Tuesday, September 15th — Wells High School & Junior High Homecoming Week
Suit up as your favorite astronaut, alien, robot, or Jedi and show your school spirit out of this world! 🛸✨
Our coaches honored our senior golfer at last week's home meet at Chimney Rock Golf Course.
Homecoming Week is September 14–19
Get ready, Leopards, for a week of school spirit, fun, and memories as we celebrate A Hollywood Homecoming! ⭐🎥
🤠 MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 14 — WESTERN DAY 🤠
Wells Junior High & High School will kick off Homecoming Week with Western Day!
Homecoming Assembly — 9:00 AM
Powderpuff Football Practice — Monday Night
Students interested in playing Powderpuff football must have a waiver signed and turned in to Ms. H before participating.
Let’s roll out the red carpet and make this A Hollywood Homecoming to remember!
Happy Homecoming Week, Leopards!
Nevada Health Centers Mobile Dental Services will be offering dental screenings for 2nd grade students on September 22nd.
If you are interested in having your child screened, paperwork must be completed.
For more information or to get the necessary paperwork, please contact Nurse Manning at (775) 752-3837.
Photo Day was today! Your student will be bringing home a card with a QR code.
If you’re interested in ordering photos, simply scan the QR code on the card to place your order.
💵 You can also bring payment to the Wells High School Office by Thursday, September 10th.
Thank you!
The Leopards hit the course at the Caldwell Twilight Races on September 3rd, and our runners had some great performances, including several season and personal bests!
Varsity
• April — 23:46.98 | 129th Place | Season Best
• Isaac — 17:19.23 | 46th Place | Season Best
JV
• Jayden — 21:00.20 | 36th Place | Season Best
• Chad — 21:10.02 | 44th Place | Personal Best
• Weston — 19:46.73 | 5th Place | Personal Best
• Teo — 32:52.50 | 254th Place | Personal Best
• Reese — 25:07.02 | 7th Place | Season Best
🧡🖤 Keep chasing those PRs!
Pictures of our football team during the Heroes Day game vs Virginia City
Leopards improve to 2-0 with 36-24 win over Virginia City
Elko Daily Free Press
Anthony Mori
WELLS – On Friday, the Wells football team continued its winning streak.
The Leopards trailed Virginia City 6-0 after the first quarter but outscored the Muckers 22+12 in the second quarter to take a 22-18 halftime lead. .
Both teams put up six points in the third quarter, but Wells improved to 2-0 on the season and 1-0 in league play with the only eight points of the fourth quarter en route to a 36-24 victory over the Muckers.
Virginia City grabbed a 6-0 lead with 1:41 remaining in the first quarter on a 77-yard strike from sophomore Elijah Cox to senior Jakorei Scott.
The conversion was unsuccessful after a stop by Wells senior Skyler Harney.
Wells responded with a touchdown drive of its own.
On 4th-and-8, senior quarterback Olen Morrison threw a rope to senior Luis Martinez for a 53-yard touchdown with 10:58 on the second-quarter clock.
The Leopards took an 8-6 advantage as Martinez handled a high snap and outran the defense to the right pylon for the two-point conversion.
But the Muckers answered with a 64-yard touchdown drive in three plays.
On 3rd-and-2, senior Tyler Battaglia found ample running room on a toss to the left and scored a 58-yard touchdown with 9:23 remaining in the second for a 12-8 Virginia City lead.
The Leopards once again stopped the conversion attempt as junior Raleigh Groves made a tackle on a toss to the right.
The give-and-take continued as Wells needed just three plays to finish its touchdown drive on a wide-open run down the right side by junior Landon Hall from 48 yards out.
Morrison kept the ball on a draw up the middle for the conversion and gave the Leopards the lead for good at 16-12 with 8:19 remaining in the half.
After forcing a punt, Wells went up two scores.
Starting from their own 25, the Leopards picked up a first down on a big run by Martinez to midfield on 3rd-and-1.
Hall reversed field and moved the chains to the Virginia City 25.
Martinez gave Wells another fresh set of downs on the ground at the Muckers’ 18, and Hall kept up the one-two attack with a first down at the 6 — where junior Justice Nelson scored on a dive.
The conversion was dropped on a well-thrown ball, but the Leopards led 22-12 with 4:30 on the clock.
Virginia City clawed back into the contest with a 75-yard drive of its own in two plays on a defensive miscue in the Wells secondary.
The post route was undercut, but the ball snuck past the last defender as Scott scored on a 74-yard touchdown throw from Cox with 3:24 remaining in the half.
At the break, Wells led by four with the score at 22-18.
From the locker room, the Leopards opened the third quarter with a 54-yard touchdown run on a counter by Nelson — who recognized the over pursuing defense and cut back to his right — and he found only green grass in front of him.
The conversion was stopped by Virginia City junior Jonathan Roberts, but Wells opened a 28-18 advantage with 11:46 remaining in the third quarter.
After the teams exchanged a punt and a turnover on downs, Virginia City got back on the board with a 47-yard touchdown drive.
On 4th-and-4, Scott split a pair of defenders on a hitch and did the bulk of the damage on his 43-yard touchdown after the catch for his third score of the game.
Wells sophomore Cade Sampson made a sack on the two-point try, but Virginia City pulled to within four at 28-24 with 4:12 remaining in the third.
With 8:42 remaining, the Leopards capped a nine-play, 80-yard drive that began with a 28-yard run against the flowing by defense Nelson as he cut back against the grain.
Martinez ran for a first down to the Virginia City 21 off the left side, and sophomore Brylee Henderson cut back for a big gain to the 12.
Hall converted a 4th-and-3 with an inside run to the 1, where Sampson dove across the goal line for the touchdown.
Martinez added the conversion to cap the scoring with 8:42 remaining.
Wells improved to 2-0 on the season and claimed its Division 1A North opener with a 36-24 victory over Virginia City.
We love seeing our students showing their Leopard pride and supporting our team!
GO LEOPARDS! 🐾🧡🖤
Wells Elementary students had a fantastic surprise visit from Las Vegas Fire & Rescue! Our students had fun learning about firefighters, fire safety, and the important work they do to help keep our communities safe.
A HUGE shout-out and THANK YOU to the Las Vegas Fire & Rescue team for taking time out of their day to visit with our students while they are here in our community, helping provide coverage for our local firefighters as they work hard fighting fires in the area.
Our Wells Lady Leopards hit the course at Spring Creek Golf Course on August 27th
Melanie — 153
Izzzy — 164
Gianna —147 PR
Arabella — 137 PR
Congratulations to Gianna and Arabella on their personal records!
Keep working hard, Lady Leopards!
Elko Daily Free Press
Anthony Mori
Gale takes 7th at Jerome Invite; Wells girls finish 2nd, 3rd in JV race
Elko Daily Free Press Anthony Mori Wells senior Isaac Gale has hit stride in the final season of his high school cross-country career. Of Elko County’s athletes — consisting of Wells, West Wendover and Carlin — Gale was the lone runner who competed in the varsity division of the Jerome Invite in southern Idaho. Gale ran well and finished seventh overall with a time of 17:33.1 on the Jerome Country Club course. Junior Varsity Girls Wells’ varsity team ran in the JV girls portion of the meet and ranked fifth in the standings with 112 points. Individually, the Lady Leopards — sophomore Maggie Neff and senior April Bochman — ran two-three with respective times of 23:37.5 and 23:57.6. Sophomore Reese Livingstone crossed in 26:47.7 for 22nd place. Senior Marli Dahl ran a 29:43.9 for 42nd, and sophomore Brynli Dahl closed out the roster in 32:59.8 in 61st. West Wendover fielded just two girls, as senior Keyla Escareno led the way in 63rd with a time of 33:35.8 and senior Alexis Miramontes capped the team in 66th with a time of 34:09.6. Junior Varsity Boys The rest of the Wells, Carlin and West Wendover varsity athletes took part in the JV boys race. For the team standings, Carlin ranked 10th with 295 points, and West Wendover rounded out the 11-team field with 300 points. The Leopards finished one boy short of a team score, but the best local finish of the race was provided by Wells junior Weston Sorensen in 21:20.3 for 33rd place. Carlin junior Slade Haviland led the Railroaders in 41st with a time of 21:40. Wells freshman Chad Radebaugh crossed in 21:53.3 for 49th. West Wendover senior Aiden Benitez posted the best run for the Wolverines with a time of 24:20.1 for 96th place. The Leopards gained a 24:46.8 in 108th from junior Jayden Kiser, and West Wendover senior Adrian Collazo crossed 114th in 25:32.6. The Wolverines went back-to-back in 120th and 121st with times of 26:18.6 by senior Nikk Flores and 26:21.3 for freshman Angel Rodriguez. Carlin junior Wyatt Kamensky ran a 28:06.6 in 133rd, and sophomore teammate Jeremiah Urenda finished two spots later with a time of 28:40 for 136th. West Wendover junior Jayden Gonzalez closed out the roster in 29:59.3 for 146th place. Carlin sophomore Jhon Vicente ran 153rd with a time of 32:38.1. Elko County athletes crossed consecutively and capped the local field in 158th and 159th as Wells sophomore Teo Garcia finished in 35:41.1 and Carlin senior Landon Bolton posted a 38:36.2. Up Next Wells will run in the 24th Caldwell (Idaho) Twilight, on Thursday, at Caldwell High School.
2026–2027 High School Athletic Participation Fee
All high school athletes are required to pay a $25 fee for each sport in which they participate.
These funds will be pooled at the district level and used to help offset athletic program expenses.
A SuccessFund Campaign has been established for payment of this fee. Please use the following link or scan the QR code to submit your payment:
https://sfnd.io/23gv9
Please note: Payments will not be accepted at the high school or through student-athletes' coaches.
Vision and hearing screenings begin next week!
If you have any questions or concerns, please reach out to Nurse Manning at 752-3837.
Cross Country
SENIORS
Isaac — 13:35 (11th)
April — 18:46 (12th)
Marli — 24:17 (33rd)
JUNIORS
Weston — 15:33 (22nd)
Jayden — 17:18 (41st)
SOPHOMORES
Maggie — 18:56 (12th)
Reese — 21:35 (24th)
Brynli — 24:46 (34th)
Teo — 29:13 (57th)
FRESHMAN
Chad — 17:40 (31st)
