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Rivals, Touchdowns, and Wins -- Fallon vs. Fernley

Rivals, Touchdowns, and Wins -- Fallon vs. Fernley
The Varsity Football team takes the field during the second-half of their home game against the Fernley Vaqueros last Saturday lead by #1 Colby Malkovich.

On Saturday, March 27 Churchill County High School took on Fernley, their long-time rival for both Varsity and JV, at home. The JV team took the field first with a 12:30 kick off time. The entire game was invigorating and fun to watch. There was never a lull in game play. The JV Greenwave quickly took care of Fernley’s JV team, with a final score of 63-0. In their next game, the Geenwave will face the Lowry Buckaroos at home on April 3. The Buckaroos recently lost to Elko 33-0. When CCHS went head-to-head with Elko, they managed to keep Elko to a mere 2 points last week. The game against the Buckaroos should be an easy one for the Greenwave, as long as they keep up their hard work and they do not relent.

The Varsity team kicked off at 3:00, immediately following completion of the JV game. The Greenwave started the game quite excitingly. They kicked off to Fernley's Vaqueros to start the game. When the ball landed, a Vaqueros player touched in but never managed to secure possession of the ball. Luckily a Greenwave player was right there and obtained possession of the ball. Their first touchdown of the first quarter was completed by #6 Levi Andrews, the P.A.T. was good, kicked by #81 Sam Robertson. At the sixth minute, Andrews ran four yards for another touchdown, and the kick from Robertson that followed was good. In the last 3 minutes of the first quarter Fernley scored and, in an attempt to lessen the Greenwave lead, tried for a two-point conversion. But the Greenwave stopped them and on their last possession of the quarter, with a mere 10 seconds left, CCHS scored with another 30-yard run from Andrews and Robertson secured the extra point. 

The second quarter started off intense, CCHS scored with eight minutes left before the half. #1 Colby Malkovich ran the ball in to score Greenwave’s fourth touchdown of the day, and Robertson scored the extra point. With 45 seconds left before the half, Fernley scored another touchdown and again attempted for a two-point conversion, but they were stopped yet again. The score at the half was 28-12.

After the half is when things took a turn for the worse for CCHS. In the third quarter, CCHS took the field cockily, assuming that they had already won the game. As the end of the third quarter approached, the Greenwave appeared confused on the offensive side of the ball. Their quarterback looked scrambled, like he never knew what the play was that was taking place. The defense quickly grew tired, as they were never off the field more than a few minutes at a time. With five minutes left, Fernley managed to out play CCHS’ defense and scored a touchdown. Again, the Vaqueros tried for a two-point conversion and were once again stopped. In the final quarter, the team got their heads’ back in the game and the spark was relit.  Andrews scored at the beginning, with an eight-yard run. Robertson’s kicked that followed was called good. 

With seven minutes left to go, Strasdin picked the ball off from the Vaqueros, leading to their sixth and final touchdown, ran in by Malkovich. Sadly, the kick that Robertson attempted was called no good. In the final quarter, the team got their heads’ back in the game and the spark was relit.  Andrews scored at the beginning, with an eight-yard run. Robertson’s kicked that followed was called good. With seven minutes left to go, Strasdin picked the ball off from the Vaqueros, leading to their sixth and final touchdown, ran in by Malkovich. Sadly, the kick that Robertson attempted was called no good The only player that never stopped giving 110%, and continuously rallied the team together was Colby Malkovich. Exhausted from being on both sides of the ball, this kid never lost his spark in this game.

 

 


 



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Comment author: Mike HinzComment text: I knew Sam as a member of our church growing up. He always had a warm smile, a kind word, and a great sense of humor! He will be great missed!Comment publication date: 7/2/25, 11:57 AMComment source: Obituary -- Samuel Bruce WickizerComment author: Mike HinzComment text: Great teacher, great coach, but even a better person!!! Rest in peace Mr. BeachComment publication date: 7/2/25, 11:53 AMComment source: Obituary -- Jack Victor Beach, Jr.Comment author: Mike HinzComment text: I had Mrs Hedges for First Grade at Northside Elementary in 1969. I still, to this day, remember her as a wonderful teacher…one of my favorites!!Comment publication date: 7/2/25, 11:29 AMComment source: Obituary - Nancy Marie Hedges C Comment author: Carl C. HagenComment text: What are MFNs and PBMs ?? ............................ From the editor: This is a very good question and we apologize for not catching that wasn't in there. We reached out to the writer/submitter and got this info back...hope it's helpful. PBM: Pharmacy Benefit Managers are pharmacies that are owned by insurance companies. (CVS is one.) They negotiate with drug makers to get reduced pricing for medications, but they historically have not passed along those savings to patients. https://www.ftc.gov/system/files/ftc_gov/pdf/pharmacy-benefit-managers-staff-report.pdf MFN: Most Favored Nation pricing is a policy that means a country agrees to offer the same trade concessions (like tariffs or price reductions) to all member nations of the World Trade Organization (WTO). When applied to pharmaceuticals, it could disrupt global access, deter innovation, and obscure the deeper systemic issues in American health care. https://petrieflom.law.harvard.edu/2025/05/22/the-global-risks-of-americas-most-favored-nation-drug-pricing-policy/Comment publication date: 6/23/25, 7:47 AMComment source: L E T T E R TO THE EDITOR
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