A shortstop with exceptional size and athletic ability, this man is regarded as one of the great baseball players of his era if not one of the best ever.
No need to discuss the snowpack, it's fine and going to be even better. Squaw reports 5 feet of fresh powder, Heavenly about the same and Kirkwood even more, thanks to its unique weather pattern.
It doesn't feel like the regular season has already finished, but the National Football League playoffs have quickly come upon us.
Former Porterville College men's basketball coach George Nessman, who led the school to the 2000 California state title, had a defensive policy known as "special rules."
The Carson High boys basketball team did its best impression of a Clint Eastwood movie. It was a case of the good, the bad and the ugly.
RENO - After beating nationally ranked Kansas before the holidays, University of Nevada was ripe for a letdown.
It could be the half that serves as the turning point for the Galena High boys basketball team.
The Douglas High boys basketball team played strong in the first half and held on for a 63-55 win over Marana of Tucson, Ariz., in the Las Vegas Prep Championship Tournament.
Local racer Brian Colodny finished his first season in the American Stock Car (ASC) division of the National Auto Racing Association (NASA) with a first place in the Northern California region and fourth place overall in ASC.
The Galena High boys basketball team made it interesting, but pulled out a win in the first round of the Santa Cruz Tournament near Tucson, Ariz.
'Twas three nights before Christmas and all over the mat, there were plenty of creatures stirring and all of them had to much energy so none of them sat.
The Galena High boys basketball team just didn't have enough left in the tank in its third place game in the Grossmont Winter Classic in San Diego.
The Carson girls basketball team ended up going 0-3 at the tough Nike Tournament of Champions in Chandler, Ariz., losing to Southern California power Milliken.
I hope you all are ready for Christmas, with appropriate gifts selected and wrapped for the gearheads in your life.
Galena High boys basketball coach Tom Maurer is becoming tired of moral victories. Once again the Grizzlies had a chance to beat a top team, only to have it slip away in the fourth quarter.
RENO - David Padgett grew up following the University of Nevada basketball team, and he even played some games at Lawlor Events Center.
The Carson High boys basketball team couldn't shake Lowry, but still gained control in a 61-52 win on Friday at the Rail City Classic.
Nick Shine continued his dominating performance in the early season to lead a strong effort by the Carson High wrestling team at Reno's Tournament of Champions on Friday.
The Carson High boys basketball team couldn't overcome a tough start and a bigger team in Colorado powerhouse Thunder Ridge on Thursday at the Rail City Classic.
Making correct picks in college football bowl games can be difficult. Here are the strategies I use when making bowl game choices:
Nick Schlager of Carson City and the Sierra Flyers youth running club finished 29th in his Midget Boys race at the USA Track and Field Junior Olympic National Cross Country Championships held in Albuquerque, N.M., on Saturday.
The Douglas girls basketball team outpaced McQueen in Minden Wednesday night on its way to a 51-39 victory.
Big doings at Diamond Peak this weekend as the resort cuts the ribbon Saturday morning for the opening of its new high-speed quad lift going all the way to the top.
There's nothing out of the ordinary when No. 52 takes the floor for the Carson High junior varsity girls basketball team. And that's the way it should be.
The Carson High wrestling team may have been looking ahead to its toughest tournament of the year, but still won easily on Wednesday at North Valleys.
The Carson High boys basketball team continued to show its progress with a 60-43 win over Santa Teresa of San Jose, Calif., in the first round of the Rail City Classic on Wednesday.
The Silver State Gymnastics Academy of Carson City continued its strong showing this fall with an outstanding effort at the Nevada State Gymnastics Championships recently held in Reno.
One of these days I'm going to finally come around and realize that major college football needs a playoff system.
It's not exactly the way they would have wanted or imagined it, but Tyler and Derek Hinkey's Olympic dream is still alive.
The Galena High boys basketball team was able to place its 48-30 over Douglas High on Tuesday at home in perspective.
Galena High's Chase Correia can call himself the top high school senior student-athlete in the country.
The Carson High girls basketball team had its inside-outside game going in the championship game of its own tournament on Saturday.
MINDEN - Three-point shooting hasn't especially been a strength for the Laguna Creek High boys basketball team this season.
Being offensive in the boxing ring is a good thing. Being an offensive person is another story.
Several times in the past few years I have discussed NASCAR's point system, usually with modest suggestions for improvements.
MINDEN - Carson and Douglas used the same recipe for victory - defense - as each posted second-day wins at the third annual Carson Valley Classic Friday night.
The Carson High wrestling team has been able to hold its own against tough competition at the Coast Classic in Scotts Valley, Calif.
Excluding the two recent seasons when undefeated teams met in the college football title game, the Bowl Championship Series poll has sparked nothing but controversy.
The Galena boys basketball team had an encouraging effort in a 50-38 win over Jefferson of Daly City, Calif., on Friday at home.
MINDEN - Douglas High coach Keith Lewis couldn't even have a real practice Wednesday night because his team has been hit with the flu bug.
At 38, undisputed middleweight champion Bernard Hopkins is getting a little long in the tooth.
Two local athletes will face off against each other today in the regional semifinals of the NCAA women's volleyball championships.
Most sports memorabilia collectors never think they'll come across a card like this - and virtually all of them never do.
Snowsports have taken an upswing this week with snow measured in feet rather than inches falling in the Sierra Nevada.
The Carson High wrestling team tuned up for a tough early season test with a 74-6 win over Sparks on Wedneday at home.
The tendrils of smoke carry Derek and Tyler Hinkey's prayers toward the heavens.
The Carson High girls basketball team should receive a tough test right from the start in its own tournament.
RENO - A nine-point lead with a little more than two minutes left in regulation. It should have been money in the bank for a veteran team like the Douglas Tigers.
The Carson High boys basketball team's growing pains were on display for much of the night. But when the Senators needed to the most, they were able to grow up in a hurry.
RENO - One thing is evident about this year's Douglas High's girls' basketball team. It has tremendous courage.
The Carson High girls basketball team overcame a slow start to pull away for a 56-26 win at South Tahoe on Saturday.
RENO - There's the longest yard. The NIAA 4A State Football Championship will always be the longest two yards.
MINDEN - Douglas High's girls' basketball team passed its first acid test of the young season with flying colors.
Coach Keith Lewis was pleased with the way his Douglas boys basketball team responded after a 73-64 loss to Reed on Thursday.
The Carson High boys basketball team went from one end of the spectrum to the other in less than 24 hours.
If there was ever a day that people should watch regular season NFL football, this coming Sunday would be it.
The standard has been set for the Dayton High basketball team and because of the level it reached last year, the Dust Devils also believe they have some unfinished business.
RENO - Douglas girls' basketball coach Werner Christen expects big things from Julie Gingrich, Erin Brinkmeyer and Brittany Puzey at the offensive end of the floor, and the trio didn't let him down Thursday night.
Two Carson City 12-year-olds are members of the inaurgural competitive Pee Wee ice hockey team based at the South Tahoe Ice Arena.
The lineup for the Carson High wrestling team this season will be a matter of placing the right pieces to the puzzle.
RENO - While everyone involved said nostalgia had nothing to do with the decision, the University of Nevada has in effect written its own script of Back to the Future when it hired Chris Ault as football coach on Wednesday.
MINDEN - Douglas High's girls' basketball team broke in its new home uniforms with a big 54-22 season-opening win over Dayton Tuesday night.
Biathlon, which combines the skill and strength of cross country skiing and precision target shooting, is a sport that offers a unique challenge to any athlete.
RENO - It was a case of different day, same problems for the South Tahoe High boys' basketball team against Galena on Tuesday as the Vikings fell, 63-31. Unfortunately, it also was a case of different day, different problems.
With any luck the predicted storms this weekend will drop some fresh snow on the resorts.
