Ryan Buttner, Adam McKenzie and Vince Inglima combined to help the Carson High School boys basketball team win the Sierra League championship as seniors last year.
Several local players will lead the Dana College baseball team this season.
Carson High's Ricky Correlli and Galena's Joanna Hixon were among the top local players who were honored on the all-Northern 4A basketball teams.
Big week coming up at South Lake Tahoe. It's the Big Chill, something new.
Feb. 28 -- Closing day of the 2002-2003, Nevada, cottontail, pygmy and white-tailed jackrabbit hunting season in all 17 counties.
Last week's "Q-Tip" advised everyone, who is a fisherman, that the brand new Nevada sport fishing license year begins on March 1.
The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation (RMEF) is holding its 19th Annual Elk Camp and Exposition at the Reno Hilton Hotel and Casino, beginning today and running through Sunday
A 12-pound, 13-ounce cutthroat at Pyramid Lake on Saturday
March 8 will be the 17th version of the Carson Valley Chukar Club fund raiser.
Champion Motor Speedway has announced Fisher Chiropractic of Carson City is the official "Chiropractic Service" at the track.
RENO -- As bad as the Carson Senators felt after their 63-61 loss to Rancho on Wednesday in the first round of the NIAA/4A State Championships, it didn't compare to how Ryan Henry felt about the agonizing loss.
Don't be suprised if Spanish Springs High School becomes Dayton North on Friday night.
Champion Motor Speedway recently announced Charter Communications of Northern Nevada as the official sponsor of the 2003 Super Late Model series.
A chance to play football and pursue a mechanical engineering degree was too good to pass up for Carson High's Chris Kotter.
RENO -- For the first time in two years, Durango held practice at Douglas High, like always, the day before its first round game in the state tournament.
RENO -- If the Douglas High's girls' basketball team has a weakness it's a lack of patience, and it reared its ugly head Wednesday night.
The State of California Off-Highway Vehicle (OHV) noise regulations changed effective Jan. 1, 2003.
The biggest obstacle Galena, Carson and Hug will have to overcome this week at the NIAA/4A State Championships won't be its first-round opponents. It will trying to change how its first-round opponents think.
Douglas High's girls' basketball team will see some familiar faces when it enters the court at the Lawlor Events Center tonight (5 p.m.) for the first round of the NIAA 4A State Championships.
"Our slogan all year has been banner year," said Dust Devil coach Rob Streeter about winning the zone crown. "We need to stay focused and go for another one. But we're just going to enjoy this."
Danny Rotter, Devon Anderson and Chelsea Anderson earned individual medals for the Carson High School alpine ski team at the Nevada 4A State Finals Saturday at Mt. Rose.
About halfway through my viewing of the Daytona race last Sunday, I was struck with a thought: "Does the '500' in Daytona 500 refer to the number of miles the competitors run, or the number of commercials TV-watching fans have to endure?"
The player considered the future of American soccer can barely get into a PG-13 movie and that's a good thing. It finally means the United States may be catching up to the rest of the world.
Galena High boys basketball coach Tom Maurer has authored a tale of two teams. The right team has showed up for the Northern 4A playoffs.
Ice fishing is rated as "slow" at Caples Lake, Calif.
The President's Day weekend, trout, ice fishing derby at Wildhorse Reservoir was held on Saturday-Sunday-Monday.
The 2003-2004 Nevada fishing license year begins March 1.
Here are a number of upcoming closures in the Nevada hunting, trapping and fishing worlds:
The Mule Deer Foundation (MDF) will hold its third annual national convention in Reno, Friday through Sunday.
RENO -- Pay no attention to that 12-15 regular season record. The Galena High School boys basketball team is still alive after its convincing 69-42 victory at home against Wooster in the first round of the Northern 4A Regional Tournament on Wednesday night.
For a game that was tied at halftime, one can only imagine what happened to McQueen in the second half for freshman Kyle Bacon and Royal Good to be on the floor for the Carson Senators.
OK gang, it's that special time of the year, once again. It's time to draw a big, red circle around the date of March 8.
When R.O.P beat Manogue in overtime last Friday night, there wasn't a happier person in Northern Nevada than Dayton basketball coach Rob Streeter.
RENO -- Janine Bodo was understandably excited Saturday afternoon, not only for herself but for her University of Nevada track and field teammates.
Dayton High's Mallory Bozeman, Fernley's Jonathan Ball and Yerington's Derek Wellock all won titles at the NIAA 3A State Wrestling Championships on Saturday at Winnemucca.
Carson High junior Cassia Roth, running for the Silver State Striders, had an outstanding day at the Los Angeles Invitational indoor track meet on Saturday.
Obviously, the big news this week is the potential pullout of R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, whose Winston brand has been NASCAR's "angel" since 1971.
RENO -- Louisiana Tech led the entire game, shot better the entire game, and simply played better the entire game. Still, the Bulldogs nearly let one slip away after Nevada went on 16-5 run at the end of regulation to send the game into overtime.
RENO -- With four years invested in the wrestling room, Carson High School senior Paul Carter was not about to be denied Saturday night.
MINDEN - After five losses, Douglas High's boys' basketball team was long overdue for a victory.
In a recent game, Bruce Barnes paces the sideline like a father waiting for his teenage daughter to come from a date with Eminem. He's fuming. He's yelling. Actually, he's screaming--relentlessly.
The race for the final two spots into the Northern 3A playoffs is wide open. Yerington fell to 4-1 in league play and would likely need an upset today against Manogue to qualify for the playoffs.
Fourteen-year-old Brooke Conway was among the leaders for the Silver State Gymnastics Club during its Sweethearts Meet this past weekend.
RENO -- With Terrance Green stealing all the highlights, everyone seem to forget about Jerry Petty. But the 5-foot-11 guard from Seattle scored a career high 17 points on 8-of-11 shooting in Nevada's 82-64 win over Southern Methodist University.
The Galena High girls basketball team was a three-point shot away from having a chance to give Reed its first loss in the High Desert League on Wednesday.
No big crowds last weekend happily, so Rod Angove, Jane Chai (both from the Bay area) and I headed for Mount Rose on Friday.
Before the season started every Northern 4A boys basketball team figured they were fighting for two spots in the state tournament.
The Galena High boys basketball team stumbled at the wrong time of the season.
The Carson Bulldog youth wrestling club won the team title at the Fallon Outlaws Tournament held on Sunday at Fallon.
The Feather River Community College baseball team, featuring several local players, look to have another strong team to begin the season.
Dan Molina tried to smile when reminded a wrestling coach at Sierra College was expected to call on the telephone the next day.
RENO -- For Ted and Linda Bastian, it was a change of scenery. For their daughter, Ashley, it had to be the shoes.
Fernley's Jonathan Ball, Dayton's Mallory Bozeman and Yerington's Derek Wellock and Lucas Mudloff all won titles at the Northern 3A Wrestling Championships.
With a resounding 81-54 win over Reed on Saturday at home, the Galena High boys basketball took charge of the High Desert League race.
Abby Niehoff has been among the leaders for the Carson Tigersharks swim club, which is having a dominant performance at the Valentine's Invitational at the Carson Valley Swim Center in Minden.
RENO -- With Three weeks remaining before the Western Athletic Conference indoor track and field championships, University of Nevada coach Curt Kraft has two goals in mind.
MINDEN - It was simply a case of too much Curtis Johnson.
The Dayton High boys basketball team led 14-13 after one quarter, but Lowry outscored the Dust Devils 23-11 in the second period to take control
Well, the Daytona 500, the crown jewel of the Speedweeks festival at Daytona International Speedway, is only a week away.
Who would've thought that on senior day a freshman would make the biggest shots in Carson's win over first-place Reno? Certainly not the freshman who did.
Even after losing to Carson on Saturday, Reno can still win the Sierra League title, but its Northern 4A and state title hopes most likely vanished when center David Padgett went down with a serious knee injury in the third quarter.
SPARKS -- It was a long wait for Carson High School wrestlers Paul Carter and Nick Shine.
RENO -- It remains a mystery to Carson boys coach Bruce Barnes why his team can't beat Wooster.
As Champion Motor Speedway prepares to celebrate its 40th year of continuous operation, track officials announced Friday Long's Jewelers will provide special "Fast Forty" championship diamond rings for all divisional champions who compete in 2003.
RENO -- The Carson High girls basketball team isn't fond of blowing teams out and it almost came back to hurt them on Friday night against Wooster.
SPARKS -- One thing is certain when it comes to the Northern 4A Regional wrestling tournament -- nothing is certain.
Western Nevada Community College plans to add four sports to its fledgling athletic program in 2004-2005.
After pulling out a win in a physical game against Elko, the Galena High boys basketball team now faces its biggest game of the season.
Emily Haas of Douglas High was nominated on Jan. 10, along with 15 other Nevada girls basketball players, for the 2nd annual McDonald's All-American game to be played March 26 at the Gund Arena in Cleveland, Ohio.
Carson Girls Softball has decided to join the National Softball Association, also known as NSA.
Derek Wellock has paid his dues when it comes to wrestling at Yerington High School. Now, he would like nothing better than to run the table and go out as a winner.
If you're worried about the snow cover being too thin for snowsporting -- don't.
The Carson High boys ski team needed a one-two-three finish from Devon Anderson, Danny Rotter and James Reavis to pull out a win against Galena and stay unbeaten.
There's no mistaking the enthusiasm Michelle Gardner brings into her first season as head coach of the University of Nevada softball program. Even frigid winter weather conditions at practice on Tuesday didn't dampen those spirits.
At that meeting, 10 lucky winners will be drawn for a OSA-sponsored sport fishing trip at Lake Tahoe.
An 11 pound cutthroat taken at Pyramid Lake
She said, "Well, If you are a wealthy person with all kinds of money, you can do all kinds of things in the winter months, like hiring sport fishing guides at places like Lake Tahoe, the Sacramento River, San Francisco Bay, Bodega Bay, Monterey, San Diego or Hawaii.
Those waters will remain open through Sept. 30.
The Dayton High boys basketball team couldn't shake Truckee, but held on for a 73-68 win on Wednesday.
The Carson Valley Girls Softball Association has chosen to join the National Softball Association, also known as NSA.
Carson High's Paul Carter found out last year that even with a disappointing performance, at this time of the season the most important factor is survival.
RENO -- Wide receiver Willie Johnson out of Fresno City College headlined Nevada coach Chris Tormey's fourth recruiting class that was announced on Wednesday at Legacy Hall.
Carson High principal Glen Adair knows there's a fine line between being a maverick and a visionary.
If the Carson High boys basketball is to compete for a Sierra League championship or entry into the 4A state tournament, they will have to do so without their starting shooting guard.
To say that Galena boys basketball coach Tom Maurer was pleased with his team's effort would be an understatement.
Carson City's Cassia Roth turned in a strong effort to win the women's 3,000-meter run at the Silver State Invitational on Saturday.
I have to apologize for inadvertently omitting the exploits of a couple of local Outlaw Kart racers in last week's column. Mackena Bell ran her 125cc kart at Red Bluff, Calif., in addition to her Box Stock entry.
RENO -- Without their leading scorer or making a field goal over the final eight minutes of the game, Nevada still managed to pull out a 92-79 win over Fresno State on Saturday night in front of 9,440 fans at Lawlor Events Center, the ninth largest ever at the 20-year old arena.
Gardnerville's Charlene Rigdon logged a victory in the 100-yard backstroke to help the University of Nevada swimming and diving team beat Western Athletic Conference foe San Jose State 163-119 in a dual meet to end the regular season on Saturday afternoon at Lombardi Pool in Reno.
The Carson Senator rifle team won the Sierra Nevada Top Gun event for the seventh straight year on Saturday.
There might not be anything more enjoyable than playing baseball, if you were to ask Darrell Rasner.
Sportswriters are many things but mostly they are fickle.
The Yerington High boys basketball team just couldn't hold on in nearly pulling off the upset against Rite of Passage before losing 57-54 on Friday.
The Carson girls basketball team finally had some much needed practice time and their effort because of it simply overwhelmed North Valleys, as it did against on Tuesday South Tahoe.
