utside the Davis Gallery of Fine Art is the icy main street of the rural town of Genoa. The branches of the cottonwoods are heavy with snow. Light breaks through the clouds. Inside the gallery is an oil painting by Greg Drinkwine of an autumn-clad cottonwood located just a "quarter of a mile down the road, off Foothill Road." The 24-by-36 plein air is in a gilded frame, which was constructed by the artist.
DAYTON - The words "Building A Tradition" grace the t-shirts of Dayton High's varsity basketball team.
Mike Hays learned to ride a bicycle when he was three and began racing when he was four.
A young Galena High boys basketball team put its feet to the fire right away in a 52-43 loss at home against Utah power Orem on Wednesday in the season opener for both clubs.
The following people were booked into the Carson City Jail. All suspects are innocent until proved guilty in court:
To any true college football fan, watching a game played at Notre Dame Stadium is a special experience. Indescribable might be more accurate if you're talking about a true fan of the Fighting Irish.
Caitlin Anderson scored 16 points and Amy Scott added 11 points as the Galena High girls basketball team rolled to the win.
The game went back and forth and the Senators actually outshot McQueen from the field.
RENO - Four University of Nevada football players - senior defensive tackle Chris Barry, senior offensive tackle Harvey Dahl, junior wide receiver Nichiren Flowers and freshman linebacker JeremyEngstrom - received all-Western Athletic Conference honors.
Reno - Jon Miller, the voice of the San Francisco Giants and ESPN's "Sunday Night Baseball", as well as one of baseball's finest announcers and most recognizable voices, will be the keynote speaker at the University of Nevada's 21st annual Bobby Dolan Baseball Dinner on Monday, February 7.
In his second year with the Notre Dame swim team, Justin Barber is happy with how his season has gone so far.
The following people were booked into the Carson City Jail. All suspects are innocent until proved guilty in court:
Reyes agrees to deal with Padres
It maybe chilly out there, but it will be hot at the Carson City Community Center Saturday night at 7 p.m. when the Sporting Rage shows the latest Waren Miller film, "Impact."
The following people were booked into the Carson City Jail. All suspects are innocent until proved guilty in court:
Loyalty is an important word to Lester Hayes, especially when you're talking about loyalty to team.
The following people were booked into the Carson City Jail. All suspects are innocent until proved guilty in court:
Orlando, Fla. would be a well-deserving reward for the Carson Senator Junior Pee Wee Blue football team.
NEW YORK - A sickly dollar lifted gold to a fresh 16-year high this week, just as a newly launched exchange traded fund offered individual investors a new way to own the gleaming asset. But Wall Street experts, less than unanimous about its prospects, are divided about what sort of role gold should play in your portfolio. Prized for their intrinsic value, precious metals like gold and silver are often used in investing as a way to offset rising inflation or currency losses, and are seen as a safe haven in times of market tumult. But while gold can be a useful diversification tool, over the very long term experts say it is not as good an investment as stocks or bonds, because it doesn't throw off any sort of income, interest or dividends.
RENO - The tight end has been a forgotten position in Nevada's offense this season.
You know the old saying, "I'd rather be lucky than good?" Well, that adage certainly applies to newly crowned NASCAR Nextel Cup Champion Kurt Busch!
SAN FRANCISCO - Like a lot of frequent travelers, Kevin Pollard relies on the Internet to save money on airfares, hotel rooms and rental cars. The quest generally took him to the Web's most popular travel sites - Orbitz, Travelocity and Expedia - until he discovered a new breed of specialty search engines that promise to dig up even better bargains.
The following people were booked into the Carson City Jail. All suspects are innocent until proved guilty in court:
As could be expected with the success that local teams had, Carson Country athletes were well-represented on all-Northern 4A and 3A teams in boys and girls soccer and volleyball.
It's an understandable assumption that there's only one man who knows more about the ins and outs of the Carson High baseball program than Steve Cook. And that's the man who he's replacing.
Carson High girls basketball coach Alana Williams likes what she sees in her team this season.
RENO - Galena High's Lux Gill leads a strong class of four players who have signed during the fall signing period with first-year women's golf coach Jody Dansie for the University of Nevada.
BERLIN (AP) - The dollar slumped to a new record low against the euro Tuesday, after a weekend meeting of the world's top finance officials failed to send any signal that governments were preparing to slow its slide. The European currency rose to $1.3093 in early afternoon trading, breaking the previous record of $1.3074, set Thursday.
One of the Raiders all-time greats will be coming to lend a helping hand to Carson City Raiders Booster Club for its biggest fund-raiser of the year.
This has been a season - a year, actually - of transition for Rachael DeRiemer.
This wasn't the Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees, but the Carson Senators hockey club pulled a pretty good comeback in its own right by scoring three times in the final 75 seconds to defeat Reed 7-5 in the Northern Nevada Roller Hockey League opener for both teams on Friday.
RENO - Last year's season-ending 56-3 loss to Boise State was one of the most embarrassing moments in Nevada football history.
Nevada's undefeated basketball team left today for its first, and probably toughest, road trip of the season.
The following people were booked into the Carson City Jail. All suspects are innocent until proved guilty in court:
The snow's here, even if winter isn't, and that's been good news for snowsporters - skiers, snowboarders, snowshoers and cross country skiers. The mountains are deep; snow is what draws visitors from the Bay Area, the Midwest, Texas and Europe to the Sierra Nevada. And we're lucky to live here right in the middle of all this splendid terrain.
As expected, Saturday's game between Nevada and undefeated Boise State will be televised nationally at 4:45 p.m. by ESPN.
The following people were booked into the Carson City Jail. All suspects are innocent until proved guilty in court:
RENO - The University of Nevada capped off a successful basketball weekend by sweeping the Western Athletic Conference Player of the Week awards.
RENO - Yes, there is a reason why Dave Shoji was named Western Athletic Conference volleyball coach of the year, and there is a reason why Hawai'i is enjoying its 30th consecutive season with a winning record under Shoji.
RENO - It was supposed to be the first test for Nevada's young basketball team. It ended up being more like a pop quiz, which the Wolf Pack passed with flying colors.
The following people were booked into the Carson City Jail. All suspects are innocent until proved guilty in court:
RENO -- After being swept out in three straight games by Rice back on Sept. 25, the University of Nevada volleyball team had lost three of five matches and was looking at a 7-5 overall record and 1-1 Western Athletic Conference mark.
Having watched countless young volleyball players around Northern Nevada with more than a passing interest for the better part of two decades, Danny McLaughlin is looking to take his involvement to a new and higher level.
RENO - Senior Amber Young isn't one to mince words.
Gentlemen, start your calculators. Actually, Motorsports scribes have already burned out dozens of those devices while figuring out all the combinations and permutations possible in today's final episode of the NASCAR Nextel Cup Race for the Chase.
The Carson City Pop Warner Midget football lost a hotly contested championship game to the Reno Wolf Pack 16-0 last Saturday.
RENO -- Every game is important at postseason time, a point University of Nevada volleyball coach Devin Scruggs made sure to emphasize before the Wolf Pack took the floor for their opener at the Western Athletic Conference Tournament on Friday.
RENO - Megan McGuire knows all about Cal-State Fullerton's women's basketball program.
Nevada's unemployment rate dropped from an already low 3.9 percent in September to 3.6 percent in October - the state's lowest rate in more than 25 years. The seasonally adjusted rate compare with a national average of 5.5 percent and a 5.7 percent rate in neighboring California, according to a report Friday from the state Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation.
Whenever a small community's high school wins a state title, it's always special. When a small community can celebrate its high school's first ever state title, there's nothing more special.
WASHINGTON (AP) -The persistence of bloated U.S. trade deficits over time can pose a risk to the U.S. economy, which thus far has proven resilient, Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan warned Friday. Policy-makers must not get lulled into a sense of complacency, he said. The broadest measure of trade, called the current account deficit, swelled to an all-time high of $166.2 billion in the second quarter of this year, the most recent period for which this information is available.
The following people were booked into the Carson City Jail. All suspects are innocent until proved guilty in court:
Without a doubt, there are many very big football games being played this week, but even the most popular sport in America must take a back seat to NASCAR this weekend. The champion of the inaugural Chase for the Nextel Cup will be crowned Sunday at the Ford 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway, and there are five drivers still in the hunt.
LAS VEGAS - The Hard Rock hotel-casino paid a $100,000 fine Thursday to the Nevada Gaming Commission to settle a complaint over a provocative advertising campaign that state gambling regulators had deemed offensive. The Hard Rock admitted no wrongdoing, and no new policy was set after months of debate about First Amendment freedoms and whether the Nevada gaming regulators could enforce standards of advertising "decency, dignity, good taste, honesty and inoffensiveness."
RENO - The University of Nevada's men's basketball team puts its 15-game home winning streak on the line this weekend when it opens the non-conference season by hosting the Jim Thorpe Classic at Lawlor Events Center.
RENO - The University of Nevada women's basketball team opens the 2004-05 season by hosting the John Ascuaga Nugget Classic tonight and Saturday at Lawlor
Not a whole lot of size. Plenty of perimeter players. Anyone familiar with Northern Nevada boys basketball over the last few years can immediately deduce that's a description of Carson High.
The following people were booked into the Carson City Jail. All suspects are innocent until proved guilty in court:
NEW YORK - A resurgent Kmart, home of the blue light special, is buying the once-dominant Sears department store chain in a surprising $11 billion gamble it is counting on to help both better compete with Wal-Mart and other big-box retailers.
RENO - The difference in Kyle Shiloh jumps out at you. You can see it on his face and you see it in his actions.
The following people were booked into the Carson City Jail. All suspects are innocent until proved guilty in court:
Hawai'i will bring its No. 2 national ranking and a ton of tradition into the Western Athletic Conference Volleyball Tournament, which begins its three-day run in Reno on Friday afternoon.
FRESNO - There are no tomorrows for the University of Nevada football team. It's win two straight or kiss a bowl game bye-bye.
If the Premiere Development League's rules for the 2005 season were instituted last year, the Nevada Wonders would have been a playoff contender.
RENO - University of Nevada basketball coach Mark Fox is off to a good start in the recruiting wars.
Jamie Engan logged the second-best score in the girls 15-18 age group at the second annual Carson Tigersharks Sextathlon Invitational, which ended Sunday afternoon at the Carson Aquatic Facility.
Those competing this weekend are having a chance to show who the best all-around swimmer is in a unique meet being held at the Carson Aquatic Center.
Today's Darlington race is sure to be a nail-biter.
PLEASANTON, Calif. - The Golden Baseball League announced today that Juliana Paoli, a Carson City Native, has been named General Manager of the league's charter team in San Diego.
RENO - One thing Nevada coach Mark Fox wants to see in his team is improvement from day to day and game to game.
RENO - There's nothing flashy about the Galena High School volleyball team. There's no superstars or any super statistics. The Grizzlies simply have something better - a state championship.
RENO - In what turned out to be a fitting climax, Amanda Sbragia served an ace to close out the victory that brought Dayton High School its first state championship on Saturday afternoon.
The Lassen Community College women's soccer team has been seeded No. 2 in the Northern California playoffs.
In an orange-hued coffeehouse off North Carson Street, businessman Steve Arelliano wants to start his coffee empire. Coffee baron may be imprinted into his lineage. Arelliano, a native of Hawaii, is a third- generation coffee seller. His ancestors grew coffee in Puerto Rico. His father owns Kona Coffee, a 100-acre plantation on Kona, Hawaii.
Raw fish and pigskin is a winning combination for Bob Liou, owner of Ming's Chinese Restaurant and Sushi Bar. While gazing up at the Dallas Cowboys playing the Philadelphia Eagles, customers can now snack on shrimp and seaweed.
Chris Spohn stopped at a drive-through coffee shop in Yreka, Calif., and met the love of his life. "I came through on a Sunday and she made me the best vanilla latté I had ever had," said Chris, 31. "So I knew I just had to marry her."
The committment came midway through the summer but Kayla Dunn, one of the state's top power hitters of all-time, made it official Friday, signing a letter of intent to play softball for Georgia Tech.
OLYMPIC VALLEY, Calif. - Gliding down the mountain above the ski runs in the Squaw Valley cable car, it's easy to imagine the snow-covered buildings nestled below as a tiny village under the Christmas tree. A few miles to the south, the gondola at Heavenly Mountain Resorts overlooks perhaps the most picturesque alpine lake in America as it slips past the hotel-casinos at Lake Tahoe's south shore.
The vital statistics for Larry "Irish Pat" Duncan read like this: Born on Dec. 24, 1948, in Vallejo, Calif., a resident of Carson City since 1953 ... professional heavyweight boxer for more than a dozen years between the 1960s and early '80s ... passed away at his residence on Nov. 2, 2004.
The following people were booked into the Carson City Jail. All suspects are innocent until proved guilty in court:
RENO - Chad Bell is like a kid turned loose in a candy store.
RENO - One thing is painfully evident about the University of Nevada's football team - it takes a while for it to get untracked offensively.
WASHINGTON - The Federal Reserve nudged interest rates up another quarter-point on Wednesday, the fourth moderate rate increase in the past five months, as Fed officials pointed to encouraging signs that the economy is finally rebounding from its summer slowdown. The generally more upbeat tone to the Fed's official announcement was seen by many private economists as a signal that rates will keep moving higher in coming months.
The following people were booked into the Carson City Jail. All suspects are innocent until proved guilty in court:
On a night when Northern Nevada business leaders are accustomed to getting a pat on the back, a plaque to put in the office and a good meal - filet mignon and jumbo shrimp- attendees at Tuesday's Governor's Industry Appreciation Awards were also served humble pie. Keynote speaker Jeffrey Finkle, president/CEO of the International Economic Development Council, told about 850 guests at John Ascuaga's Nugget in Sparks that reducing poverty and employing workers in living-wage jobs is key to economic success.
Nevada casinos recorded their second best month in history in September with $924.78 million in winnings. At the same time, the Carson Valley area logged its 17th straight month of increases - which Gaming Control Board expert Frank Streshley said was one of the longest streaks in recent years.
Both Kirkwood and Mt. Rose will be open today in celebration of Veterans Day. Squaw Valley, Alpine Meadows, Sugar Bowl, Boreal and Soda Springs will open for the weekend Friday. No report from Heavenly.
The only drawback from winning the Northern 4A title is the wait. After the Carson High boys soccer team defeated Douglas 3-1 on Saturday at home to win the zone crown, it's likely that the Senator players would have rather just made the trip to Las Vegas and started playing in the next tournament the very next day.
RENO - More doors are starting to swing open for University of Nevada softball coach Michelle Gardner, and that can only mean success in the future.
For the Galena and Dayton High volleyball teams, there's no place like home. When Galena and Dayton qualified for the state championships last year, their fortunes weren't the best down south as both schools fell short of the crown.
While it would have made perfect sense for the Washington Expos to place Darrell Rasner on their 40-man roster, anyone familiar with what happens knows that Major League Baseball teams don't always do what's expected.
The University of Nevada has taken some criticism for not recruiting enough local athletes.
The following people were booked into the Carson City Jail. All suspects are innocent until proved guilty in court:
Nobody seems to remember the last time a Carson Midget Pop Warner team has made it to the league championship game, the Snow Bowl. But last Friday night, the Senators earned the right to represent Carson in the big game by defeating the Reno Titans 32-28.
Some things never seem to change, and in Carson City, one of those is the sight of Ron Tamori coaching in a basketball game. Low-key and soft-spoken ... composed ... always teaching ... and, of course, there's his trademark, sucking on a lollipop as he watches a game from the bench.
There are plenty of choices for snowsporting this weekend with Mt. Rose coming on line. About the only major resort not opening for the Veteran's Day weekend is Heavenly.
The following people were booked into the Carson City Jail. All suspects are innocent until proved guilty in court:
Several Carson City businesses will receive recognition from Gov. Kenny Guinn and other businesspeople at tonight's 20th annual Governor's Industry Appreciation Awards program. One of those will be Harley-Davidson Financial Services. It received the Commitment to Nevada Award.
From pillar to post: some pretentious pugilistic pontifications and prognostications:
Simply put, the Nevada Wolf Pack (5-4, 3-2) have been horrible away from the friendly confines of Mackay Stadium, losing the four contests by an average of 20 points a game.
The following people were booked into the Carson City Jail. All suspects are innocent until proved guilty in court:
The Dayton High volleyball team took an important step to possibly winning the school's first ever team state championship by winning its second straight Northern 3A title on Saturday.
The Lassen College women's soccer team finished its regular season with a 6-0 win over Butte on Friday.
When the Galena High girls soccer team began practice back in August, coach Ron Jones knew he had some reloading to do with a number of new faces.
Just when it appeared that the Douglas volleyball team was going to take a match to the fifth set for the third time in the playoffs, Galena turned around and shut the door, claiming the Northern 4A Regional Championship at Galena High School Saturday night.
RENO - It's been a tough two weeks for freshman running back Drew Robinson. He didn't carry the ball against Tulsa and then the Wolf Pack had a bye last week.
Even though Northern Nevada teams were at a distinct disadvantage running on a flat course down south, they still were able to dominate the State Cross Country Championships on the 3A and 4A level on Saturday, with Carson, Galena and Dayton High Schools having an outstanding day.
RENO - For the first time since 1998, the University of Nevada has won three straight games. And, for the first time since 1996 it has a legitimate chance of qualifying for the post-season.
Qualifying for the NIAA Cross Country Championships was the primary objective back in August. T
Carson High boys soccer coach doesn't want today's Northern 4A championship game to come down to a penalty kick shootout. But he knows all too well that's what could happen.
Some thoughts to ponder over your Saturday morning breakfast.
RENO - Put San Jose State and Nevada on the same football field, and you can expect plenty of offensive fireworks.
With little fanfare, yet another season has begun in the National Basketball Assocation. This year, hardly anyone seems to care who will win the championship
Three Carson Country athletes were named as state finalists in the Wendy's High School Heisman Award Contest.
RENO - Juan Ortega scored from 10 yards out with less than five minutes left to give North Tahoe a thrilling 2-1 opening-round win over Dayton in the 3A regional soccer playoffs Thursday afternoon at the University of Nevada.
So, who will be the team to beat when the Northern 4A Regional Volleyball Tournament starts this afternoon?
RENO - Point guard is a big concern for the Nevada basketball team this season, and sophomore Kyle Shiloh and freshman Ramon Sessions are aware of the expectations placed on them.
The following people were booked into the Carson City Jail. All suspects are innocent until proved guilty in court:
The Carson Valley Archers will hold their Turkey Shoot on Sunday, Nov. 7 at the Red Rock Road Site.
Several students from Carson City came home with medals from the 22nd annual International Taekwondo tournament held in Las Vegas this past weekend.
Galena High graduate Annie Baxter has made the Academic all-District VIII second team for the University of Nevada women's soccer team.
Heck of a way to end a soccer game.
The Douglas High football team takes on the Bishop Manogue Miners tonight at 7 p.m. at Keith Roman Field in Minden.
RENO - Craig Bailey's goal is simple - keep improving and help the team win football games.
RENO - The much-anticipated return of the Nevada's men's basketball season is here.
Carson City's Silver State Gymnastics Academy had another successful meet this past weekend in the Monster Mash Invitational held in Sparks.
Carson City's reputation as a mecca for youth soccer has been well established by two major tournaments the community hosts in the fall and the spring.
After spending the majority of the last 22 months rehabilitating from two surgeries, world junior welterweight champion Kostya Tszyu will find out Saturday if he can still operate in the ring.
A new restaurant will open inside the Casino Fandango in December for those who salivate to spend the money on a good steak. The casino's general manager also said the company plans to build a 615-car parking garage and possibly two small hotels on adjacent land.
Silver Strike Lanes in the Gardnerville Ranchos plays host to the 2004 Nevada State Seniors Bowling Championship Tournament beginning Friday at 1 p.m.
Carson High senior Liz Rankl is among 1,020 state finalists for the Wendy's High School Heisman Award.
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The following people were booked into the Carson City Jail. All suspects are innocent until proved guilty in court:
A little more than a week ago, the Carson and Douglas boys soccer teams were fighting simply to stay alive in the hunt for the playoffs.
DENVER - The Western Athletic Conference today announced that an invitation for affiliate membership has been issued to and accepted by Sacramento State to join the conference in baseball for the 2006 season.
RENO - Sacramento State accepted an affiliate membership to join the Western Athletic Conference for baseball starting in the 2006 season.
The Carson Junior Pee Wee Blue football team started the playoffs in fashionable style by shutting out the Fallon White team 33-0.
The Carson Valley Middle School eighth grade girls basketball team avenged its only loss of the year by beating Carson Middle School 29-26 in the title game of the Tah-Neva Tournament.
Carson High graduate Julie Hardt was already able to call herself one of the top scholar-athletes in the country. She can now call herself on of the top 10 scholar-athletes in the nation.
Brian Arce has seen some good times and tough times while playing varsity soccer at Carson High School these past four years.
