Carson girls basketball downs Galena

The Carson High School girls basketball team continues to put together quality results, taking care of Galena on Saturday, 52-49.

The difference was the second quarter where the Senators outpaced the Grizzlies, 17-9.

“It was a close game. I don’t think anyone had the other’s number. I think we capitalized better on the officiating style. We drew a lot of fouls,” said interim coach Nate Tolbert. “It was clutch. We made our free throws in the end.”

Tolbert said Lauren Finnerty finished with 18 points and 13 rebounds.

Dahlia Keating and Alondra Carillo had eight and seven points, respectively.

As a team, Carson had 21 steals against 19 turnovers.

“Keeping drama out of the locker room is a big thing for us and when we play as a team, we usually find success,” said Tolbert. “If we can keep our turnovers under 20, we can be successful.”

UP NEXT: Carson (8-15, 3-11) closes its regular season with the top two teams in the league, taking on Bishop Manogue (20-1, 15-0) on Tuesday and Douglas (16-7, 11-3) in Minden on Friday.

Senator boys lose to Galena

Carson High boys basketball outscored Galena 18-11 in the fourth quarter Saturday, but it wasn’t enough to secure its first league win, falling 52-47.

The teams went back and forth in the opening half, but were outscored 22-8 in the third quarter.

Justin Moore led the effort with nine points and 10 rebounds while Michael Hughes and Mouhamed Fall each scored eight points.

Landon Hoff and Demarcus Brewster tallied six points each.

UP NEXT: Carson (4-19, 0-14 in Class 4A North league play) hosted Bishop Manogue (9-15, 7-8) Tuesday before traveling to Minden to take on the Tigers (7-17, 6-8) on Friday.

CHS wrestling builds for regional tournament

The Carson High School wrestling team has the rest of the week to prepare for the Class 5A North regional wrestling tournament.

The one-day event will take place Saturday at Spanish Springs with the first round expected to start at 9 a.m.

The top six wrestlers from each weight class will punch their tickets to the state tournament in Bullhead City, Arizona.

Coverage can be found in next Wednesday’s Nevada Appeal as well as online at www.nevadaaappeal.com/news/sports.

Dayton hoops falls at Elko

Elko boys basketball beat Dayton, 60-45, Friday night.

Dayton is now 5-15 overall and 1-7 in Class 3A North-East league games.

On the girls side, Elko bested Dayton, 54-21.

The Dust Devil girls team is 7-10 on the year and 1-7 in Class 3A North-East league play.

Statistics for both games were unavailable.

UP NEXT: Both squads will head out to Fallon to take on Churchill County on Wednesday.

Falcon basketball splits doubleheader with Battle Mountain

The Sierra Lutheran girls basketball team took down Battle Mountain, 33-30, last weekend.

The girls are 8-8 overall and in Class 2A North league play.

Sierra Lutheran boys lost to Battle Mountain, 82-59.

The boys are currently 7-16 with a 3-13 record in Class 2A North league play.

Statistics for both games were unavailable.

UP NEXT: The Falcons will play at Coral Academy in Reno on Friday before ending the regular season at home Saturday against Oasis Academy.