. 1 team in 48 years. The undefeated defending national champion Tigers are now No. 4 in The Associated Press college football poll presented by Regions Bank. Alabama was No. 1 in the Top 25 on Sunday, followed by LSU and Ohio State at No. 3. The point gap between Alabama and Clemson is 78 this week, the smallest margin between Nos. 1 and 4 this season.
Coming into this season, many believed the Northern 2A was up for grabs for a number of teams. The Battle Mountain High School football team was looking lay claim to the top spot in the league when it traveled to Yerington this past Friday night. Both teams entered the contest undefeated in league play and the winner, would likely grab the top spot for the postseason and the right to host two playoff games. Battle Mountain got off to a slow start and trailed 13-0, eight minutes into the game and Yerington went on to win 43-20. “We just got off to a slow start,” said BMHS coach Mitch Domagala. "The kids played hard. We struggled a bit at the start, but they kept playing" Yerington opened the scoring four minutes into the game on a 2-yard run by Sean-Patrick Irvine. The Lions missed the extra point to lead 6-0. Moments later, Yerington’s Erik Garcia intercepted Battle Mountain’s Aldo Castellanos and returned 30 yards for a 13-0 advantage. Yerington added to its lead two minutes into the second quarter on a 4-yard run by Irvine.
Battle Mountain's Destiny Villanueva finished fifth at the NIAA 2A State Girls Golf Championships held Oct. 14-15 at Toana Vista Golf Course in West Wendover.
Battle Mountain's Destiny Villanueva and Adrianna Robles took part in the NIAA 2A State Golf Championships at Toana Vista Golf Course on Monday and Tuesday in West Wendover.
The Battle Mountain High School girls soccer team celebrated homecoming week with a 2-0 win over West Wendover. Adalynn Ortiz gave the Lady Longhorns a 1-0 lead in the first half and Zarina Ceja provided an insurance goal for Battle Mountain in the second half. The victory was the first to for the Lady Longhorns in league play this season.
Known more for their running, the Rebels used a big pass play en route to an upset victory over Vanderbilt. Kenyon Oblad threw for 172 yards and a pair of touchdowns, Chad Magyar rushed for 116 yards and a touchdown and UNLV beat Vanderbilt 34-10 on Saturday.
Brandon Talton kicked a 40-yard field goal on the final play of the game, lifting Nevada to a 41-38 victory over San Jose State on Saturday after the Spartans rallied from a 21-point deficit.