The Nevada Wolf Pack wasn’t about to let a few raindrops spoil its home opener on Friday night.
MOSES LAKE, Wa. – Western Nevada College’s five-game winning streak came to a screeching halt Friday afternoon against North Idaho.
On the Chinese calendar, 2014 is the Year of the Horse.
RENO — Which Nevada Wolf Pack men’s basketball team will show up at Lawlor Events Center on Sunday afternoon (3:05 p.m.) to take on the New Mexico Lobos?
Patti Dohoney passed away at her Yerington home on February 21 surrounded by family. Patti, as she was better known to all those who adored her, was 70.
Lowello Dennis Espinoza, born May 19, 1949 in Pittsburg, California. As a proud Marine, he went to “Guard the Gates of Heaven” on February 9, 2014 in Fallon, Nevada and is survived by his wife, Ladonna Espinoza of Fallon, Nevada. Dennis is survived by his siblings Larry & Vivian Espinoza, Vivian & Guy Murdock, Diane & Mike Hoff, Victor & Maria Llamas and Ron & Cynthia Espinoza. His daughter Jennifer Espinoza and his sons David Espinoza and Michael Ruiz.
Sports fodder for a Friday morning ... The Nevada Wolf Pack’s move to the Mountain West has yet to pay off for the school’s top three high profile sports.
Kathy Mortimer passed away at home with her husband, daughters, and sister by her side on February 18, 2014 after a short battle with cancer.
Irene “Rene” Walkenshaw passed away Monday, February 24th after battling lymphoma cancer. She lived in Gardnerville since 2002 after moving from Midland, Texas. She was born in San Francisco, Ca., the daughter of Jack Connell US NAVY and Mary Connell.
On February 20th 2014, Richard “Rich” Jack Walker passed doing what he loved, enjoying God’s great Outdoors, running and watching the sun come up.
Jennifer Jeanne Zane, 42, passed away at her home in Yerington February 18, 2014. Jennifer was born to Donald & Bonnie Keller on September 25,1971 in Eugene, Oregon, she grew up in Mina, Nevada and went to school at the Mineral County Schools in Hawthorne.
Eric Lance Arrive passed away February 20, 2014 in Reno from complications of a life long medical condition. He was born January 28, 2003 in Reno.
Michele Maupin Basta passed away unexpectedly at the age of 69 in the early morning hours of Monday, January 27, 2014. She was born May 3, 1944, in Reno, Nevada, to Hazel P. Maupin and Ernest J. Maupin, Jr., who raised her in Fallon, NV, where she enjoyed a very happy childhood with her twin sister Michon and her younger brothers Doug and Ernie.
Mr. Rankin was born to Golda and Arthur Rankin in Denton, Montana in 1925. His family moved to Camas, Washington three years later and he attended a one-room grammar school in the Ireland District and also attended Camas High School, graduating in 1943.
Janice L. Howard Showalter, 77, passed away February 20, 2014 in Reno, Nevada. She was born in Carson City, Nevada on Jan. 8, 1937 to Morris & Elsie Howard.
Led by Tyler Lethcoe, Dustin Floyd and Chris Baird, the Carson High bowling squad knocked off Reed, 30-15, in the regular-season finale.
The Western Nevada College baseball team, which improved to 11-5 overall, will open Scenic West Athletic Conference play versus Salt Lake on Saturday and Sunday at John L. Harvey Field. The conference-opening doubleheaders begin at noon both days, weather permitting. The teams opted to call off Friday’s game already because there is a 60 percent chance of rain on Friday.
Joseph Augustine Esenarro, age 80, of Carson City, NV passed away Wednesday, January 29, 2014. Augie was born in Susanville, California on May 5, 1933 to Jesus and Angela Esenarro who had traveled from their homeland Abandiano, Spain in 1920. Graduating from Lassen High, he then served his Country in the U.S. Armed Forces over seas for several years.
M. J. “Rusty” Marlowe passed away at age 88 from cardiac arrest due to hypertension. She had lived in Carson City since 1975. She was born in Springfield, Illinois, the daughter of Clive A. Askins of Lakewood, IL and Bertha Doyle Stephenson of Shelbyville, IL. She was a graduate of Springfield High School. She worked as a clerk-typist many years for Naval Intelligence Processing and System Support Activity (NIPSSA) and the Federal Aviation
Detlef Funke passed away on Tuesday, February 11, 2014 at Renown Hospital in Reno, Nevada due to a brain hemorrhage. He was born in Germany to the late Johannes and Clara Funke.
Donald L. Showalter, passed away February 10, 2014. He was a 52 year resident of Carson City, Nevada. Born in Wenatchee, WA. On March 16, 1943 to Lloyd & Mabel Showalter.
PRIMM — Underclassmen stole the show for Carson High’s wrestling team at Saturday’s NIAA State Wrestling Championships at Star of the Desert Arena.
Winning breeds confidence, and right now the Western Nevada College softball team is one confident bunch.
The high school basketball season ended at least one game earlier than Carson coach Carlos Mendeguia had hoped.
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Deonte Burton scored 21 points on 6-of-7 shooting, and Jerry Evans Jr. finished with 11 points and 13 rebounds as Nevada surged past Air Force 75-56 on Saturday.
Glen Peoples peacefully entered into rest on February 18, 2014 after a yearlong battle of complications due to diabetes. He was born on March 11, 1945 in Tulare,
Western Nevada College, thanks to the pitching of Carlee Beck and Katilyn Covione, stretched its Scenic West win-streak to three with a doubleheader sweep of Colorado Northwestern, 10-2 and 7-2, Friday at Friday afternoon at Edmonds Sports Complex.
Brady Rivera made his intentions clear last weekend after winning his first regional title, and he is sticking to that statement.
Sports fodder for a Friday morning ... It is much too early to line Nevada Wolf Pack men’s basketball coach David Carter up in front of a firing squad.
RENO (AP) — Nevada and UNLV will cap their regular Mountain West Conference football season rivalry style on Nov. 29 — battling in Las Vegas for the Fremont Cannon on the Saturday after Thanksgiving Day.
SPARKS — When you talk to basketball coaches in Northern Nevada, most if not all, praise Carson High’s offensive execution.
Our mother is at peace. Her greatest wish was to be at home surrounded by her family. That wish was fulfilled after years of struggling with heart and kidney disease.
Spenser Dorsey had a two-run homer and added two extra-base hits as the No. 14 Western Nevada College baseball team routed Prairie Baseball Academy, of Canada, 21-4 on Wednesday.
The Carson Tigersharks swim team sent 37 swimmers to the St. Valentine meet at the Carson Valley Swim Center in Minden.
RENO — The task was so monumental that even the slightest mistake would prevent the Carson girls basketball team from taking down the regional favorite on the road.
RENO — The Nevada Wolf Pack men’s basketball team has hit rock bottom.
Carson High’s boys basketball team opens its playoff run with a first-round game tonight at Spanish Springs. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m.
MINDEN — Not surprisingly, the rematch was no 27-point blowout.
Pamela Sue Brown a.k.a. “Pamisu” passed away on January 26th from many complications due to lung cancer. She is survived by her husband Bill, daughter Sheri, son Sean and her grandsons Raymond and Apollo and many friends. Services will be held on February 23rd at 1:00 p.m. at Fitzhenry’s Funeral Home in Carson City.
Della Trillis Martin was born May 22, 1927 in Pocatello, Idaho, to Della Edith Bertwell Morgan and Lester Francis Morgan. The family moved to California, settling in San Pablo in 1946.
Robin E. Mills, Jr., 87, died peacefully on February 12, 2014. He was born in Salinas, California on March 11, 1926, to Robin and Lillian Mills. During his childhood, the family relocated to Fallon. Robin served in the
Gertrude (Trudy) G. Hushbeck passed away February 11, 2014 in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho at the age of 89. Trudy is survived by her 4 children, 11 grandchildren, 5 great grandchildren, and 2 great great grandchildren
Since the 2007-08 season, Carson High’s girls basketball team has faced Reno seven times, and the results have been ugly.
Millard Howe Kahler, Jr. (Kal) died on February 11, 2014 at 17:13 in Cedar City, Utah at the home of his son, Ray N. Kahler surrounded by 19 friends and family. Kal was born in Monrovia, California on September 25, 1920 to Millard Howe Kahler, Sr. and Verda Mignonne Bagley
Passed away Wednesday, February 5, 2014 at his home in Carson City, NV. Duane was born December 12, 1934, in Lincoln, NE to Rachel and Adam Schleiger.
Stuart F. Svensson, 73, cherished husband of Sharon Svensson, honored father of Erik Svensson and Sharon Kestral, beloved brother of Bruce Svensson, Sonja Kellogg, and Karen Panelli, passed away peacefully Thursday February 6th, 2014.
Betty “JoAn” Metcalf, 75, died peacefully at home surrounded by her family. JoAn was born in
RIVERSIDE, Calif. — A six-run seventh inning carried Western Nevada College to an 8-2 nonleague win over Riverside on Saturday afternoon.
RENO — The name Shine is synonymous with outstanding wrestling.
MINDEN — On a night when momentum shifted back and forth, the Douglas High girls basketball team rode the biggest swing of all on Friday to a 46-35 Sierra League victory against Carson.
MINDEN — Austin Evans, Pat Johnson and A.J. Pfaffenberger made their last home game at Douglas a memorable experience.
Carson’s Brandon Basa (106 pounds), Sammy Mercado (113 pounds), Kyle Sharp (132 pounds), Nicholas Lani (138 pounds), Brady O’Keefe (145 pounds), Nolan Shine (152 pounds) and Brady Rivera (182 pounds) all are in the Division 1 Northern Wrestling regional semifinals after Friday’s action.
After a long winter, NASCAR fans will finally get their first racing fix of 2014 tonight, as the Sprint Unlimited field of 18 drivers takes the green flag at Daytona.
Sometime in the next two weeks, Carson High senior Nicholas Lani will take off his wrestling singlet for the last time. It’s a bittersweet feeling.
Sports fodder for a Friday morning ... Deonte Burton is a wonderful college basketball player and is already one of the top players in Nevada Wolf Pack history.
It took a buzzer-beating putback by Alan Cohen to beat Douglas, 54-52, in overtime back on Jan. 21. Carson coach Carlos Mendeguia would love to have the same result without the stress.
Carson High’s wrestling team has accomplished its first goal, and has its collective eye on goal No. 2.
RENO — A new era of Nevada Wolf Pack baseball is about to hit the ground running.
For the second time in four years, Carson High’s football team is venturing out of state to open its football season.
RENO — The Nevada Wolf Pack is still searching for a home-court advantage this season.
RENO — Carson basketball coach Carlos Mendeguia admitted that he was concerned about Tuesday’s game against last-place Wooster.
RENO — Carson High’s girls basketball team struck early and often Tuesday night against last-place Wooster.
TRUCKEE — Dayton’s second option turned out to be the right one Tuesday night.
RENO — David Carter isn’t quite sure what to label games between his Nevada Wolf Pack men’s basketball team and the Fresno State Bulldogs.
The Dayton Valley Palmer Club, the men’s golf club at Dayton Valley Golf Club, is open to public membership and now accepting applications for the 2014 season. Any area male golfer age 18 or older can join by paying annual dues of $250. Dues for members who have a Northern Nevada Golf Association membership and GHIN handicap with another golf club are $220.
Robert Bruce “RB” Clark, age 83 of Bull Shoals, Arkansas passed away Friday, February 7, 2014 at Hospice of the Ozarks Hospice Hous
Ralph Foster Denny, Sr. went home to be with the Lord on February 4, 2014.
KRASNAYA POLYANA, Russia — Carina Vogt of Germany has never won a World Cup event. She now owns women’s ski jumping’s first-ever Olympic gold medal.
BEREA, Ohio — The Browns fired their coach after one season. Now they’re sweeping out their front office.
Don passed away, Dec. 31, 2013 in Beaumont, TX. He was born in Reno, NV., Aug. 23, 1939 and attended Fallon schools from 3rd grade through High School, graduated in 1954.
Donald Eugene Mills, 84, passed away Saturday, February 1, 2014 at the Boise VA Medical Center in Boise, Idaho from Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis.
Andrew “Ray” Raymond Walmsley, a third generation Dayton, Nevada resident passed away on February 4, 2014, he was 88 years old. Ray was born on October 7, 1925 in Dayton, Nevada, the son of Zenas Andrew and Lelia (Stevenson) Walmsley.
WILLIAM H. CHO, age 85, passed away on February 2, 2014 at his residence in Silver Springs, NV. He
SAN DIEGO — The more San Diego State keeps winning, the more there will be comparisons with the great Aztecs team of 2010-11.
DOUGLAS, Ariz — Western Nevada College’s baseball team made it two straight over Cochise with a 6-2 win Saturday afternoon in the final game of a three-game series.
It has yet to be confirmed by either football coach Blair Roman or athletic director Bob Bateman, but there is a strong chance that Carson, Fallon, Damonte Ranch and Reed will be involved in a showdown against four Sacramento-area schools to start the 2014 football season.
On February 5, 2014 the Walker family said their final good-bye to Ida Gale (Bozarth) Walker, 89, resident of the greater Carson City area since 1997
Sports fodder for a Friday morning ... Brian Polian was hired to coach the Nevada Wolf Pack, we were told over and over again, because of his ability to recruit. This is the guy, after all, who supposedly induced Manti Teo to go to Notre Dame. Polian was going to revolutionize Wolf Pack recruiting.
DOUGLAS, Ariz. — Cochise ended No. 14 Western Nevada College’s three-game winning streak with a 6-5 win Thursday afternoon to open a three-game series.
Carson High’s wrestling team left no doubt in wrapping up a sixth straight undefeated Sierra League season and extending its league win-streak to 30.
RENO — This is the time of year that Brian Polian lives for.
Josilyn Daggs, flanked by her family, signed a national letter of intent to play soccer at the University of Idaho Wednesday afternoon in the Carson High library.
LOGAN, Utah — Spencer Butterfield scored 20 points and grabbed 11 rebounds as Utah State broke a five-game losing streak by beating Nevada 83-75 Wednesday night.
PHOENIX — For the second straight day, Western Nevada College’s baseball team shut out Pima in a non-league contest.
Bob passed away at home on January 28. He was proceded in death by his father Harold Townsend.
Carol Rabideau Katausky was born on Christmas Day 1928 in Watertown, New York to Herbert and Isabel Morehouse. Carol married Robert Rabideau and together raised 5 children: Cynthia (Victoria), Scott (Linda), Robin (Paul), Jacquelyn (Norm) and Michele (Lorne). In addition she is survived by 14 grandchildren, 24 great-grandchildren, and 2 great-great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert and later Terry Katausky.
If the Utah State Aggies fans at the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum tonight in Logan, Utah, think they will intimidate the Nevada Wolf Pack, well, they better think again.
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE — South Tahoe erased an 11-point halftime deficit en route to a 64-49 win on Tuesday.
SPARKS — The game was there for the taking, but once again Carson High’s girls were not up to the task.
SPARKS — Turnovers and the inability to contain Ken Meyer sent Carson High’s boys basketball team to its fourth straight loss Tuesday night.
On back-to-back days, holes-in-one were recorded at Eagle Valley golf course.
Born in Grandfield , Oklahoma , Delward G. Reed beloved father, grandfather, brother, uncle, kind neighbor & friend and much more to many others went to be with his Lord and Savior on Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2014.
Q: What is your favorite sport to watch on TV and why? A: Football. I like to watch it with my grandpa.
Makenzie Hospadka and Halie Bennion each hit a two-run home run during the Western Nevada College softball team’s 8-5 win over Pima College on Sunday.
The word dynasty in the dictionary should reference Carson High’s wrestling team.
Carson High’s ski teams finished sixth at Wednesday’s recent meet.
RENO — Carson High scored the first five points of Friday’s game against league-leading Bishop Manogue, but it was downhill after that.
AUBURN, Calif, — Carson High’s wrestling team won five straight duals to claim the Placer Invitational Saturday afternoon.
RENO — Don’t tell the Nevada Wolf Pack that it might have been lucky to beat the Air Force Falcons Saturday afternoon at Lawlor Events Center.
DAYTON — Dayton basketball coach Jason Santos didn’t pull any punches.
Carson High took a small step backward in its quest to maintain second place in the Sierra League. The Senators, who battled back from an early 15-point deficit to tie the game, were outscored 31-17 in the final 13 minutes en route to a 62-48 loss to the Reed Raiders in a Division I crossover game Tuesday night before a small crowd at Morse Burley Gym.
It’s been an interesting week reading all the Super Bowl hype.
