Sports
Proud to Say: Sho Kashima nothing but positive about future
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 02/08/2012 - 5:00amSouth Lake Tahoe's Sho Kashima raced through the most of the course fine, while competing in Calgary during the World Cup freestyle final. As he approached the second jump, though, he stopped at th...
Heavenly Far West earns top 15 results
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 02/08/2012 - 5:00amDiamond Peak hosted nearly 350 athletes who competed in their second Far West race of the season to end January. Giant Slalom courses were set on "Showoff" run, where families were able to view the...
Douglas County recreation league
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 02/08/2012 - 5:00amThird and fourth grade divisionTEAMWINLOSSThunder52Nuggets43Mavericks43Spurs16Game Results from 1/31/12Thunder 40, Nuggets 21 Mavericks 19, Spurs 13 High ScorersMavericksFrankie Aquilina - 7 pCopyr...
USASA competitors heat up the rail in local competition
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 02/08/2012 - 5:00amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The USASA South Tahoe Series completed the third and final Rail Jam of this season's competition in Hot Gossip's parking lot Friday night. Competitors have been accumu...
LIVE: South Tahoe vs. Incline
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 02/07/2012 - 5:57pmThe Vikings and the Highlanders square off in Mount Rose League action, and Joe Proudman and Tim Parsons are broadcasting live from the Blue Gym in South Lake Tahoe. Tipoff is scheduled for 7:30...
Vonn off to fast start, opens big World Cup lead
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 02/07/2012 - 9:39amLindsey Vonn is shining on the slopes and outracing the struggles in her personal life.The Olympic downhill champion may be going through a divorce with her husband and may be dealing with persiste...
American Mancuso wins super-G
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 02/06/2012 - 9:52amGARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany (AP) - Julia Mancuso's wait for her first win of the season is over. Lindsey Vonn will have to wait a little longer to break another record.Mancuso won a super-G on ...
Giants top Pats for 2nd Super Bowl in 4 years
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 02/06/2012 - 8:39amINDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- Tom Brady let his final pass fly toward the scrum of players in the end zone, hoping for an incredible finish.Uh-uh, Tom. Not in this city, and not in this game.Indianapolis is...
Finding a Crowd Free Tahoe: Slack Country Access
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 02/04/2012 - 5:00amAccess. This one word outlines the reach of possibility for the backcountry skier. Too often I have conversed with winter adventurers heading to and from the Alps and all they can say is: "Ahh! The...
As the Bull Wheel Turns: Red, White & True
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 02/04/2012 - 5:00amThere isn't many other resorts that offer incredible skiing and riding on the British Columbia Powder Highway than Red Mountain and Whitewater. I have skied Whistler -Blackcomb, Lake Louise, Sunshi...
Patriots and Giants face off in Super Bowl XLVI
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 02/04/2012 - 5:00amBelichick, Brady, give Pats best shot at NFL titleRarely is Bill Belichick outcoached. Tom Brady almost never gets outplayed.The brilliant coach on the sideline and his cerebral leader on the fi...
Tahoe Derby Dames seeking sponsors
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 02/04/2012 - 5:00amLake Tahoe's only flat-track roller derby league has started gearing up for the 2012 season.In order to help defray the costs of renting practice space during the winter, uniform costs, travelin...
Where to catch the big game Sunday
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 02/04/2012 - 5:00amBusinesses around the South Shore celebrate Super Bowl Sunday with events, drink and food specials and atmosphere that just screams "Touchdown." Kickoff is scheduled for 3:30 p.m.WHERE: Turn 3 ADDR...
Prop bets make Super Bowl wagers interesting
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 02/04/2012 - 5:00amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - For many Nevada sports books, the Super Bowl is the biggest day of the year. So how do you make it more interesting than betting one team against another? How about ga...
Finding a Crowd Free Tahoe: Slack Country Access
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 02/04/2012 - 5:00amAccess. This one word outlines the reach of possibility for the backcountry skier. Too often I have conversed with winter adventurers heading to and from the Alps and all they can say is: "Ahh! The...
LIVE: South Tahoe vs Sparks boys' basketball
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 02/03/2012 - 6:05pmJoe Proudman and Tim Parsons broadcast South Tahoe vs. Sparks boys' basketball game live from the Blue Gym at South Tahoe High School. Tipoff is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. If you want to get in on ...
USASA South Tahoe Series has weekend packed with competition
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 02/03/2012 - 4:11pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Competitors from all around the Lake Tahoe area, and as far away as Mammoth and the Bay Area, came out to the first full weekend of competition for the USASA South Tahoe ...
South Tahoe Nordic team host home race
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 02/03/2012 - 4:10pmSouth Tahoe middle and High School, along with Incline High, hosted a home race at Kirkwood Cross Country Resort, with this being the first race of the season for the middle school athletes. Under ...
South Tahoe team wins; Norton tops boy at Sierra race
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 02/03/2012 - 4:08pmSIERRA at TAHOE, Calif. - The Vikings found themselves back on top of the Tahoe Basin ski league on Wednesday, followed by North Tahoe, Truckee and Whittell in that order. South Tahoe head coach Mi...
DeNunzio and Sprague top bowlers of the week
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 02/03/2012 - 4:07pmOur top men's bowler of the week is Tony DeNunzio. DeNunzio bowls on the Taylor Creek Auctions team in the His and Hers league and carries a 184 average. DeNunzio unloaded his high series of the se...
Truckee boys beat South Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 02/03/2012 - 3:59pmTRUCKEE - Unfortunately for South Tahoe, the sharp-shooting, tough-defending version of the Truckee boys' basketball team showed up Tuesday night.In an intense Mount Rose League battle with playoff...
Slow start cost Lady Vikings
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 02/03/2012 - 3:57pmTRUCKEE - For 13 of the 16 minutes in the first half Tuesday, the Vikings' offense was nonexistent. And they "paid the price for it," as South Tahoe coach Mike Neiger put it.After Karley Martinez t...
Prosecutors close Armstrong inquiry, no charges
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 02/03/2012 - 1:25pmLOS ANGELES (AP) - Federal prosecutors closed their investigation of Lance Armstrong without charging him over allegations he used performance-enhancing drugs Friday, ending a nearly two-year effor...
LIVE: Tribune Sports Talk
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 02/02/2012 - 10:38amJoe Proudman and Tim Parsons talk South Shore sports, pro sports and other happenings in and around the Lake every Thursday. Today's show will kick off a little after Noon, but be sure to chime ...
Conrad Anker, Jennifer Lowe-Anker present at Squaw Valley on Feb. 4
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 02/01/2012 - 2:20pmThis week, the Squaw Valley Institute in cooperation with Truckee Donner Land Trust and the Resort at Squaw Creek is hosting legendary alpinist Conrad Anker and award winning author and artist Jenn...
North Tahoe girls' rallies to beat Whittell
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 02/01/2012 - 2:17pmZEPHYR COVE, Nev. - North Tahoe coach Rick Buhler can't figure out why his team struggles on the road. During their previous trip to the South Shore, a late start cost the Lakers a Mount Rose wi...
Warriors pull away from Lakers
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 02/01/2012 - 2:14pmZEPHYR COVE, Nev. - Whittell's full-court pressure was enough to wobble the North Tahoe offense on Tuesday night, as the Warriors cruised to a 65-47 win in Zephyr Cove. The end of the first quar...
Super Bowl week begins, ice and snow no-shows
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 01/31/2012 - 9:31amINDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Patriots coach Bill Belichick could leave his familiar hoodies in the hotel drawer. There was no need to bundle up for the start of only the fourth Super Bowl week in a northern...
Monday's Sports in Brief
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 01/31/2012 - 7:02amTALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - NCAA President Mark Emmert reiterated his support for a two-round, four-team BCS championship playoff and his concern about the discord created by conference expansion.E...
Sierra-at-Tahoe Resort Athletes Dominate Winter X Games
Submitted by Editor on Mon, 01/30/2012 - 12:55pm
The Winter X Games in Aspen, Colo., had the trademark of Sierra-at-Tahoe stamped on it this weekend in the form of medals won. In separate events, Jamie Anderson took home a gold, Maddie Bowman a silver and Hannah Teeter, a bronze. Here's the release provided by Sierra Resort:
VIDEO: Maddie Bowman second at Winter X superpipe
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 01/28/2012 - 11:09amSouth Lake's Maddie Bowman finished second at the Winter X Games on Saturday. The South Tahoe junior finished with a 92.00, in which she earned on her second run. Bowman was second to Roz Groene...
Anderson flies to slopestyle gold at Winter X
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 01/28/2012 - 10:45amASPEN - The new powder on Buttermilk that arrived Thursday night set the scene for a difficult afternoon Friday for the Winter X women's snowboarding slopestyle final.Men competing in an elimina...
South Tahoe snowboarders take two podium spots at X Games pipe
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 01/28/2012 - 10:37amASPEN - Conscious of the physical and mental demands of a full competition schedule, snowboarder Kelly Clark said she's been focusing on going into contests at 90 percent in an attempt to avoid ...
LIVE: South Tahoe vs. Whittell
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 01/27/2012 - 6:26pmJoe Proudman and Tim Parsons are live from the Blue Gym and South Tahoe High School, where the Vikings are taking on the Whittell Warriors. Click play below to listen to the game live, and tweet...
Jamie Anderson wins gold at X Games
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 01/27/2012 - 4:15pmASPEN, Colo. - South Tahoe's Jamie Anderson took first place in the women's snowboard slopestyle at the X Games - and she did so with authority.The 21-year old Anderson dominated the event, taki...
Proud to Say: Whittell girls lose key player
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 01/27/2012 - 3:22pmPrior to Tuesday's home game against Sparks, Whittell girls' basketball head coach Tom Esposito felt that his team was turning a corner in their play, but on Thursday he said, "We didn't know what ...
s the Bull Wheel Turns: Not out of the woods yet!
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 01/27/2012 - 3:21pmThis past week's recent storms dumped a sufficient amount of snow for resorts to rejoice and open more lifts and terrain for Lake Tahoe skiers and riders to enjoy some "soft-quiet" snow for a chang...
South Tahoe wrestling dominates
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 01/27/2012 - 3:16pmIt was their one and only home match of the year, and they made the most of it. The South Tahoe wrestling team easily handled both Sparks and El Dorado on Wednesday in South Lake."I thought we w...
LIVE: Tribune Sports Talk
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 01/26/2012 - 10:43amJoe Proudman and Tim Parsons talk South Shore sports live on internet radio. The two also talk professional sports, and look for your comments as well. Chime in below in the chat box or tweet at...
Krolicki presses case for 2022 Olympics
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 01/26/2012 - 7:48amCARSON CITY, Nev. - Lt. Gov. Brian Krolicki wants the 3.6 billion eyes that the Olympic Winter Games draws focused on one place in 2022: the Reno-Tahoe area.Krolicki outlined the case for the Ol...
LIVE: South Tahoe vs. North Tahoe basketball
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 01/24/2012 - 6:28pmJoe Proudman and Tim Parsons call South Tahoe's boys' basketball game against North Tahoe live from the Blue Gym at South Tahoe. Follow them on Twitter, @tahoesports, to chime in during the acti...
Column: Manning no longer has to prove greatness
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 01/23/2012 - 11:21amSAN FRANCISCO (AP) - As if by design, the rain started swirling through Candlestick Park as it became clear that more than 60 minutes would be needed to find a proper opponent for the New England P...
At PSU, tension over ouster, then grief for JoePa
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 01/23/2012 - 11:15amSTATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) - Anguished by an unthinkable scandal that shook a university and tarnished the proud football program, many in the Penn State community rallied around a common cause.The...
Column: Ravens focused on the wrong body part
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 01/23/2012 - 11:12amMost of their fans and more than a few guys on the Baltimore Ravens' side of the ball spent the past week arguing over the strength of Joe Flacco's arm. Turns out they should have paid more atte...
Last-minute failures end Ravens' season, 23-20
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 01/23/2012 - 11:09amFOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) - The Baltimore Ravens were just 14 yards away from the Super Bowl. They came no closer.Lee Evans had a ball stripped from his hands in the end zone, Dennis Pitta had anot...
Williams, 49ers fumble away chance at Super Bowl
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 01/23/2012 - 11:05amSAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Kyle Williams fumbled the punt that ultimately ended the San Francisco 49ers' quest for a Super Bowl berth.Plenty of his teammates were ready to share the blame.Williams' se...
Steelers QB settles lawsuit alleging '08 rape in Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 01/23/2012 - 10:49amRENO, Nev. - Lawyers for Ben Roethlisberger and a woman who accused him of raping her at a Lake Tahoe hotel-casino in 2008 have reached a settlement that ends her civil lawsuit against the Steelers...
Finding a Crowd Free Tahoe: Tahoe ski maker taking innovative strides
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 01/23/2012 - 10:44amWell it looks like a decent, season starting storm cycle is on track for the western United States. What a fetch this one has, too, drawing moisture out of the tropics, plugging it into a consol...
Proud to Say: Bowman flies into semifinals
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 01/23/2012 - 10:39amThis has been a whirlwind of a week for South Tahoe's Maddie Bowman. The superpipe freeskier lost a role model in Sara Burke who passed away from injuries while practicing the very sport Bowman com...
As the Bull Wheel Turns: Snow dances look to be paying off ... but don't stop
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 01/23/2012 - 10:36amThis is the big weekend that we've all been waiting for. We've gotten down on our knees and prayed, did the most outrageous snow calls and of course have been doing the snow dances and finally we m...
