The Pershing County boys basketball team reached a turning point at the Whittell Tournament this past Thursday. They beat the Westwood Lumberjacks (49-21). It was the third win of 2021-22 for the Mustangs.
Hoops is officially back. The first preseason basketball tournament of the 2021-22 year took place in Hawthorne this past weekend. The Pershing County Mustangs went 2-3 against Yerington (62-17, loss), Hawthorne, Spring Mountain (48-43, win), Virginia City and Smith Valley (45-32, win).
The Pershing County girls basketball team competed in a preseason tournament in Hawthorne this past weekend. They played five games over three days against teams of varying skill levels.
The Nevada football team has accepted an invitation to play in the 2021 Quick Lane Bowl where they will meet Western Michigan out of the Mid-American Conference.
Reno’s Hug High School hosted a wrestling tournament this past Saturday. According to Pershing County High School coach Mike Brooks the Hug tournament is geared towards novice wrestlers. Assistant coach Buzz Brooks made the trip with Lucian Gonzalez, Wyatt Hughes and Brian Flores. “Buzz was happy with their results. Some of them landed wins on their first career tournaments,” said Mike Brooks.
On basketball nights at PCHS, the JV girls and boys teams set the tone for the hours ahead. As life happens and numbers fluctuate, some may get pulled to play varsity.
When you think of sports for youths to do, the first that comes to mind are football, basketball, soccer and baseball and softball. However, roller hockey is starting to gain more and more momentum in Winnemucca for youngsters to try out. A little over two years ago, Colby Corbitt started the Winnemucca Mustangs roller hockey team. At that time there were about a dozen or so players, but now that group has soared to about 40 players in just a short amount of time.
After seeing the 2020-21 high school basketball and wrestling season canceled because of the Covid pandemic, the athletes and coaches are back on the mat and floor and fans are eager to watch.
Nevada freshman Tierney Wolfgram completed her season at the 6K at the NCAA Cross Country National Championships. Wolfgram finished in 20:35.6, 117th out 255 athletes and the highest placement at nationals in Wolf Pack history. Wolfgram finished second at the Mountain Regional in Provo with her time of 20:20.4, becoming just the second Pack athlete in history to qualify for nationals.
The Pershing County High School varsity and JV football teams closed the award night festivities last Tuesday at the high school auditorium. JV football coaches Buzz Brooks and Jared Jensen called the JV players to the stage. The coaches named Travis Donaldson the offensive MVP of the year. The defensive MVP award went to Jacob Burke. Wyatt Hughes received the Robbie Weagant UnderClassman Lineman of the Year.
Volleyball’s Petersen named All-Conference University of Nevada's Sydney Petersen earned All-Mountain West honorable mention as part of the league's volleyball postseason awards announced Wednesday.
The Atlantic Coast Conference, Big Ten and Pac-12 launched an initiative Monday to raise awareness of the importance of mental health as part of their conference alliance announced earlier this year. Teammates for Mental Health will be unveiled this week during basketball games involving the three conferences, including the ACC/Big Ten women’s and men’s challenges.
Throwing the football in the NFL is so alluring it can seduce even the best run teams. The Indianapolis Colts forgot they have Jonathan Taylor after relying on Carson Wentz’s arm to build a 10-point halftime lead against the defending Super Bowl champion Buccaneers.
They finally stopped to take a breath. The Mustang volleyball players took down a 4A team during preseason, beat Yerington at the Lion’s homecoming, made it to the second round of the playoffs and finished third in their league. At their ‘Dig Pink’ event the Mustangs raised $500 for a Lovelock family undergoing a health crisis. They bonded at Midnight Madness and said farewell to their seniors.
