This past winter, Riley Harvey, Aaliyah Allen and Khloe Montes helped lead the 2024-25 Pershing County girls basketball team to 22 victories and the Northern 2A regional championship trophy. The various 2A schools in Nevada recently rewarded their efforts. Allen and Montes made the all-state, first team and Harvey was chosen for the second team. The three girls previously won all-conference awards. The 2A coaches named Montes the Defensive Player of the Year.
The Pershing County High School softball team made its longest road trip of the year this past weekend, heading to the Utah/Nevada border. The Mustangs challenged the West Wendover Wolverines and added three high-scoring wins to their record (28-7, 22-4, 19-2). Pershing County now stand at 6-3 overall and 6-0 in the Northern 2A. The Mustangs have depth on their side with five sophomores, six juniors, a senior and a couple of freshmen. They’re all pulling together and perfecting their roles.
When the Pershing County High School track and field team competed in Yerington last week, two Mustang athletes became airborne for the first time in several years. Despite less-than-ideal weather conditions, pole vaulter Howard Mitchell cleared seven feet while Laura Gomez cleared five feet six inches.
The Pershing County High School baseball had a rough weekend on the road against West Wendover. The Mustangs lost all three games of the triple-header to the Wolverines (9-1, 15-5, and 9-8 in eight innings) but the scores tell only part of the story. This was most evident in the last game of the series which the Mustangs lost by one run in extra innings.
There’s nothing like the end of a Pershing County High School sports season. Last week, on winter sports awards night, Lovelock families gathered in the high school auditorium to honor the spirit squad, the boys and girls basketball teams and wrestlers. The 2024-25 sports year was loaded with firsts, almost and dramatic moments. For the first time, the spirit squad cheered not only for basketball but for wrestling.
The spring weather lasted just long enough for Lovelock to host its three-day softball and baseball tournament last weekend. Visitors included the Elko and Lowry JV teams, Battle Mountain, Oasis Academy, Dayton, White Pine, Yerington, Quincy, and Sparks. The Pershing County High School baseball team went 2-2 over the weekend, beating Sparks 9-7 and the Lowry JV 13-10.
The Pershing County High School girls basketball team finished the year with 22 wins and the Northern 2A championship but victory eluded them last Friday in the semifinal round of the state tournament at Faith Lutheran High School in Las Vegas. The Mustangs lost 48-47 to Lincoln County, as it meant the end of the road for Pershing County until next year. The Panaca girls went on to face Needles, Calif., in the championship game at Cox Pavilion which Needles won 48-25.
Last weekend, the Pershing County High School girls basketball team defeated West Wendover 44-27, Yerington 46-40 and North Tahoe 45-42 to win its first Northern 2A Regional title since 2017. To make it even more exciting they did it at home in front of hundreds of fans. The Mustangs secured a spot as the No. 1 seed from the North at the state tournament. North Tahoe will be the No. 2 seed. Pershing County faces Lincoln County at Faith Lutheran High School in Las Vegas on Friday, at 6:50 p.m. If they win, they'll head over to Cox Pavilion at UNLV to play either Needles, Calif., or North Tahoe on Saturday for the state championship.
Last week the Pershing County High School boys basketball team avenged league losses against Yerington and North Tahoe and beat Wells in a non-conference matchup. The Mustangs’ week began with a 63-50 win against the visiting Yerington Lions. Earlier this month, PCHS lost 60-52 to the Lions on the road.
The Pershing County High School wrestling team hosted the Northern 2A Regional Tournament this past Saturday. The Mustangs placed second out of eight teams, with Battle Mountain winning with 235 points. Pershing County placed second with 219.5 points and Eureka (108), Yerington (96), Wells (95.5), Coral Academy (69), Incline (42.5) and Owyhee (11) rounded out the team standings.
This year, The Pershing County High School girls basketball team has won or lost eight of its regular season games by five points or less. Last week was no exception for the cardiac kids from Lovelock. The Mustangs suffered a heartbreaking 39-37 overtime loss to Yerington and beat Wells 33-28 and North Tahoe 32-29.
It's not every day that a high school sports team makes school history. Last week the Pershing County High School wrestling team did it twice in a matter of hours. At the NIAA All Girls Northern Regional at McQueen High School in Reno on Jan.24-25, Magdalena Ramirez became the first-ever Pershing County girl to qualify to compete at the state level. The sophomore trailblazer finished third place in the 140-pound weight class in all of northern Nevada. Ramirez received a bye in the first round. Reed wrestler Esmeralda Garcia Alvarez pinned her in the second round.
The Pershing County High School girls basketball team added three league wins to their record last week. Along the way, five of the Mustangs’ players scored in the double digits. "All three wins were true team wins as all the girls contributed. The girls did a great job putting to work everything we worked on in practice," Coach Lee Houston said.
Ask any wrestler. There's nothing like winning a championship match against an opponent who beat you earlier in the season. That's what Israel Knight and Jake Trowbridge achieved at the Steve Deaton Memorial Tournament at Douglas High School in Minden last weekend. Knight pinned wrestlers from Truckee, Lowry Blue and Wooster before winning the 150-pound championship match by a 12-5 decision over Kolton Zinn from Douglas.
A couple of days after Christmas, the Pershing County High School girls basketball team beat the visiting Dayton Dust Devils 52-20 in a non-conference match-up. The bleachers were lighter than usual with the high school on winter break until Jan. 6. Nonetheless, the Mustangs showed off their defensive and offensive chops.
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