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Thomas Ranson

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Oasis Academy softball stays perfect, girls lacrosse wins opener

The Oasis Academy softball team continued its unbeaten streak by sweeping Virginia City and Whittell in a pair of doubleheaders.

Fallon track team competes in Winnemucca, hosts 1st meet on Saturday

Spring Creek took home the gold in Saturday’s three-team league meet in Winnemucca.

Fallon nabs 21 selections to 3A East All-League team

Greenwave takes home Coach and Player, Offensive, Lineman of Year honors

Fallon nabbed 21 selections to the 3A East All-League team, including Coach of the Year (Brooke Hill), Player of the Year (Levi Andrews), Offensive Player of the Year (Avery Strasdin) and Lineman of the Year (David Palanivelu).

Churchill County High School planning on graduation ceremony

A graduation ceremony – and possibly prom – will return this school year after Churchill County High School Principal Scott Winters presented to the Board of Trustees in last week’s school board meeting. The Class of 2020’s graduation was modified to a drive-through model due to the pandemic, but Winters said a plan has been created — and updated several times — to allow for a graduation ceremony like pre-pandemic school years.

Spring Creek wins 1A East girls soccer crown over Fallon

After both Fallon and Spring Creek’s girls soccer teams ended in a shutout tie in the last meeting, the Spartans escaped Saturday’s first-place battle with a 1-0 win in Spring Creek.

Battle for 1st ends in draw between Fallon, Spring Creek

The Lady Wave soccer team entertained first-place Spring Creek on Saturday, but the game ended in a scoreless tie after the Spartans came an interference away from winning the game in the final minutes.

Fallon upsets Spring Creek; Oasis drops non-league contest

One night after dropping a three-set match to Dayton on Senior Night, the Lady Wave volleyball team rebounded by taking down one of the top teams in the 3A East.

Lady Wave soccer rolls to 3 wins, Fallon boys win 1st game

The Lady Wave soccer team continued its hottest start in recent memory after sweeping its slate of opponents last week.

Lady Bighorns off to hot start

The Lady Bighorns volleyball team scored the biggest win in program history Friday when it came from behind to edge 2019 state semifinalist Smith Valley in five games.

Fallon to allow Fernley fans in next home game

The Churchill County School District during Wednesday’s Board of Trustees meeting approved the high school's proposal to include two visiting fans per Fernley senior for the cross-valley rivalry football game on March 27 in Fallon.

Roundup: Lady Wave tennis remains undefeated

With their season nearing the midway mark, the Greenwave boys and girls tennis teams swept Incline and Hug last week.

Greenwave Hall of Fame accepting nominations

Nominations are being accepted for the Greenwave Hall of Fame’s Class of 2021.

Lady Wave soccer sweeps Elko, Dayton

The Lady Wave soccer team got off to a strong start to the abbreviated fall season.

Lady Wave tennis edges Wooster in tiebreaker

The Lady Wave tennis team picked up a pair of wins, including a tiebreaker, to open its fall season. Fallon handed Sparks a 12-6 defeat in Thursday’s season opener at the Reno Tennis Center before edging Wooster, 10-9, on Saturday in Fallon.

Fallon football faces Spring Creek in home opener

For the first time since November 2019, the Greenwave football team was back on the field.

ChurchillCSD votes to keep hybrid plan through remainder of school year

Citing improvements that resulted in positive results among teachers and students under the hybrid model, Churchill County School District voted during last week’s Board of Trustees meeting not to change the current learning model.

Wave, Bighorns open fall season this week

The fall season officially begins this weekend for both Fallon and Oasis Academy, which competes in the 3A and 1A classes, respectively.

Fans to be allowed at CCHS, Oasis Academy home contests

Fans will be allowed at Churchill County High School and Oasis Academy home competitions for fall sports this season.

HSLL appealing to state to reclassify lacrosse amid youth sports update

Club full-contact sports not allowed per governor

When the state lifted full-contact sports from the “no-play” list last week, it left out one high school sport that’s been growing.

State lifts football from ‘no-play’ list

Practice begins for Wave, all fall sports

The taste of losing to their cross-valley rival in the 2019 state championship is something Brooke Hill and his football team want to get rid of in a hurry.

Fall sports season begins Saturday; football not allowed

After watching any remaining hope of a winter sports season dissolve last week, both Fallon and Oasis Academy turn their attention to the fall season, which begins this weekend with tryouts. Thomas Ranson/LVN, file Fallon senior and 2019 state qualifier Allison Frost and the tennis program begin their season Saturday. Fallon senior Cole Hamlin and the Greenwave soccer program begin their season with tryouts Saturday at the high school field. Oasis Academy senior Sequoya Casey and the Bighorns volleyball program will begin their season with tryouts Monday.

Fallon club teams compete in Rocklin tournament

Cross the Sierra Nevada mountains and play against teams from Northern Nevada and California. Several of Fallon's club basketball teams traveled over the pass last weekend to compete in the Super Bowl Bash tournament at the Hardwood Palace in Rocklin, Calif.

Selmi donates $200K to Churchill County High School scholarship program

A Fallon native and Churchill County High School graduate who operated Nevada Seafood for almost six decades left behind a generous gift for her alma matter.

Churchill County School District moves forward with outsourcing proposal

Community members voiced their concern about Churchill County School District’s proposal about outsourcing three departments during Wednesday’s Board of Trustees meeting.

Fallon, Oasis Academy begin fall sports workouts

Workouts have begun for the Greenwave as the first official day of the fall season, which was moved because of the pandemic, is Feb. 13 for football and Feb. 20 for the cross country, tennis, girls golf, soccer and volleyball.

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