Digest: Carson Valley golf results

The Carson Valley Men's Golf Club hosted a four-man scramble at the Carson Valley Golf Course Sunday, marking its last tournament of 2006.

The team of Jeff Schreiber, Patrick McKay, Mick Ryan and Ray Gardiol won with a score of 61.

Ed Kollar, Charles Serafine, Augustine Martinez and John Elliott tied with Paul Jorgenson, Dennis Joseph and Neil Bain at 64 for second place.

There was also a three-way tie for fourth place at 65 including the teams of Mike Davis, Jim Korzeniewski, John Kollar and Gerry Bing; James Howard, D. Dick, Jerry Maddox and Kelly Werth; and Terry Clore, Mary Lane, Robert Kiltz and G.J. Paulsen.

For more information on the club, call Paul Lockwood at 782-6583.

Hole in one

Roger Cartwright of Gardnerville scored a hole in one on the third hole of the Comstock River Red course at Empire Ranch Golf Course last week during the weekly Senior Skins Tournament.

Roger used an eight iron on the 155-yard par 3 hole.

The shot was witnessed by George Cole, Jack Eldridge and Wayne Keppinger.

Teen basketball league

The Douglas County Parks & Recreation Department is taking registration for the new teen basketball league through Dec. 1 and the season will begin on Jan. 13.

Cost is $65 for ninth- through 12th-grade boys and girls and includes all equipment, official fees, awards and uniforms.

Each team requires a volunteer coach. The department is also continually looking for officials and scorekeepers as well as team sponsors to help reduce the cost to participants.

For more information, call J.P. Albert at 782-9828.

U10 & U12 spring soccer tryouts

The Toiyabe League is an AYSO-ruled competitive spring series of coach-selected teams from throughout the region.

Games are typically conducted in Carson City and Carson Valley, though some travel may be required to surrounding areas.

Tryouts for U10 and U12 boys and girls will be Nov. 11 at Gardnerville Elementary School from 9 a.m. to noon.

The cost for the league is approximately $40 but uniforms and tournament fees are extra.

Teams usually play two games per week with three tournaments (two local, one away).

Participation is by coach selection and not all children trying out will necessarily be selected. The number of teams formed is limited.

Elements conducting tryouts

The Elements Reloaded U11 and Elements United U14 and U16 soccer teams will hold open tryouts for the spring 2007 season Nov. 15 and 22 from 4:30 to 6 p.m. at Stodick Park and Nov. 18 and 25 from 10 a.m. to noon at Stodick.

Tryouts are open to all girls between the ages of 9 to 15 interested in competitive level soccer.

For more information, or to discuss additional individual tryout dates, call Tony or Krissy Cormier at 265-8873 or 781-5813 (U14 and U16) or Fritz Schweigert at 265-7301. For U11, call Adrian Cobb at 265-6234 or Jeremy Rutherdale at 265-2959.

Pirates tryouts

The Carson Valley Pirates spring soccer team will conduct tryouts Nov. 16 from 5:15 to 6:15 p.m. and Nov. 18 from 11 a.m. to noon at Lampe Park.

All second-year U12 players and all U14 are welcome.

The Pirates enjoyed a successful season last year and are hoping for another solid season.

Practices will be made flexible to accomodate other winter sports.

For more information, call Travis Gregory at 266-3045 or Stacey Ziglar at 265-4409.

Carson Valley Soccer Club tryouts

The Carson Valley Soccer Club is conducting open tryouts for a number of its teams in preparation for the upcoming spring season.

Players wishing to try out should plan on attending at least one of the team's tryouts and ideally all team tryouts.

For more information, contact Tim Dry at 267-4545 or tdry@carsonvalleysoccer.org. Updated information can also be found at www.carsonvalleysoccer.org.

U12 girls will try out Nov. 14 at Lampe Park from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. and Nov. 18 from 10 to 11:45 a.m. at Gardnerville Elementary.

U14 girls try out Nov. 14 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Lampe Park and 2 p.m. to 3:45 p.m. Nov. 18 at Gardnerville Elementary.

U16 girls try out Nov. 14 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Lampe Park and Nov. 18 from noon to 1:45 p.m. at Gardnerville Elementary.

U16/17 boys try out Nov. 16 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Lampe Park and Nov. 18 from noon to 1:45 p.m. at Gardnerville Elementary.

U12 boys try out Nov. 16 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Lampe Park and Nov. 18 from 10 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. at Gardnerville Elementary.

U13 boys try out Nov. 16 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Lampe Park and Nov. 18 from noon to 1:45 p.m. at Gardnerville Elementary.

U18 girls try out Nov. 16 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Lampe Park and Nov. 18 from 2 to 3:45 p.m. at Gardnerville Elementary.

U18/19 boys try out Nov. 18 from noon to 1:45 p.m. at Gardnerville Elementary.

Tenacity tryouts

Tenacity, a U18 girls' soccer team, will be conducting tryouts Nov. 12 and Nov. 18 from 9 a.m. to noon at the Edmonds Sports Complex in Carson City.

Players should meet between field 1 and 4.

WNCC coach Hillary Arthur will provide training for the team. To be eligible for the team, prospective athletes must have been born between Aug. 1, 1988 and July 31, 1991.

For more information, contact Ralph Johnson at (775) 230-0335 or Doug Benamati at (775) 885-2438.

Youth basketball leagues

The Douglas County Parks & Recreation Department will take registration through Dec. 1 with the season beginning Jan. 13.

Cost is $60 for third- to sixth-grade coed and $65 for seventh- to eighth-grade boys and girls. The cost includes all equipment, official fees, awards and uniforms.

Each team requires a volunteer coach.

For more information, call J.P. Albert at 782-9828.

Douglas in-line roller hockey

The youth division of the Northern Nevada Inline Roller Hockey League is scheduled to begin in November 2006.

Club teams for varsity and junior varsity are being formed to represent the Douglas County area against teams from other schools in the region.

Students in seventh through 12th grade are invited to participate.

Contact Norman Lee at 265-1089 for more information. Any interested in sponsoring a player or team can feel free to call as well.

Old Guys Basketball

Men 35 and older interested in playing pickup basketball are invited to the basketball court in the Pastoral Center at St. Gall Catholic Church every Sunday at 4 p.m. and Wednesday at 7 p.m.

After teams are chosen, games go either full-court or half-court depending on how many show up. The sessions are strictly for fun and exercise.

Cost is $50, which is donated to the church for court upkeep. The sessions run from September to June.

For more information, contact John Parra at 265-3586.