With not a lot of experience back from a season ago, the Battle Mountain High School junior varsity boys basketball team opened its season last weekend at the Mustang Invitational in Lovelock.
The Battle Mountain High School basketball and wrestling teams are in full swing this week. The varsity boys and girls basketball team make the trip to central Nevada for the Serpent Classic in Hawthorne. The squads will play four-to-five, non-conference games over the three days. The Longhorn wrestlers open their season this weekend at the Bucks Bags Invitational in Boise, Idaho. Battle Mountain travels to Elko on Tuesday for a dual and is in Winnemucca Dec. 9-10 for the Cody Louk Invitational.
The Battle Mountain High School fall sports teams were rewarded well for their play as the postseason awards are out. The all-league and all-state teams are chosen by the league's coaches.
For the first time since 2012, the Pershing County High School football team is the best in the 2A. The Mustangs defeated Yerington 14-7 on Saturday afternoon in Fernley to win the eighth state title in school history. Yerington had won the last three 2A state championships. Before that, Pershing County won three consecutive titles from 2010-12. Tad Milich scored the winning touchdown with six minutes left to play, helping the Mustangs to a 12-0 season.
The last time the Battle Mountain High School football team faced a three-time defending state champions, it pulled off an upset. The Longhorns found themselves in the same situation this past Friday night, with a road trip to Yerington to begin the NIAA 2A State Championships. The Lions won the regular season meeting, but the Longhorns were looking to reverse the outcome from earlier in the season.
FERNLEY — After making the most significant improvement from a season ago in the Northern 2A, the Battle Mountain High School volleyball team found itself in the regional championships this past Saturday in Fernley.
The Battle Mountain High School girls soccer team rounded out its season with a pair of home games last week. The Lady Longhorns beat Dayton 1-0 on Thursday, as Sruti Bhakta scored in extra time in the 82nd minute to give Battle Mountain the victory. Bhakta also had the lone goal for Battle on Friday, as the Lady Longhorns lost 2-1 to Fernley. Battle Mountain finished the season 5-9 in league play and 10-12-1 overall.
For just the second time this fall, the Battle Mountain High School football team was able to run out on the turf at Tim Knight Field.
Coming off a tough season in 2015, the Battle Mountain High School volleyball team had a chance to complete a comeback this fall that would put them in the Northern 2A playoffs.
The Battle Mountain High School volleyball teams were back on the road this past weekend traveling to Wendover on Friday and Ely on Saturday. The varsity team ended up splitting with a victory against West Wendover Wolverines and a loss to White Pine Bobcats.
The Battle Mountain High School boys soccer team hosted Yerington on Friday and lost 9-1 to the Lions. Battle Mountain hosts Dayton on Thursday at 4 p.m. and Fernley on Saturday at 2 p.m.
The Battle Mountain High School volleyball teams were back on the road this past weekend traveling to Wendover on Friday and Ely on Saturday. The varsity team ended up splitting with a victory against West Wendover Wolverines and a loss to White Pine Bobcats.
The Battle Mountain High School girls soccer team went on the road for a pair of matches this past weekend and lost both contests. The Lady Longhorns were in Lovelock on Friday and lost 4-1 to Pershing County.
Battle Mountain’s Lynzee Devlin and Adriene Burkhart took part in the NIAA 2A State Championships at Incline Village on Monday, Oct. 10, and Tuesday, Oct. 11.
The Battle Mountain High School football team erased a three-game losing streak in a big way, with a 51-6 win over West Wendover on Friday night on the Utah/Nevada border. The entire game was played with 40 MPH winds.