RENO -- After earning freshman All-American honors, Nevada junior Chris Dickerson didn't respond well to lofty preseason expectations to start the 2002 season. After a slow start, he still hit .301 but missed almost half of his sophomore season.
Last week I asked when oft-time bridesmaid Kurt Busch was going to win a race. I guess I got my answer at NASCAR's Spring Winston Cup crash fest at Bristol Motor Speedway.
Despite being without its top two performers, the Carson High girls swim team was able to pull out a win over Reed on Saturday.
Carson High seniors George Pincock and Shanna Sparks ran well in their respective events Friday and Saturday at the Stanford Invitational.
With state player of the year Brianne McGowan injured and watching from a seat behind the backstop, the Wooster High School softball team appeared vulnerable coming into its doubleheader at Carson on Saturday.
RENO -- After an 8-6 win against UC-Riverside on Saturday, the University of Nevada baseball team might be venturing into unchartered territory.
RENO -- There's no denying it, despite all of the highlights for the Carson High baseball team -- and there were many -- one inning made the Senators' day a somewhat disappointing one.
OLYMPIC VALLEY, Calif. -- Both Dennis Erickson and Jeff Garcia can ski but won't. Bryant Young, who never has skied, is petrified at the thought of putting two slender planks under his 6-foot-4, 300-pound plus frame.
The sobering reality of adjusting back to normal life after spending eight days in the Swiss Alps has been painful.
The Dayton softball team needed a gem from Nicole Greer to win the first game, then rolled in the second for a doubleheader sweep on Friday at Truckee.
RENO -- In this situation, all Chris Gimenez wanted to do was help the team. He helped the team in a big way.
OLYMPIC VALLEY, Calif. -- Under the watchful eyes of Jeff Garcia, Bryant Young and new coach Dennis Erickson, the 3rd annual San Francisco 49ers Foundation Celebrity Ski Classic continues today at the Resort at Squaw Creek.
MINDEN -- A little bit of positive thinking went a long way for the Carson High School softball team on Friday afternoon.
Carson High senior Lauren Costella will be going for a three-peat of sorts at the U.S. Spring Swimming Championships.
The Dayton High boys track team won an open invitational held on Wednesday at Yerington.
As cars are being built for the Hornet racing division at Champion Motor Speedway, area pastors are getting excited for the Faster Pastor Charity Challenge to take place June 14.
After spending a week enjoying skiing in the Swiss Alps, it was a relief to return to the familiar setting of Lake Tahoe.
Chris Toto and Charles Geffert were both gone, as were the five other starters who helped Wooster win the Northern 4A championship and state title last season.
The Carson High track program will hold its second annual spaghetti dinner and drawing fund-raising event today.
Gardnerville's Bryce Wehan placed fifth in the super giant slalom to lead a strong effort by the Kirkwood Ski team at the Western Region Junior Olympics held this past weekend at Big Sky, Mont.
The Carson High baseball team's scheduled nonleague game at Lassen in Susanville, Calif. on Wednesday was postponed due to the weather.
The Dayton High softball team kept coming back against Spanish Springs before running out of time on Wednesday.
Even though its score soared, the Carson High golf team improved on its performance from a week ago.
Jessica Brazeau and Sarah Steele won all-around titles at the State Gymnastics Championships held this past weekend at Carson High.
Carson High graduate Donovan Osborne went from having a chance to crack the New York Mets' starting rotation to being released by the club on Tuesday.
When more than 11,000 horsepower -- of super late model racecars -- roar to life at Champion Motor Speedway, one very trick pony will be more than ready to pace the pack.
MINDEN -- After playing two of the lesser-talented teams in the league, it's time for Douglas High School's softball team to get back to serious work.
Dan Bass won the title at 145 pounds to lead the Carson Middle School seventh grade wrestling team to a second place finish at the Tah-Neva Zone Championships this past weekend.
Keeli Garcia led the way on the mound and at the plate for the Dayton High softball team in its 14-1 win over Incline Tuesday.
There are three key steps to improving your golf swing. The first step is developing a clear understanding of how the ball is struck.
Confidence and relaxation were major concerns for coach John Sullivan Tuesday afternoon before the Carson High School softball team took the field to play Reno.
RENO -- It wasn't exactly like watching third ranked Cal-State Fullerton score eight runs in the ninth inning to tie the game, then win 10-9 in extra innings. Nah, it wasn't a gut-wrenching feeling like that. It was worse.
Eight wrestlers for the Carson Bulldogs Wrestling Club won titles at the State Freestyle Championships held this past weekend at North Valleys High.
Carson City's Corrinne Rotter is just 14-years-old, but she's already going to be making her first appearance in international competition.
All that work on going with the pitch in batting practice finally paid off for Lindsay Farnworth and the Carson High School softball team.
SOUTH TAHOE -- Even though the Carson High baseball team had been struggling at the plate, it was no time to panic.
The Carson High boys and girls swim teams swept to wins over Douglas on Friday in Minden.
RENO - Brianne McGowan showed why she is arguably the best pitcher in the state.
Carson High graduate Julie Hardt turned in two All-American performances and came with .13 of a second of becoming a national champion for the University of Georgia women's swim team.
Blowing a 10-2 lead in two innings will do that to a coach.
For seven University of Nevada boxers, the moment of truth has arrived, with the Wolf Pack hosting the Western Region Boxing Championships tonight and tomorrow at the Eldorado Hotel-Casino's Convention Center.
Remember the line uttered in the sort-of-true story "Rudy" by Charles S. Dutton's character to the diminuitive Notre Dame folk hero:
Aarik Wilson of Fallon and Indiana University soared to second-place in the triple jump and sixth in the long jump at the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships last weekend in Fayetteville, Ark.
After picking up three relatively easy wins earlier in the week, Carson High School softball coach John Sullivan welcomed a good test on Thursday afternoon.
The Carson City Sertoma Club will host its 32nd annual "Game Feed Men's Night Out" on March 21.
Wildhorse Reservoir now has open water on south end
According to David Catalino of the Nevada Division of Wildlife (NDOW) Mason Valley Fish Hatchery, here are some recent fish plants in this general area of Western Nevada:
The 2003-2004 Nevada fishing license year began on March 1.
It's Mid-March and in addition to the usual March Madness in the NCAA college basketball world, it's also time for Nevada big game hunters to begin some day dreaming and/or planning.
The Carson City Recreation Junior Ski/Snowboard Program has a large collection of lost-and-found items from this past season.
A year ago, the Carson Tigersharks only had two age group swimmers qualify for the high-powered Far Western Championships.
MINDEN -- Katie Pagen is on a roll, and that's bad news for Sierra League hitters.
It's time to get the clubs dusted off and the golf game in shape for the season.
The Dayton High baseball team built a 14-4 lead and held on for a 16-12 win over South Tahoe on Tuesday at home.
The Carson Bulldogs youth wrestling club repeated as champions at the SWA Zone meet held this past weekend at Carson High.
Jessie Ayres hit 3-for-4, including a two-run double in the first inning that helped put the Dayton High School softball team on track to a 12-5 non-league victory at home against South Tahoe on Tuesday afternoon.
Robbie Bozin and Travis Lamborn are popular students at Eagle Valley Middle School, active eighth graders who are honors students inside the classroom and standouts outside as well.
It is said pitching and defense wins championships. If the Carson High School baseball team expects to go far this season, however, the Senators are going to need to start hitting the ball better.
Though he's been away for several years, Ray Henderson's win at the Make a Wish 10k on Saturday in Carson City was a quick reminder that he has always been a true competitor.
It was no surprise that the Carson High softball team was able to pour it on against Hug on Tuesday at home in a 23-1 win.
The Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association has adopted a "Final Four" format for its state championships.
There's no stopping it. Freddy Adu, a soccer player from Potomac, Md., will become our country's most recognizable athlete before long.
Champion Motor Speedway will host its first-ever 250-lap "Soapy Sunday" GenX Enduro, along with the "DemoDaze" destruction derby on April 27.
USA Swimming has announced its top times for 2001-2002 and its no surprise that Carson's Lauren Costella has many of the best finishes for her age group.
RENO -- Mackay Stadium felt a lot more comfortable for Nevada wide receiver Nate Burleson than the RCA Dome did. Burleson, who gave up his final year of eligibility to enter next month's NFL draft, and several of his teammates worked out in front of eight NFL scouts on Thursday at the University of Nevada.
By the time this column reaches readers, four of us from Swift newspapers will be en route to Switzerland to take part in the 49th meeting of the International Ski Club of Journalists.
Fernley High's Matt Leestma and Dayton's Ryan Rodriguez had impressive efforts in a Northern 3A golf tournament at Dayton.
The reaction to Annika Sorenstam receiving an exemption to play in the Colonial Invitational on the PGA Tour in May was typically politically correct for the most part.
The Dayton High softball team picked up an impressive win, beating 4A North Valleys 7-4 on Thursday at home.
MINDEN -- The Carson Senators had a couple of strikes working against them in their season and Sierra League softball opener against Douglas on Thursday.
MINDEN -- Jake Rasner gave Carson High baseball fans a good look at the future Thursday afternoon.
Pyramid Lake angler wins a ton of money
The evening's featured guest speaker will be Don Sefton of Systems Consultants of Fallon, the private contractor who conducts the Nevada Division of Wildlife computerized drawings for Nevada big game hunting tags.
That gun club is located at 3850 Arrowhead Drive, near the Eagle Valley West Golf Course.
Hinkson Slough on the Mason Valley Wildlife Management Area: 1,001 rainbow trout, 9 inches in length.
And this is even one more column.
According to Ron Pierini of the Chukar Club, that one-night function attracted a capacity crowd of more than 500 people and raised a total of $61,000.
Armed with a nucleus of veterans that includes nine players who were starters at one time or another in 2002, the Carson High School softball team has good cause for optimism as it heads into the spring season.
MESA, Ariz. -- When Dusty Baker became the manager of the Chicago Cubs in November, he didn't have a left-handed starting pitcher.
The Feather River Community College baseball team completed its second straight sweep to begin conference play this past weekend, beating Shasta 8-3, 10-1 and 6-1.
It figured to be a close game between two teams expected to be among the top clubs in the Northern 4A and it was.
The Carson High boys and girls track teams had several impressive performances to open the season in a tri-meet with McQueen and South Tahoe on Saturday at CHS.
The improvement that the Carson High swim teams have shown from last year could already be seen in the opening meet on Saturday.
Evan Fischer, a 2000 Carson High graduate, qualified for the U.S. National Championships this weekend at the American Short Course Championships at the University of Texas.
Indianapolis Motor Speedway is now accepting entries for this year's 87th running of the 500, and Chip Ganassi was first in line.
RENO - With the top seed in the upcoming Western Conference postseason tournament on the line, Nevada coach Trent Johnson expected a top effort from the Wolfpack.
For Ryan Henry, it was a comeback of sorts. It was also a comeback that Henry made with a bang.
Now, for the good news. The Carson High baseball team began its season with an 11-run first-inning rally against Sparks Thursday night.
The Douglas High baseball team got off to an impressive start to the season by beating Lowry 14-4 and McQueen 10-9 on Friday at Reno High in the Sierra Nevada Classic.
MESA, Ariz. -- It probably wasn't the type of outing that would bring a smile to Shawn Estes' face in the regular season. But for a game in early March, the former Douglas High star didn't think it was that bad.
MESA, Ariz. -- Chicago Cub pitcher Shawn Estes, who is one of the more cerebral pitchers in professional baseball, has even found a way to explain why playing on his fourth team in three years was meant to be.
In case you missed it, last Sunday was the unofficial opening of the spring ski and snowboard season.
Now, for the good news. The Carson High baseball team began its season with an 11-run first-inning rally against Sparks Thursday night.
The Carson Senator bowling team won its third straight High Desert Interscholastic title with a 36-9 win over Reed on Wednesday at Reno's National Bowling Stadium.
There's an abundance of quality and quantity on the Carson High School track and field squad. There's also an abundance of unanswered questions for coach Todd Ackerman and his staff to answer as the season opens up Saturday.
TUCSON, Ariz. -- Arizona Diamondback pitcher Byung-Hyun Kim, who spent his first two seasons with the team as their primary closer, made his second start of spring training on Thursday against the Anaheim Angels.
TEMPE, Ariz. -- Minor league players making their first appearance at big league training camp are many things. Scared. Nervous. Timid. Excited. Delighted.
The Feather River Community College baseball team improved to 14-4 by sweeping a three-game series against Butte over the weekend.
For the Dayton Dust Devils, the scene Saturday night at Lawlor Events Center in Reno was a painful one. They were left in stunned silence while the Moapa Valley Pirates celebrated their 3A state boys basketball championship victory at midcourt.
RENO -- Thanks to J.T. Sherman and Chris Dickerson, the University of Nevada baseball team may have jump started its season.
QUINCY, Calif. -- It was just over a year ago that Vince Inglima, Ryan Buttner and Adam McKenzie ended their careers at Carson with a zone semifinal loss to McQueen.
Sixty-one pool players and their friends and family gathered for the Capitol City Eight-Ball Singles Tournament Saturday on the 20 tables at Cuephoria.
Unfortunately, the Nevada Appeal's vast sports budget didn't have quite enough in it to send me to Vegas for the NASCAR stop in Sin City this weekend.
RENO -- With pitching ace Mateo Miramontes keeping the ball down on a typical "baseball weather" day at Peccole Park, it figured to favor the home team.
RENO -- Virginia City and its dream season ended on Friday with a 56-52 overtime loss to Lake Mead in the semifinals of the NIAA/1A State Championships at Lawlor Events Center.
RENO -- Just as it had done all year, the Cheyenne High School boys basketball team didn't do anything flashy Friday night in the State 4A Tournament championship game. The Desert Shield simply played as a unit.
The snickering won't stop in Reno. All six Northern 4A boys and girls teams lost in the first round. Both 4A state titles were won by Las Vegas teams.
