It’s been a strange Division I baseball season thus far. Like the NCAA Tournament, there doesn’t seem to be a dominating team.
Luke Maher has made some adjustments at the plate the past three weeks, and it really shows. The Carson infielder extended his hit streak to six games by going 3-for-3 with a career-high six RBIs to lead the Senators to an easy 15-1 win over Hug Saturday afternoon at Ron McNutt Field.
SPARKS — Corey Reid won the high jump and took second in the 400 to lead Carson High to a fifth-place finish at the annual Reed Sparks Rotary Invitational during the weekend at Reed High School.
RENO — Ryan Teel was left hoping and praying. Brooks Klein, at first, didn’t know what to do.
TWIN FALLS, Idaho — Western Nevada split its Scenic West Athletic Conference doubleheader against College of Southern Idaho Friday afternoon, winning the first game 3-1 and dropping the nightcap 3-2 in 11 innings.
After a cornucopia of racing last weekend, with NASCAR, Formula One, and IndyCar all in action, everybody has Easter weekend off. So enjoy the holiday with your families, and participate in all the traditional festivities. I’m at that forgetful age where I can hide my own eggs, so it should be a fun day.
RENO — It was anything but a good Friday for the Nevada Wolf Pack.
For four innings, Carson High was in control and headed toward a split of its series against Galena, and then the fifth inning came along.
Sports fodder for a Friday morning . . . Brian Polian has only had one spring practice and has basically stayed within his comfort zone, recruiting coaches and players, since he got the job as Nevada Wolf Pack head football coach in January.
RENO — Jen Purcell threw the first no-hitter of her career to lead Carson High’s softball team to an easy 11-0 win over Hug in a Division I crossover game Thursday afternoon.
RENO — For the second time in three games, Carson High had a dismal day on the pitching mound, and it led to a disappointing defeat.
RENO — In four of the first five innings on Saturday, Carson High did a poor job of hitting with runners in scoring position.
Moral victories don’t mean much to Western Nevada College baseball coach D.J. Whittemore this deep into the 2013 season.
RENO — The Douglas High baseball team took down Wooster 6-4 Saturday to complete a season sweep of the Colts.
Carson High has done a good job at moving its softball players into the college ranks.
Simply put, it was one of the most dominant and efficient pitching performances ever at John L. Harvey Field.
The 2013 racing season is well and truly under way. Formula 1 joined NASCAR and NHRA with the Australian Grand Prix season opener last weekend, and the IZOD IndyCar series kicks off this weekend in St. Petersburg, Fla.
PHILADELPHIA — Jamaal Franklin scored 21 points, James Rahon had 17 and San Diego State earned its third NCAA tournament victory, a 70-55 triumph over Oklahoma.
Bryan Manoukian and Jon Polson have both been around baseball for a long time, but neither coach had ever experienced what happened in the third inning Thursday.
After largely slugging its way past the competition through the first four games of league play, the Douglas baseball showed Thursday it can grind its way to a win as well.
Sports fodder for a Friday morning...The NCAA men’s basketball tournament is always one of the most peculiar sports events of the year. Millions of people start paying attention to games they wouldn’t have watched in January even if they were played in their own backyard.
SALT LAKE — Give those Harvard kids an A-plus in another subject: Bracketbusting 101.
RENO — Carson High’s baseball team continued to struggle at the plate, but managed to put up another victory.
SAN FRANCISCO — Cheers of “Dominicana! Dominicana!” rang out through the rain at AT&T Park all the way to the lively streets of Santo Domingo.
Bryan Manoukian hesitated briefly when asked to give his overall thoughts on Saturday’s game against Wooster.
The Western Nevada College softball team earned comeback wins in both of Friday’s doubleheader games against the College of Southern Nevada en route to a sweep of its Southern rivals, 7-5 and 6-5 at Edmonds Sports Complex.
Elena Thurman won the triple jump and placed second in the 100 and 200 to lead Carson past Reed in a double-dual meet at Carson High on Saturday.
Carson High’s softball team is showing a flair for the dramatic — at least at home.
The Carson FC Wolfpack U15 girls started the spring season by playing in the U16 Bracket of the Sagebrush Start-up Tournament as the only Northern Nevada representative.
Western Nevada College has done a tremendous job of sending players to four-year schools and into professional baseball since its inception in 2006.
Western Nevada College’s softball team finished off one its best weekends in recent memory by winning three of four against College of Southern Nevada at the Edmonds Sports Complex.
PALM HARBOR, Fla. — Justin Leonard walked toward the 12th green Saturday at Innisbrook and saw a scoreboard that showed he was tied for the lead in the Tampa Bay Championship. He knocked in his 8-foot birdie putt, assumed he was ahead, and then never looked at another board the rest of the day.
BRISTOL, Tenn. — Kyle Larson’s first chance to get a big win in NASCAR ended with him claiming a controversial win.
MIAMI — As a reward for their latest victory, the Dominicans get a World Baseball Classic rematch against the team that eliminated them in 2009.
Kewby Meyer was mad at himself Friday night. “I did terrible,” said Meyer of his 0-for-2 performance on Friday afternoon against the Air Force Falcons. “I really wanted to make up for it.”
Freshman Bailey Allen was 0-for-4 when she stepped to the plate in the seventh inning of a tie game Thursday afternoon.
I had the opportunity to visit the 3/8 mile dirt oval at Reno-Tahoe-Fernley Speedway on Tuesday to check out the preparations for the upcoming season
It was a case of feast or famine for Western Nevada College’s baseball team Friday afternoon against Mt. Hood.
Up to seven teams could be in the running for No. 1 seeds in the NCAA men’s tournament, the chairman of the selection committee said Wednesday, providing a lot more uncertainty than a year ago.
How does a baseball team go from scoring 17 runs to 1 run against the same team in a span of two days?
Sports fodder for a Friday morning...Nevada Wolf Pack coach David Carter dropped a hint about the immediate future of his basketball team this week before leaving for the Mountain West tournament.
The Douglas baseball team sealed a key Northern Division I league sweep Thursday afternoon, defeating McQueen 9-4 in Minden.
The NHL map is finally in order with Detroit and Columbus heading east, and Winnipeg moving west.
SAN FRANCISCO — As safety Dashon Goldson landed his long-term deal with Tampa Bay on Wednesday, the San Francisco 49ers were already busy preparing to move forward without him.
Wes Welker sure knows how to pick his quarterbacks.
As far as Deonte Burton is concerned, the Nevada Wolf Pack men’s basketball season is a long way from over.
MIAMI — Gio Gonzalez munched on chicken wings and shrimp scampi at a sports bar in his hometown as he watched Team USA rally to stay alive in the World Baseball Classic.
The Baltimore Ravens are paying the price for winning a Super Bowl.
RENO — Carson High’s baseball team opened its Division I season in impressive fashion by knocking off North Valleys, 17-5, Tuesday afternoon.
LAS VEGAS — Larry Nance Jr. scored 19 points and Leonard Washington scored 18 to lead Wyoming to an 85-81 win over Nevada to open the Mountain West Conference tournament Tuesday.
FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) - Colton Iverson had 21 points and nine rebounds as Colorado State secured the No. 2 seed for the upcoming Mountain West Conference tournament with a 77-66 victory over Nevada on Saturday night.
Tyler Baker entered Saturday's doubleheader with just seven hits and a .156 batting average.
For the first time that I can remember, the Nevada men’s basketball team will be in the play-in game at a conference tournament.
Carson High’s baseball team finished the Mike Bearman Memorial Tournament with a 3-2 record after splitting two games on Saturday.
NASCAR must be pretty sensitive about the new Gen 6 Sprint Cup car judging from their overreaction to comments by Denny Hamlin after last Sunday's Phoenix race.
EPHRIAM, Utah - Western Nevada College's softball team led early in both games, but ended up losing the doubleheader, 6-3 and 6-4, against Snow College Friday afternoon in a Scenic West Athletic Conference match-up.
SPARKS - Carson High's baseball team earned a split decision in second-day action at the Mike Bearman Memorial Tournament at Mitchell Field.
SACRAMENTO - Carson High opened its 2013 softball season with an 8-0 loss to Casa Roble in the opening game of the Sacramento TOC at the Sacramento Softball Complex.
Sports fodder for a Friday morning ...
Jace Zampirro and Gehrig Tucker are expected to be key contributors to Carson High's baseball team this year, and in Thursday's season-opener against Elko they came up big.
Robert Maw doesn't mince words when he talks about his Carson High boys track team.
RENO - The Nevada Wolf Pack learned a lesson about what it takes to be a championship team Wednesday night at Lawlor Events Center.
Taekwondo Black belts from Chi Kwan Taekwondo in Carson City along with their instructor won five medals at the 2013 US Open Taekwondo Championships in Las Vegas recently.
There is a lot of new things within the Carson High softball program in 2013.
With just two scrimmage games under their belts, the new-look Carson Senators open the 2013 season by meeting Elko at 4 p.m. Thursday at Ron McNutt Field.
Austin Byler had a day on Saturday that he's only dreamed about before.
Eight hits in two games.
RENO - There was no hidden reason for the UNLV Rebels' 80-63 victory over the Nevada Wolf Pack on Saturday at Lawlor Events Center.
RENO - David Carter insists that his Nevada Wolf Pack men's basketball team has not quit on the season.
PHOENIX (AP) - Last spring, Jarrod Parker was on edge during his time in Oakland's training camp. He was unrealistically pushing himself to make a good impression. Once he calmed down, he was solid.
Joe Flacco and the Baltimore Ravens reached a tentative agreement Friday on a new contract that would make the Super Bowl MVP the highest-paid player in NFL history.
After dropping a school-record fourth straight Scenic West game, 3-2, in the opener of Friday's doubleheader against Salt Lake, Western Nevada needed a stopper in the nightcap.
