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.
Last week, the Pershing County High School soccer team tied the visiting Fernley Vaqueros and beat the Whittell Warriors on the road. The Mustangs now have a 3-5-1 record overall and a 2-5-1 league record.
The Mustang volleyball team defended their undefeated status in two league games last week. On Wednesday, they beat the visiting Yerington Lions in four sets (25-22, 17-25, 25-17, 25-13). Saturday, they traveled to Tahoe City and trounced the Lakers in five sets (27-25, 25-21, 25-27, 20-25, 15-9). To make the Mustang win even better, the North Tahoe Lakers are the defending State champions.
It was a nine-goal week for the Pershing County High School girls soccer team. They lost two home games against Spring Creek 8-0 and Elko 10-0, but blanked White Pine (2-0) and West Wendover (7-0) on the road. The week started on Thursday against the visiting Spring Creek Spartans.
The Pershing volleyball team swept Coral Academy (25-9, 25-7, 25-15) and Sierra Lutheran (25-18, 25-14, 25-15) on the road last week. On Saturday, they hosted Incline. The game ran five sets and ended with the Mustangs on top (25-21, 16-25, 22-25, 25-14, 15-7). The Mustangs now stand at 16-3, overall, and 5-0 in the 2A.
It was the last "first home volleyball game of the year" for Pershing seniors Raegan Burrows and Aaliyah Allen. They and their teammates hosted the Silver Stage Nighthawks last Wednesday, beating them in three sets (25-15, 25-17, 25-14). Allen gave the Mustangs added power on the right side of the net, providing Pershing County's offense with options to react quickly. Allen added an ace and six kills. Burrows had two aces, 12 kills and 24 digs.
The Pershing County High School girls soccer team lost a Northern 3A match to the Dayton Dust Devils on Tuesday, Aug. 27, at PCHS with a final score of 3-1. However, the Mustangs showed improvement, especially on possessing the ball and connecting passes.
The annual PCHS soccer camp was a team effort by coach Kelly Brooks and the Mustang soccer team. At camp, the high school athletes helped teach the younger players. Days later, the Mustangs launched their new season.
Last weekend, the PCHS volleyball team hit the ground running at the Yerington tournament, a 32-team event packed with games to watch and play. The Mustangs competed in multiple games over the two-day event and walked off with the championship for their bracket.
The Pershing County football season-opener ended in a landslide win for the Mustangs. Pershing County hosted the Wooster Colts under the Friday night lights and beat them 49-7, a far cry from last year’s 33-0 Mustang loss against the Colts.
This past Saturday, the Pershing County High School varsity volleyball team traveled to Susanville, Calif., to scrimmage against five other teams. Those included host Lassen High School, along with Bishop Manogue, Galena, Modoc and Westwood.
Dave Skoglie came home from the 2024 NHPA World Horseshoe Championship in the Tri-Cities, Wash., with $500, a patch for his jacket and a first-place trophy. He won 11 games and threw 18 ringers over three days in the elder men’s division (65+).