Sports
The path to equality: South Tahoe looks to even playing field for girls softball
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 05/18/2012 - 9:41amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - There is no softball field in South Lake Tahoe that is equal to the baseball field at South Tahoe Middle School, where high school and Babe Ruth baseball is played. Bu...
Proud to Say: South Tahoe little league opens ceremoniously
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 05/07/2012 - 11:25amLong shadows were cast by the morning sun onto the freshly raked infield dirt on Saturday morning. It was warm enough to trade pants for shorts and even leave the jacket in the car, if warm-blooded enough. Clods of grass were scattered through the outfield, and coupled with the fresh smell in the air, it was immediately obvious that the grass had just been cut.
Whittell sweeps Silver Stage in 10 innings to advance in playoffs
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 05/06/2012 - 9:13amZEPHYR COVE, Nev. - It only took Whittell 10 innings to sweep Silver Stage on Friday afternoon and advance to the second round of the Northern Nevada 2A softball playoffs, routing the Hawks 10-0...
Four Heavenly instructors make PSIA-AASI national team
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 05/06/2012 - 9:10amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The Professional Ski Instructors of America and the American Association of Snowboard Instructors have announced their 2012-16 national team, with four instructors from H...
U.S. Freestyle Championships come back to Heavenly
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 05/06/2012 - 9:06amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Heavenly Mountain Resort will host the U.S. Freestyle Championships in 2012-13 and 2013-14 according to a press release from resort. The two-year deal brings the women's ...
Douglas County open league adult basketball standings
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 05/06/2012 - 9:04amTEAMSWINLOSSRaiders50Steamers50A M Construction32Tahoe B.C.23Reno-Tahoe Party Bus23KD Builders23Sports LTD14Swamp Donkeys05Game Results from 4/24/12Steamers 79, Tahoe BC 51 Raiders 47, RenCopyright...
As the Cranks Turn: Few resorts still open this weekend
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 05/06/2012 - 9:01amFor you snowsports fans, locally, Kirkwood Mountain Resort has decided to open one more weekend, this Friday through Sunday with Chairs No. 6, No. 10 and No. 11. Should be some great spring skiing ...
Seau suicide turns up focus on brain injuries
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 05/03/2012 - 6:33pmDave Duerson made it easy to understand why he was ending his tortured life.Before the former Chicago Bears star fired a bullet into his chest last year, he left word with his family to have his...
5 horses to watch in Saturday's Kentucky Derby
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 05/03/2012 - 6:17pmA full field of 20 horses will line up for the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs on Saturday. The winner becomes the only 3-year-old with a chance to go on and try for the Triple Crown by adding...
Spring weather brings an increase in bicycling
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 05/02/2012 - 11:46amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The large line of bikes in front of Sierra Ski and Cycle Works, waiting for their turn at a tune-up, is a reassuring sign that the season is changing. There, owner Gary B...
North Tahoe sweeps Whittell
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 05/02/2012 - 11:39amTAHOE CITY, Calif. - The Lakers' top two hurlers delivered a couple of gems against visiting Whittell to wrap up Mount Rose League play Saturday. Junior Colin Spencer recorded 17 strikeouts en r...
Northern 2A playoffs announced by NIAA
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 04/30/2012 - 12:53pmThe NIAA recently announced the Northern Nevada 2A first round playoff games for baseball and softball. Whittell High School baseball, an eight seed, will face top-seeded Yerington High School o...
79-year-old Jerome Evans continues to competitively row
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 04/28/2012 - 8:13amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - A man in a dark brown hoodie and ball cap sauntered onto the dock at the Camp Richardson Marina. His leather gloves hinted that he was probably working, but he took a ...
Vikings swim teams quicker than Wooster
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 04/28/2012 - 8:08amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The South Tahoe swim teams beat Wooster High School on Saturday, with the boys winning 124-89, and the girls 141-123.In the girls' 50-yard freestyle, Kirsten Tang and ...
As the Cranks Turn: Bike season ramping up
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 04/28/2012 - 8:04amDid you enjoy last weekend's record high temperatures? Snow is melting and for Tahoe skiers and riders the end is near. Both Alpine Meadows Ski Resort and Squaw Valley USA will be open daily throug...
Whittell drops Wednesday's game to North Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 04/28/2012 - 8:01amGARDNERVILE, Calif. - Matt Elliott broke up a no-hitter and a shutout with two hits, and senior Hunter Morgan threw a complete game, but it wasn't enough for Whittell as the North Tahoe Lakers p...
Mac the Naw: It's that time of year again
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 04/28/2012 - 7:55amHello, fellow anglers; in less than 24 hours the streams and lakes in California will open to fishing for the year. A reminder: With the opening season comes some regulation changes on some of our ...
Heavenly to host U.S. Freestyle Championships through 2014
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 04/26/2012 - 2:29pmHeavenly Mountain Resort will host the U.S. Freestyle Championships in 2012-13 and 2013-14. The two-year deal brings the women’s and men’s moguls, aerials and dual moguls back to South Lake Tahoe for the second time. Heavenly also hosted the U.S. Freestyle Championships in 2004, as well as FIS World Cup Freestyle events in 1999 and 2000.
Big sixth inning leads Vikings over Whittell
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 04/25/2012 - 2:32pmZEPHYR COVE, Calif. - With an 8-1 win, South Tahoe can call themselves South Shore softball champs this season after beating Whittell on Monday. The two squads faced each other twice last week, ...
Whittell and South Tahoe split doubleheader
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 04/25/2012 - 2:12pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Both coaches chalked up their team's win - and loss - to its mentality. For Whittell, their attitude proved to be the difference in the first game, while in the second...
Marchesseault strikes out 16 but Vikings drop doubleheader to Truckee
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 04/25/2012 - 10:04amTRUCKEE, Calif. - In the first of two games, South Tahoe got all it could ask from senior pitcher Colton Marchesseault, but didn't have the same production at the plate against Truckee.The Wolve...
As the bull wheel slows down and the cranks start to turn
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 04/23/2012 - 4:31pmThere's still plenty of skiing and riding offered in and around Lake Tahoe with Heavenly remaining open this weekend and for a final Friday through Sunday, April 27-29. Kirkwood is open daily throu...
Haase Completes UAB Staff
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 04/23/2012 - 4:28pmFormer South Tahoe basketball standout Jerod Haase has finished filling his staff at the University of Alabama-Birmingham, hiring Bobby Frasor as director of operations and George Drake as associat...
1976 Olympic Ladies' Singles Champion Dorothy Hamill Drops by the South Lake Tahoe Ice Arena
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 04/22/2012 - 4:37pm
Deirdre Faegre [Front Left] with 1976 Olympic Ladies' Singles Champion, Dorothy Hamill who dropped by the South Lake Tahoe Ice Arena on Tuesday, April 17.
Whittell girls fight back to beat South Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 04/19/2012 - 2:18pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The Whittell girls' softball team was out for revenge on Tuesday - and the Warriors got it. The Zephyr Cove School beat South Tahoe 7-6 after a tight loss the day befo...
Whittell and South Tahoe softball square off
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 04/17/2012 - 7:51pmEmily Gardner stepped in the batter's box, "shaking from intensity," with the Vikings down one run in the bottom of the eighth and the winning run on second. "I wanted to kill it," the junior sa...
Anna Park sweeps Far West Freestyle Moguls
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 04/17/2012 - 7:34pmSQUAW VALLEY, Calif. - The Far West Freestyle Moguls were held at Squaw, with the single moguls on April 7 and the single moguls and duals on April 8. The course was on Red Dog run, which was icy a...
Barnwell, Gooding and Norton top podium at championships
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 04/17/2012 - 7:31pmNORTHSTAR, Calif. - The Heavenly Foundation Alpine Race Team competed in the J4/5 Championships April 5-8, and several Heavenly Mountain Resort athletes scored top-15 finishes, along with podium...
STHS baseball loses to Sparks
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 04/17/2012 - 7:28pmSPARKS, Nev. - South Tahoe lost the first of a doubleheader with Sparks, 4-0 on Saturday in Sparks. Though it was on the road, South Tahoe was the home team. Colton Marchesseault pitched 8 1/3 inni...
Whittell jumps ahead early, but struggles late against Incline
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 04/17/2012 - 7:26pmGARDNERVILLE, Nev. - Taking first-inning leads has become a habit for Whittell this year. In Saturday's doubleheader vs. Incline at Lampe Park, the red and gold again led in both games after the...
Vikings go 1-3 in Atascadero tourney
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 04/16/2012 - 9:17amSouth Tahoe baseball traveled to the Central Coast for the Atascadero baseball tournament over spring break, coming home with a 1-3 record, moving the Vikings to 7-10-1 overall and 3-2 in Mount Ros...
As the Bull Wheel Turns: Nearly 150 participants at Gunbarrel 25
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 04/16/2012 - 9:16amBlue skies and temperatures into the 50s set the tone for the ninth annual Gunbarrel 25 event hosted by Glen Plake at Heavenly Mountain Resort last weekend. If you read my article last week, this e...
Jere Crawford USSA Coach of the Year
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 04/16/2012 - 9:12amJere Crawford is one of the few guys who doesn't like a powder day. He spent Friday morning trying to shovel snow off the mogul course at Heavenly Mountain Resort, while everyone else on the mounta...
Meyers man running Boston Marathon today
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 04/16/2012 - 9:11amThree hours and 29 minutes. That is the goal for Lake Tahoe Environmental Science Magnet School custodian Ken Gerrard at the Boston Marathon. "Boston is tough, and it's not a tough course," Gerrard...
Kirkwood's Josh Daiek wins Freeskiing World Tour
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 04/11/2012 - 11:12amKIRKWOOD, Calif. - Another sunny spring day greeted the world's best big-mountain freeskiers for the final day of competition of the Subaru Freeskiing World Tour at Kirkwood on Sunday.Held to th...
Whittell drops two against Truckee
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 04/11/2012 - 11:10amTRUCKEE, Nev. - Nearly a month into the season, the Truckee and Whittell softball teams finally found themselves playing at lake-level, facing off at Truckee River Regional Park on Saturday."It was...
Pop Warner looking for volunteers
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 04/11/2012 - 11:09amThe South Tahoe Pop Warner is looking for volunteers for the upcoming season. Any and all positions need to be filled, all positions are volunteer. You do not need to have a child in Pop Warner to ...
Eric Nageotte-Lowe memorial fundraiser to be held
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 04/11/2012 - 11:06amThe Eric Nageotte-Lowe Memorial Fundraiser is the largest annual fundraiser to support the Heavenly Freestyle Team. The event is a celebration of the life of former team member Eric Nageotte-Lowe.N...
Proud to Say: Still fishin'
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 04/11/2012 - 11:05amIf there is one thing I have learned about fishing, it is that it takes patience. In my case that patience has to stretch beyond a slow morning of fishing, but over several outings and many, many ...
Dry winter helps regional golf courses generate additional revenue
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 04/10/2012 - 10:39amRENO, Nev. - Winter is normally a dead time for golf courses in northern Nevada, but this year's dry winter weather allowed regional golf courses to stay open - and build revenue - during a typical...
Haase announces hiring of three assistant coaches
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 04/06/2012 - 9:28amBIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- Newly-appointed UAB men's basketball head coach Jerod Haase has announced the hiring of three new assistant coaches. Haase announced the additions of Robert Ehsan, Richie Riley ...
Rice fine with being the underdog at ACC
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 04/06/2012 - 6:00amDuring press call on Wednesday, former "Seinfeld" actor John O'Hurley was asked who he though would finish atop the leader board at this year's American Century Championship, which will be played a...
Mac the Naw: Fishing season opens this month
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 04/06/2012 - 6:00amHello fellow anglers, I want to ask each and everyone who reads this to do me a favor. For the last few weeks while driving around our local area I have noticed vehicles that have a brake light or ...
STHS golf finishes seventh at Fallon
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 04/06/2012 - 6:00amFALLON, Nev. - The young South Tahoe golf team shot a 490 at Fallon on Tuesday, finishing seventh behind Fernley, which shot a 461, and a fifth-place Fallon, which shot a 461. The Vikings were able...
As the Bull Wheel Turns: Gunbarrel 25 this Saturday at Heavenly
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 04/06/2012 - 6:00amGlen Plake and the Gunbarrel 25 return to the slopes of Heavenly this Saturday as part of Heavenly's Spring Loaded promotion. The Gunbarrel 25 is a marathon 25-lap event for the average Joe down th...
South Tahoe track battles weather
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 04/06/2012 - 6:00amWith the girls' 3200-meter race in progress, the storm everyone was expecting finally arrived in Reno on Saturday during the Reed Sparks Rotary Invitational. The men's 4x400 meter team was warmi...
Rice fine with being the underdog at ACC
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 04/05/2012 - 7:46pmDuring press call on Wednesday, former "Seinfeld" actor John O'Hurley was asked who he though would finish atop the leader board at this year's American Century Championship, which will be played a...
Calif., Nev. merge Tahoe 2022 Olympic bid
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 04/05/2012 - 8:27amSACRAMENTO, Calif. - California and Nevada officials announced Thursday that they are joining forces in their effort to lure the Winter Games back to the Lake Tahoe area in 2022, forming an expl...
Whittell drops Heartbreaker to Hug
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 03/30/2012 - 12:16pmGARDNERVILE, Nev. - In a seesaw battle with more twists than a Grisham novel, the Hug Hawks bested Whittell's Warriors 8-7 Wednesday afternoon at Lampe Park. The teams treated the sparse crowd t...
Ritchie and Gur Crowned Kinder Kup King and Queen
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 03/30/2012 - 12:10pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Sunday's forecasted snow showers ended just in time for the first race run of the Kinder Kup season finale. The sun came out and kids showed up totting race suits, som...
