Elko High School is right in the position it wants to be coming into the Northern 4A football season - a contender to play for the state championship on Dec. 1.
After two appeals to the Competition Committee at Champion Speedway, Hobby Stock driver Mike Fuller's driving privileges have been reinstated.
Frustrated and lost on my recent attempt to hike to Star Lake in search of some quartz samples, I joined Carson Ranger Dave Harrison for a trek to Lookout Camp Ground in Dog Valley last weekend.
The McQueen football team returns only five starters this season, but that doesn't present the same problem for the Lancers that it could for most Northern Nevada teams.
The Wooster football program is where Galena wants to be. The Grizzlies will find out how far they are to becoming a traditional power like the Colts.
The Sporting Rage will be leading a group hike up Job's Peak, Job's Sister, and Freel Peak's on Saturday morning. There is no cost and those wishing to participate should call Kevin at the Sporting Rage (885-7773) to sign up.
Galena High graduate Julie Hinton should be among the runners to make an impact for the University of Nevada women's cross country team as it opens the season.
Carson High boys tennis coach Jeff Evans had a unique way of describing what it's been like waiting for his freshmen and sophomores to become juniors and seniors over the last two years.
Carson High graduate Ray Sanchez and Douglas High graduate Joe Andrews are still fighting for their share of playing time for the University of Nevada as the season approaches.
SPARKS - It's taken just over four years, but the Red Hawk Golf Club at Wingfield Springs has finally finished it's private Hills Course, and can now be considered Northern Nevada's most complete golf destination.
With only a handful of experienced players coming back from a team that went 5-5 last season, Shane Quilling knew there was much work to be done in a short period of time when he accepted the post as Carson High School's head football coach back on March 2.
Teamwork is going to be the name of the game for the Dayton High School football team this season.
Sophomore Luke Rippee and senior Shane Cauley are the leading candidates to earn the starting quarterback position.
Bob Bateman, an assistant coach under Mike Rippee at Douglas for 10 seasons who spent the last eight years as the head coach at rival Carson High, returns to the Tigers' sideline this fall.
FERNLEY - Shame on the Fernley baseball team.
The pivot motion is the movement of the body for the entire golf swing.
Carson High graduate Paul Glass came into the Arizona State football program last season as a much heralded junior college transfer from Bakersfield (Calif.) College, expecting to dominate.
The Sporting Rage will be leading a group hike up Job's Peak, Job's Sister, and Freel Peak's on Saturday morning. There is no cost and those wishing to participate should call Kevin at the Sporting Rage (885-7773) to sign up.
Chuck Outland of Carson City, a top motorcycle racer in the 1980s, has died. He was 38.
Wolf Run Golf Club's Steve Hummel was the winner of the Carson Valley Inn Pro-Am at Genoa Lakes.
YERINGTON - Once again, Yerington faces an uphill slog this season. But from now and until the Lions drop to the Northern 2A, if that ever happens, the town of Yerington can be sure of one thing.
They're young. They're inexperienced. But armed with athletic talent, there's good cause for the Carson High School girls golf team to look ahead to its coming season with optimism.
The Carson Valley Eclipse 16 and under softball team went 2-1-1 over the weekend in a tournament at South Tahoe.
As a 3A school, the Dayton volleyball team surprised 4A Wooster in the first game, but couldn't sustain its momentum and ended up losing its season opener.
The Carson City Boxing Club will host an amateur show featuring Northern Nevada and California boxers on Sept. 15 at the Nevada National Guard Armory gym.
Because of Jerry Kelly, Cook never made that flight.
Ira Robinson may not have been the fastest runner at the 25th annual Silver State Marathon, but the 61-year-old throat cancer survivor certainly carried an impressive story with him through the finish chute at Bowers Mansion Regional Park on Sunday morning.
On their start, Heller and Bauer tangled in turn one, putting
Carson defeated Reno 5-3 and 14-2 the Gold Rush 8-1 and 12-1. In the opener against Reno, Todd Hendrix was the winning pitcher and Adam Martin picked up the save.
Clark, 49, from Auburn, Calif., crossed the finish line at Bowers Mansion Regional Park in a time of 3 hours, 8 minutes and 42 seconds to win his first Silver State championship on a warm day in the Washoe Valley.
If the loudest claps always followed birdies, Young would be at 36-under par going into today's third round, and well on his way to becoming the youngest player ever to win a PGA Tour event.
Now, he wants to go where he's never gone before-the winner's podium.
The open house, being held as part of USA Gymnastics' National Gymnastics Day, will begin at 11 a.m. at the RAC facility, located at 940B Mallory Road.
The event will be held from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Zephyr Cove Beach. A drawing will be held, with one ticket costing $5 and five tickets costing $20.
After playing in the shadow of Fennessey last year, Maguin, another diminutive back, showed Friday night why he shouldn't have any problem being the man for the Fernley Vaqueros this season.
The event will feature 10K and 5K road races and a 5K fun walk for ages 49 and over. The event will be held at 7:30 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 15 at Minden Elementary School. Registration will be held between 7 and 7:30 p.m.
Obviously, there were many forces and factors involved in the accident, but there is a basic difference in the report of independent biomedical expert Dr. Barry Myers (released several months ago) and that of NASCAR's tame investigators.
He would just rather forget about the 25-0 score the Saints took home with them back to Clarksburg, Calif.
It was still an assignment he accepted with enthusiasm.
The Senators did show their new veer offense, but Quilling made it clear they did not show everything during a three hour-plus scrimmage that also involved Northern 4A rival Sparks and Bishop Manogue of the 3A.
Lon Monroe knew he had taken on a difficult assignment when he assumed the position of race director for the Silver State Marathon a couple of months ago.
RENO - If the biggest galleries at a golf tournament were always a true reflection of who was playing well, Galena High senior Bryson Young would be the current leader at the Reno-Tahoe Open.
RENO - Brain Watts got just what the doctor ordered. In fact, he got much more than that.
DAYTON - There will be several unknown factors to consider when the Dayton High School football team kicks off its season at home tonight.
If you're thinking of upgrading or replacing ski or snowboard gear, you won't want to miss the annual Heavenly Ski Resort Labor Day sale Friday through Sunday at the Crescent V shopping center on Highway 50 in South Lake Tahoe.
The Fernley Vaqueros are expecting big things this season. But they were last season, too.
Carson High football coach Shane Quilling and his staff have raised a concern that they've headed into the season without a trainer.
RENO - It's hard to imagine that Reno, of all places, could be the crossroads of a professional golfer's career. Especially one as successful as Fred Couples, the 1992 Masters Champion.
RENO - Jack Nicklaus tormented enough players when he was on the PGA Tour. Now that he's not, it still hasn't stopped.
RENO - Justin Leonard questions how much the local sportsbooks know. Even at 10-1 odds to win the Reno-Tahoe Open, which makes him the odds-on favorite, Leonard still remains skeptical.
Even though they are two of Carson High's all-time greats, it's still a humbling experience for Tom Pardini and Ross DiLipkau to be selected for the Carson High Hall of Fame.
Mickey Munley recently fired a hole-in-one at Dayton Valley Country Club.
Five-person teams representing El Macero Golf Club and Tahoe City Golf Club recently qualified for the Oldsmobile Scramble National Finals to be held Oct. 3-7 at Disney World.
High school officials in Northern Nevada are like hours in the day: There's always a need for more.
RENO - It was an abbreviated preview of what's to come, but most of the six PGA Tour players were all smiles after the 1st annual Reno Dodge Celebrity Skins Classic on Tuesday at Montreux Golf and Country Club.
With virtually its entire team back, including a state champion, the Carson High girls cross country team again has lofty goals for the upcoming season.
NORTHSTAR - The race dubbed the "ultimate Tahoe challenge" is coming to Northstar-at-Tahoe Aug. 25 and 26 to push local and visiting mountain bikers to their limits.
There are still spots available to participate in the Mixed Indian Bowling League.
The 2001 fishing season for Catnip Reservoir is set to open on Sept. 1 and remain open through Nov. 15.
-- Every Tuesday at 7 p.m., Wednesday at 2 p.m. and Friday at 8 p.m. on Carson Access Television Channel 10 - "The Outdoor Recreation Show," a one-hour television program about local outdoor activities.
South Lake yields a 7.5 pounder
Here's what's happening in the Nevada hunting world in the near future:
-- Aug. 25: Hole in The Ground Bike Ride.
The Northern Nevada Chapter of Quail Unlimited has scheduled its second "Snake Break" training program of 2001 for Aug. 25-26, between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m.
The Douglas County Senior Center will conduct the Senior Games "Big Iron Challenge."
Have any of you ever had one of those days, where it doesn't even pay to get out of bed?
The 2001 Nevada mourning dove hunting season will open on Sept. 1.
Aug. 31 marks the opening day of a very special fishing season at an easy-to-reach, nearby location. If you would like to enjoy a uniquely, different type of angling experience, you might want to reserve that date on your calendar.
Any person, 12 years or older, who plans to hunt any kind of migratory game bird, including ducks, geese, swans, coots, dove, snip or gallinules in Nevada, is required to obtain a Harvest Information Program (HIP) validation number.
Chris Mundorf, 23, of Greensboro, N.C., shot a 9-under-par 63 at Druid Hills Golf Club Tuesday for a two-day total of 8-under 134 to lead the 36-hole stroke play results at the U.S. Amateur Golf Championship in Atlanta.
Sparks - Bryson Young has earned a chance to do something that most golfers can only dream about before he's even a senior in high school. He's going to play on the Professional Golfers Association Tour.
Carson City's Jeff Duncan carded an opening round 1-under par 71 at the 101st U.S. Amateur Championship in Atlanta, Ga., on Monday.
Lauren Costella of the Carson Tigersharks finished a banner week on Sunday by finishing second in the U.S. Open Water Swim Championships 5K race near Fresno, Calif.
The Carson Valley Eclipse 16 and under softball team went 2-1-1 in a tournament at Incline Village.
Robby Gordon must finally be growing up. The cause of the fire that put him out of last Sunday's Watkins Glen Winston Cup race was the on board GPS system installed by NBC to monitor car position on track.
Lauren Costella of the Carson Tigersharks is a national champion.
The fourth annual Cross Country Cup on Saturday was an event for the entire family - regardless of age.
Andrew Willett and Ryan and Tara Theilemann all had an outstanding day on Thursday for the Carson Tigersharks at the Far Western Regional Swimming Championships in Concord, Calif.
After practicing for two weeks, the Dayton High School football team will get a chance to test itself against some new faces today when the Dust Devils host Mineral County (Hawthorne) and Pershing County (Lovelock) in a preseason scrimmage.
Sierra In-line Hockey will be holding signups for the upcoming season.
The way that you grip the golf club plays a huge role in the way that you will swing.
Transfers have almost always been an integral part of college athletics.
The first Nevada Highway Patrol Honor Guard Golf Tournament will be held Sep. 7 at Empire Ranch Country Club.
GENOA - Chris Goeschel was recently appointed the new Head Golf Professional at Genoa Lakes.
Mark it down. The Oakland A's will face the San Francisco Giants in the World Series.
Lauren Costella of the Carson Tigersharks continued to make her mark on the national level on Tuesday.
The Carson Cannons 18 and under fall baseball team will hold tryouts.
Fall adult registration for the Carson City Softball League scheduled.
Carson City Special Olympics will kick off its fall season with bowling practice on Aug. 19 and soccer practice on Aug. 23.
The numbers are in from the Nevada State Athletic Commission for the three professional fight cards held in Northern Nevada in July and the numbers are dismal.
Tragically, Katy Hoffman won't run in the fourth annual Cross County Cup this Saturday in Carson City.
Tara Theilemann of the Carson Tigersharks finished an outstanding week at the Western Zone Swimming Championships on Saturday with a third-place finish in the 800-meter freestyle.
Pure racing luck, not to mention some hard work and a little bit of patience, went a long way for both Bryan Bullard and Jeff Gardner on Saturday night when the U.S. Auto Club (USAC) Western Sprint Car Series returned to Champion Speedway.
RENO - Carson High graduate Ray Sanchez finds himself in the situation he's seemingly always been in during his time with the University of Nevada football team: He's still trying to win the starting placekicker's job with the Wolf Pack.
The recent NHRA Nationals at nearby Sears Point were the last to be held on the venerable surface.
Tara Theilemann of the Carson Tigersharks swam to her third top six finish in an individual event at the Western Zone Championships in Hawaii.
Tara Theilemann of the Carson Tigersharks continued her outstanding effort on Thursday at the Western Zone Swimming Championships in Hawaii.
The Oldsmobile Scramble, the world's largest amateur golf tournament, will conduct its Northern California sectional championship on Monday, Aug. 13 at Dayton Valley Country Club.
Tara Theilemann of the Carson Tigersharks is having an outstanding meet so far this week at the Western Zone Swimming Championships in Hawaii.
As someone who has been hiking around the Sierra Nevada for about a decade, I usually feel pretty comfortable wandering alone in the hills.
USAC sprint cars will be featured today and Saturday at Carson Tahoe Champion Speedway.
DAYTON - Saving pars, making a few birdies, holing the occasional eagle.
The next couple of weeks will be a busy time for many Carson Tigershark swimmers.
To improve your golf game you must understand what the fundamental requirements of the golf swing are.
It figures that first-year Carson High football coach Shane Quilling is chomping at the bit to begin his new era with the Senators.
The Carson Country Cup 5K/10K run and 2-mile walk will be held Saturday, Aug. 18.
The Capitol City 8-Ball League is looking for anyone 21 and older who is interested in playing pool.
The Silver State Volleyball Club has set its schedule for this weekend.
USAC sprint cars will be featured this weekend at Carson Tahoe Champion Speedway.
DAYTON - Since he's here, nearly 500 miles from home, it appears Las Vegas' Billy Harvey wants to make the most of his time at Dayton Valley Country Club.
-- Every Tuesday at 7 p.m., Wednesday at 2 p.m. and Friday at 8 p.m. on Carson Access Television Channel 10 - "The Outdoor Recreation Show," a one-hour television program about local outdoor activities.
Now, that we are well into that miserable time of the year that I hate (the blistering hot "dog days" of summer), I thought that it would be interesting to create a personal wish list for what I would like to see happen at this time of the year. It's just like the wish list I create each year, just before Christmas.
A Nevada hunter education course will be offered on Aug. 18 at the Douglas County Sheriff's Office.
Those Nevada hunters, who were lucky enough to draw hard-to-get, 2001 big game tags, will be eagerly anticipating the opening of a number of different hunting seasons this weekend and the following weekend.
The next time you are driving on the freeway in Washoe Valley, between Carson City and Reno, keep a sharp eye out for something new on the east side of U.S. 395.
The Northern Nevada Chapter of Quail Unlimited (QU) will meet tonight at 7 p.m. in the clubhouse of the Capitol City Gun Club.
If you have a four-wheel drive vehicle and if you have time on your hands this weekend and if you would like to do something different,then read on.
Hike in the Red Mountains, north of Reno.
The Northern Nevada Chapter of Quail Unlimited has scheduled its second "Snake Break" training program of 2001 for Aug. 25-26, between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m.
LAKE ALMANOR: No report.
Carson City was eliminated from the Pacific Southwest Regional 13-15-year-old Babe Ruth Championships on Sunday.
Tara Theilemann of the Carson Tigersharks has been chosen to compete in the USA Western Zone Swimming Championships in Hawaii.
Two live pro fight cards are coming to our area in the next month, including a mega-fight card at Lawlor Events Center in Reno that features Marco Antonio Barrera as the marquee fighter on the card.
DAYTON - A "walk off" eagle to finish the day on the golf course always provides a feeling of satisfaction.
John Pang wore two hats when he ran in the Dirty, Dusty, Damn Hot Relay for Cancer on Sunday.
It took a while, but Carson broke out in a big way in its opener in the Pacific Southwest Regional 13-15-year-old Babe Ruth Championships.
The Nevada Comets 14 and under softball team suffered another tough, one-run loss to be eliminated from the tournament, but still had a successful run at the ASA National Championships.
This is the time of year that I start racking up the Frequent Flyer miles.
The Sierra Inline 12 and under all-star team's run in the USA National Championships came to an end in a sudden death overtime loss.
Carson City's Kyle Kaifesh has qualified for the national water ski championships.
Maybe Dave Lundquist's stay in the Major Leagues will be permanent this time.
The Sierra Inline Hockey 12 and under all-star team went 2-2 to finish third in its pool at the USA National Championships in Chicago.
MINDEN - Abby Niehoff started out on a positive at the Pacific Swimming Zone 4 Championships swim meet when she won her girls 9-10 age group 200-yard individual medley on Friday afternoon.
MINDEN - When the inaugural Pacific Swimming Zone 4 Championships swim meet began on Friday, there was a little something for each of the 300-plus age group swimmers present at the Carson Valley Swim Center.
MINDEN - A long, hot weekend of swimming could have taken its toll Sunday on the swimmers at the Pacific Swimming Zone 4 Championships.
Carson City's Kyle Kaifesh has qualified for the national water ski championships.
The Nevada Comets 14 and under softball team suffered another tough, one-run loss to be eliminated from the tournament, but still had a successful run at the ASA National Championships.
The Sierra Inline Hockey 12 and under all-star team went 2-2 to finish third in its pool at the USA National Championships in Chicago.
MINDEN - When the inaugural Pacific Swimming Zone 4 Championships swim meet began on Friday, there was a little something for each of the 300-plus age group swimmers present at the Carson Valley Swim Center.
It took a while, but Carson broke out in a big way in its opener in the Pacific Southwest Regional 13-15-year-old Babe Ruth Championships.
The NFL season is just over a month away and that means it's time to sign up for the Club Cal-Neva and Virginian 'Pick your Pros' contest.
It maybe hot but the hiking in the Sierra Nevada remains a cool pleasure. Once above the 7,000-foot level it cools off nicely. Well, maybe not all that cool.
A good set of glasses and a media guide might be necessary to recognize some of the players, but today's game between the Atlanta Falcons and the Pittsburgh Steelers marks the beginning of the NFL preseason.
Facing elimination at the ASA National Championships, the Nevada Comets 14 and under softball team came through to stay alive in the tournament.
In a rare combination of golf and motorcycles, the featured drawing prize at the fourth annual Western Nevada Community College Foundation golf tournament will be a customized Harley-Davidson.
The United States Amateur Golf Championships qualifier will be held at Dayton Valley Country Club.
Carson High graduate Dave Lundquist again found out how fleeting a spot with a Major League Baseball team can be.
Historian Inn and Pasquales Two Guys From Italy will present their first golf tournament.
The pivot motion for the forward swing is a reverse of the back swing.
Carson coach Dan Leck can only hope that history comes close to repeating itself at this week's Pacific Southwest Regional 13-15-year-old Babe Ruth Championships.
It appears that right-hander David Lundquist of Carson City, a terrific comeback story after two shoulder surgeries, will be going up to the San Diego Padres to fill the gap left by injured relievers Tom Davey and David Lee.
The Nevada Comets 14 and under all-stars rebounded from a heartbreaking loss in its opener to win two games on Wednesday at the ASA National Championships in Broken Arrow, Okla.
Hike from Kit Carson Pass to Showers Lake.
Guess what's going to happen this Friday?
The 5th annual, Lake Tahoe, Incline Fishing Derby will be held on Aug. 18.
There will be a hunter education class offered in Carson City on Saturday. Successful completion of a hunter education class is required in the State of Nevada for anyone born after Dec. 31, 1959 who intends to purchase a Nevada hunting license.
The annual Henness Pass Road Trip for four-wheel drive vehicles will be held on Saturday and Sunday.
The second of Nevada's many different 2001 big game hunting seasons will open on Saturday morning.
Lots of limits at Eagle Lake
The Carson Fly Fishing Club will hold its regular monthly meeting tonight.
The Nevada State Board of Wildlife Commissioners will meet on Friday and Saturday in Elko.
I thought that it might be interesting to the readers of the "Outdoors" page to generate a list of miscellaneous do's and don'ts involving the outdoor world.
-- Every Tuesday at 7 p.m., Wednesday at 2 p.m. and Friday at 8 p.m. on Carson Access Television Channel 10 - "The Outdoor Recreation Show," a one-hour television program about local outdoor activities.
The Silver State Volleyball Club has set its schedule for the upcoming week.
The Nevada Comets 14 and under softball team suffered a heartbreaking loss in its opening game of the ASA National Championships.
Right-hander David Lundquist of Carson City, a terrific comeback story after two shoulder surgeries, has been called up to the San Diego Padres to fill the gap left by injured relievers Tom Davey and David Lee.
