Sports
Vikings soccer sweep Warriors
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 09/07/2011 - 8:41amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif - It was the first soccer games played on the new turf at South Tahoe High School, and the Vikings rung in the field in winning fashion. The boys outlasted Whittell High ...
STHS tennis wins again
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 09/07/2011 - 8:35amBoth boys and girls improved to 3-0 on the season after defeating Damonte Ranch 12-6 on Tuesday.The Lady Vikings won on the road. Maggie Lee won all three of her single matches, Cassandra Marin ...
Vikings face another tough opponent Friday
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 09/07/2011 - 8:24amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif - South Tahoe's schedule does not get any easier this week, as the Vikings head to Lowry High School to take on a team expected to make a run for the State title this yea...
Garrett McIntyre makes the cut
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 09/07/2011 - 8:13amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif - Garrett McIntyre has always had to earn his spot on a team, and this year was no different for the South Tahoe grad who made the final roster cut for the New York Jets ...
Vikings fall short in home opener under lights
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 09/02/2011 - 10:35pm
By Dave Price
A fast start didn't translate into a strong finish for the South Tahoe High School football team in its season home opener on Friday night.
Churchill County scored five unanswered touchdowns in the second half to pull away for a 53-17 Northern 3A victory in a game that marked the unveiling of the Vikings' renovated stadium that now features Field Turf and permanent lights.
South Tahoe took a 14-7 lead in its opening two possessions as Jacob Stowell struck pay dirt on runs of 5 and 68 yards. Stowell rushed for 164 yards on 20 carries in the first half.
LIVE COVERAGE: Vikings play Fallon under the lights
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 09/02/2011 - 5:01pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Follow live coverage as the South Tahoe High School Vikings play their first game under permanent lights at the newly renovated Vikings Stadium. The Vikings will take ...
Tribune Sports Talk
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 09/02/2011 - 12:15pmSports editor Joe Proudman and Action editor Tim Parsons talk Tahoe football with STHS athletic director Don Borges. --Tribune Sports TalkSeptember, 2 2011 1:43 pm MST...
New turf and lights, South Tahoe field unveiled tonight
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 09/02/2011 - 10:50am
By Dave Price
South Tahoe High School will celebrate the unveiling of its renovated Viking Bowl facility tonight by hosting Churchill County in a Northern 3A football contest.
The game is scheduled for a 7 p.m. kickoff on a field that has been converted from natural to synthetic turf and now has permanent lighting.
South Tahoe kicked off its season last Friday with a 35-12 victory at Portola, Calif.
Tonight will be the league opener for both the Vikings and Churchill County Greenwave (Fallon).
Warrior athlete overcomes injury after injury
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 09/02/2011 - 5:00amZEPHYR COVE, Calif - A dislocated thumb, two torn ligaments, a punctured knee, a fractured fibula and a displaced tibia. That's a laundry list of injuries suffered by Nina Jimenez during her ath...
Proud to say: High School football meant for Friday nights
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 09/02/2011 - 5:00amI remember walking with my dad through that field on a Friday night. I was about 4 years old, and my family lived across the street from the high school athletic fields in a small one-bedroom blue ...
Vikings get run over by Fallon
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 09/02/2011 - 5:00amThe Vikings played one heck of a half of football against Churchill County High School, but Fallon played two halves and rocked the Vikings 53-17 on Friday at Viking Stadium."We battled for a fu...
Vikings Tennis defeats Incline High School
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 09/02/2011 - 5:00amThe South Tahoe tennis teams beat Incline High School, the girls 15-3 at home, while the boys won on the road 11-7."The girls played well and are looking forward to more league matches," said girls...
South Tahoe Golf takes fourth at Fallon
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 09/02/2011 - 5:00amFALLON, Nev. - It was a long, hot day in Fallon for the Vikings girls' golf team on Thursday, but the team was able to pull out a positive fourth place finish out of eight teams. Head coach Greg Ku...
Athletes of the Week
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 08/31/2011 - 4:02pmEach week the Tahoe Daily Tribune will feature an athlete of the week from South Tahoe High School and George Whittell High School. This week our athletes are the South Tahoe High School offensi...
Weekly varsity sports schedule
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 08/31/2011 - 3:57pmWednesday6 p.m. STHS volleyball at Galena High School Thursday10 a.m. STHS Girls Golf at Fallon3 p.m. STHS Boys Tennis at Incline High School3 p.m. STHS Girls Tennis vs. Incline High School6 p.m. S...
STHS alumni football game planned for October
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 08/31/2011 - 3:54pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif - Gridiron Alumni is planning a full contact alumni football game between South Tahoe High School and Truckee High School alumni this October. Players are needed to sign up,...
Annual Kirkwood run this Saturday
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 08/31/2011 - 3:42pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif - The 31st annual Kirkwood 5K and 10K Trail Adventure Run is on Saturday at Kirkwood Mountain Resort. The one mile and half mile fun run for kids starts at 9 a.m., with the ...
Good games by Whittell goalies not enough for wins against Truckee
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 08/31/2011 - 5:00amTRUCKEE, Calif - The Whittell High soccer teams opened Sierra League play with a couple of shutout losses at Truckee on Tuesday, the boys by a score of 5-0 and the girls 4-0.Whittell goalie Aust...
South Tahoe soccer in league action
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 08/31/2011 - 5:00amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - After the final whistle blew for the varsity boys soccer match between South Tahoe High School and Incline High School, both teams looked like they missed out on a win...
Fallon will be a challenge under the lights on Friday
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 08/31/2011 - 5:00amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Friday will be a big night for the Vikings. They're coming home to a renovated stadium, to play under the newly installed lights, after a big 35-12 win at Portola last we...
South Tahoe tennis beats McQueen
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 08/31/2011 - 5:00amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Both the boys and girls South Tahoe High School varsity tennis teams defeated McQueen High School on Tuesday. The boys won 10-8 on the road, while the girls came out stro...
Whittell nearly pulls upset against defending 4A state champions
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 08/31/2011 - 5:00amMINDEN, Calif - If the Whittell volleyball team is looking for a repeat trip to state in 2011, coach Nate Byrne knows his squad is going to have to run the gauntlet to get there. It was with tha...
Steamers 2011 Co-Ed Softball Champions
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 08/28/2011 - 1:15pmMembers of the South Lake Tahoe Softball League Co-Ed championship Steamers from left, back: Ben Marshall, Doug Haden, Ian Mckeithen, Kenny Groen, Middle: Heather Avila, Paul Lebitsky, Chelsey ...
Tahoe Bowl Saturday, first game canceled
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 08/27/2011 - 10:22amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The Tahoe Bowl is slated for 4 p.m. Saturday and will feature the Pacifica Islanders (Pacifica, Calif.) versus the Kitsap County Bears (Kingston, Wash.). Originally, anot...
South Tahoe schools move to gold bracket
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 08/27/2011 - 10:19amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - It was a good day for both South Tahoe High School and George Whittell High School volleyball at the Yerington Tournament. STHS went 2-1 on the day, dropping their only m...
LIVE COVERAGE: Vikings football game
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 08/26/2011 - 4:26pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Follow live coverage as the South Tahoe High School Vikings kick their season off tonight against Portola High School, looking to build on a 3-6 record in 2010. The Tr...
Mavericks win Douglas County flag football league
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 08/26/2011 - 1:45pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - For the first time in 10 years, Tahoe Quick Lube wasn't on field for the final game of the Douglas County Parks and Recreation adult flag football season.The team, whi...
Vikings Stadium just needs lights, fence for action
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 08/26/2011 - 1:27pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - South Tahoe High School athletes gathered at mid-field on Friday for pictures on the completed turf at Vikings Stadium, signaling the near completion of phase one of t...
Vikings football season opens at Portola on Friday
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 08/26/2011 - 11:23amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The South Tahoe High School Vikings kick their season off on Friday against Portola High School, looking to build on a 3-6 record in 2010. The team will be led by two ...
South Tahoe High School athletic passes on sale
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 08/26/2011 - 5:00amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - To celebrate the first season of Friday Night Lights and South Tahoe High School's new and improved athletic facilities, the South Tahoe Vikings Booster Club and South Ta...
Stowell scores four touchdowns in Vikings win
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 08/26/2011 - 5:00amSouth Tahoe High School and Portola High School kept trading scores in the first half of their Friday night football game, but there were two big differences: South Tahoe scored touchdowns and they...
No 2020 Olympic bid for US
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 08/24/2011 - 10:13amThe U.S. Olympic Committee has notified all interested cities that it will not submit a bid to host the 2020 Summer Olympics.Chicago, New York and Dallas were among those that had expressed interes...
South Lake Tahoe to host AAA National Championship football game
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 08/22/2011 - 8:52amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The South Tahoe Sports Commission and South Tahoe High School reached a multi- year agreement with Minor League Football Ventures (MLFV), the leading national Minor Leagu...
Kaepernick receives tough greeting in NFL
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 08/19/2011 - 9:11amWelcome to the National Football League, Colin Kaepernick. It took all of one NFL game - a practice game, no less - for Kaepernick to receive more criticism than he had to absorb in all of his high...
Inaugural Lake Tahoe Climbing Festival set for Sept. 17
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 08/18/2011 - 5:11pm
There’s no better moment than Lake Tahoe in the fall to showcase our world class climbing and bouldering by creating the first ever Lake Tahoe Climbing Festival & Bouldering Competition in Meyers on Sept. 17, 2011.
SPORTS COLUMN: NIAA needs to require results to be submitted
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 08/18/2011 - 11:15amAs the high school season starts official practice, the state of Nevada prep sports is in a bit of flux.Controversy continues to surround realignment plans in the south with the newly created 4A Di...
Lantrip looks to make mark for Wolfpack
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 08/18/2011 - 11:00amRENO, Nev. - Tyler Lantrip never lost hope."There were a lot of ups and downs," the Nevada Wolf Pack quarterback said recently. "It was a long road. But I always knew there was light at the end ...
Girl racers tear up South Lake Tahoe's BMX track
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 08/13/2011 - 11:00amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - On her bright pink bike, Isabelle Wilson, 6, ruled South Lake Tahoe's BMX track Thursday night, adding another trophy to her collection of four already at home. Isabel...
Tahoe Derby Dames to host contest
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 08/10/2011 - 6:30pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The Tahoe Derby Dames will host the Central Coast Rough Diamonds at Bijou Community Park on Saturday, Aug. 20. Gates open at 4 p.m. and the bout begins at 5 p.m. Bleacher...
A Tahoe tennis treat: 28th annual Tennis Classic bigger, better
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 08/10/2011 - 6:00pmZEPHYR COVE, Nev. - The 28th Tahoe Tennis Classic held at the Zephyr Cove Tennis Club this past Friday through Sunday combined great players, an exceptional Lake Tahoe setting and beautiful weat...
Football field nears completion
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 08/10/2011 - 8:10amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The grass will always be green, and blue, and gold, and white, at South Tahoe High School once the new football field is finished. Crews are laying out the last of the...
Piercy wins Reno-Tahoe Open by 1 over Perez
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 08/08/2011 - 10:28amRENO, Nev. (AP) - Scott Piercy was so pumped up, his hands were shaking with a one-stroke lead at the Reno-Tahoe Open and only the 616-yard closing hole standing between him and his first victory o...
Matt Tillson Youth Baseball Camp
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 08/08/2011 - 10:12amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Former South Tahoe High School Varsity Baseball Coach, Matt Tillson, with help from current and former Varsity players will be conducting a youth baseball camp at Kahle C...
Adult flag football standings
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 08/06/2011 - 12:00pmFinal League StandingsTEAMW-LTeam Violators6-1Tahoe Quik Lube5-2The Mavericks5-2The Fish4-3Yochheim Construction1-6Fat Kids on Swings0-7Game Results from Aug. 3Tahoe Quik Lube30Yochheim Constructio...
Whittell High baseball standout signs with Williston State College
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 08/06/2011 - 11:30amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Alex Potnick, a three-sport letterman and 2011 graduate of Whittell High School, has signed to join the Tetons baseball program at North Dakota's Williston State Colle...
O'Hern's 7-under 65 leads Reno-Tahoe Open
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 08/05/2011 - 5:00pmRENO, Nev. (AP) - Nick O'Hern took advantage of calm morning conditions as one of the first players off the tee Thursday to shoot a 7-under-par 65 and take a one-stroke lead over Chris Riley in the...
Pop Warner officials needed
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 08/05/2011 - 1:30pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Pop Warner youth football is searching for officials. No experience is required. Training will be provided. Call 530-846-0822 or e-mail cwhitbeck@att.net for more info.--...
Tahoe Tennis Classic celebrates 28th year
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 08/05/2011 - 10:13amZEPHYR COVE, Nev. - Tennis fans around the South Shore will rejoice this weekend, Aug. 5-7, as the 28th annual Tahoe Tennis Classic graces the Zephyr Cove Tennis Club, with matches starting ever...
Reno-Tahoe champ Bettencourt out with rib injury
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 08/04/2011 - 2:30pmRENO, Nev. (AP) - Defending champion Matt Bettencourt has withdrawn from the Reno-Tahoe Open because of a rib injury.Bettencourt got off to a good start Thursday morning with birdies on two of his ...
Bettencourt tries to defend at Reno-Tahoe Open
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 08/03/2011 - 7:00pmRENO, Nev. (AP) - For the first time in its 13-year history, the Reno-Tahoe Open will be played this week the way Jack Nicklaus originally designed the course at Montreux Golf & Country Club and de...
