Les Kynett, general manager of Champion Motor Speedway, has announced Tom Shelton as director of competition for the upcoming racing season. Shelton, 63, is a longtime resident of Carson City and has been in the racing community for 46 years.
FRESNO - Make no mistake about it, the University of Nevada men's basketball team loves to run with the basketball.
OK, first I need to apologize for my confusion in last week's column about who is broadcasting when for NASCAR.
Brett Hayes' grand slam home run capped a nine-run second inning for the University of Nevada's baseball team in its 13-0 win over BYU on Friday in the Pepperdine Invitational at Malibu, Calif.
RENO - Like the team he's helped lead to the promised land over the past two seasons, Kyle Lynch went down swinging.
Several Carson High graduates continued to turn in solid performances in conference swimming championships on Thursday.
If you appreciate intense, physical, skillful, fast action, there's nothing like the great sport of hockey.
It's billed as the Super Bowl of junior ski racing and the Carson Valley's dynamo ski racing duo of Nick Cohee and Bryce Wehan will be there.
Carson High gradaute Erin Stieber isn't quite done with her two-sport career at Lassen Community College.
The streak continues for the Carson Senator bowling team. Once again Carson won the High Desert Interscholastic League Northern Nevada title.
Last year, the community of Dayton rallied behind the Dust Devil boys basketball team as it made its run to an NIAA 3A State runner-up finish.
Brett Anderson and Jordan Chappell, representing Minden-Douglas Elks Lodge No. 2670, have both returned victorious from the state finals of the Elks National Hoop Shoot.
LAKE ALMANOR, CALIF: No report.
On Saturday, Feb. 28, the Sierra Club is offering a snowshoe trek to view the icicle waterfall in the Desatoya Wilderness Study Area (WSA), located near Eastgate, Nev.
Special Note: Don't forget that you will need your new Nevada fishing license (and Nevada Trout Stamp), beginning March 1.
Whitney Nash of Carson City, an 11-year-old fifth grader from Seeliger Elementary School won the state title in the Elks Lodge Hoop Shoot free throw competition held over the weekend in Hawthorne.
Douglas High graduate Amber Gwinn has never doubted that playing soccer at Lassen Community College was the right decision.
Many outstanding items have been donated for the live and silent auctions to be held during Western Nevada Community College's fund-raiser featuring former Major League Baseball great Steve Garvey as the keynote speaker.
It's early in the month of March and according to my calendar, we are only a few weeks away from the official start of the spring season.
It was close, but when all was said and done, the Carson High School boys left Mt. Rose Sunday with a clean sweep of the NIAA State Alpine Skiing Championships.
Jordan Savidge of Smith Valley High School soared to victory with a personal record performance in the pole vault Saturday night during the Simplot Games indoor track and field meet in Pocatello, Idaho.
RENO - The streak is alive - barely.
Carson High graduate Justin Barber had a strong weekend to help the Notre Dame men's swim team to a second place finish at the Big East Championships.
RENO - While he wasn't fighting in the main event in Saturday's Everlast Heavyweight Explosion card at City Center Pavilion, former contender Michael Grant had the most explosive performance.
After losing four starters from last year's team, it looked like the Dayton High boys basketball team would be hard pressed to make a return trip to the NIAA 3A State Championships. But the Dust Devils thought otherwise.
Carson High boys skiing coach Jack Reinhardt had the perfect description when describing his team's performance in the state championships.
Well, the 2004 racing season is underway, with Championship heir apparent Dale Earnhardt, Jr. atop the Nextel Cup standings after Daytona.
RENO - It didn''t take coach Kim Gervasoni long to pinpoint why Nevada lost its sixth straight game.
SPARKS - Douglas High's two-year run at the NIAA state basketball tournament is history.
Carson City's D.J. Freeman had three goals and an assist to lead the Desert Dogs youth ice hockey team to a 6-1 win over the Stockton Polar Bears last weekend.
After two impressive starts, Travis Sutton couldn't hold a lead this time as the University of Nevada baseball team lost to arch rival UNLV 8-6 on Friday in Las Vegas.
Local business owners Jim Bawden and Henry Hodges Jr. announced Friday that Champion Motor Speedway owner Larry Burton bought out their lease/option to buy the track and will return as owner/operator for the 2004 season.
RENO - At 6-foot-7, 260 pounds, Michael Grant is a mountain of a man. As a boxer he has been as close to the top of the heavyweight hill as he could get without reaching the precipice.
Danny Rotter and the Carson High boys skiing team tuned up for a run at the state title with a strong showing against Hug and Manogue on Thursday.
Casino Fandago on South Carson Street is set to become the area's only independent race and sports book today.
College basketball has hit crunch time, and March Madness is right around the corner. It's time to look at which teams have been the most consistent moneymakers currently and throughout the season.
Carson High junior Amanda Benson will be heading down under this summer to compete in an international competition.
Local swimmers are continuing to make their mark on the collegiate level, both in the pool and in the classroom.
Returning all-conference players Kenny Nicoll of Gardnerville and Chad Cooke of Minden are looking to gain some respect for the Dana College baseball team as another season has begun.
Easy targets. I don't like it when people take shots at easy targets. One of those easy targets is the University of Nevada football team for not making a serious effort to recruit local players.
RENO - Douglas High girls' basketball coach Werner Christen credits the team's 1-3-1 zone defense for a lot of the success the program has enjoyed the past several years.
MINDEN - Derek Lorenzen showed why he is the best player in Northern Nevada this year.
One game at a time. One possession at a time.
Enthusiastic and passionate fans are part of what makes basketball so much fun to watch, especially at the college and high school games.
One of the local chapters of the Sierra Club is offering a 6-8 mile cross country ski trek on Saturday, Feb. 28. It is for members and anyone else interested in the trek.
Next week I'll be e-mailng my column from Colorado, where I plan to spend a week on the slopes.
Those were the exact words from Norm Budden, as three of us were busy sulking, pointing fingers and loudly blaming one other, on our return from a disastrous fishing trip to Walker Lake, last Thursday.
Without a doubt the most exciting sporting event this weekend will be NASCAR's 46th Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway in Florida.
Travis Sutton turned in his second straight impressive effort as the University of Nevada baseball team had no trouble in beating Portland in a 16-2 win on Thursday at the Oakland A's Tournament in Phoenix.
RENO - Simply put, it wasn't one of University of Nevada's better efforts.
The Carson Horseshoe Club is hosting a big Mardi Gras Party from 5-10 p.m. Feb. 21 in downtown Carson City.
According to Craig Mortimore, Upland Game Staff Biologist for the Nevada Department of Wildlife, these are some recent wild turkey releases in the State of Nevada:
The Dayton High boys basketball team took its medicine which it hopes will make it much more healthier for the upcoming Northern 3A playoffs.
- 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.
LAKE ALMANOR, CALIF: No report.
RENO - Nearly 100 Carson City children will compete alongside celebrities and local bowlers in the Bowlers Care for Kids Celebrity Bowl at the National Bowling Stadium on Friday.
With the Carson High wrestling team coming off its first Northern zone title in 15 years, the next logical goal for the Senators would be to go for the NIAA 4A state championships.
The Carson City girls softball league has scheduled additional signups for Thursday, Feb. 12 and Friday, Feb. 13.
The High Sierra Wild Pee Wee ice hockey team turned in two solid efforts in defeats to the California Cougars over the weekend in NORCAL action in South Tahoe.
The Cal Sports Alumni Football Association is seeking alumni football players from the Carson City, Whittell, Galena, McQueen, Reno and surrounding areas.
During the entire month of March a portion of every revenue round of golf played at Genoa Lakes Golf Club will be donated to a local chapter of March of Dimes.
MINDEN - This was truly a benchmark win for the Douglas Tigers.
The Carson City Pop Warner program has scheduled signups for football players and cheerleaders.
Carson City Little League has scheduled late signups for the upcoming season. Signups will be held today through Friday, Feb. 13 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Carson City Community Center gym.
It's President's Weekend, so the slopes will be crowded. Last Saturday at Heavenly's California base the parking lot was full and the slopes crowded.
RENO - The Douglas Tigers found out just how important freshman Keith Olson is to their team.
Alana Williams is still looking for the day when her team puts it all together. She believes though that her team becomes closer with each game.
The Carson High boys basketball team was on the verge of pulling off a huge comeback when a cruel twist of fate stopped its momentum.
Fernley's Doug Kornagay and Yerington's Lucas Mudloff and Steven Gutierrez won titles while Dayton placed third as a team at the Northern 3A Championships.
This time the Dayton boys basketball team needed just three seconds.
Galena High's Julie Hinton was among the champions for the University of Nevada women's track team as it easily won another meet on Saturday at the Reno Livestock Events Center.
Carson beat Douglas Friday night 7-2 in roller hockey action at the Total Sports facility in Sparks.
For most Northern 3A basketball teams, going to Winnemucca to play Lowry is like visiting the Bermuda Triangle because something mysterious can always happen.
The University of Nevada baseball team received an encouraging effort from Travis Sutton as it opened the season with an 8-4 win over St. Mary's on Friday at the Pacific Invitational in Stockton.
The High Sierra wild Pee Wee ice hockey team will play two home games this weekend at the South Lake Tahoe Ice Arena.
With a record 37 fourth-quarter points and a game-winning last-second field goal, Super Bowl XXXVIII finished without a doubt as one of the most exciting events in sports history.
Carson High graduate Donovan Osborne is giving it another shot to pitch in the Major Leagues.
Ten boys and girls from Carson City, ages 10 to 14, were named local champions of the Knights of Columbus Free Throw Championship.
The Dayton express continues to roll and now the Dust Devils will look to keep their momentum going on the road.
RENO - University of Nevada football coach Chris Ault admits he has some big holes to fill on both sides of the ball, and he believes that his first recruiting class since returning to coaching, filled them.
False modesty in an athlete can be just as annoying as cockiness. Carson High's Nick Shine can't be accused of false modesty. But he can't be accused of cockiness, either.
It's the University of Toledo football team after all for former Douglas High star Gabe Hatchett.
MINDEN - Simply put, it was the best half of basketball that Douglas High has played all season.
The Carson High boys skiing team now knows where it stands among the top teams in the state.
At least three Carson Country football players will make it official today while several others are still weighing their options as the winter signing period begins.
FALLON - A combination of power from both the offensive and defense ends enabled Galena's varsity boys' basketball team to frustrate Fallon, 62-44, Tuesday night in Fallon.
While Daron Ralves and Travis Cabral have been doing well on the World Cup circuit, the big question is what has happened to South Tahoe's Jonna Mendes this season?
