Sep. 27, 1929 - April 25, 2013 Thomas James Cook, husband, father, friend, civic leader and proud Marine, passed away Thursday, April 25th at Carson Tahoe Hospital while surrounded by his loving family.
Despite a doubleheader loss to Spanish Springs on Saturday afternoon at Ron McNutt Field, the Carson Senators still have a firm grip on the final playoff spot in Division I baseball.
Jennifer Quam celebrated Friday’s sweep of Snow College by signing a national letter of intent to play for Division II University of Texas-Permian Basin.
MINDEN — All game long, Saturday morning, the Douglas baseball team had been looking for a shot in the arm. In the end, the Tigers ended up getting it.
Carson High’s boys and girls track teams each finished third at the 6th annual Carson Invitational Saturday at the Jim Frank Complex.
Northern Nevada track teams converge on Carson High School for the 6th annual Carson High Invitational today.
Pitching has long been the Achilles’ heel of the Western Nevada College softball team since the program’s inception.
HENDERSON — Western Nevada College split its Scenic West Athletic Conference doubleheader against College of Southern Nevada, losing 3-1 and winning 11-3 Friday afternoon at Morse Field.
Sports fodder for a Friday morning... What did we learn about the Nevada Wolf Pack football team this spring? Well, we learned from head coach Brian Polian that there are a lot of positives on both sides of the ball and that 4,500 or so fans at the final scrimmage is an amazing show of support.
Carson High’s softball team started fast with a four-run first inning against Reed, but then along came Jackie Sertic, and poof went the Senators’ offense.
There was good news and bad news out of Ron McNutt Field on Thursday night.
MINDEN — Badly in need of a win, the Douglas baseball team came up with one of its best games of the year Thursday afternoon.
Matt Nolan has excited local fans with his play on the football field and basketball court the past two seasons, and now he gets an opportunity to test his talents at the next level.
Carson High’s golf team, led by Dalton Butler and Jonathon Butler, finished in fourth place at the Sierra League tourney at Eagle Valley West Golf Course.
RENO — Carson High’s opening game of its stretch run to hold onto the eighth and final playoff spot was short but definitely not sweet.
Rebecka Breuer pitched and batted Carson High’s softball team to an easy 9-0 triumph over visiting Fernley in a nonleague game Tuesday afternoon.
Cabela’s Spring Boy Scout Challenge will again be held at the Reno store on May 4 from 8:30 a.m. (check-in) to about 12:30 p.m. at the store, located on 8650 Boomtown Road (I-80 exit 4). This free and team-oriented event tests the Boy Scouts’ skills and knowledge in a variety of timed and scored events.
Sep. 25, 1943 - April 10, 2013 Marilyn Irene “Mim” Miller, age 69 of Mesa, Arizona former resident of Carson City, Nevada passed away April 10, 2013. Mim loved the Mountains, spent countless hours climbing all over with the W.I.T.S girls, she loved crosswords, volunteering at NV Opera, and was known for her great sense of humor and quick wit.
Last Saturday’s opening night at Reno-Tahoe-Fernley Speedway saw nearly 80 race cars take to the track, and there was a good crowd in the stands despite the chilly wind.
Carson High’s swim teams swept Spanish Springs Friday afternoon at the Carson Aquatic Center. The boys won 163-94, and the girls triumphed 148-38.
It’s been a long time since Charlie Banfield picked up a pitching win — March 9 to be exact.
Sports fodder for a Friday morning... The college football season is still four months away. There is no reason for panic. But the Nevada Wolf Pack’s famous pistol offense is shooting blanks so far this spring. We wouldn’t worry at this point in the season under normal circumstances.
RENO — Despite outhitting North Valleys 6-2, the Carson High softball team dropped a 1-0 heartbreaker Thursday afternoon in a crossover game.
When Gehrig Tucker was 8, he and his father were watching a television program about New York Yankee first baseman Lou Gehrig.
Wins have been tough to come by this year for Carson High’s softball team, so coach Shelby Tuttle will take a victory however it comes.
RENO — Thanks to six errors, Carson High’s win streak ended at 5 with an 11-1 loss to McQueen Tuesday afternoon.
The 26th annual golf fundraiser for Whittell and South Tahoe high schools is set for May 4-5 at Edgewood Golf Club at Stateline.
Offense played a huge role on Tuesday, as Carson High’s baseball team opened the Spanish Springs Tournament with two victories at Ron McNutt Field.
The Carson High softball team lost the opening game of a two-game series to Bishop Manogue on Tuesday. Carson fell 9-4.
For five innings, the Carson High offense was nowhere to be found.
Simply put, Carson High’s softball team gift-wrapped Thursday’s game for Bishop Manogue.
SPARKS — Zak Harjes has made two starts this year for Carson, and both of them have been golden.
RANGELY, Colo. — Western Nevada College’s softball team swept Colorado Northwestern in a Scenic West doubleheader on Saturday, 7-4 and 6-3, to improve to 11-25 in league play and 14-35 overall.
RENO — There is a renewed sense of energy on the Nevada Wolf Pack football team’s defense this spring.
I love movies, always have. It’s a place where you can escape for a couple of hours and leave your worries behind.
RANGELY, Colo. — Western Nevada College’s baseball team moved into second place in the Scenic West Athletic Conference with a doubleheader sweep of last-place Colorado Northwestern on Friday afternoon.
Last Saturday’s Play Day at Reno Tahoe Fernley Speedway’s 3⁄8 mile clay oval was well attended as drivers tried out the high banks of the new track configuration.
SPARKS — Carson High’s girls softball team went 1-2 during first-day action at the Reed Easter Tournament.
Sports fodder for a Friday morning ••• Deonte Burton coming back for his senior year is great news for the Nevada Wolf Pack. The Pack wouldn’t have won a dozen games without Burton in 2013-14. Unfortunately, right now, even with him they are merely a 15-win team.
Nevada artists will share their work at the second annual Nevada Expressions Show and Sale to raise money to protect the Virginia City National Historic Landmark.
While the games didn’t count in the league standings, the Douglas High baseball team had a big day Wednesday at the Spanish Springs Tournament.
SALT LAKE CITY — The Reno Aces dropped both games of a doubleheader Wednesday night, 9-4 and 5-3, against the Salt Lake Bees at Spring Mobile Ballpark.
Carson High sophomore Corey Reid posted a 14th-place finish in the decathlon at the prestigious Arcadia Invitational.
Oct. 30, 1954 - April 4, 2013 Joan M. Hanna, 58, passed away April 4, 2013 in Carson City, NV. Joan was born October 30, 1954 in Carson City, NV, to Richard and Mary Kathleen Hanna. For the past thirty years she has resided in Virginia City, NV.
Mike Rice’s ouster/resignation at Rutgers last week was well-deserved, and quite frankly, why wasn’t he fired instead of suspended earlier in the year? I was also glad to see the athletic director who suspended him, but didn’t fire him back in November, resign.
MINDEN — The Douglas baseball team struggled to get its bats going until the final inning Saturday afternoon and suffered a 6-3 loss to Galena.
RENO — Brian Polian was pleased with his first scrimmage as the Nevada Wolf Pack’s head football coach.
Local racing kicks off today with the first points race at Rattlesnake Raceway in Fallon and a play day at Reno-Tahoe-Fernley Speedway.
RENO — For the third time in as many starts, Carson High junior pitcher Chase Blueberg followed up a loss with a victory.
For the third time in as many starts, the Carson Senators are counting on Chase Blueberg to be their stopper.
Sports fodder for a Friday morning...It would be fitting, in the final year of the real Big East Conference, that two Big East schools (Syracuse and Louisville) meet for the NCAA Tournament championship
