http://www.NevadaAppeal.com Serving Carson City, NV Wed, 22 May 2013 13:01:59 -0600 en 30 http://www.NevadaAppeal.com/sports/6623196-113/sandoval-giants-hit-nationals NEW YORK — John Tortorella’s message isn’t going to change even though his New York Rangers are in an even more desperate situation than before their latest loss to the Boston Bruins. The margin of error went from slim to none in an uncharacteristic home loss that put the Broadway Blueshirts on the brink of elimination. New York squandered a one-goal lead in the third period and lost 2-1 on Tuesday night to fall into an 0-3 series hole. The Rangers can be ousted by the Bruins as early as Thursday in Game 4 at home. “We’ll meet (Wednesday), practice, … ]]> http://www.NevadaAppeal.com/sports/6623148-113/bruins-rangers-york-boston SAN JOSE, Calif. — The San Jose Sharks barely held off the Los Angeles Kings at the end for a second straight home win. Now the job gets really tough: The Sharks know they need to end the home-team dominance if they have any chance of winning this second-round series. Brent Burns got San Jose off to a fast start with a quick score and Logan Couture added a power-play goal early in the second period before the Sharks held on for a 2-1 victory Tuesday night to knot their series at two games apiece. “We knew going into this … ]]> http://www.NevadaAppeal.com/sports/6623116-113/sharks-period-kings-game ARLINGTON, Texas — Texas Rangers ace Yu Darvish threw a cut fastball, then turned and watched the ball go over the wall. That homer by Yoenis Cespedes was the only run Darvish and the Rangers allowed, but that was all the Oakland Athletics needed to win 1-0 behind seven scoreless innings by rookie pitcher Dan Straily. “Initially, I didn’t think it was a home run,” Darvish said through his translator. “Being in this stadium, there was nothing you could do about it.” Darvish had won his last seven regular-season starts at Rangers Ballpark, going back to last season. He had … ]]> http://www.NevadaAppeal.com/sports/6623183-113/darvish-rangers-straily-season ANAHEIM, Calif. — Mike Trout even surprised himself in adding to his growing list of impressive big league achievements. Trout hit for the cycle and drove in five runs, Josh Hamilton celebrated his 32nd birthday with a homer and a triple his first two times up, and Howie Kendrick also went deep in the Los Angeles Angels’ 12-0 rout of the Seattle Mariners on Tuesday night. Trout, last season’s AL rookie of the year and MVP runner-up, became the youngest AL player to hit for the cycle and third youngest in the major leagues since 1930. He’s also the sixth … ]]> http://www.NevadaAppeal.com/sports/6623166-113/trout-angels-double-mariners SAN ANTONIO — When Tony Parker started running low on masterful plays, Tim Duncan was there to take over and lead the San Antonio Spurs to a 2-0 lead in the Western Conference finals. Parker had 15 points and a career playoff-high 18 assists, Duncan scored San Antonio’s first six points of overtime and the Spurs bounced back after squandering a 13-point lead in the fourth quarter to beat the Memphis Grizzlies 93-89 on Tuesday night. “I hate that we gave up that big of a lead in that situation,” Duncan said. “But we were resilient enough to go to … ]]> http://www.NevadaAppeal.com/sports/6623100-113/parker-grizzlies-duncan-lead The Nevada Nets, an eighth-grade AAU basketball team based in Carson City, won a tournament in Sacramento recently to qualify for the upcoming national tournament in Anaheim June 27-30. The team, which has been playing since October, won events in Susanville and Stockton. In both of those tournaments the team played in the ninth-grade division. The team is coached by Jeremiah Gray, who assist Carlos Mendeguia with the Carson High varsity team. The Nets will do some fundraisers to help pay for the trip, and they are asking for donations. Their first fundraiser is set for 5 p.m. June 6 … ]]> http://www.NevadaAppeal.com/sports/6574136-113/team-golf-won-carson … ]]> http://www.NevadaAppeal.com/sports/6611540-113/carson-practice-spring-football BOSTON — The NFL will celebrate its 50th Super Bowl in northern California, where its newest, most high-tech venue is being built. That makes South Florida, in the midst of a spat over expensive stadium renovations, a loser for the 2016 game. And Miami took a double defeat when Houston was awarded the 2017 championship game. In two separate votes, NFL owners Tuesday went with the both San Francisco Bay Area and Houston on the first ballot at their spring meetings. The 49ers’ new home is set to open next year in Santa Clara, and will host the first Super … ]]> http://www.NevadaAppeal.com/sports/6613774-113/bowl-super-game-houston http://www.NevadaAppeal.com/sports/6612754-113/upshaw-football-nfl-players When planning trips for “Wild Fish Wild Places” we need cooperation from many different entities such as government, tourism, airlines and outfitters. This type of planning takes months and months of hard work and communication. So, when a trip falls apart just days before the departure date, it is a test to get something else lined up. The Wild Fish crew had the bags packed and ready for a long trip to the country of Colombia to chase the Payara, Peacock Bass and many different species of Piranha around the Rio Orinoco basin. A day and a half before the … ]]> http://www.NevadaAppeal.com/sports/6612688-113/fish-trip-austin-fishing FRESNO, Calif. — Trailing 5-1, the University of Nevada baseball team scored three runs in the top of the seventh inning to close to within a run, but was unable to complete the comeback falling 6-4 at Fresno State in the final regular season game on Saturday at Pete Beiden Field. The Wolf Pack lost all three games of the Mountain West series to the Bulldogs. Nevada returns to Fresno to play the Bulldogs for the fourth consecutive game in the first round of the Mountain West Tournament on at 7 p.m. tonight. On Saturday, the Bulldogs scored the first … ]]> http://www.NevadaAppeal.com/sports/6612406-113/fresno-run-state-game There was no avoiding their cross-county rivals en route to a third consecutive state crown. After dropping a two-run game to Fernley on Friday, the Lady Wave softball team bounced back in the consolation round to set up the eighth meeting this season with everything on the line. Two seven-run leads, however, were wiped away in the championship game as the Vaqueros came back in the final frame to win the Division I-A softball crown, 14-13, Saturday at UNLV. “It was not like our team,” Fallon coach Bill Archer said about the girls self-destructing in the final inning. “The pressure … ]]> http://www.NevadaAppeal.com/sports/6608320-113/archer-fallon-fernley-game The drive for a third straight state title came up short on Saturday in Las Vegas. The Fallon boys track team finished in second place to Division I-A newcomer Mojave, as the Rattlers edged out the Greenwave 80.5-73 at the DI-A state track meet. Chaparral came in third with 71. “I’m proud of the team and their effort,” Fallon boys coach Steve Heck said. “It would be a lie to say that we are not disappointed. The kids really wanted that third championship. My hat’s off to Mojave, though, they never faltered.” The Lady Wave, meanwhile, took seventh with 48.5 … ]]> http://www.NevadaAppeal.com/sports/6608308-113/jump-wave-fallon-state CARSON CITY — In its first state appearance in 14 years, the Fallon girls team puts its best foot forward. The Lady Wave took fourth at the Division I-A state swim meet with 46 points behind state champ Boulder City (193), Truckee (97) and South Tahoe (56). The boys team, represented by Keith and Kyle Grimes, tallied seven points as Fallon placed 14th. Boulder City also won the boys crown with 191 points followed by Truckee (96). The Lady Wave’s best performance came in the 200-yard freestyle when Alex Lynch, Lyndsey Thurston, Tina Anderson and Sam Martin placed second with … ]]> http://www.NevadaAppeal.com/sports/6608339-113/200-free-state-100 For Western Nevada College’s baseball team and its fans, it didn’t seem like the Cochise fourth inning would ever end. The inning started on Saturday afternoon, was interrupted by lightning and rain and then lasted an additional 28 minutes on Sunday afternoon in the Western District baseball tournament championship. By the time the final out was recorded on a tag out by second baseman AJ Hernandez, 15 Apaches had batted and 10 runs had scored, erasing a one-run deficit as Cochise rolled to an 18-11 title-clinching victory over the Wildcats in Sterling, Colo. “We walked seven or eight batters and … ]]> http://www.NevadaAppeal.com/sports/6597867-113/run-cochise-apaches-homer STERLING, Colo. — D.J. Whittemore said it wouldn’t be easy for Cochise College to apply the knockout punch to his club in the Western District baseball championship. The eighth-year Western Nevada College baseball coach proved to be prophetic as the Wildcats rallied from a two-run deficit to win 5-4 and force a deciding game on Saturday in Sterling, Colo. That game, however, was suspended because of lightning. The teams will try to play at noon today with the winner advancing to the NCJA World Series in Grand Junction. WNC led 3-2 in the bottom of the fourth, but Cochise had … ]]> http://www.NevadaAppeal.com/sports/6576001-113/game-harber-wildcats-whittemore Douglas swimming standout Shelby Koontz capped a brilliant freshman season Saturday, winning the Division I state title in the 100 free at the Carson Aquatic Center. Koontz won the event with a time of 51.19, breaking the school record in the event for the fifth time this season. It marked Douglas’ first swimming state title in any event since 2010 and the first in an individual event since 2009 (Haley VonSchottenstein, 100 breaststroke). Koontz, the Northern Division I Swimmer of the Year, also finished second in the 50 free, just getting edged out at the end by Bishop Gorman’s Amy … ]]> http://www.NevadaAppeal.com/sports/6577727-113/free-200-100-finished http://www.NevadaAppeal.com/sports/6575247-113/jump-ran-third-track It’s become readily apparent after watching Northern Nevada track for the past few years that Carson High has the best facilities in the area, and should host the state track meet every other year. I know that statement will irk the nice folks at Damonte Ranch, but they need to accept the fact their track is No. 2 behind Carson. Carson gets its chance next year when it hosts both the regionals and state meet on back-to-back weekends. Hopefully it will be the start of a every-other-year ritual. “Advantage Carson,” said Carson coach Robert Maw when I asked him about … ]]> http://www.NevadaAppeal.com/sports/6564382-113/carson-track-events-meet http://www.NevadaAppeal.com/sports/6572676-113/fallon-fernley-run-state The King of the West Sprint Car Series made its debut on the high banks of the 3/8 mile clay oval at Reno-Tahoe-Fernley Speedway last night. The series wraps up its two-night stand at the track this evening. Spectator gates open at 3 p.m. today, with racing scheduled to start at 7 p.m. General admission is $25, seniors $20, kids 6-16 $10, and kids younger than 6 are free. A VIP all-access pass is $45 and includes a pit pass and preferred parking. This is the first of five scheduled appearances at RTF Speedway this season in addition to two … ]]> http://www.NevadaAppeal.com/sports/6555626-113/car-race-series-nascar http://www.NevadaAppeal.com/sports/6554986-113/belding-wnc-base-cochise http://www.NevadaAppeal.com/sports/6554977-113/jump-preston-maw-medal http://www.NevadaAppeal.com/sports/6561186-113/fallon-state-fernley-title http://www.NevadaAppeal.com/sports/6559249-113/gloves-pink-boxing-fitness http://www.NevadaAppeal.com/sports/6559178-113/fresno-pack-game-innings Maddie Preston has been a model of consistency for the Carson High track team this year, posting team-best marks in the long jump, triple jump and high jump, and qualifying for regionals in all three events. As the Carson High sophomore competes in the long jump at Silverado High School in Las Vegas on the first day of the NIAA State Track & Field Championships today, she can add the title of Northern Nevada Girls Field Event Athlete of the Year to her impressive list of credentials. “It’s exciting,” Preston said when she learned the news earlier this week. “I … ]]> http://www.NevadaAppeal.com/sports/6526519-113/preston-jump-wilson-lot STERLING, Colo. — The situation looked discouraging for the Western Nevada College Wildcats in the second inning of their Western District baseball tournament opener in Sterling, Colo., on Thursday afternoon. Lamar Community College was in command, 5-0, after knocking starting pitcher Brandon Show out of the game. WNC had committed two errors and the Lopes’ ace, Sam Wilson, was throwing the Wildcat hitters off stride. But the 11th-ranked Wildcats kept their game approach, knowing that a baseball outcome isn’t settled in two innings. The momentum swung into the Wildcats’ favor when Wilson was forced off the mound with back spasms … ]]> http://www.NevadaAppeal.com/sports/6551326-113/wildcats-wnc-base-roque Sports fodder for a Friday morning . . . On the surface, Chris Ault joining the Kansas City Chiefs as a consultant makes absolutely no sense. Why would Ault go to a team that has an offensive-minded head coach (Andy Reid) and with a quarterback (Alex Smith) that will never line up in more than a dozen or so pistol formations in a game? The Chiefs’ offensive coordinator (Doug Pederson) and quarterback coach (Matt Nagy) are Reid disciples from the Philadelphia Eagles. And the Eagles have also hired another offensive consultant (Brad Childress) to watch over Reid’s precious spread offense. … ]]> http://www.NevadaAppeal.com/sports/6549884-113/ault-chiefs-pistol-consultant http://www.NevadaAppeal.com/sports/6534208-113/camp-per-cost-county The Greenwave spring season concludes this weekend and while it hasn’t matched the first two years in the Division I-A, Fallon is still making noise across the state. Lester de Braga’s baseball team came two runs shy of returning to this week’s state tournament in Henderson. The softball team, though, resumed their quest for a three-peat today. Under first-year coach Bill Archer, the Lady Wave softball team opened with a win over Faith Lutheran Thursday and needs one more win to reach the title game and two (or three if coming from the consolation bracket) to win another crown. Both … ]]> http://www.NevadaAppeal.com/sports/6531139-113/state-team-fallon-weekend Coming off two school records, Fallon’s Sam Martin aims to lead the Fallon swim program into the history books. The Greenwave look to capture their first individual state title in 14 years as the club swims at 1 p.m. Saturday in the Division I-A state meet at the Carson Aquatic Center. The atmosphere around the Fallon program, though, is one of excitement and nerves. Powerhouse Boulder City has many of the fastest swimmers and relays, which will present the Wave swimmers with their biggest challenge of the season. “I got a couple kids looking to move up and place,” Fallon … ]]> http://www.NevadaAppeal.com/sports/6531130-113/grimes-fallon-anderson-martin The quest for history begins today. The Fallon boys track team will race for its third consecutive Division I-A state championship at 3 p.m. at Silverado High School in Las Vegas. Saturday’s action begins at 8 a.m. The Greenwave’s journey to a school-record began with their third straight regional title at last week’s regional meet in Yerington. While Fallon blew through its competition, DI-A newcomers Mojave and Chaparral present the Wave’s toughest challenge to date. Mojave slipped past the Cowboys, 93 ½-93, to capture the Southern DI-A regional crown last week. The newest members of the DI-A carry speed and … ]]> http://www.NevadaAppeal.com/sports/6531099-113/fallon-heck-state-track The Lady Wave softball team will face a familiar foe if it wants to reach the state championship game. After dispatching Faith Lutheran, 10-3, on Thursday in the first round of the Division I-A state tournament at UNLV, Fallon meets Fernley at 9 a.m. today with the winner advancing to Saturday’s title game. The loser takes on Faith Lutheran, which defeated Chaparral, 9-2. Fernley sent Chaparral to the consolation bracket with a 10-0 shutout. “It’s going to be another dog fight with Fernley,” Fallon coach Bill Archer said. “That’ll be a big game.” Rileigh Ricken picked up the win for … ]]> http://www.NevadaAppeal.com/sports/6531032-113/fallon-tournament-state-tedford RENO — The Reno Aces are accepting applications for approximately 60 volunteer positions for the 2013 Triple-A All-Star festivities, the club announced Thursday. Opportunities for volunteers include the All-Star FanFest brought to you by Reno Tahoe USA, Reno-Tahoe International Airport greeters and Harrah’s hotel registration hosts. Chosen candidates will have the opportunity to meet and greet some of the top executives and players from around Minor League Baseball, as well as help stage one of the most exciting events in Northern Nevada this summer. Volunteers are needed from July 12 through July 18 and each volunteer must commit to at … ]]> http://www.NevadaAppeal.com/sports/6546817-113/aces-reno-volunteer-star The underdogs are on a mission to upset the natural order. For the Fallon girls track team, that means pulling off its share of upsets in hopes of securing a top two finish at today’s state track meet at 3 p.m. at Silverado High School in Las Vegas. Saturday’s meet begins at 8 a.m. The Lady Wave are lying in the weeds and aim to pull off several upsets of their own. Last year, Fallon finished second, but this season has been a bit rough for the Lady Wave. Only 19 athletes participated in last week’s regional meet, although nine … ]]> http://www.NevadaAppeal.com/sports/6545836-113/state-fallon-meet-murray http://www.NevadaAppeal.com/sports/6549125-113/faith-lutheran-fallon-fernley Carson High has always put top-notch relay teams on the track during the postseason, and this year is no exception. Entering Friday’s NIAA Division I State Track & Field Championships at Silverado High School in Las Vegas, both of the Senators’ 3200-relay squads have an excellent chance at bringing home a medal. The girls’ quartet of Jessie Balkwell, Cindy Juchtzer, Alex Drozdoff and Eveline Delgado is seeded third behind Coronado and Damonte Ranch at 9:52.70. The boys’ contingent of Michael Samii, Dexter Cummings, Taylor Bradshaw and Zach Heinz is also seeded third behind McQueen and Centennial at 8:07. Carson coach … ]]> http://www.NevadaAppeal.com/sports/6526529-113/week-maw-qualified-ran TORONTO — Barry Zito battled as long as he could, though he had already buried the San Francisco Giants with a brutal first inning. R.A. Dickey snapped a four-start winless streak, Melky Cabrera had four hits against his former team and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Giants 10-6 on Tuesday night. Zito (3-2), who has won just once in six starts, allowed eight runs, five earned, and a season-high 12 hits in 5 2-3 innings. The bulk of the damage came in a six-run, six-hit, 11-batter first that put the Giants in a huge hole. “In the first inning, … ]]> http://www.NevadaAppeal.com/sports/6530991-113/cabrera-giants-blue-jays LOS ANGELES — The Washington Nationals had a chance to get to Clayton Kershaw early. They just couldn’t convert and the Dodgers’ ace was nearly unhittable the rest of the way. Ryan Zimmerman was the only Washington hitter to have any success against Kershaw, getting three of the team’s five hits in a 2-0 loss to Los Angeles on Tuesday night. “He’s obviously one of the best pitchers in the game,” he said. “I guess you just have to kind of keep it simple. I wish I knew what I was doing so I could tell everyone.” Kershaw retired 23 … ]]> http://www.NevadaAppeal.com/sports/6530959-113/kershaw-inning-nationals-dodgers ANAHEIM, Calif. — Albert Pujols, Josh Hamilton and the Los Angeles Angels did more than just end Jeremy Guthrie’s 18-game unbeaten streak. They smashed it to smithereens. Pujols, Hamilton, Howie Kendrick and Mike Trout all homered off the right-hander in a 6-2 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Tuesday night. “As you saw tonight, up and down the lineup, we’re capable of doing that,” Hamilton said. “When you look at what he’s been doing as of late, he’s been throwing the ball well. So it’s encouraging to know you’ve had good at-bats against a guy like that. It’s just … ]]> http://www.NevadaAppeal.com/sports/6530956-113/angels-guthrie-hamilton-game OAKLAND, Calif. — The Oakland Athletics had an All-Star closer on the brink and were in prime position for another walk-off win. They couldn’t complete the rally. Joe Nathan struck out Daric Barton with the bases loaded in the 10th inning and induced pinch-hitter Eric Sogard’s first-pitch groundout to preserve the Texas Rangers’ 6-5 victory Tuesday night, snapping Oakland’s four-game winning streak in the rivalry and an unbeaten run of five in a row at home. Chris Resop (1-1) allowed Adrian Beltre’s tiebreaking home run in the 10th inning and then Mitch Moreland’s second of the game. Nathan gave up … ]]> http://www.NevadaAppeal.com/sports/6530946-113/game-run-oakland-innings LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Kings hadn’t held a two-goal lead in the entire postseason until Slava Voynov’s shot fortunately caromed off Mike Richards’ body and into San Jose’s net midway through their second-round series opener. A two-goal lead was one more than Jonathan Quick needed against the Sharks. Quick made 35 saves in his sixth career playoff shutout, and the Kings opened the fourth all-California playoff series with a 2-0 victory Tuesday night. Voynov and Richards each had a goal and an assist in the Stanley Cup winners’ 11th straight victory at Staples Center since March. With no … ]]> http://www.NevadaAppeal.com/sports/6530910-113/sharks-kings-angeles-los INDIANAPOLIS — Carmelo Anthony tried to keep the New York Knicks in the game, even as his teammates missed shots all around him. Once Anthony stopped making them, the Indiana Pacers had pushed the Knicks to the brink of elimination. Anthony missed all four of his field goals in the fourth quarter and fouled out. Paul George had six points, four rebounds and two assists in the period, helping the Pacers handle the Knicks 93-82 on Tuesday night. The Pacers took a 3-1 lead in the best-of-seven series and would advance to the Eastern Conference finals for the first time … ]]> http://www.NevadaAppeal.com/sports/6530883-113/game-knicks-pacers-points SAN ANTONIO — Realizing there would be no late comeback even in a series that’s already had two of them, Mark Jackson turned his attention to Game 6 of the Western Conference semifinals. Jackson pulled Stephen Curry and Andrew Bogut with 4 minutes left in Game 5 and his Golden State Warriors trailing San Antonio by 18 points. Curry was hurting, and the Warriors will need him at his best in the next game. “It got to a point where they had made plays and I had to look towards Game 6,” Jackson said. “It was just being smart, that’s … ]]> http://www.NevadaAppeal.com/sports/6530903-113/curry-game-points-antonio Coming off a dominating performance at last week’s Scenic West Athletic Conference, the Western Nevada Wildcats open District play on Thursday against Lamar College in Sterling, Colo. First pitch is set for 11 a.m. The other first-round match-up pits Northeastern Colorado against Cochise at 2:30 p.m. Western Nevada has won 19 of its last 21 games and is 41-18 entering the event. Cody Hamlin is WNC’s scheduled starter, but he’s coming off a 120-pitch outing last week in Henderson, and coach D.J. Whittemore hopes he’ll be ready. Hamlin compiled an 9-2 record with a 1.56 ERA. In Lamar, the Wildcats … ]]> http://www.NevadaAppeal.com/sports/6522686-113/team-coming-hitting-lamar No one said it was going to be easy winning a third-straight state championship, let alone qualifying for the biggest tournament of the season. But the Lady Wave softball team is three wins away from winning another crown after they survived the Northern Division I-A regional tournament in Winnemucca last weekend. Fallon met its Lahontan League nemesis three times in the tournament, getting the upper hand in two of the contests. After sending Fernley to the consolation bracket, Fallon rebounded in the championship to win the third game, 7-4, and capture its first regional title and the division’s first regional … ]]> http://www.NevadaAppeal.com/sports/6505760-113/fallon-game-archer-fernley http://www.NevadaAppeal.com/sports/6522306-113/doubles-hopkins-jenkins-runs YERINGTON — Deep and talented is too much to overcome. The Fallon boys track team blew past the competition during Friday and Saturday’s Northern Division I-A regional meet. The Greenwave won their third straight regional title with 180.5 points followed by Elko (104.5) and Dayton (90.5). Fallon, though, heads into this week’s state meet with an opportunity to win its third consecutive state championship. The Lady Wave, meanwhile, tied for third with Dayton behind Spring Creek (137.5) and Elko (136). The Wave will bring eight individuals to compete in nine events as well as three of the four relay teams. … ]]> http://www.NevadaAppeal.com/sports/6518797-113/fallon-regional-third-won