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Lady Longhorns knocked off by Incline, North Tahoe

The Battle Mountain High School volleyball team suffered a pair of Northern 2A losses this past weekend at home. The Lady Longhorns hosted Incline on Friday night and lost 25-19, 15-25, 25-5 and 25-21.

Battle Mountain rolls past White Pine for fourth straight victory

For the past few weeks, the Battle Mountain High School football team has seen little time on the field with its offense but still has put up an impressive number of points. That was the case again on Friday night, as the Longhorns ran just 29 plays but scored 63 points in a 63-13 win over White Pine in Battle Mountain. Battle Mountain (4-0 Northern 2A, 4-1 overall) picked up two punt returns from Aldo Castellanos in the win.

Battle Mountain girls soccer team splits with White Pine, West Wendover

The Battle Mountain High School girls soccer team closed out a four-match homestand with a split this past weekend. Battle Mountain took on White Pine on Friday at Tim Knight Field and suffered a 6-0 loss. The Lady Cats scored three goals in each half on their way to the victory.

Lady Longhorns drop two matches on the road

The Battle Mountain High School volleyball team hit the road for the first time in league action this past weekend and suffered two losses in Lyon County.

Longhorns cruise to victory

After struggling out of the gate in its season-opener, the Battle Mountain High School football team has been in cruise control in its last three contests. That continued this past Friday night, as the Longhorns made the trip east to the Utah/Nevada border to take on West Wendover.

Robles finishes fourth for Lady Longhorns at West Wendover

The Battle Mountain High School girls golf team had just three girls play last week in West Wendover, as one girl didn’t make the trip due to an illness. Adriana Robles paced the Lady Longhorns with a 120 to place fourth overall. Teammate Destiny Villanueva was sixth overall with a round of 122. Adriene Burkhart rounded out the scores with a 130.

Battle Mountain girls golfers claim first place in Wells

The Battle Mountain High School girls golf team is off to a quick start, winning a tournament held at Chimney Creek Golf Course in Wells last Friday. The Lady Longhorns shot a 494 to win the tournament and White Pine was the only other school to record a team score.

Lady Longhorns knock off Wolverines in four sets

The Battle Mountain High School volleyball team had to sweat it out a couple different times on Friday night but came back to beat West Wendover in four sets.

Battle Mountain boys finish weekend with tie, loss

The Battle Mountain High School boys soccer team began league play at home this past weekend with a tie and a loss to a pair of Lyon County schools.

Lady Longhorns tie Lions, knocked off by Vaqueros in league openers

On a warm late summer afternoon in Battle Mountain, it appeared the Battle Mountain girls soccer team was going to grab a victory in its opening league game of the season.

Battle Mountain routs Coral Academy for second straight victory

All you needed to know about the outcome at the home debut of the Battle Mountain High School football team was that the Longhorns ran 12 plays through three quarters and scored touchdowns on six of those plays.

Battle Mountain JV volleyball team takes on West Wendover, White Pine

The Battle Mountain High junior varsity volleyball team opened up Northern 2A play this past weekend on its home floor. The Lady Longhorns took on West Wendover on Friday and lost 25-22 and 26-24 to the Wolverines.

Lady Longhorns provide strong showing at White Pine tournament

The Battle Mountain High School girls soccer team returned from Ely tired, after five matches, with a 2– 2–1 record and a tie for third place in the Jason Nelson memorial tournament at White Pine High School. 

Lady Longhorns close out tournament play on home floor

Battle Mountain High School and Pershing County High School  were among the teams that came to spike it up against their league and non-league counterparts last weekend in Battle Mountain at the Longhorn Invitational.

Longhorns bounce back in big way with rout of Nighthawks

A season ago, the Battle Mountain High School football team was minutes away from winning a state championship. However, as the 2018 season began at the start of August there were a number of new faces on the sidelines for thew Longhorns. With around 20 players on the roster, Battle Mountain dropped its season-opener on the road to Lincoln County.