The conclusion of the 1981 season brought another coaching change to Virginia City High School.  Former Mucker star Fred Gladding, a winner of three state titles as a player, was named the new head coach. His hiring would trigger a run of success that would rewrite the record books.

The Virginia City Muckers entered the 1978 season as the defending B-League State Champions.  With four starters returning from the 1977 title team the Muckers were primed for a repeat, but one challenger was not going to go down without a fight.

After four years in the wilderness the 1977 Virginia City Muckers are back in the hunt for another Nevada state basketball championship, this time led by the disciple of a VC coaching legend.

1972 would mark the end of an era for Virginia City Basketball and usher in a period of disappointment.  Legends would leave the Comstock, while another generation looked to put its stamp on the Mucker program.

The 1970 season ended in heartbreak for the Virginia City Muckers with a loss in the state championship game.  1971 offered great promise, but a new rival, this one from the south, was looking to stand in their way.

Virginia City captured their 8th state championship in 1969.  In 1970 Hugh Gallagher Sr. turned to a legendary Mucker player to take over as head coach of the Virginia City basketball program.   Tom Andreasen had won two state championships as a player and two as an assistant coach.   Could he now guide the Muckers a ninth state title?

The 1968 season ended in defeat for the the Virginia City Muckers in the state championship game, ending their streak of six consecutive titles.  The 1969 team would add a pair of freshman, Bob Gallagher and Bob Rudnick, and they would leave an indelible mark on the program.

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George Del Carlo, class of 1968,  was the last of the eight Del Carlo brothers to graduate from Virginia City High School. He was part of three state championship teams, 1965, 1966, 1967.  We visited with George in the library at Virginia City HS.

Nick Bowler, Gary Batchelor, and Gary Hickman all played significant roles in the storied success of Moapa Valley High School athletics.   They were all also in the Las Vegas Convention Center the night the Pirates defeated Virginia City with a buzzer beater in 1968 Nevada State Basketball Championship.  We spoke by phone with all three about their careers at Moapa Valley as well as that historic title game.  Here is our conversation with the three Moapa Valley legends.