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Vaqueros get their championship rings

Vaqueros get their championship rings
A pair of Fernley High School football players look at their state championship rings. Photosby Cailynne Bixby

Robert Perea, The Fernley Reporter

It may not have been the kind of jubilant ceremony they envisioned on that magical November night in Carson City, but the players on the Fernley High School football team received their state championship rings Monday evening.

In a ceremony similar to graduation, players, coaches and managers filed into the gym one by one to receive their rings Monday. They then went outside for photos.

Coach Chris Ward said the ceremony wasn’t what the team had in mind, but nonetheless, the players were excited to receive their rings, which were delivered about two months later than expected.

“It’s kind of the nature of the year,” Ward said. “Graduation got messed up, everything got messed up.”

The rings are silver, with an orange V on top, and the player’s last name, number and position on the sides.

Each player who was with the program for the whole season and who was on the varsity team for the playoffs and in good standing received a ring.

Donors and sponsors helped pay for some of the costs, with the players and coaches each paying the rest.


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Comment author: Jack & Nancy CookComment text: Wonderful man. Created a precious family with Linda. Will always respect and admire his contribution to teaching at FHS.Comment publication date: 4/18/26, 10:27 AMComment source: Howard David JacksonComment author: JeffDickersonComment text: Very well reported, even though our motion was denied.Comment publication date: 4/15/26, 11:05 AMComment source: Judge allows Fernley City Council to proceed with corrective agenda item in Lau expulsion caseComment author: Todd fossumComment text: Hi my name is todd fossum i'm clarence's stepson, I was wondering if he had any siblings. I think he said he had a sister that just survived cancer. If she can get ahold of me or any buddy, my number is 916. 3 4 3 1 1 7 7.Thank you have a blessed dayComment publication date: 1/16/26, 4:33 PMComment source: Clarence L Shields C Comment author: Carl HagenComment text: So just curious, what is the point of a franchise agreement if it is not exclusive?Comment publication date: 12/15/25, 4:18 PMComment source: Council approves non-exclusive franchise agreement for waste collection C Comment author: Christine S GleasonComment text: In the first photo, the woman in the middle, wearing the black shirt, is SaraH Jean Gleason. She is not an FHS Leadership Student but is the person who is responsible (with the help of her father) for starting the Fernley Community Thanksgiving Dinner in 2011. She attended this year's dinner while home from Arizona State University, where she is working on her PhD.Comment publication date: 12/8/25, 8:52 PMComment source: About 400 meals served at Community Thanksgiving DinnerComment author: SusanComment text: RIP Sean. Prayers to the family, sorry for your loss.Comment publication date: 9/25/25, 1:11 PMComment source: Sean Everett Turner
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