By Mackie Grady, Austin Lloyd, Wyatte Sakurada Posted June 6, 2019
Whether it was on the court or the field, in the pool or on the course, Lowry had another successful year in athletics.
FOOTBALL
Varsity football made it to the playoffs, with a 6-6 overall record. In the first round of the playoffs, they beat Elko 41-13, almost reversing the score from two weeks earlier of 42-13. In the second round of the playoffs, the Buckaroos fell short to Truckee 42-6. This year, the football team will be losing Josiah Chapman, Brendan Domire, Dorsey Navaran, Caleb Sanchez, Scottie Smith, Rodolfo Cole, Rene Flores, Evan Jeppsen, Tony Mendoza, and Jakeb Snyder
BOYS SOCCER
This season didn’t go so well; they won only four games overall, but they learned a lot about what needs to be improved upon heading into next year. The boys defeated Incline Village 9-1 and Churchill County 7-0.
This year, the boys’ soccer team will be losing Rafael Echeverria, Antonio Gallarzo, Alejandro Gallarzo, and Chris Schultz.
GIRLS SOCCER
The varsity girls’ soccer team ended their season with 3-14-1 overall. The girls defeated Elko 2-1 and Sparks 3-1, and tied Sparks 2-2.
This year, the girls’ soccer team will be losing seniors Hannah Growcock, Zafiro Cano, Celeste Castellanos, Macy Munroe, and Victoria Tirado, as well as coaches Ed and Jen Partee.
VOLLEYBALL
This year was pretty successful for the volleyball team, which went 8-16-0 overall. The girls defeated Sparks 3-0 and North Valleys 3-1. They did not make it to state this year, but learned a lot about what needs to be improved on for the next season.
This year, the volleyball team will be losing seniors Andrea Escobedo, Brooke Hansen, and Julianne Montero, as well as head coach Brandon Eastman.
CROSS COUNTRY
This season was very successful for our cross-country team. The team secured a spot at state with their excellent running ability and their commitment to running. At state, all of the runners ran the best races of their careers. The team won the academic all-state award for Northern Nevada.
This year, cross country will be losing seniors Rebecca Kuskie, Christian Olson, and Will Kracaw.
GIRL’S GOLF
With excellent coaching, they placed at least top three every tournament. The team went to state and placed 4th overall. Tatyana Carlson was recognized as the 3A NIAA Northern Nevada State Champ.
This year, girls’ golf will be losing seniors Tatyana Carlson, Tanner Havens, and Mekenzie Vandemark.
girl’s basketball
The girls’ basketball overall standing was 17-11 and 14-4 in the league. The girls made it to regionals, where they played Spring Creek and beat them 46-31, then went on and played Churchill County and lost 67-48. They ended their season in the 2019 NIAA girls’ basketball Championship Tournament. On Friday, March 1, they lost to Moapa Valley 42-38. Going into state, they were the #2 seed.
Leaving Seniors include: Becca Kuskie, Lily Pasquale, Juli Garcia, Sydney Connors, Heather Hall, Rachel Garrison, Victoria Tirado
BOY’S BASKETBALL
The boys’ finishing standing overall was 17-9 and 13-5 in the league. They beat Fernley 62-32 but ended up falling short to Fallon 72-68. Although the boys didn’t have the season they had hoped for, they kept their heads held high and improved game after game.
SENIORS: Oscar Juanes, Brendan Domire, Dorsey Naveran, Scottie Smith
WRESTLING
The wrestling team started its season in mid-November and finished in early February. Throughout the season, coach John Brooks and coach Brant Corak put the boys to work. This season, there were nine wrestlers headed to state. Out of the nine, only three made it to the championship matches. The three wrestlers were Anthony Peterson, who finished 2nd, Cade Bell finishing 2nd, and Taylor Corak finishing 2nd as well. Overall, as a team, they finished 5th.
SENIORS: Isaiah Blanco, Josiah Chapman, Jimmy Rackley.
BASEBALL
The Baseball team ended the season 10-17 and in 7th place in league. This Baseball season, the Lowry fell short of the playoffs by a couple of games. The Bucks started the season off rough, but came together to pull off some big wins. The Bucks came out against Elko and took a win over Elko.
Lowry Baseball will be losing Brendan Domire, Jake Marriott, Kyle Sappington, Ridge Ricketts, Chris Schultz, and Josiah Chapman. Head coach Andy Harmon and JV coach Clay Sagers also stepped down.
SOFTBALL
The Lowry softball team has made it to State this season. The girls did exceptionally well in Playoffs beating the Dust Devils and earning themselves a spot in the State Tournament. The girls lost two games that knocked them out of the state tournament. The Lady Bucks finished the season 20-16.
The softball team will lose three seniors this year, including Sydney Connors, Madi McClellen, and Macey Katzenmeyer.
TRACK
The Lowry track team has had a great season this year. They have a lot of runners going into state. Including Rachel Garrison and Heather Hall, who placed 3rd and 4th. Rachel Garrison also placed.
The seniors they will be losing are Becca Kuskie, Will Kracaw, Lily Pasquale, Scottie Smith, Heather Hall, and Rachel Garrison. Becca Kuskie, Will Kracaw, Heather Hall, and Rachel Garrison went to state this season.
BOYS GOLF
Boys’ Golf ended their season with a few golfers going to state. Cal Peters, Kobe Stoker, Dylan Patterson, Max Mavity, Caden Rorex, and Hunter Mullins have qualified for state. Boys’ golf have had seniors place at some tournaments. Dillon Patterson placed third at the Elko tournament.
Lowry Golf will be losing senior Dillon Patterson after the season.
SWIMMING
The swim team started their season in early February and ended in mid-May, with seven swimmers going to state. The seven swimmers were Charles Gonin, Evan Jeppsen, Hunter Lewis, Aiden Maher, Tristan Miller, and Matthew Lizanetz. Charles Gonin finished 7th at state.
The swim team will be losing senior Evan Jeppsen.
