Carter Eckl

Sports Director | Host of Behind the Bench

With Nevada News Group since 2019

Phone: +17752835541

Email: ceckl@nevadaappeal.com

Job duties:
My job as sports director is to try and provide the best coverage of local athletes as possible. That encompasses high school sports, local athletes competing in college and at the professional level. I love being able to interact with the communities around Northern Nevada and hope to continue to tell their stories as best as possible. Feel free to share any story ideas or tips with me via email at ceckl@nevadaappeal.com.
I hope to continue to serve this area to the best of my ability.

About me:
I am originally from the East Bay in California, but attended Ohio University for college where I studied journalism. I will admit to being a tad biased toward the Bobcats as Athens, Ohio, may be one of the prettiest places in the country – besides the Sierra, of course.
In my free time I enjoy hiking, snowboarding and just generally trying to get out of the house.
I think I am also becoming a decent cook, albeit very slowly.
Whenever I can, I love being around family or friends, which are spread all over the country.
While I enjoy essentially every sport that I’m aware of, I personally love professional baseball and the intricacies and nuance that come with the game.

2023 Nevada Press Association Awards
• First Place Sports Spot News Story – The Record-Courier
• Second Place General Excellence – Nevada Appeal
• Second Place General Online Excellence – Nevada Appeal
• Third Place Sports Spot News Story – The Record-Courier
• Third Place – Sports Feature Story – Nevada Appeal

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Recent Stories

Tiger boys split four-game slate

Results from Douglas High School basketball from over the weekend.

Carson boys thump Sparks to open winter

Carson girls, Douglas get underway

Results from the opening few days of the 2024-25 prep basketball season.

Douglas girls want to outwork opponents

Douglas High School girls basketball will be tasked with replacing quite a few seniors from last season, relying on role players from last winter to step into big minutes.

Douglas boys basketball wants to play fast this winter

The Douglas High School boys basketball team will be replacing a lot of seniors from last year's team and plans to play at an even quicker rate than year's past.

Shot clocks coming; alignment remains steady

A look at the alignment for winter sports and impending rule changes for basketball and wrestling.

Heaton, Mays lead area’s All-Region football selections

The Class 5A North Div. II and Div. III all-region football teams were released last week with a plethora of area players earning postseason honors.

Seven state titles on the line

A look at the seven football state title games, starting this weekend at McQueen High School.

All-region tennis teams announced

Douglas and Carson High School tennis had several selections to the 2024 all-region teams announced last week.

Douglas golfers line all-region, all-league teams

Roberts named honorable mention for Senators

The 2024 fall all-region and all-league golf teams had a handful of local representatives this season.

Football playoffs proposal squashed

The NIAA Board of Control rejected the most recent realignment proposal for an alteration to the football postseason.

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Photos by Carter

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The Douglas High School girls golf team poses with the …

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