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Freshman leads Fernley runners in North Tahoe meet

Freshman leads Fernley runners in North Tahoe meet


Zachary Petersen finished third in the freshman boys race to post the best finish for the Fernley 

High School cross country team at the North Tahoe Madman Mills Motivational. 

Because the races were broken down by grade, the Vaqueros didn’t have their full team in a 

single race and didn’t score any team points. 

With a time of 20.11 in the 2.8-mile race, Petersen finished third out of 30 runners in the 

freshmen boys race. He was joined by Mason Varner, who finished 20th with a time of 25:39 and 

Addison Davis, who came in 24th in 26:48. 

The Vaqueros didn’t have a runner in the sophomore boys race. 

In the 3.3-mile varsity boys race, Cael Wilson was the fastest Fernley finisher with a time of 

22:50 in 23rd place. He was followed by Dominick Dietrich in 32nd place with a time of 23:34 

and Alex Mergell in 42nd place with a time of 24:39. A total of 110 runners ran in the varsity 

boys race. 

The girls were divided into two races, and all four of Fernley’s runners competed in the 

frosh/soph girls race. 

Regan Scott led Fernley by finishing 18th in 28:08, Wynter Angus was 27th in 29:18, Grace 

Schmidtlein finished 42nd in 33:12 and Reann Jones came in 48th in 41:20. 

This week the Vaqueros are scheduled to compete in the 4th annual Run the Rubies Elko XC 

Invitational at Lamoille Canyon, a 5,000-meter varsity race for both boys and girls. 


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Comment author: Alan ReederComment text: Great guy, laughed easily, had fun with his students, enjoyed our time together at FHS!Comment publication date: 4/23/26, 10:23 PMComment source: Howard David JacksonComment 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 Dinner
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