Local sports: Qualls is ace at blackjack table

Qualls on the run to victory in North Lake Tahoe. (Photo courtesy MHS Track)

MHS runner tops competition from 21 schools in Tahoe Invitational

Mammoth High School’s Cross-Country Team hit the ground running, tearing up the course during the North Lake Tahoe Invitational, Sept. 19. The big story: Toby Qualls, who won the Freshman race, besting runners from 21 schools with an 18.46 on the 2.76 mile hilly course around NLT High School. “He’s one tough runner,” said Asst. Coach Tomas Rodriquez, “gifted, hard-working; he’s also a straight-A student.”

MHS Girls Tennis anyone?

Mammoth High’s Girls Tennis team took on the Bishop Broncos at home on the Snowcreek Athletic Club courts. posting a definitive 13-5 win.
Singles winners included #1 Whitney Philbrook (2-1), #2 Kendall Tani and #3 Emily Janoff, who both went 3-0.
Bishop’s doubles teams, however, proved a bit tougher. The Lady Huskies top team, Rebecca Cage/Clare Peckenpaugh went 2-1; #2 Kendall Dawson/Sarah Harvey broke even at 1-1, but finished out the last match 1-0 with Courtney Flanagan in for Harvey. #3 team Sierra Schultz/Makenna Dawson also went 1-1, but Taylor Dial/Madeline Riffel couldn’t edge out the Broncos, which took the 0-1 win.
Mammoth next takes on Granite Hills Saturday at 9 a.m. at home, and then takes on the Broncos again on Bishop’s home turf this coming Tuesday at 4 p.m.

Dig those Huskies …

Mammoth’s Girls Volleyball team hit the road, playing the California City tournament Sept. 18-19. Overall, the Huskies finished 7th out of 15 teams.
Stats for the tourney: Jenny Clark: 6 digs; Megan Gaunt 5 digs; Aly Vanko: 12 digs, 14 assists, 2 aces; Sam Kandler: 7 digs, 1 assist, 3 kills, 2 aces; Jessie Harris: 5 digs, 1 assist, 1 kill, 2 aces and 2 blocks; Pita Vasquez: 7 digs, 1 kill; Kathi Kirkeby: 7 digs, 17 kills, 4 aces, 6 blocks; Cassie Burgenbauch: 15 digs, 14 assists, 5 kills, 7 aces, 1 block; Kelsey Young: 2 digs, 1 ace, 1 block; Cali Linnastruth: 5 digs, 7 kills, 11 blocks; Kate Desalvo: 20 digs, 1 assist, 12 kills, 3 aces and 9 blocks; Hannah Hein: 2 digs, 1 assist, 2 kills, 3 blocks.
The Huskies next game is Oct. 1 at Bishop, J.V. at 4 p.m., Varsity at 5 p.m.