Battle Mountain's Grace Melver (left) and Sruti Bhakta were named to the Northern 2A all-league, first team by the leagues coaches for their performance during the league basketball season. Bhakta was also named the Northern 2A Defensive Player of the Year.
Fernley was the destination for the Shorthorn wrestlers as they hit the road in the early morning hours to continue their Tah-Neva season. Eleven other teams were waiting as the Battle Mountain team got their second tournament of the season in the books. When it was all done the ‘Horns were in 4th place as a team.
Ten teams from throughout Northern Nevada meet in the Pershing County High School gym as the 2019 Tah-Neva league season got underway. As the dust settled, the final standings saw the ‘Horns in 3rd place at the end of the day. “The kids wrestled hard today. They were aggressive and battled in every match,” commented coach Mike Williams.
Coming into the Northern 2A Regional Basketball Championships last weekend at Sparks High School, the Battle Mountain girls liked the position it was in entering as the No. 3 seed. Battle Mountain would face Incline, a team it beat by 29 points on the last day of January in Incline Village. The two teams were back together on Friday afternoon for a spot in the state tournament.
A year after playing in the state tournament, the Battle Mountain High School boys basketball team was looking to get back to the ultimate prize but would need help getting there. The Longhorns nearly accomplished the Cinderella feat, only to come up short in the semifinals of the Northern 2A Regional Championship at Sparks High School this past weekend. Battle Mountain needed a 65-62 win over White Pine last Wednesday in a play-in game to get into the tournament. Battle Mountain pulled off an upset on Thursday afternoon, beating Yerington 58-53 in overtime to keep its season alive.
Nevada football coach Jay Norvell announced today veteran coach and former NFL linebacker Jackie Shipp will coach the Wolf Pack’s defensive line heading into the 2019 season. “Jackie has recruited and developed some great NFL defensive linemen,” said Norvell. “He also has coached in some of the biggest games in college football. Jackie Shipp is a great addition to our Wolf Pack staff.”
The Northern 2A Regional Basketball Championships get underway Thursday at Sparks High School. The girls bracket is set but the boys bracket is still incomplete, with North Tahoe and Silver Stage still having to play. The game has been postponed multiple times due to the weather over the past couple weeks. On the girls side, Battle Mountain, the No. 3 seed, will take on sixth-seeded West Wendover at 6:20 p.m. on Thursday. The winner of that game faces Incline at 3 p.m. on Friday.
The most decorated men’s basketball player in Nevada history will receive one of the greatest honors on Feb. 27 when Nick Fazekas will see his No. 22 Wolf Pack jersey hoisted at Lawlor Events Center
The Battle Mountain High School boys basketball team picked up the wins they needed last week to close out the Northern 2A regular season. Now, the Longhorns will have to wait to see where they fit in the final standings.
The Battle Mountain High School junior varsity boys basketball team finishes its season with three wins at home last week.
The Battle Mountain High School JV girls basketball team finished the year with five wins and ended the season at 13-3 Battle Mountain beat Mineral County 45-7 on Friday afternoon, on the strength of its press. The Lady Longhorns turned steals into buckets and scored 25 points in first quarter while holding the Serpents scoreless. And led 30-0 at halftime. Battle Mountain was led by Zarina Ceja with 14 points. Jade Castellanos and Brynnlee Freeman both added eight points and Yezzel Guizar six.
University of Nevada senior Jordan Caroline has been named the Mountain West Player of the Week after leading the sixth ranked Wolf Pack to a pair of conference wins.
Since the turn of the century, the Battle Mountain High School wrestling team has dominated the rest of its foes in the 2A Division. Since 2000, the Longhorns have won 15 state championships and came into the 2019 tournament with a state-record 18 titles. A bid for a 19th state championship came up short this past weekend in Winnemucca, as Pershing County captured its first sttae title in the sport. The Mustangs beat the Longhorns 209-173.50. Yerington was third at 154.50 and Pahranagat Valley (68) and Tonopah (64.50) rounde dout the top five.
The Battle Mountain High School junior varsity boys basketball team split two road games this past week in Lake Tahoe. Battle Mountain was in Incline on Thursday night and lost 70-46. Kobe Lake posted a double-double with 13 points and 10 rebounds. Terrence Fetterly and Alan Martinez added eight points and two rebounds apiece.