FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) — Antwan Scott scored 23 points and John Gillon had 20 and Colorado State ended the game on a 17-5 run to defeat Nevada 76-67 on Saturday.
The curtain fell on the Carson High boys basketball team Thursday night, and it will go down as one of the best seasons in school history.
Oregonian Jordan Ragan said he didn’t have any extra motivation facing an Oregon team on Saturday. Ragan turned in his season-best performance to date by hurling four perfect innings in the Western Nevada College’s 10-2 baseball victory over Mount Hood Community College of Gresham, Ore., at John L. Harvey Field in Carson City.
Editor’s Note: Throughout the rest of 2016 Western Nevada College baseball and softball seasons, which is the last for WNC athletics, the Appeal is featuring columns every Sunday from those who are sharing their memories of the programs.
Chase Kaplan pounded the plate for eight innings, and was rewarded handsomely.
RENO — Carson High’s Cinderella season came to a bitter end Thursday night.
Don’t forget, Fernley 95A Speedway is holding a meeting at the track today at noon for fans who want to get involved in racing as a track volunteer. I hope to see some of you there.
RENO — Former players from Virginia City and Carson High state championship teams paid tribute to legendary coach Tom Andreasen at halftime of Thursday’s state semifinal game at Lawlor Events Center.
RENO — Carson High graduate Cal Wilson is a pioneer of sorts.
If the Mountain West men’s basketball coaches don’t vote the Nevada Wolf Pack’s Eric Musselman as Coach of the Year the Pack should seriously consider leaving this silly conference. Musselman has worked miracles with the Wolf Pack.
BASEBALL Jace Zampirro (Carson, Feather River): No appearances last week. Is 0-1 this year. Adam Whitt (Carson-Houston Astros farmhand): Season has yet to start.
During its 17-game season-ending win streak, Carson High’s boys basketball team has demonstrated its ability to be a good second-half team.
For the better part of the season, senior point guard Cody Azevedo would get a few minutes here and a few minutes there.
Pete Padgett is more than 500 miles away now, but he will always have a special place in Carson High basketball lore.
Carson High’s boys basketball team puts its 17-game win streak on the line tonight (at 8 p.m.) when it plays Coronado in the semifinal round of the NIAA Division I state tournament at Lawlor Events Center.
Carson High’s boys basketball team reaped the benefits of a successful season.
RENO — The Nevada Wolf Pack rallied around a fallen leader Wednesday night.
Peter Garrett was the glue that held the Carson High boys soccer defense together, and last week he reaped the benefits of his success and the team’s state championship by being named the Gatorade Player of the Year for the state.
Every team has a blue-collar guy, a player who does all the little things on the basketball court that only get noticed by purists.
Rich Scott was one of the last real American cowboys. He was born in Eastern California, “that part of California that was stolen from Nevada”, he always said.
Ruth Louise Dumas passed away February 17th at Carson Tahoe Hospital. She was born on June 17th, 1930 in San Francisco. Ruth was a homemaker and loved the outdoors. She had a wonderful and happy life with family and friends.
Virginia passed away in her home in Carson City surrounded by those who love her. Virginia led a life full of love, laughter, family, and travel.
At her request, there will be no funeral. There will be a celebration of Life on March 19th, from 12:00pm to 4:00pm at the Churchill County Firehouse.
RENO — The Virginia City boys basketball team pulled off a thrilling upset to move within one win of the State Tournament.
Sportsmanship 101. It’s a class the NIAA should offer to all high school coaches. One of the topics should be how to win with class. It’s something I feel was lacking at times at Bishop Manogue and Reno high schools this year with regards to girls basketball.
The Greewave wrestling team could be bringing home a state championship.
Young Chase Elliott drove into the record books last Sunday, becoming the youngest-ever Daytona 500 pole winner at the tender age of 20 years, 2 months, and 17 days.
When Nathan Mersino found out he was moving from Coos Bay, Ore., to Carson City last year, he wasn’t a happy camper.
PRIMM — Brandon Basa and Sheldon Miller came away with medals for Carson High at the State Division I Wrestling Championships Saturday.
The Virginia City boys basketball team’s season came to an end Friday one game short of a state tournament berth in a 46-20 loss to Hawthorne in the Northern Division IV semifinals at Wooster.
Editor’s Note: Throughout the rest of 2016 Western Nevada College baseball and softball seasons, which is the last for WNC athletics, the Appeal is featuring columns every Sunday from those who are sharing their memories of the programs.
SPARKS — The last time Carson High won a regional basketball title was 1995.
John Evans passed away February 17, 2016 in Carson City, NV. Memorial Services will be Saturday February 27, 2016 at 11:00am at the Carson Colony Gym on South Curry St.
Billy D. Britt, 74, devoted husband, father, grandfather and brother, has lost a long battle with COPD. He was surrounded by the love of his life, Ayako, and his loving children, Dawn and Billy, when he passed at his home on February 15, 2016.
SPARKS — The third time was a charm. After being rebuffed twice in the regional finals, the Carson Senators finally broke through and are headed to next week’s NIAA State Championships following Friday’s 51-38 overtime win over Galena at Spanish Springs High School.
For the first time in school history, the Greenwave wrestling team is bringing a state championship trophy home to the Lahontan Valley.
In Carson High’s run to an undefeated 16-0 league season and a Sierra League championship, close calls have been rare.
Sharyn Ann Houston Kruse, 70, passed away unexpectedly of a heart attack in her Carson City home on November 25, 2015. Sharyn was born on May 5, 1945, in Modesto, California, and moved to Carson City as a young girl.
Kay Francis Gardner Foley gracefully passed away at the age of 74 on February 12, 2016. She died due to progressive Alzheimer’s Disease. S
Madeline Sue “Mady” Garner left us on February 7, 2016, surrounded by her family at her home in Minden, Nevada. She was diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor in December and fought a hard battle for two months. Born Madeline Sue Richardson on November 24, 1942, to Lois and Allen Richardson, in Los Angeles, California. At age 14, she met the love of her life, Raymond Scott Garner and they would date for a while but then went their separate ways until 1962 when they ran into each other again. They were married on September 14, 1962. They welcomed three children into their lives. She was a loving wife, companion, friend, mother, artist and well respected member of the local community.
Howard English, age 87, lost his battle with cancer on January 16, 2016. He passed away peacefully at Carson Tahoe Hospital surrounded by the love of his family.
Kurt Weissheimer, Jr., 83, of Minden, Nevada died on February 15, 2016 at Renown Hospital in Reno after a short illness. He was predeceased by his wife Marion.
Duana S. Lompa, 68, passed away peacefully in her sleep at her home in Carson City on Feb. 12. She was born in Reno in 1947 and has lived in Northern Nevada her entire life.
Ken Jones, devoted husband, father, and brother lost his long fought battle with cancer. Surrounded by those who loved him most, Ken passed in his home beside his wife Hilary and children Alex and Fallon
Aniceto “Babe” Garcia passed into heaven February 13, 2016, at the age of 94. He leaves behind his loving wife Dorothy and daughter-in-law Carol Allen. Babe was a Pearl Harbor survivor, preceded in death by his parents Aneteiro and Mercedes Garcia, plus six brothers and sisters: Victoria, Madeline, Julian, Benny, Manuel and Josephine. He was a happy man who will be missed by many. There will be a graveside service Saturday, February 20, 2016, at the Mottsville Cemetery in Gardnerville, NV.
Karen McQueen, age 60, passed away on January 16th at the Renown Hospital in Reno, Nevada, due to complications from cancer. Karen was born on June 19, 1955 in Charleston, South Carolina, to John Hale and Joraine Tuckwin.
The recipe for Carson High’s 17th straight win against a Northern Nevada Division I opponent was simple — a big run at the end of the first half and great defense in the second half.
RENO — Despite double-digit scoring performances from Jace Hart, Jordan Warren and Dylan Hinks, the Douglas Tigers came up on the short end of a 67-56 score against the Reno Huskies Wednesday night in the opening round of the Northern Division I Region Tournament.
SPARKS — For more than a quarter-and-a-half Thursday night, the Douglas High girls basketball team kept pace with defending Northern Division I Region Tournament champion Bishop Manogue.
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Marqueze Coleman scored 15 points including a pair of go-ahead free throws with 41 seconds left as Nevada edged San Jose State 61-55 on Wednesday night.
Elizabeth Black Hobson of Carson City, passed away at Carson Tahoe Medical Center on Thursday, 11 Feb 2016 at 4:55am. She was born on 29 March 1923 in Fort Madison, Iowa. She is survived by her son, Cal Hobson, two grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren. Her memorial service will be held this Saturday, 20 February 2016 at 2:30 PM at the First United Methodist Church on Musser & Division Streets. The public is invited to attend.
Carson High puts its 14-game win streak on the line Wednesday (7 p.m.) against Reed in the opening round of the playoffs at Morse Burley Gym.
Every team has one or two of them; guys who live in the gym and focus non-stop on the game of basketball. They are known as gym rats.
RENO — Carson High’s girls basketball season came to a disappointing end Tuesday night in the opening round of the NIAA Division I basketball playoffs.
Carson High’s bowling team subdued Hug, 30-15, last week at the Grand Sierra Resort.
BASEBALL Jace Zampirro (Carson, Feather River): No appearances last week. Is 0-1 record with ERA of 6.23. Adam Whitt (Carson-Houston Astros farmhand): Season has yet to start.
In the early evening of January 26th, 2016, Bob passed away in Carson City, Nevada. He was 70 years old. Bob was born in Redding, California on April 13th, 1945, to Robert Frank Reed, Sr. and Catherline Viola Wehrle. Bob graduated from South Lake Tahoe High school and worked as a logger with his father.
The Division I postseason starts today when the Carson girls basketball team, the fourth seed in the Sierra League, travels to Reno High, the High Desert champions.
After beating the ace of Western Nevada College’s pitching staff on Friday, Arizona Western learned a day later that the Wildcats have a few more aces up their sleeves.
Nevada Appeal staff report SPARKS — Carson High has put itself in position to win the Northern Division I Championship in wrestling with the tournament turning into a four-way race for the title.
SPARKS — Carson High didn’t have a individual champion, but the Senators still had a successful Saturday at the Northern Division 1 Wrestling Championships at Spanish Springs.
RENO — Cameron Oliver received all the motivation he needed minutes before Saturday’s Nevada Wolf Pack men’s basketball game.
MINDEN
MINDEN — The Carson Senators have run the table.
First off, I have to apologize for a typo in last week’s column. For some reason, keyboard designers put the “1” and the “2” keys next to each other, resulting in my hitting the wrong one. The Fernley 95A volunteer meeting will be held at noon on Feb. 27 not Feb. 17 at the track.
Eleanor Mary Grace (Thomson) Kolbe passed away peacefully at 4:30pm, Monday, February 8,2016 in Carson City, Nevada. She was born in Ferndale, Michigan on September 7, 1926, to Roderick and Grace (Cooper)Thomson.
Catherine M. Martinez passed away peacefully at her home on Feb. 8, 2016 at the age of 71. Catherine was born July 14, 1944 in Spokane, WA to Peter and Kathleen Morbello
On January 24th 2016 the world lost a loving husband, father and friend.Dan was born May 19, 1947 to Marvin and Bernadine McGrew of Denver, Colorado. At a young age Dan’s family moved to Southern California. Dan graduated from Norwalk High School.
Chile Irwin Bartels was born on March 17, 1997 to Amy Jo and Jason Bartels. He was the middle child sandwiched between his two sisters, Wednesday and Willow, and the beloved grandson of Colleen Mortimer, Marshall Bartels, Judy and John Procaccini.
Sports fodder for a Friday morning
One of the big success stories in Carson High’s championship season has been the performance of 220-pounder Corey Jasper.
Carson High’s boys basketball team shoots for a perfect league season tonight when it visits arch-rival Douglas.
BASEBALL Jace Zampirro (Carson, Feather River): Has appeared in 2 games, 0-1 record, and allowed 8 runs and 8 hits in 4.1 innings. Has a 6.23 ERA.
Western Nevada College will welcome an experienced Arizona Western College baseball team for its home opener at John L. Harvey Field on Friday.
Bill Hancpol,57, passed away February 7, 2016 in Carson City, NV. He was born October 14, 1958 in West Covina, CA to William and Bobette Hancpol. Bill, along with his wife of thirty-two years, Kimberly, accomplished his life-long dream of owning and operating their own trucking business, Hancpol Trucking. He was a man that enjoyed going to work every day because he loved what he did. Bill will be dearly missed by his whole family and his many friends. To sign the online guestbook go to www.waltonsfuneralhomes.com
Carson High’s basketball team prides itself on its blue-collar work ethic, but for the first 16 minutes Tuesday night the Senators were outworked and outplayed by Bishop Manogue.
Bishop Manogue bolted to a 22-0 lead and cruised to an 80-37 win over Carson Tuesday night at Morse Burley Gym.
AIR FORCE (12-12, 3-8) AT NEVADA (13-9, 5-5) When: Today, 7 p.m. Where: Lawlor Events Center
Western Nevada College sophomore center fielder DJ Peters has been selected as the Scenic West Athletic Conference Player of the Week for his offensive output during the opening week of the season.
Mary Louise Sheppard Dennis died on Saturday, February 6, 2016, at Renown Medical Center in Reno, Nevada, following a brief bout with cancer. She was brave to the end and will be missed by family, friends and all those who had the privilege of associating with her
Peggy Lynn (Bryant) Swallow, 67, passed away January 25, 2016 in Carson City, Nevada. She was born on August 13, 1948 at Queen of Angels Hospital in Los Angeles, California to Grover Thomas and Ruth Bryant. Peggy grew up in Hawthorne, California and remained in the area until the late 1980’s when she relocated to Carson City, Nevada
Marjorie Springmeyer, conservationist, philanthropist and outspoken advocate, passed away at her home in Minden, NV surrounded by family and friends Thursday, January 28th.
HENDERSON — Entering the 2016 baseball season, Western Nevada College knew the strength of its club was starting pitching. Opponents are discovering that on their own. Cochise College, the 13th-ranked team by the National Junior College Athletic Association, certainly won’t dispute that claim.
RENO — After rallying from a 10-point deficit to beat Galena in the first half of the season, Carson and coach Carlos Mendeguia expected Friday’s game to be an all-out war, and it was.
Life is all about choices. We make choices everyday, and some choices affect just an individual. Others, however, can have an effect on an entire group.
Grant Calvin Watkins, beloved son, brother, grandson and friend, died on January 11, 2016 at the age of 18. He was born August 20, 1997, in Carson City, NV where he attended public schools and graduated from Pioneer High School in 2015.
Please join Zachary Forbis and Skya Kaamasee for a celebration of life for their father Joel Mark Forbis, 47, who passed away in his home Jan. 19, 2016. A gathering will be held at the Do Drop In 896 E. Long st. at 12:00pm, February 6, 2016. There will be a book left behind after gathering to sign for those who are unable to attend. Please bring good stories and pictures to share with his children if you have them.
Minard Henry Maus was born July 1, 1921, to Nicholas and Agnes (Vetsch) Maus of Golva, North Dakota. The eighth of 12 children, he attended Hillside Country School and graduated from Golva High School in 1939.
Mrs. Senaida “Nida” Sanchez died peacefully in the hospital on January 25th, 2016 in Carson City, NV at the age of 85. Nida was born on December 6, 1930 in Taos, New Mexico.
Don LeRoy Muenchausen age 84, of Gardnerville, NV passed away peacefully into God’s embrace on Saturday January 30, 2016. Don was born on May 25, 1931 to Fred and Elsa Muenchausen in Trenton, MI. He was a proud Korean War Army Veteran and an Aerospace engineering supervisor in CA.
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Each of WNC’s three starting pitchers flourished in the circle Friday during the opening day of the Scottsdale Community College Softball Tournament in Scottsdale, Ariz.
Services will be performed for Rafaela (Hita) Ramirez of Fallon on Saturday, Feb. 6, at 10 a.m. at Smith’s Family Funeral Home.
I have been a full-time insurance agent for the last six years, but in my other life I was a sports writer/editor and had a chance to meet and cover a lot of people.
Carson High, fresh off its league-clinching win over Wooster on Tuesday night, travels to Reno today to take on the Galena Grizzles (7 p.m.) in a key Sierra League boys basketball game.
Kevin Rusler was a dominant lineman in Northern Nevada this year, and a big reason why Carson High had so much success running the ball.
Sports fodder for a Friday morning ... There was quite a different vibe coming from the north and south ends of the state during National Letter of Intent signing day on Wednesday.
TAHOE-TRUCKEE, Calif. — With El Niño kicking into high gear and significant snow falling — and with more likely to come — it’s time to get back on those powder sticks.
Asa Carter, Carson High School’s three-sport star, made it official Wednesday morning by signing a national letter-of-intent to play football at Division II Southwest Baptist University.
Brian Polian believes his 2016 recruiting class has made the Nevada Wolf Pack a better football program.
The Carson Senators are back on top where they belong. The CHS wrestling team pounded Douglas, 65-12, Wednesday night at Morse Burley Gym to complete its seventh undefeated Sierra League season in the last eight years.
RENO — Matt Williams was cordial in making the rounds with media and supporters before appearing at a Reno Rotary meeting Monday at Harrah’s Reno Hotel & Casino.
Carson High’s girls basketball team didn’t have a double-figure scorer in Tuesday night’s game against Wooster. It didn’t matter.
As the final buzzer sounded, you wouldn’t have known the Carson High boys basketball team had just won its second straight Sierra League regular-season championship.
Western Nevada College may not have intercollegiate athletics at the end of this school year, but the school is beginning club soccer programs next school year.
Bruce Yankton, born September 27, 1942 in North Dakota, passed away January 24, 2016 in Carson City, Nevada after a lifetime of dedication to Lake Tahoe and surrounding areas.
Roger Crossman, age 71, was born on December 21, 1944 and passed away on January 17, 2016. He resided in Bremerhaven, Germany.
A day after battering the South Mountain pitching staff for 18 hits and 15 runs, Western Nevada College struggled to put the ball in play on a chilly day in Phoenix.
Carson High’s boys basketball team can clinch a second-straight regular-season title when it hosts Wooster today at 7.
