In a rematch from a year ago, Whittell High was hoping for a different outcome. Instead, Yerington is the repeat state volleyball champs for Division 2A, with the Warriors again second best in the state. Yerington won the competition Saturday in Las Vegas in three straight games, 25-19, 25-13, 25-17. Whittell has a rich volleyball […]
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State champions. That’s what the South Tahoe High School girls’ soccer team is for the second consecutive year. With a 3-0 win over Elko on Saturday, the Vikings conquered the 3A Division. The girls reached the final round by beating Boulder City 2-0 Friday afternoon. On the boys’ side, Truckee High lost 1-0 to Sparks […]
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By Matt Weiser, Sacramento Bee Dirt roads, not logging clear-cuts, are likely the largest source of erosion that may threaten salmon restoration in Battle Creek, an important Sacramento River tributary. That is the conclusion of a new report by a special state task force, presented Wednesday at a meeting of the California Board of Forestry. […]
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Whittell High will battle for the state volleyball Division 2A title this morning at 10 against Yerington. The girls beat Calvary Chapel 3-1 in the semifinals Friday in Las Vegas. Truckee High will vie for the state Division 3A title on Saturday at 4pm after beating Churchill County 3-1. Truckee will take on Boulder City, […]
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By Jeff Delong, Reno Gazette-Journal The need to protect domestic pets from harmful animal traps, a risk of interfering with professional pest controllers and affronts to private property rights again are emerging as sensitive issues as state wildlife officials renew debate over urban trapping regulations. A subcommittee of the Nevada Wildlife Commission held a workshop […]
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Winners of the River-Friendly Landscaping Program are Susie Urie, Steve Ramos and Eric Premack. They each won a $5,000 rebate and Donner Pines East won a $10,000 rebate for completed river-friendly landscaping soil erosion measures. The river-friendly landscaping began in September with the objective to restore residential properties with significant erosion problems near rivers and […]
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By KCRA-TV TRUCKEE — The streak stands at 34 — as in, the Truckee Wolverines football team has won 34 straight games. The last time the Wolverines lost was in the 2008 state title game. “It’s pretty special,” Truckee senior running back Cole Roberts said. “We want to keep it going and keep the history […]
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Once a year, the Lake Tahoe Basin’s night sky erupts with a flurry of shooting stars — the Leonids Meteor Shower. Tahoe Rim Trail Association, Tahoe Institute for Natural Science and Space Science for Schools is having an event Nov. 17 from 7-9pm. It is a free, family friendly gazing party. Bring your lawn chairs, […]
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TAMBA Trail day with Carson Valley Trails Association is Nov. 12. CVTA has been busy all summer working on the Sierra Canyon Trail with trail machines putting in about 13 miles of trail. Now they are trying to finish the last half mile section by hand. Meet at the end of Carson Street (two blocks […]
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By Kate McGinty, Desert Sun A 23-year-old man was hurt Monday when he jumped from a cliff in Joshua Tree National Park. William Fleming was attempting “an unauthorized base jump” about 8am in the Oyster Bar area of the park, spokesman Joe Zarki said. His parachute was blown by the wind into the rocks. Fleming, […]
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