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SERVING THE COMMUNITY SINCE 1870 Vol. 148, No. 8 the week of february 8, 2018 50¢ politics eureka county high school GOP bid for control in Nevada raises fear of endless recalls By Nicholas Riccardi Associated Press Nevada’s major political parties are locked in a legal battle over a Republican effort to take control of the state Senate by recalling two freshly elected Demo- cratic lawmakers — a tactic that Demo- crats warn could undermine the validity of elections across the U.S. Experts and those from both parties say the move could be the way of the fu- ture for the losing side to keep control of influential statehouses. In Nevada, no Courtesy photo official reason was given for the recalls, From left Wyatt Anderson, Chris Dolan, Tristen Hubbard, Garrett Todd and Ashton Sanders competed in the 2A Northern and none was required. Some conserva- regional wrestling tournament in Lovelock last week for Eureka. tives have been open about hoping Re- publicans gain partisan advantage. Republicans in 2016 lost hold of the Nevada Senate, which Democrats now control by an 11-9 margin. The GOP then Wrestlers qualify for state meet circulated petitions to recall two Demo- cratic senators and one independent By Dave Maxwell Battle Mountain won the team title was pinned by Jayce Laveya of Pershing who caucuses with them. with 259 points. County in the championship semifinals. Republicans gathered enough signa- Eureka wrestling coach Jeremy Auch Sanders lost his first round match to In the consolation semifinals, he tures to launch recall elections of the said midway through the season his Haydon Barrows of Pershing County by pinned Joe Wilderman of Incline, but Democrats, Nicole Cannizzaro and Joyce boys had to “figure out what they wanted fall. then lost by fall to Donovan Coplin of Woodhouse, who had been narrowly and step it up” if they were going to have He then moved to the consolation Yerington. elected the previous year from swing a chance in the 2A Northern regional bracket where he won two matches, a Todd faces Ricardo Cervantez of West districts in the Las Vegas area. tournament last week in Lovelock for a pin over Chris Alonzo of Incline and a Wendover in this first match at the state Democrats launched a counteroffen- berth in the state wrestling meet. medical forfeit from Kohl Bellrn of Battle meet. Auch expects Todd to do well in sive. They sued in federal court, arguing Obviously, they did just that, and gave Mountain. this weight class. the recalls violate the U.S. Constitution. it their best with four of the five qualify- But he lost the third place match to Chris Dolan earned his third place They also persuaded thousands of peo- ing for state with one third place finish Cody Scholl of Pershing County. medal with a win first round win Jessy ple who had signed the petitions to with- and three in fourth place. At State, Sanders will be matched in Gonzalez of Pershing County, a semifi- draw their signatures — likely dropping “They showed up to wrestle,” said the first round against Ben Culverwell of nal lost to Cade Draper of Yerington, a the petitions below the threshold needed Vandals coach Jeremy Auch, “just what I Lincoln County. consolation semifinal win over Dalen to qualify for the ballot. told them to do, and they had to fight for Wyatt Anderson won this first match Thomas Owyhee, and finally a 9-7 de- Whether the signatures are allowed be everything they accomplished.” over Jacob Vanner of Yerington lost a cision over Sean Gottschalk of Pershing withdrawn is at the heart of the case that The top four finishers in each weight semifinal match with Jake Legarza of County. will be heard in court Wednesday. class advance to the state meet happen- Battle Mountain, won a consolation Dolan is paired with Bryan Reynoso of National Democrats fear the Nevada ing today at the Orleans Arena in Las match over Jeremiah Gooden of Inde- West Wendover at the state meet. “It will effort, if successful, could become a tem- Vegas. pendence, then lost the third place match be a tough road for Chris,” Auch noted. plate for Republicans seeking to hang Battle Mountain is the five-time de- to Ramon Figueroa of Pershing County. “Two boys in that weight will give him a on to power in statehouses nationwide, fending state team champion. At the state meet, Anderson’s first good battle. Cade Draper, of Yerington, especially if the midterm elections this For the Vandals, Ashton Sanders (120), round match will be with Jesse Jones of the two-time defending state champion, year lead to losses in some of the 68 legis- Wyatt Anderson (132), Garrett Todd (138) Pahranagat Valley. Auch said, “Also in and Bobby Kester of Battle Mountain. lative chambers the GOP controls. each placed fourth in the tournament. the class is two-time state champion Jake Draper edged Kester in the regional final Democrats have drawn parallels to Chris Dolan (145) place third. Legarza of Battle Mountain and Yer- 1-0. other recent steps Republicans have Preston Hubbard (152) finished in ington freshman Dante Reviglio, “who Preston Hubbard first lost to Justin taken to retain power in the states. sixth place. doesn’t wrestle like a freshman.” Barnes of Yerington, had a bye in the In Pennsylvania, the Republican-con- As a team, the Vandals finished in Garrett Todd earned his spot in the consolation first round, then lost back trolled Legislature this week threatened fourth place with 59 points just ahead of state meet by scoring a 12-0 decision to back matches to Vincent Davis of Yer- to impeach the elected Democrats on the Independence with 56 points. over Logan Davis of Yerington. But he ington and Corbin Madison of Wells. state Supreme Court, who ruled that the GOP had improperly drawn the con- gressional districts. In North Carolina, the GOP-led Legis- lature has tried to wrest control of how echs girls basketball the state administers elections from the newly elected Democratic governor. National Democrats have invested heavily in Nevada to try to undermine the recall and mount legal challenges. Lady Vandals top Wells in “We are in a new frontier in that they are using the recall statute to change an election,” said Marc Elias, a prominent double-overtime thriller Democratic election attorney who rep- resented Hillary Clinton’s presidential By Dave Maxwell However, Thomas came up with a big campaign. three-point shot near the end of regula- But Joshua Spivak, who tracks recall A thrilling double-overtime 67-63 vic- tion to tie the game. The Leopards did elections and is a senior fellow at the tory against Wells highlighted the Eu- make a shot at the buzzer, but Gallagher Hugh Carey Institute at Wagner College, reka girls basketball action last week. said the referees disallowed the basket, said the Nevada case is not that unusual. Four of the Lady Vandals scored in sending the game to overtime. He noted that Democrats in 2012 double figures. Angelica Townsend led In the first overtime Gallagher said briefly seized control of the Wisconsin the way with 18 points, Morgan Thomas all his players were in foul trouble, but Senate after a series of recalls sparked followed with 17. Cody Gibbs and Teanna Wells was in a similar situation. Both by Gov. Scott Walker’s attacks on public Green both tallied 13 points. teams committed 23 fouls apiece. sector unions. While Nevada Republi- Coach Travis Gallagher said it was a He said the Leopards Sammi Stumpf cans have not cited a single big decision tight game most of the way. “They pulled buried “two big three-pointers,” which like the Wisconsin union vote to justify away from us in the second quarter for forced the second overtime period. “We their effort, Spivak said that’s in line a 24-18 halftime lead, but we erased that only scored eight points that second over- Courtesy photo with history. quickly in the third quarter, and we time (Wells had four),” he said, “but it Cody Gibbs scored 13 points for Eu- played even through the fourth quarter reka in its 67-63 double-overtime win > See RECALLS, Page 2 and the first period of overtime.” > See GIRLS, Page 2 over Wells at home last Friday. page 2 Eureka Sentinel || The Week of Feb. 8, 2018 your seven-day forecast today saturday sunday monday tuesday wednesday thursday 58/27 46/15 50/24 45/17 45/21 56/28 49/30 Mostly sunny Cooler with partial Mostly sunny Flurries in the afternoon Mostly cloudy Mostly sunny and not Mostly cloudy sunshine as cool voting. “Nevada places few barriers on the November state ballot measures recalls electorate to trigger a recount,” Church- continued from Page 1 well said. “It’s curious that the Democrat By Dave Maxwell women and should not be taxed. Oppo- Party’s attorneys would label such a sys- nents say it is not sound tax policy and “It is a feature of the recall to just tem and its uses as frivolous when their Voters statewide will be faced in No- would greatly impact the state’s reve- kick someone out for partisan benefit,” actions are undemocratic by definition.” vember with several ballot measures of nues. Spivak said. But the state’s Republican governor, interest. Question 3 and 4 were both passed in Lawyers for the recall effort did not Brian Sandoval, has voiced alarm at the Five ballot measures were released 2016, but require a second vote this year return multiple calls for comment Tues- recalls.