The Lovelock Softball Association (LSA) launched its seventh season on Thursday, June 6. Eight teams each paid $250 to support the summertime attraction at McDougal Park.
The Glenn Wasson Memorial basketball tournament and fundraiser is older than some of the players at last weekend's games. Jesse Canchola (Class of 2002) remembers Wasson well and fondly. He wants his legacy to live on. In 2002, Wasson assisted coach Lance Condie when the Mustangs won the league championship and were state runners up.
There’s no stopping the annual Mustang 5K. Besides being a major fundraiser for the PCHS football program, it’s a harbinger of summer. On Friday evening, 64 runners and walkers took off from Joe Yanni Field and wound their way through Lovelock streets.
Pershing County High School's weight room now has 10 power rack stations, each equipped with flooring, benches, weights, kettleballs, pull-up bars and more. It's all branded with the Mustang logo.
PCHS sets an hour aside at the end of each sports season to recognize the athlete’s hard work. On Wednesday, they celebrated the spring sports - baseball, softball, and track and field.
There were close contests at the 2024 State Track and Field Championships last weekend at Carson High School. More than 1,000 athletes from four different classifications competed in the two-day event. They’d all qualified to compete at the state level.
The Pershing County High School track and field team got off the ground this season in more ways than one. At the Northern 2A Regional Championships in Carson City this past weekend, over a dozen Pershing County athletes progressed to the state level.
The softball team Lovelock loves to watch won the Northern 2A Regional Championship last weekend on its home field. In the opening round, Pershing County overcame a deficit against Battle Mountain with a home run from Taylor Garland in the fifth inning. The final score was 5-2. Later on Friday afternoon, the Mustangs edged out Yerington by one slim run, 14-13.
On Saturday, the Pershing County High School baseball closed out its season at home with back-to-back wins against Silver Stage. The Mustangs traveled to Silver Springs earlier in the week and lost 13-7 to the Nighthawks.
Last week the Pershing County High School softball team defeated Silver Stage on the road in five innings (36-19). This past Saturday, the Mustangs hosted and beat the Nighthawks in both senior day games (15-0, 19-4). With the series sweep, Pershing County sits at the top of the Northern 2A League at 23-0 overall and 21-0 in league play.
The Pershing County track team pushed through a cold snap at Reed High School on Saturday. The stakes were high. So were the jumps and leaps. As a result, 17 athletes advanced to the regional competition in Carson City this weekend.
The Pershing County track team continues to shave seconds off their running times, while adding height to their leaps and distance to their throws. They earn about 20 personal records (PRs) at each meet they attend. Last Saturday’s Don and Lynda Walton Invitational at Lowry High School in Winnemucca was no exception.
The Pershing County baseball team played three tight games against Sierra Lutheran last week. They won or lost each of them by one-point margins. On Tuesday Pershing County beat the visiting Falcons (9-8). Pershing County finished the series in Carson City with a win (5-4) and a loss (3-2).
The Pershing County softball team maintained its perfect record this past weekend after competing against the Battle Mountain Longhorns on the road. The Mustangs beat their rival school 11-1 in the opener and 16-4 in the closing game. They are 3-0 against the Longhorns for the season, having won (1-0) at home on April 2.
Pershing County High School hosted one of its major events of the year on Saturday – the Lovelock Invitational. Athletes, fans and coaches enjoyed the mild weather, especially after competing in some adverse conditions throughout the season.