michael gardner
Lani Anderson 1939 - 2016
Submitted by paula on Mon, 09/19/2016 - 9:46pm
Leilani (Lani) Mock Anderson died peacefully on September 12, 2016 at the age of 77. She was born in Turtle Creek, Pennsylvania on March 10, 1939 to Henry Mock of Waipio Valley, Hawaii and Mary Jane Brashier Mock Shirley of Pennsylvania. She had one sister Jane Rowe Ronca who lives in Arizona.
Whittell High's girls soccer team goes for state title on Saturday
Submitted by paula on Fri, 11/07/2014 - 11:19pm
The Lady Warriors of Whittell High School played the first round of the State Soccer Championships just as they had the regular season, with dominance.
With a league leading record of 14-0 (and overall 17-1), the Whittell girls breezed into the final game by beating White Pine 5-0.
In the other playoff game at Whittell on Friday, Incline High beat North Tahoe with a score of 5 to 4.
The Warriors girls team will play Incline at noon on Saturday at Whittell High.
South Lake Tahoe Sisters Named to Junior World Ski Championships Team
Submitted by paula on Wed, 03/19/2014 - 4:25pm
Local girls, Michael and Whitney Gardner, have been named to the 2014 U.S. Freestyle Junior World Ski Championships team.
They will join 20 other Americans competing in Valmalenco, Italy starting on March 30.
Both girls have attended Whittell High School, Michael is currently a student and Whitney is a graduate. They ski for the Heavenly Valley Ski and Snowboard Foundation.
Here is a list of the Junior World Team, including 3 from Lake Tahoe and 1 from Reno:
Halfpipe Skiing
Men
Jacob Beebe, Bend, OR (Sun Valley Ski Education Foundation)
Girls from Whittell and South Tahoe Lead Nevada State High School Ski Championships
Submitted by paula on Thu, 02/27/2014 - 12:26am
The Whittell High School girls took first place in Giant Slalom and Duals in the Tahoe Basin Ski League Finals held in Squaw Valley this week while the South Tahoe High girls ski team took first in Slalom, second in Giant Slalom and Duals. The South Tahoe Girls took first overall.
Maia Bickert from South Tahoe High took 1st in all three races, Slalom, Giant Slalom and Duals. Whittell's Michael Gardner placed 2nd in Duals, 6th in Giant Slalom and 5th in Slalom while teammate Madison Idso placed 2nd in Giant Slalom, 8th in Slalom,
Top Ten Giant Slalom Girls
South Tahoe High Skiers Take First at High School Ski Races at Heavenly Valley
Submitted by paula on Tue, 02/11/2014 - 11:37pm
Skiers from Whittell, South Tahoe, North Tahoe, Incline, Truckee, Carson and Douglas High Schools met on the slopes at Heavenly Valley on Tuesday for the High School Slalom Races.
South Tahoe High's Connor McKeen came in 1st in the boys' races with a total combined time of 1:01.79. Grant Dunkelman of Douglas came in 2nd at 1:02.98 followed by Harrison Goss of North Tahoe 1:03.55.
Maia Bickert from South Tahoe High came in 1st in the girls' races with a time of 1:02.96, followed by Cheyenne Brown of Truckee with a time of 1:04.86 and Laurel Taylor of Incline at 1:07.66.
