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After falling apart late in the third period on Saturday night in Utah, the Tahoe Knight Monsters responded in a big way Sunday with a 6-2 domination over the Grizzlies.

Sloan Stanick tallied four points, Simon Pinard scored twice, and netminder Justin Robbins tallied his first professional win to lead Tahoe to their first road victory in franchise history.

Utah struck first in the game, with Dylan Fitze taking a cross-ice feed from Craig Armstrong and roofing it past Robbins on the weak side. It’s just the second time all season Tahoe has not scored first.

ZEPHYR COVE, Nev. - George Whittell High School has announced junior Logan Robertson has claimed the title of NIAA Northern Region 2A Cross Country Champion. Logan achieved this remarkable feat at Rancho San Rafael Park in Reno on October 25. The Whittell boys team finished the regional meet a respectable 7th place. Jada Rojas was the lone runner on the girls' side for the Warriors, and just missed qualifying for the state meet by 39 seconds, finishing in 8th place.

STATELINE, Nev. - On Friday, October 25, the Tahoe Knight Monsters thrilled fans with an intense 3-1 victory over the Jacksonville Icemen at the Tahoe Blue Event Center, marking their first win of the season. It was a high-energy game that had fans jumping out of their seats and cheering, with plenty of physical plays, checks along the boards, and penalties on both sides.

STATELINE, Nev. – The Tahoe Knight Monsters, coming off an overtime loss on Thursday against the Jacksonville Icemen, responded Friday with a 3-1 victory for their first win in franchise history.

Troy Loggins scored an early power-play goal, Brandon Tabakin added a shorthanded tally in the second, and netminder Jesper Vikman made 33 saves to lead Tahoe to victory.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The South Tahoe High School (STHS) Boys Tennis Team ended the season with an 8-0 record, landing them as the number one seed from the north in this week's 2024 Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association (NIAA) 3A State Tournament.

STATELINE, NV – The Tahoe Knight Monsters, ECHL Affiliate of the NHL’s Vegas Golden Knights, and the AHL’s Henderson Silver Knights announced the 2024 Training Camp Roster today.

PTO- Professional Tryout
TO- Tryout

Forwards

Blake Christensen
Adam Robbins
Anthony Collins
Logan Nelson
Troy Loggins
Shane Bull
Luke Adam
Cal Kiefiuk
Jacob McGrew
C.J. Hayes (PTO)
Tyler Ho (TO)
Adam Pitters (TO)
Justin Kelley (TO)
Tyler Dill (TO)

Defenders

Nate Kallen
Brennan Kapcheck
Brandon Tabakin
Ryan Orgel
Jeff Solow
Jake Johnson
Elijah Vilio

STATELINE, Nev. – The Tahoe Knight Monsters, proud ECHL Affiliate of the NHL’s Vegas Golden Knights and the AHL’s Henderson Silver Knights announced today that the team has agreed to terms with center Luke Adam for the 2024-25 season.

Adam, 34, comes to Tahoe after spending the last eight years abroad. He played seven seasons in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL) from 2016-2023, and split time last year with HC Plzeň in Czechia and HC Banska Bystrica in Slovakia. In that 2023-24 season, he played 28 games and totaled 15 points (5g 10a).

Carson Valley Trails Association (CVTA) has announced the first-ever 5k trail run on Saturday, October 19. Called "Run the Valley," this inaugural event is designed to be fun for beginners and more advanced runners alike. There will also be a free 2k family fun run.

This event allows everyone to experience a trail run in a friendly, non-competitive environment.

South Tahoe MTB/Douglas MTB is a mountain bike team consisting of student-athletes from Lake Tahoe Unified School District and Douglas County School District. They are part of the Nevada North League of the National Interscholastic Cycling Association (NICA).

Many team members raced in the North Tahoe Challenge which was held on trails adjacent to North Tahoe High School. The course was a 4.6-mile lap with 450 feet of elevation gain per lap under dusty and loose trail conditions.

STATELINE, NV – The Tahoe Knight Monsters, proud ECHL Affiliate of the NHL’s Vegas Golden Knights and the AHL’s Henderson Silver Knights have announced that the team has hired Brett Boeing as assistant coach.

Boeing, 29, joins the Knight Monsters coaching staff from the United States Hockey League’s (USHL) Dubuque Fighting Saints where he served as a Volunteer Assistant Coach. Boeing was a member of a coaching staff that helped guide the Fighting Saints to a President Cup Finals appearance this past season.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. -There will be Club Basketball tryouts for the South Tahoe Bears on August 23 from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. at Lake Tahoe Community College (LTCC) The Bears are those in 6th grade for the 24/25 school year.

Tryouts are in the LTCC gym, located inside the PE Building.

Need more information? Contact Coach Walter Morris at waltermorris24@gmail.com.

STATELINE, Nev. – The Tahoe Knight Monsters, ECHL Affiliate of the NHL’s Vegas Golden Knights and the AHL’s Henderson Silver Knights, have announced the team has agreed to terms with defenseman Brandon Tabakin for the 2024-25 season.

Tabakin, 24, joins the Knight Monsters after beginning his professional career with the Newfoundland Growlers this past March, logging an assist in six appearances. Before joining the Growlers, Tabakin concluded his senior season at Arizona State University where he collected ten points (2g, 8a) in 36 games played.

LAKE TAHOE, Nev. - A record crowd watched Mardy Fish win the 35th annual American Century Championship (ACC) at Edgewood Tahoe this weekend. He overcame a charge by Joe Pavelski on the final day of play.

Mardy Fish won the 35th annual American Century Championship (ACC) at Edgewood Tahoe on Sunday, overcoming a charge by Joe Pavelski on the final day of play.

LAKE TAHOE, Nev. - Mardy Fish is becoming a birdie machine at Edgewood Tahoe Golf Course, and it’s got him on the cusp of his second American Century Championship celebrity golf tournament in five years.

Fish, the former professional tennis player, and U.S. Davis Cup captain, birdied nine of his final 13 holes – each worth 3 points in this modified Stableford scoring event – and has 57 points, seven points clear of second-place Joe Pavelski heading into Sunday’s final round. The winner receives $150,000 of the $750,000 purse.

LAKE TAHOE, Nev. - The jets have been arriving at Lake Tahoe Airport as the celebrities arrive for the 35th annual American Century Championship (ACC) at Lake Tahoe. Organizers say this is one of the strongest fields across sports and entertainment in tournament history.

Headliners include Travis Kelce, Tony Romo, Charles Barkley, Aaron Rodgers, Annika Sorenstam, Seth and Dell Curry, Miles Teller, Colin Jost, Ray Romano and Larry the Cable Guy. The tournament will feature 15 first-time participants, including Alex Rodriguez, Jason Kelce, Austin Reaves, and Carson Daly.

ALPINE COUNTY, Calif. - The 43rd annual Tour of the California Alps Death Ride returns for 2024 in Alpine County on Saturday, July 13. The 103-mile ride starts and finishes at Turtle Rock Park in Markleeville and covers both sides of three mountain passes - Monitor, Ebbett's, and the Pacific Grade.

There will be road closures on Saturday to be aware of: SR-4 (Ebbett's Pass) will be closed from 5 a.m. to 4 p.m., and SR-89 (Alpine State Hwy) will be closed from 5 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Riders will begin at 5 a.m. and cover 14,000 feet of climbing during the day.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. – It was a big weekend at Todd Field this weekend as the state championship Babe Ruth baseball tournament matched some of the region's best players.

The South Tahoe Babe Ruth All Stars 13U team triumphed with a decisive 17-6 victory over Sparks on Saturday, securing their spot in the Babe Ruth Pacific Southwest Regionals in Bakersfield, California, July 21-27.

On Sunday, the South Tahoe Babe Ruth All Stars 14U team endured a heartbreaking 7-6 loss to Fallon, with the game decided on a walk-off double in the bottom of the tenth inning.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Six South Tahoe Futbol Club (STFC) boys teams advanced to championship games at the 28th annual Come Up for Air (CUFA) soccer tournament last weekend in South Lake Tahoe, with two teams claiming first-place finishes.

The U-13 STFC Coyotes, coached by Jose Del Rio, captured the Tallac Division championship with a 3-2 win over Reno Apex. The middle school-aged team went undefeated in its four tournament games and outscored opponents 15-7.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The successful spring season for South Tahoe Futbol Club (STFC) continued last weekend at the Copa de las Sierras tournament in Truckee and over this past weekend in South Lake Tahoe.

The STFC Under-14 girls, coached by LTCC assistant Derick Gonzalez, claimed the Come Up for Air (CUFA) tournament title on Father’s Day Sunday with a 3-2 win over the Carson FC Venom. The team won all four of its games and outscored its opponents 18-3.

LAKE TAHOE, Nev. - Travis Kelce will be returning for his sixth consecutive appearance at the American Century Championship at Lake Tahoe, and joining him for the first time is his brother, Jason Kelce.

A note to Swifties - Taylor is on tour during the week of the tournament, with tour dates in Zürich and Milan.

Travis's teammate Patrick Mahomes will not be playing at Lake Tahoe this year due to his being in Paris, but the Kansas City tight end's brother Jason should be an entertaining cohort.

It’s been a championship-filled last few weeks for South Tahoe FC, the successful competitive youth soccer organization based in South Lake Tahoe.

The South Tahoe Futbol Club U-12 boys dominated their bracket and posted a convincing 7-1 win in the championship against Elko Elite FC at the Wild West Shootout last weekend in Carson City.

LAKE TAHOE, Nev. - Megastars Alex Rodriguez, Albert Pujols, and Trevor Lawrence will be joining the field and making their initial appearance at the 35th annual American Century Championship, July 10-14 at Edgewood Tahoe. The celebrity spotlight will be shining even brighter when the threesome enhances an already star-studded field of 82 sports and entertainment personalities at celebrity golf’s leading tournament, airing on NBC Sports.

Arc'teryx has announced a new climbing event, Queer Ascent, taking place in Truckee from May 31 - June 1. Spearheaded by Jordan Cannon, Arc'teryx Athlete and respected figure in the climbing world, Queer Ascent aims to create a welcoming and inclusive space for all climbers, with a special focus on celebrating and amplifying the voices of the 2SLGBTQ+ climbing community.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The new Boys & Girls Club of Lake Tahoe’s (BGCLT) soccer teams competed at the Comstock Tournament last weekend and came away with a championship crown. The Comstock Shootout is Nevada's oldest soccer tournament, located in Carson City, Nevada. Divisions from U10 through U14 play in a variety of games for the trophy.