You can't go wrong at a wrestling camp where Vougar Orujev, the two-time Russian world champ, is one of the clinicians. Twelve Pershing County wrestlers attended a three-day outdoor camp in Susanville, Calif. last month, July 29-31. They joined about 80 kids from all over the west at Eagle Lake, the second largest natural lake entirely in the state of California. Beginners to seasoned athletes participated. The camp works with youth through high school wrestlers.
You know a new volleyball year has begun when the Gold Medal Squared camp comes to Lovelock. "The camp is our way of getting the season started," says coach Monica Halverson. She's led the PCHS varsity team since 2018 after moving to Lovelock the year before as the JV coach.
The Pershing County High School athletic department held its annual football camp last Tuesday evening. High school players and their coaches guided Lovelock's youth in skills like throwing and catching the football and the 3-point stance.
Lovelock Frontier Days is this Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Most of the activity will take place in the courthouse park. But some fairgoers will wander off the beaten path to play horseshoes at McDougal Sports Complex on Saturday and Sunday morning.
Coach Monica Halverson offered her second annual "Little Spiker's Volleyball Camp" last Monday through Wednesday. It was nearly as fast-paced as the high school games due to begin this month. The camp cost $75 for all three days or a $30 daily drop-in fee.
In a few years, the Lovelock baseball campers will be full pledged Mustangs, pitching, running bases and batting to the best of their abilities.
Get ready for the Lovelock Softball Association's "Bombs Away for Summer" home run derby and family night. It will be on Friday, Aug. 4, at McDougal Park. "The derby will be under the lights around 8:30 or 9 p.m., whenever it gets dark," says Philip Schmith, the LSA president. Admission is free and the concession stand will sell cold drinks, burgers and nachoes smothered in cheese.
When Brett Wilkins' in-laws asked him if he'd reopen the Lovelock Speedway, he said he'd think it over. For one thing, he lives in Fallon. Also, the track had been closed for two years. "Everything from plumbing to equipment was in bad shape from sitting, not to mention the track surface itself," he said.
The National High School Finals Rodeo begins Sunday in Gilette, Wyo., and concludes on June 22. A handful of Humboldt County and Battle Mountain cowboys and cowgirls will be competing.
On Saturday, July 1, dozens of flag football players competed in one of the biggest fundraisers of the year. They started at 5 p.m. When the sun set, the energy level kicked up a notch.
Battle Mountain will be hosting the 2023 Nevada Little League State Softball Tournament beginning Thursday at the fields by Elanor Leamire Junior High School.
Dozens of Lovelock athletes have resisted the temptation to become couch potatoes over summer break. Instead, they're lifting weights and running in the high school's workout program, scrimmaging or building their athletic skills.
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This past weekend, John Flowers did something he's always dreamed of. He raced on Pershing County's quarter-mile oval dirt track located on Seven Troughs Road.
Pershing County 4-H hosted its third annual softball and baseball clinic this past weekend. Kids from four to 19 years were invited to learn from the best. First, they played skill-building games at McDougal Park. Later, they cooled off at the community pool. About 25 young people participated.