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Don’t forget that the Carson City Parks and Recreation High School Basketball League registration is still open and will be through Monday, Feb. 12.

Carson City Parks and Recreation offers two different divisions for this league, a Boys Division and a Girls Division. This league was created to allow any and all high school students that enjoy the sport of basketball the opportunity to play with their peers.

There are not enough foster families in Carson City to meet the need, forcing children to be displaced into other communities — possibly causing further trauma. Information meetings this Wednesday and in March will address the shortage and ways to recruit families wanting to help.

Winterfest 2018 is here, and the theme is “Into the Depps of Winterfest"— as in Johnny Depp — with a week stuffed full of fun activities. Depp says, “I think the thing to do is to enjoy the ride while you’re on it” and this is what Carson High School students intend to do all week long.

CARSON CITY — The 2018 Winterfest kicked off Thursday afternoon with an assembly, and Carson High School is pleased to announce the student-elected candidates.

UPDATE: Carson City Mayor Bob Crowell presented the Carson City Chamber of Commerce annual State of The City address Wednesday at the Gold Dust West banquet hall. Here is the video presentation and complete transcript, his seventh State of The City address.

A new club, and possibly a lifelong career for senior Lyric Untereiner, is starting at Carson High School.

The Senators’ chances in postseason basketball took a major blow Friday, as a 57-35 loss to Galena in Carson City put their record at 3-9 in league play.

All families of grade school students are invited to this annual event on Saturday, Feb. 3. Families will be admitted to all basketball games for FREE. There will be half-time games for the kids, and young basketball players are encouraged to attend the locker room “pre-game talks” with Varsity coaches.

Snack bar and free photo opps will be available. Varsity games are at 4 & 5:30pm, versus Mineral County (Hawthorne). Don't miss this fun event and a chance to get to know Sierra Lutheran High School a little bit better!

We invite you to a special concert of the Capital City Community Band this Sunday, Jan. 28, 3:00 p.m. at the First Presbyterian Church on the corner of Division and King Streets, Carson City featuring vocalist Stephanie Gansberg. This is our annual “support the band” concert, a free-will donation will be accepted to defray the costs of music, rentals, insurance and other band expenses.

What happened at the Jan. 4 Carson High School Varsity Basketball game was so amazing that it moved many people to tears and filled them with love for their country and for each other. It all began in the usual fashion.

A Senator defensive effort was on full display Friday night in Carson City as Carson blanked the Wooster Colts by a score of 58-29 in boys hoops.

A tale of two halves took place in Morse Burley Gym Tuesday, as a 13 point halftime lead by Carson vanished in the fourth quarter, ending in a 55-45 loss to Damonte Ranch.

Krysta Scripter, a 2011 CHS graduate, answered the Facebook message of her former Freshman Honors English teacher by returning to her alma mater as a guest speaker to share about how she went from wanting a career as a writer and photographer to being published in The Fresno Bee, Verily women’s magazine, Reno.com, and Babeswhohustle.com just to name a few.

Carson City area boys and girls looking to improve their basketball skills this winter now have an option with three camps designed around developing and building abilities they can take onto the high school court and maybe even beyond.

Great news for Carson High School students as Librarian Ananda Campbell is making sure her library stays cutting edge.

Campbell was awarded both the Library Services and Technology Act Community Enrichment Grant from the Nevada State Library and Archives and the Carson City School District Schools Foundation Mini Grant Teacher Award to help fund Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Projects and to assist in facilitating an ever-changing CHS Senators Library Collaborative Learning area.

Dozens of kids gathered at the Multi-Purpose Athletic Center (MAC) Saturday to participate in the 58th annual Elks Hoop Shoot Contest in Carson City.

Carson City area boys and girls looking to improve their basketball skills this winter now have an option with a four-day camp designed around developing and building abilities they can take onto the high school court and maybe even beyond.

Sierra Lutheran High School, along with Carson High School and Douglas High School’s Fellowship of Christian Athletes, were fortunate this past week to receive a visit from Flora Savai, a young lady who grew up in the Mathare slums of Nairobi, Kenya.

Muscle Powered, Citizens for a Walkable and Bikeable Carson City, recently received a $2000 grant from Nevada Department of Transportation Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Board to facilitate a video competition to create public service announcements about the dangers of texting and driving.

After 38-30 victory over Hug, the Carson Senators returned to Tom Andreasen court Tuesday night ending in a tough 54-52 loss to Reed, putting them at 1-1 in conference play.

Basketball season is in full swing, and the Carson Senators look to make an early impact with a 38-30 victory over the Hug Hawks Friday night, marking their first home win in conference play.

After much thought and consideration, Abel Carter officially signed Thursday a partial Division-1 baseball scholarship to Washington State University.

As Sierra Lutheran’s winter sports season begins, they are looking back and celebrating the last Fall NIAA sport to finish its season - Academic Olympics. 



Over Thanksgiving break, AO teams from around the region travelled to Eureka for the State Championship. Sierra Lutheran’s team members are the Regional Champions, winning the Western Division by a margin of 10 points. Quite a feat, considering how strong the Western Division is - Whittell, the team ranked 3rd regionally, was the State Champion.

Senior Projects, a Carson High School graduation requirement, are in full swing, and every year a host of new topics are set into motion by students who take it very seriously, students who take it upon themselves to make a difference in the lives of others. One such senior, Sarah Sever, is motivated to create awareness about a wide-ranging and ever growing atrocity affecting young women in America.

A momentous congratulations goes out to the students who voluntarily and competitively placed in the 2017 Carson City School Board Sponsored American Citizen Essay Contest with first place at the high school level going to CHS 9th grade Honors English student Marissa Messmann, second place to CHS 12th grade College Readiness Senior English student Jessica Preston, and third place going to 9th grade Honors English student Matteas Klatt.

Last week, a basketball game among rivals Douglas High and Carson High inspired more comradery than animosity as it raised money for the teens injured in the Nov. 9 rollover. Tonight, an alumni hoops battle takes place to raise more money; go cheer them on, we are all winners in this game. The weather should be wonderful for this afternoon’s downtown walk with Muscle Powered. The Friends of the Carson City Library bring author J.L. Pattison to Browsers Corner for their November meet and greet.

And the winners are, everyone. The third annual Carson High School vs. Douglas High School Charity Basketball Game lit up CHS Wednesday, Nov. 15 and, as rivalry was put aside, it turned out to be the most successful basketball game fundraiser in CHS history with $10,000 raised for the seven students injured in the Nov. 9 vehicle accident on Kings Canyon Road.

Get your photo taken with Santa at Carson High School’s Craft Fair This Friday and Saturday, Nov. 17-18 by Carson High School Career and Technical Education photography students.

CARSON CITY — Rival high schools Carson and Douglas came together Wednesday night to raise over $10,000 for the victims of a recent car crash, six of whom were Carson High students.

Remember the days when it seemed like there was no one available to help with homework? Well that excuse will not work anymore, at least not at Carson High School.