Last Friday, 14 Lovelock seniors played the last regular season football game of their high school years. On senior night, the Pershing County High School football team defended its undefeated status, won the league championship and claimed the No.1 seed going into the playoffs.
The Pershing County High School girls soccer week started with a 4-0 loss to Fernley on the road. The Mustangs had better luck on senior night when they beat Battle Mountain 6-0 in Lovelock. They now stand at 7-9-2 overall and 5-9-2 in the league.
Last Friday, on a cold October night in Lovelock, the Pershing County High School football team beat visiting West Wendover 52-6. The future Mustangs added to the festive mood, as youth players and fans met at the south end zone for the Mustang spell out.
Last week, the Pershing County High School volleyball team won both road matches on its only overnight road trip of the year. First, the Mustangs beat their rival school, Battle Mountain 25-15, 25-14, 25-23. Next, Pershing County vanquished the West Wendover Wolverines 25-13, 25-20, 25-16. The Mustangs stand at the top of the Northern 2A at 17-0 and have clinched the first-place position going into the Northern 2A Regional Championships at Incline High School on Nov. 1-2.
The week for the Pershing County girls soccer week tested its stamina. Mid-week, the Mustangs traveled to Spring Creek and lost 8-0 to the Spartans. Next, Pershing County hosted the Quincy Trojans, beating the visitors 8-0. The Spartans and Mustangs are ranked fifth and sixth in the league, but Spring Creek dominated the game, especially in the first half.
The Pershing County High School volleyball team added two more wins to their collection this week. The Mustangs beat Yerington on the road on Friday 25-20, 18-25, 25-20, 25-16. On Saturday, they hosted the North Tahoe Lakers and won in five sets 25-9, 25-22, 20-25, 22-25, 15-9.
Last Tuesday (Oct. 1), the Pershing County High School girls soccer hosted the undefeated Churchill County Greenwave (12-0) and lost 10-0. The Mustangs rebounded against the Whittell Warriors on Thursday, winning 8-0.
The Pershing County Mustangs come off their bye week and travel to Dayton this Friday to play the Dust Devils. The following Friday (Oct.18), the Mustangs host West Wendover at 6 p.m.
The Pershing County High School volleyball team scored two wins last weekend. On Friday, the Mustangs hosted Sierra Lutheran, defeating the Falcons in three sets 25-6, 25-16 ,25-13. On Saturday, Pershing County traveled to Incline Village and beat the second-seeded team in the 2A in five sets 19-25, 24-26, 25-13, 25-13, 16-14. The Mustangs now stand at 24-3 overall and 14-0 in the 2A Northern league.
Last week, the Pershing County High School volleyball beat West Wendover 26-24, 25-16, 25-16 and Oasis Academy 25-14, 25-14, 25-21 at home. On Saturday, the Mustangs swept Silver Stage 29-27, 25-17, 25-10 on the road. Pershing County has played every team in the conference without losing a game.
The Pershing County High School girls soccer team had an eventful homecoming week. They lost 12-0 to Lowry, tied with White Pine 0-0 and beat West Wendover 9-0. As if that wasn't enough, their captain was crowned homecoming queen at the Friday night football game.
Last Friday, the Pershing County High School football team provided its third straight shutout over a Northern 2A opponent. The Mustangs beat the visiting Yerington Lions 54-0 on homecoming night at PCHS. The festivities included halftime fireworks and the crowning of a new homecoming king and queen — Izayuh McGlothin and Yasmin Acosta.
Last Thursday night, the Pershing County football team returned from an extended bye and routed Silver Stage 58-0 on Joe Yanni Field. The week before, smoke from the Davis fires scrapped the Incline/Pershing game for a while.
The Elko/Pershing County girls soccer game got rained out last Tuesday because of thunder and lightning in Elko. However, the Mustangs stormed Battle Mountain on Saturday. Lovelock beat their rival school 12-0. "We were excited to play them because we did not get to play them last year," coach Kelly Brooks said.
Last week, the Pershing County High School volleyball swept Battle Mountain 25-18, 25-19, 25-22 and West Wendover 26-24, 25-16, 25-16, bringing the Mustangs’ Northern 2A record to 9-0. Pershing County played the first of two homecoming week games against Oasis Academy on Wednesday. Results were not available at press time.