Coming off an emotional last-second loss to North Tahoe, the Battle Mountain High School boys basketball team started off slowly against Incline on Friday, Dec. 21, in Battle Mountain. In the final contest of 2018, the Highlanders jumped out to an 18-6 lead in the first quarter en route to a 66-37 win, as the Longhorns dropped to 1-3 in the Northern 3A.
As the high school wrestling season hit the halfway point, the Battle Mountain High School wrestling team found their stride as they hit on all cylinders enroute to claiming the team title at the nine-team Ely Lions Tournament.
Everything was in place for the Battle Mountain High School boys basketball team to complete an improbable comeback on Thursday night in its home opener against North Tahoe. The Lakers held an 18-point lead at halftime but saw that disappear late in the fourth quarter, when Marcus Jury converted a layup to tie the game at 48-48 with 5.2 seconds left in the contest.
The Battle Mountain High School waited a little over three weeks to play on its home floor for the first time and made it count with a 51-15 win over North Tahoe on Thursday night.
The Battle Mountain High School junior varsity boys basketball team split a pair of games on the road to begin play in the Northern 2A this past weekend. Battle Mountain lost 70-40 to West Wendover on Friday night. Santos Farias had 10 points and three rebounds and Kobe Lake added nine points and six rebounds.
The Battle Mountain High School boys basketball team opened the Northern 2A season with a mixed bag of results. The Longhorns traveled to West Wendover on Friday night and suffered a 74-48 loss. The Wolverines led 16-14 after eight minutes of play and extended the margin to 40-24 at halftime.
The Battle Mountain High School girls basketball team started out its Northern 2A season with a split of two road games this past weekend. The Lady Longhorns opened league play with a 58-41 victory over West Wendover.
With a young team on the floor, the Battle Mountain High School boys basketball team continued its winning ways this past weekend at the Comstock Classic in Virginia City. The Longhorns went 3-1 with wins over Coleville, Calif., Pahranagat Valley and McDermitt. The only loss was Sierra Lutheran and Battle Mountain stands at 6-3 on the season.
The Battle Mountain High School wrestling made the short trip to Winnemucca this past weekend for the Cody Louk Invitational. The Longhorns tied for seventh place along side league rival Yerington with 107 points. Spanish Springs, the defending 4A state champion, won the tournament with 216.50 points. Host Lowry and Reed tied for second place with 185 points. Fernley (138.50), Bishop Manogue (134) and Pershing County (131) were fourth, fifth and sixth, respectively.
The Battle Mountain High School junior varsity boys basketball team finished its preseason tournament scheduled with four wins at its home tournament, the Longhorn Invitational, this past weekend.
The Battle Mountain High School girls basketball team picked up three more this past weekend at the Comstock Classic in Virginia City and will begin league play with a 6-2 record. BMHS holds off Coleville
The Battle Mountain High School girls basketball team started off hot at the Serpent Classic in Hawthorne last weekend, with four wins in five games. Battle Mountain beats Bishop
The Battle Mountain High School JV boys basketball team traveled to Lovelock last weekend for the Pershing County JV Tournament. The Longhorns won one of their three games.
On Friday morning, the Battle Mountain High School wrestling team traveled to the Treasure Valley to compete in the Buck’s Bags 32-Team dual tournament. This tourney features the best teams that the Boise area has to offer. After two grueling days of competition the boys from the Silver State found themselves with an overall record of 4-2.
With just two returning players from a season ago, this past weekend in Hawthorne was a good opportunity for the Battle Mountain High School boys basketball team to get to know each other.