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The CarsonNow.org Pink Diamonds brought their season record to 9-3 with a decisive win over the HDR Killer Kiwis 23-11 in Carson Girls U10 softball action at Edmonds Park on Tuesday.

The pitchers for the Killer Kiwis were: Mackenzie Nolan - 10 runs, 4 hits, 12 walks, 1 strike out; and, Destinae Ordaz – 13 runs, 4 hits, 14 walks, 1 strike out. Pitching for the Pink Diamonds: Kelley Barr – 5 runs, 3 hits, 4 walks, 1 strike out; Lexi Fox – 5 runs, no hits, 7 walks, 2 strike outs; and, Tezia Boice – 1 run, no hits, 6 walks, 5 strike outs.

The Carson City Little League would like to invite you to purchase tickets for the raffle of a car and $250 gas card, Donated by Dick Campagni's Carson City Toyota, Scion, Capitol Ford, Hyundai. Tickets are $4.00 and can be purchased at Toyota, Ford and any Little League players.

In a classic see-saw battle, the CarsonNow.org Pink Diamonds edged the Affordable Paralegal Services Dayton Little Devils 7-6 in softball action on Thursday night.

The pitchers for the Little Devils were: Amanda Woitas - 6 runs, 7 hits, 7 walks, 4 strike outs; and, Marissa Hein – 1 run, 2 hits, 5 walks, 2 strike outs. Pitching for the Pink Diamonds: Kelley Barr – 4 runs, 4 hits, 3 walks, 9 strike outs; and, Tezia Boice – 2 runs, 4 hits, 1 walks, 5 strike outs.

The weather was perfect and the track was smooth and fast for Fernley 95A Speedway’s third race of the season. More than 70 cars were on hand for the five racing divisions on the 3/8 mile clay oval, with an additional nine Outlaw Karts racing on the small infield track.

Without enough girls for a legal team at game time, the Dayton Affordable Paralegal Services Little Devils suffered a forfeit to the CarsonNow.org Pink Diamonds.

This brings the Pink Diamonds record to 7-3 for the season with 4 games to play. On a beautiful afternoon, the teams went on to play and Pink Diamond players Sarah Gomer and Savanna Sharp volunteered to help out the Little Devils.

Western Nevada College Wildcats’ play-by-play announcer Chris Graham will be making a trip to West Jordan, Utah, for the third week in a row to broadcast each of Western Nevada College's NJCAA Western District baseball tournament games later this week.

Follow the Wildcats online at online at www.ustream.tv/channel/western-nevada-baseball and through a live stat tracker provided by Salt Lake Community College here.

The U10 CarsonNow.org Pink Diamonds earned another win over the HDR Killer Kiwis on Thursday 5/10/12 to bring their season record to 6-3.

The pitchers for the Kiwis were: Lilly Suina – 9 runs, 4 hits, 9 walks, 3 strike outs; Mackenzie Hogan – 10 runs, 1 hit, 12 walks, 2 strike outs; and, Kassidy Cooley – no runs, no hits, 1 walk, 3 strike outs. Pitchers working for the Pink Diamonds: Bryar Fancher – 1 run, no hits, 4 walks, 3 strike outs; Lexi Fox – 5 runs, 1 hit, 7 walks, no strike outs; and, Tezia Boice – no runs, 3 hits, no walks, 7 strike outs.

In an unfortunate forfeit, the U10 CarsonNow.org Pink Diamonds brought their season record to 5-3 against the short-handed Carson Nugget/Gilson Auto Body Twisters. The teams went on to play with Pink Diamonds Savana Sharp graciously playing for the Twisters. After four innings, the score was Pink Diamonds 11 and Twisters 10.

In a well-pitched outing by both teams, the Carson Valley Helping Hands Thrift Store Sweet Peas earned their first win of the season, beating the CarsonNow.org Pink Diamonds 11-5 in a regulation six innings.

Fernley 95A Speedway’s second race of the year saw 80 cars take to the 3/8 mile clay oval, with an additional nine Outlaw Karts racing on the small infield track. Spectator attendance was good, particularly in the popular tailgate section behind Turn One.

Shawn Hartzell captured both his heat race and the A main in the Pure Stock division. Travis Barr won the other heat race and came home second in the A main, followed by Al Bishop, Bracee Langevin, and Mark Serchio, Jr.

The CarsonNow.org Pink Diamonds brought their season record to 4-2 with a win over the Affordable Paralegal Services Dayton Little Devils, 19-14.

During the 4 inning contest, the pitchers for the Little Devils were: Emmy Mills – 5 runs, no hits, 8 walks, no strike outs; and, Temia Powell – 14 runs, 3 hits, 17 walks, 3 strike outs. For the Pink Diamonds: Kelley Barr – 5 runs, 5 hits, 1 walk, 2 strike outs; and, Tezia Boice – 9 runs, 6 hits, 6 walks, 8 strike outs.

Heavenly Mountain Resort at South Lake Tahoe will host the U.S. Freestyle Championships in 2012-13 and 2013-14. The two-year deal brings the women’s and men’s moguls, aerials and dual moguls back to Lake Tahoe's South Shore for the second time. Heavenly also hosted the U.S. Freestyle Championships in 2004, as well as FIS World Cup Freestyle events in 1999 and 2000.

The CarsonNow.org Pink Diamonds improved their season record to 3-2 with a win over the HDR Killer Kiwis, 15-4.

During the 5-inning contest, the pitchers for the Killer Kiwis were: Destiny Ordaz Vidovich – 10 runs, 3 hits, 7 walks, 4 strike outs; Killy Suina – 5 runs, 2 hits, 4 walks, no strike outs; and, Kassidy Cooley – no runs, no hits, 3 walks, 3 strike outs.

The Western Nevada College softball team got close, but didn’t bring home the wins over the weekend. Two one-run defeats and two squandered leads stunted the Wildcats momentum during an April 20-21 road series at Snow College.
Snow edged the Wildcats 2-1 and 7-6, then completed the four-game sweep with 8-0 and 8-5 victories in Ephraim, Utah.

The CarsonNow.org Pink Diamonds brought their season record to 2-2 with a win over the Little Tykes Too Royal Ladies, 18-11.

During the 5-inning contest, the pitchers for the Royal Ladies were: Audrey Vidovich – 10 runs, 1 hit, 15 walks, 1 strike out; Regan Lowe – 6 runs, 3 hits, 7 walks, 4 strike out; and, Lexi Phillipi – 2 runs, 1 hit, 1 walk, 3 strike outs. For the Pink Diamond: Bryar Fancher - 5 runs, 2 hits, 4 walks, 1 strike out; Tezia Boice – 2 runs, 3 hits, 3 walks, 6 strike outs; and, Alexis Fox – 4 runs, 1 hit, 4 walks, 2 strike outs.

In U10 league action Thursday at Edmonds Park, the CarsonNow.org Pink Diamonds earned their first win of the year over the Gilson Auto Body/Carson Nugget Twisters, 18-10.

During the 4-inning contest, the pitchers for the Twisters were: Ashley Wood, 2 hits, 9 walks, 4 strike outs, 9 runs; Faith Bigelow, no hits, 4 walks, 2 strike outs and 5 runs; and, Abi Golik, no hits, 2 strike outs, 5 walks and 4 runs. For the Pink Diamonds, Annabelle Crawford, 3 hits, 5 walks, 1 strike out, 5 runs; and, Tezia Boice, 6 hits, 1 walk, 4 strike outs, and 5 runs.

In U10 league action Tuesday at Edmonds Park, the Little Tykes Too Royal Ladies squeaked out a narrow victory over the CarsonNow.org Pink Diamonds, 10-9.

During the 5-inning contest, the pitchers for the Royal Ladies were: Audrey Vidovich, 1 hit, 8 walks, 6 strike outs, 8 runs; and, Lexi Phillipi, 1 hit, 3 walks, 6 strike outs and 1 run. For the Pink Diamonds, Bryar Fancher, 3 hits, 2 walks, 1 strike out , 4 runs; Kelley Barr, 1 hit, 4 walks, 3 strike outs, 3 runs; and, Tezia Boice, no hits, 1 walk, 5 strike outs, and 1 run.

Fernley 95A Speedway Season Opens
By Roger Diez

Fernley 95A Speedway opened its 2012 season on Saturday, April 14 with a full racing program on the 3/8 mile clay oval. The track is under new management headed up by Vuki Wilson and Matt Ramthun with the slogan “A Racers’ Track Run by Racers”. Six racing divisions were on hand, plus a contingent of Box Stock Outlaw Karts driven by kids 5-10 years old.

Opening night at the Fernley 95A Speedway clay oval in Fernley, NV. Racing divisions include IMCA Modifieds, Pro Stock, Hobby Stock, Pure Stock Minis, Modified Minis, Dwarf Cars, and Box Stock Outlaw Karts. Spectator gates open at 3PM, racing starts at 6PM.

General admission is $8, with $5 tickets for seniors over 55 and kids under 8-14. Youngsters seven and under are free, as are disabled persons and military in uniform. The tailgate section will cost you $30 per carload, or $20 for driver and one passenger.

The annual Carson Girls Softball fundraiser for the Sharks Tournament Softball teams will be held on May 18th for 6PM to 9PM at the Fuji Park Exhibition hall. For a $20.00 donation you will get all you can eat bratwurst and all you can drink beer! There will be a silent auction, raffle and door prizes from local business plus it’s a great time. All proceeds go to the Sharks tournament season and fund there indoor facility utilized by the girls in our community. For tickets contact jessie@carsongirlssoftball.com

If there is such thing as an Easter Bunny naughty list, I’m pretty sure that David Reutimann will find his Easter basket full of rotten eggs tomorrow morning. He is definitely on Hendrick Motorsports’ bad list after ruining an almost certain 200th win and a probable 1-2-3 finish for the organization. Reutimann was limping around to try and stay in the top 35 in points when his car died at the end of the front straightaway, bringing out the caution. A wreck on the restart took out leaders Jimmie Johnson and Jeff Gordon and damaged Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s car.

The first game of the season for these two U10 teams, was exciting. The final score was Tidal Waves 14, Pink Diamonds 9.

For the Tidal Waves, Kailie Lushar pitched 3 fine innings, with 7 strike outs, 1 walk and allowing 2 runs.

Top hitters were: Kailee Lushar (2), Maali DeLeon (1) and Kedre Lushar (1). Scoring runs were: Brigette Quintero (2), Kendal Moore (3), Kedre Lushar (2), Kailee Lushar (3), Maali DeLeon, Sydney Fields, Grace Foster and Jordan Sheppard.

Local race fans will soon get a taste of live racing, as two dirt tracks, a road course, and a drag strip all begin their seasons this month. Next Saturday night the quarter mile dirt oval at Fallon’s Rattlesnake Raceway will open their season, with Hobby Stock, Pro Stock, GenX, Rat Mod, Super Four, and 360 Sprint divisions in action, as well as four divisions of Outlaw Karts. General admission is $10, with $5 tickets for seniors, kids less than 64” tall, and kids under 5 years old free.

We had a great turn out for try outs on Saturday and today is the final try out for 13 to 18 years olds for the Junior, Senior and Big League age groups. Governors field at 6:00.

The two biggest topics in the racing world this past week have NASCAR fans fired up. The first event was the surprise reversal of the penalties levied against Hendrick Motorsports and the 48 team at Daytona. While Chief Appellate Officer John Middlebrook reversed the ruling of the three-member appeals panel on points and suspension penalties, he let the $100,000 fine for crew chief Chad Knaus stand. He modified the suspensions for Knaus and car chief Ron Malec to probation.

Wildcats' Melanie Pfeiffer dives safely back to second base under the tag of College of Southern Idaho's TJ Surrage during a college softball game in Carson City, on Friday, March 16, 2012. CSI defeated WNC 12-3, 11-3 and 14-0. Weather permitting the teams will face off Saturday, March 17 at noon at the Edmonds Sports Complex.
Photo by Cathleen Allison/Nevada Photo Source

Carson City Little League has expaned our age groups this year to include 13-18 year olds who want to come play competative baseball.

*** JR / SR BIG LEAGUE SIGN UPS
Ages 13-18 come out and play for Carson City Little League in the Junior/Senior/Big League Program. Sign-ups will be March 21 from 6-8 pm with tryouts on March 24 from 9-2. All sign ups and try-outs will be at Governors Field. For more information contact Coach Craig "Bear" Stevens at 315-6984 or Coach Bob Stevens at 690-3298. Come out and play even if you have never played before!!!

We expected a 24-hour race at Daytona in January. What we did not expect was a 36-hour race in February, but that’s what we got. It was almost exactly 36 hours from the scheduled start of the Daytona 500 until the checkered flag flew for Matt Kenseth. It was perhaps the most snake bit race I have ever seen, with an unprecedented cancellation for rain. A second-lap accident took several drivers out of contention, including rookie Danica Patrick and five-time NASCAR Sprint Cup champion Jimmie Johnson.

Bad luck for Carson on the Friday the 13th when they took on the McQueen High School Lancers. The Senators lost 52-32.

Friday the thirteenth is usually bad luck. But on this Friday night it was a game full of excitement. The Senators beat the Lancers of McQueen High School 42-39.