Would you like to hit the ball farther? For most golfers the answer is yes.
The Dayton Valley Junior Pee Wee Blue Devils Pop Warner football team finished the regular season with a come-from-behind 13-12 win over Feather River Tigers to win the league championship.
A showcase of top youth soccer talent will be on display when the annual Kit Carson Shootout takes place this weekend.
RENO -- When Douglas beat Reno 1-0 earlier this season in Minden, it scored in the fourth minute and clinged to that lead throughout. The Huskies, though, didn't allow the same thing to happen again on Wednesday night.
CARSON CITY -- When the Northern 4A playoffs begin on Saturday, Carson will still be looking for its first goal in three games and South Tahoe will be looking to extend its first unbeaten season since 1999.
With the change, last weekend, back to Pacific Standard Time, with "Old Man Winter" sneaking around the corner and with our beautiful, warm weather months now a thing of the past, this is a good time to reflect on the wide variety of fishing, I have experienced this year, to date.
Sixty-six-year-old Ed Bischoff put his name in the Nevada State record book when he rolled an 856 series on Monday morning at the Pinon Plaza Bowling Center.
In her second swim in the 1,000 free, Abby Niehoff improved her time by 10 seconds.E
RENO -- When the final whistle blew Tuesday night following Douglas' 2-0 win over Reno at Foster Field, the Tigers were the Sierra League champions and didn't even know it.
The Carson Senators Mitey Mite Pop Warner football team continued its dominance in league play with its third straight shutout in a 25-0 win over the Sparks Cardinals.
Motivation? Are you kidding? There will be no need for any pep talks Friday night when the Carson Senators and Douglas Tigers get together to renew their football rivalry in Minden.
Ellen Lucas has been running the Carson Nugget Nevada Day Classic for longer than she cares to remember. The Gardnerville runner decided to try something different on Saturday and wound up with a new course record.
If all goes according to plan, Harly Kilfian will be fighting professionally by this time next year. Saturday night, the 23-year-old Carson City amateur was quite content with his semi-main event victory at the third annual Nevada Day Silver State Rumble.
Galena High School's Andrew Eklov and Julianne Burgarello won the boys and girls singles championships at the NIAA/U.S. Bank State Tennis Championships Saturday in Reno.
The latest in the core group of Championship Auto Racing Team (CART) defectors to the rival Indy Racing League (IRL) is Chip Ganassi, who will field a two-car team in the IRL in 2003.
Galena High's Andrew Eklov and Julie Burgarello cruised into the semifinals of the NIAA/U.S. Bank State Tennis Championships.
It's been just over two months since the Nevada 10-in-10 Challenge, when my toes were so blistered it looked like I had stuck them in Mauna Loa, when my knees creaked like a house from the 1920s, but I'm already planning another adventure challenge. I'll never learn my lesson.
YERINGTON -- Sophomore kicker Trent Wood kicked a pair of field goals and Jake Deen hooked up with Dylan Morris on a 12-yard pass play in the second half as Dayton held off Rite of Passage 15-7 on Friday afternoon.
"It's been great racing with everybody," Betz said. "I made a lot of new friends. It was a little tough out there, but I knew if I stayed near the top of the points and raced every race I'd have a chance at the championship.
The Dayton volleyball team stayed in first place in the Northern 3A division, improving to 12-1 in league with a 15-7, 15-8, 15-9 win.
The Carson High girls cross country team swept the top four spots in winning the Rite of Passage Invitational on Thursday.
Melissa Oglesby is all packed and ready to take off for a long-awaited deer hunting trip with her father this weekend. There's just one stop they have to make in Reno before they head east to Elko County, though.
Weather's nice, great for hiking, yeah? Sunny, pleasing temperatures.
With a dominant performance, the Carson High volleyball team clinched second place in the Sierra League.
The Silver State Gymnastics team of Carson City showed impressive talent in Carson City this weekend at the annual Autumn Extreme meet hosted by RAC Gymnastics.
RENO -- The Carson High boys soccer team could very well go into the Northern 4A playoffs next month undefeated and be the least feared team in the tournament. Why? They can't score.
The chip and roll is a shot played from close to the green. It is a low, rolling shot.
It may be a meaningless game as far as the Northern 4A playoffs are concerned, but don't tell that to the seniors of the Carson High football team.
It's been a half-century, but the Douglas Tigers and Reno Huskies are getting together to play another championship football game.
Galena High's Luxchmi Gill became the NIAA/U.S. Bank State champion in girls golf on Wednesday.
Dusty Bergman, a 1996 Carson High graduate, has received an up close and personal look at some of the heroes that have led the Anaheim Angels to the verge of winning the World Series.
The Carson Senator Mitey Mites Pop Warner football team improved to 6-1 with its second straight shutout win, a 19-0 victory over the Lassen Grizzlies.
Much has been made recently of Chip Ganassi's uncanny perspicacity in picking young drivers, the latest of whom, Jamie McMurray, just won his first Winston Cup race on only his second try.
Six different players found the net as Douglas won its Senior Day regular season home finale. More important, the Tigers extended their unbeaten streak to 10 straight games and improved to 11-2-1 in the Sierra League standings.
The Galena High volleyball team fell 4-15, 14-16, 15-7, 6-15 to Fallon in the two teams' showdown for first in the High Desert League on Tuesday.
RENO -- If comparative scores mean something, the Carson High girls soccer team might be ready for the Northern 4A playoffs, which begin in two weeks.
Carson High School running back Chris Kotter is flat-out tough. How tough? Just ask coach Shane Quilling, or anyone who plays defense for the Senators, for that matter.
Galena High's Luxchmi Gill looks to be well on her way to winning the NIAA/U.S. Bank State championship.
Carson High's Josh Brekken just missed out on his bid to advance to the NIAA/U.S. Bank State Championships.
McKena Bell put her name in the winner's column once again in the final race of the season on her way to the season championship in the Box Stock class in Outlaw Karts.
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE --Craig Bell appears to have a second sense for finding the football. Especially when its loose.
RENO -- With under a minute left in the first half, the University of Nevada had a defining moment. Not only in the game, which they were losing 17-14 to San Jose State, but in their season.
Carson High's Natalie Rogers and Josh Brekken won their first round matches in the Zone Singles Tennis Championships on Thursday.
The Carson High boys soccer team tied Reed 1-1 in a non-league game on Thursday in Sparks.
The Carson Senator Midget Pop Warner football team improved to 3-3 with a 24-6 win over the Reno Colts.
Further signs that the snowsport season is nearing is the upcoming ski sap programs, leading off with the University of Nevada, Reno affair Nov. 8-10.
DAYTON -- For brothers Bobby and Tom Kalinowski, Dayton Valley isn't the proper stage for a good ole' fashioned family rivalry. Maybe that will come during a Buy.com Tour event this year.
MINDEN -- Fittingly, the Carson and Douglas high school volleyball teams went back and forth in their Sierra League championship shoot-out on Thursday night
There's no letup for the Carson High School football team. Tonight, for the third week in a row, the Senators will face a test that could determine their playoff fate when they travel to Reno for a Sierra League contest against North Valleys.
The Carson High girls cross country team took the top three and five of the top six spots on its way to winning a three-way meet on Wednesday at a course near Western Nevada Community College.
After the initiation of the forward swing we continue through impact and to the finish position.
Eric Libby assisted on a pair of first-half goals as the Carson High boys soccer beat Fallon 3-1 in a non-league game on Wednesday afternoon in Fallon.
The Carson Senators Mitey Mites Pop Warner football team improved its record to 5-1 by beating a shorthanded Truckee team 25-0.
As far as I'm concerned it's still a state tournament.
While Luxchmi Gill and the Galena High girls golf team finished what they started, Carson High's Ciarra Christian did what she had to do to qualify for the NIAA/U.S. Bank State Championships.
DAYTON -- After not advancing from the first stage of PGA Tour Qualifying School the past two years, James Drew is hoping the third time is a charm this week at Dayton Valley Country Club.
The Carson High volleyball team set up a showdown for first place in the Sierra League against Douglas by sweeping North Valleys 15-8, 15-3, 15-3 on Tuesday.
Natalie Romanowitz scored two goals and Terran Hadlock had a goal and an assist as Douglas took care of Hug 5-1 on Tuesday in Reno.
That miserable, no-good week actually began one week before, when I proudly announced to the entire world that my Outdoors page was making a move from Wednesdays to Thursdays, beginning on Oct. 3.
The Carson Senators Junior Pee Wee Blues Pop Warner football team defeated the Reno Chiefs 32-20 on Friday.
Dean Schmanski has a great deal of enthusiasm when it comes to the sport of wrestling. Even more so when it comes to wrestling at Carson High School.
DAYTON -- Slow play and high scores were the trend during the first round of PGA Tour Qualifying at Dayton Valley Country Club.
As expected, Lux Gill and the Galena High girls golf team dominated the first round of the Northern 4A Zone Golf Championships.
The Dayton High volleyball team made a huge comeback in the fourth game on its way to staying unbeaten with a win at Lowry on Saturday.
I received an e-mail from Champion Motor Speedway General Manager Jeb Onweiler after last week's column was published.
Douglas High coach Fred Schmidt likes what he sees in his team. This year's club, Schmidt said, could be just as special as the 2000 team, which won the zone title.
RENO -- Frank Bleuss was back on the field Saturday afternoon, and that was good news for the Carson High School football team.
It's not surprising that Douglas High coach Phil Sheridan and Carson High coach Jim Nealis had somewhat of a different perspective on their boys soccer game Saturday.
There was no letdown for the Douglas High football team in its 44-6 win over Sparks on Friday at home.
Sorry, West Coast fans, but I'm hoping for a Midwest World Series between the Minnesota Twins and St. Louis Cardinals.
The Carson High volleyball team kept pace in the Sierra League by routing Reno 15-2, 15-2, 15-3 on Thursday at home.
The Carson Junior Midget Blue Pop Warner football team won its fourth straight game with a 27-6 victory over Carson Silver.
Yes, Heavenly got a dusting of snow the other day up at Monument Peak and with ski season about six weeks away that augers well for the snowsporters.
The bye week that came in the form of Carson's 61-8 win over South Tahoe ends on Saturday when the Senators play Wooster at 1 p.m. in Reno.
For the first time in 10 years under coach Paul Croghan, the Carson High girls golf team will not be playing in the Northern 4A zone tournament.
After running her first marathon last year in Lake Tahoe, Carol Kuhn figured once may be enough.
The initiation of the forward swing is a crucial step not only to cure the slice but also to build a repeating golf swing. The forward swing is initiated by a combination of body motion and arm swing.
Eric Libby scored one goal and backup keeper Robbie Liebherr scored what proved to the game-winning goal at the beginning of the second half as Carson beat North Valleys 2-1 on Wednesday in Reno.
Apple Hill, Calif. A great location for buying Fall season fruit and vegetables.
It was a frustrating end to an otherwise strong season for the Carson High girls tennis team.
Christian Losche and Royal Good each scored goals as the Carson boys soccer team defeated Truckee 2-0 on Tuesday afternoon.
Bank fishing productive at Frenchman Reservoir
GARDNERVILLE -- There were no surprises Tuesday afternoon when the Douglas High School girls tennis team defeated Tahoe-Truckee, 17.5-5, in the opening round of the Northern 4A Regional playoffs.
The Carson High girls volleyball team kept pace in the Sierra League with a 15-6, 15-7, 15-5 win at Wooster on Thursday.
Once again, Dayton Valley Country Club has been chosen to host the first stage of qualifying for the Professional Golfers Association Tour.
After a two-week layoff and the loss of linebacker and team leader Dominic Cavilia the Carson Junior Pee Wee Blue Pop Warner football team defeated the Sparks Wolfpack 25-20 at home to improve its record to 4-0.
GENOA -- With the Wolf Pack's top player not at 100 percent and a freshman carding the best score that wouldn't even count, the University of Nevada could have had a built in excuse for not winning it's own tournament.
A lot of football fans are going to tune in to ABC at 12:30 p.m. Saturday expecting to watch the Oklahoma Sooners and Texas Longhorns play in a game between No. 2 and No. 3 teams.
It's the quiet ones you have to watch out for. Take University of Nevada boxer Lawrence Tam, for instance.
The Douglas High volleyball stayed in first place in the Sierra League with a15-8, 15-7, 15-5 win over South Tahoe.
Douglas High needed a win to get back on top of the Sierra League but could only manage a 2-2 tie with first place South Tahoe on Saturday in Minden.
Well, the U.S. Grand Prix is in the history books and it may be the only Formula 1 race the typical American race fan watches all year.
TAHOE CITY -- Dayton was about to win another Northern 3A football game and Dust Devil coach Rick Walker started to think about all the other times his team has lost a close game.
The Silver State Gymastics team of Carson City had a strong showing recently at a meet in Grass Valley, Calif.
It takes five runners to field a championship cross country team. The Galena High School boys showed that Friday afternoon when they turned in a dominating performance to win the team championship at the Carson Invitational.
The Douglas High football team now faces the task of moving ahead after a most impressive win.
The Galena High volleyball team improved to 6-1 in league play with a 15-1, 15-0, 15-8 win over Sparks.
The Carson High girls tennis team had many heros to clinch third place in the Sierra League.
Prep runners from around Northern Nevada and California -- even one with some international experience -- will compete today in the Carson Invitational cross country meet.
It seems as though Carson High has gone from a possible Sierra League title contender to the team everybody wants to play, solely for the fact the Senators offer an opportunity to turn another team's season around.
Dayton (9-0) improved to 7-0 in league with a 16-14, 15-6, 15-10 win.
MINDEN -- Phil Sheridan was caught in a lie. Guess what? He doesn't care.
As discussed in the previous columns a slice is caused by the clubface being open to the path of the swing.
Dan Burger's first goal of the year came at a time when Carson really needed it, and it came at the most inopportune time for South Tahoe, boys' soccer leaders of the 4A Northern Region Sierra League.
There's nothing like starting a round of golf on the right foot, as Carson High School's Liz Rankl came to realize on Wednesday.
It's impressive enough that 10-year-old Krysta Palmer can do one press hand stand, a typical move of strength and flexibility used by gymnasts.
To reach the Visitor's Center, take U.S. 50 west from Carson City to its junction with California S.R. 89 at South Lake Tahoe (known as the "Y" at South Lake Tahoe).
The Carson Junior Midget Blue Pop Warner football team won a seesaw battle with the Reno Vikings, 13-12, to improve to 3-1.
Fishing is improving at Davis Lake, Calif.
Douglas (6-2 overall, 5-1 league) moves into second place in league with the win and will have a chance at first place when it plays South Tahoe (6-0) on Saturday in Minden. T
A win that would clinch a playoff berth was almost taken for granted by the Carson High girls tennis team.
Mike Rippee was understandably excited when he heard the score from Friday night's Yerington High School football game.
