FOOTBALL

Carson took on Spanish Springs Friday night in a textbook definition of a lively varsity football game. The contest was held at Carson who came in at 2-0 prior and the Cougars of Spanish Springs who came in at 1-1. It was a close game no doubt, with Spanish Springs edging out Carson 28-27.

Here is this week's fishing report for rivers, lakes and streams in Nevada and Northern California. This report is for the week of Sept. 10-17, 2014.

From 120 members in 2012 to 180 in 2014, the University of Nevada, Reno has seen its marching band, the “Pride of the Sierra,” grow in numbers, support and pride.

Kicking off during Saturday’s Wolf Pack football game against Southern Utah, Greater Nevada Credit Union continues its fundraising campaign, “It’s Time to Support the Band.”

It’s only three days away from the first kickoff of the season for the Carson High School football squad. The first game will get underway Saturday against Clayton Valley High School in Concord, Calif., at 8 p.m. That game will be a very good game if Carson can step up to the plate. Clayton Valley is a very good team; however, with head coach Blair Roman’s focus on keeping the team in amazing physical condition and his sharp eye on what Clayton Valley does both offensively and defensively, I think it is a very achievable task to not only compete but win too.

Welcome back to the first edition of the 2014-2015 Senator Square column: all news about Carson High School. Hope the summer was great for all of our staff and students. Staff returned last week and have been busy preparing for the students to arrive tomorrow.

The bell schedule for Monday will be an all period day, which means students will go to every one of their classes. The A-B Day rotation of classes will start on Tuesday when students will go to their A Day classes and Wednesday to their B Day classes. Classes begin at 7:40 a.m. and conclude at 2:05 p.m. each day.

Local non-profit, CHS Football Boosters will hold its annual Kick-Off and Hall of Fame Dinner on Saturday, August, 23, 2014 at 6:30 p.m. at the Carson Nugget Parking lot in Carson City.

Early Check in is encouraged at 6 p.m. The event will be an evening of great food, provided by Carson BBQ, music, silent auction and raffle as well as an induction ceremony for several former Carson High School Football greats into the Carson High Hall of Fame. Names are withheld until the reveal that evening.

Thousands are gathering today at Carson High School for the Sierra Youth Football League Carson Experience. More than 15,000 parents, coaches, players and fans are expected to attend the event, which has brought players to scrimmage from Northern Nevada and Northern California.

Parking has swelled, filling lots at the high school, nearby churches, side streets and at Mills Park. Parking is now being encouraged at Gold Dust West, according to Carson City Sheriff’s Office deputies via dispatch. There is a shuttle bus that is operating, transporting passengers to the event from the resort casino, located at 2171 Highway 50 East.

Carson City Play On and Talents Athletic Center are hosting NFL Flag Football this Fall. Online registration available at www.talentsathletics.com or in person at 2749 N Carson St, Carson City, NV 89706.

There were just over 450 students who made their way to Carson High School’s football field for one last time Saturday in Carson City. The academic limelight shined on valedictorian Tony Xi, and the two salutatorians: Zoey Gray and Greta Strum, but the rest of the class of 2014 was sure they would not to be forgotten either.

The academics were outstanding with in the rest of the class as well, including over 30 academic presidential level recipients, and more than $2.5 million in scholarships.

FOOTBALL & CHEERLEADING- Open Registration. In Carson Sierra Youth Football League you play with kids your own age (6-14 pre-high school)

No weight limits in SYFL, “Heavy” players play on the line “X-MEN.”

Carson Sierra Youth Football League uses high school rules. SYFL uses 100-yard fields in various high school locations.

Registration is May 31 from 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm at Pizza Factory on Hwy 50.

June 28 from 12:00 pm to 5:00 pm at Talents Athletic Ctr.

Visit our website for additional information, www.carsonsyfl.org or visit registration@carsonsyfl.org

It was the first live action of the year for the University of Nevada, Reno Wolf Pack as they hosted themselves Saturday in a scrimmage at Carson High School in Carson City.

Building excitement for the season has its advantages, said Nick Rolovich, the Pack's offensive coordinator.

"It's important to engage the community and get everybody excited early," said Rolovich. "We are going the right way everyday and playing for each other. We expect everything these athletes have next season and we know for a fact that they will leave it all on the field next fall."

Between now and April 20, Nevada’s Joining Forces law enforcement team will be cracking down on distracted drivers throughout the state. Nevada law clearly states that any use of a handheld electronic device — cell phone, mp3 player, GPS device — while driving is illegal and offenders will be pulled over and cited.

FOOTBALL & CHEERLEADING- Open Registration
In SYFL you play with kids your own age (6-14 pre-high school)
No weight limits in SYFL, “Heavy” players play on the line “X-MEN”
SYFL uses high school rules
SYFL uses 100-yard fields in various high school locations

March 15, March 22, March 29 from 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm at Talents Athletic Ctr. 2749 N Carson St
April 5, May 3,May 31 from 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm at Pizza Factory on Hwy 50
June 28 from 12:00 pm to 5:00 pm at Talents Athletic Ctr.

Saturday, I attended a funeral in a somewhat cheerful mood. It was a celebration of the life of Ralph Denny, Sr., and he would have wanted it upbeat.

Over 350 people filled Carson City’s First Christian Church’s sanctuary and foyer. Ralph was not a celebrity or public figure, and few such folks were there – just the heart and soul of our local communities in abundance.
He was a fine man with such a great and joyous impact over 50 years on so many folks that most came in the same mood as me: sad to see Ralph gone, but feeling so much richer for knowing him, and wanting to celebrate him.

Dick Campagni's Carson City Toyota Scion is raffling a new 2014 Toyota Tacoma with 100 percent of the proceeds generated to go toward University of Nevada Wolf Pack football and basketball programs.

On March 8 during the Nevada vs. UNLV basketball game, the Pack will raffle off the new Toyota Tacoma 4x4 Access Cab V6, courtesy of the Northern Nevada Toyota Dealers.

In SYFL you play with kids your own age (6-14 pre-high school)
No weight limits in SYFL, “Heavy” players play on the line  “X-MEN”
SYFL uses high school rules
SYFL uses 100-yard fields in various high school locations

Registration for Football and Cheer
Feb 8th Ice Skating Rink on Robinson & Curry
And Feb 15th 2:00pm to 4:00pm Pizza Factory Hwy 50

Deputies see it everyday, drivers talking on their cell phones or texting while driving. What’s the big deal? Well for one thing, it is illegal but, it also distracts you from concentrating on the roadway and traffic ahead of you.

Five seconds to send a quick text is equal to the length of a football field when driving 55 miles per hour. That’s how long your eyes are off the road. The average text conversation lasts about three minutes.

Former Carson High School principal Glen Edward Adair passed away on Dec. 25, 2013. He was 69. A memorial service will be held Saturday, Jan. 4, 2014 in Pittsfield, Mass. Memorial donations may be made to the Carson High School Scholarship Fund, 1111 N. Saliman Road, Carson City, NV 89701.

Carson City School District Superintendent Richard Stokes said Adair was a driven, high energy person who strived to make Carson High School the best it could be.

This is my annual pre-Christmas reminder that Topaz Lake, which is located along U.S. 395 at the Nevada-California state line, will open its 2014 fishing season, one half hour before sunrise, on Wednesday, January 1.


If the weather is decent, if you don't have a massive hang-over, if you like to fish and if you don't have anything else planned, this could be a fun way to start the New Year. Are you interested?

All you can eat Buffet only $9.95 Kids 10 & under eat for $4.95
This week we are having Honey Chipotle BBQ Pulled Pork, sweet & spicy chicken wings, chili nacho cheese and tortilla chips, a fresh garden salad and chef's choice for dessert. $2 domestic drafts/ $3 import drafts ***RAFFLE PRIZES*** (Including a chance to win a season's pass) Don't miss a moment of the game. Watch it on our 10 Large screen TV's
Sportsbar & Gaming. Finish the Season at Mallards Restaurant enjoying the good life with family and friends and fellow fans!!! Come see us next week too!

Buffalo Wild Wings welcomes community, opened doors today at 11am, with members of the Chamber of Commerce at Grand Opening and Ribbon Cutting.

An all-ages group of nearly 200 set up camp Sunday night in front of the new Buffalo Wild Wings on South Carson Street in Carson City, each trying to be among the first 100 through the door at 11 a.m. Monday for the grand opening and chance to eat free wings for a year.

It’s a play Carson has practiced all season, but never used. “It’s one of our little gadget plays,” Carson senior running back Joey Thurman said. The Senators were down 10-7 late in the third quarter of their Division I North semifinal football game Friday.

The Mustangs took the lead moments before on an 11-yard touchdown run from running back Grant Cooper.

Nevada House Representatives Dina Titus, Professor Emerita at UNLV, and Mark Amodei, a University of Nevada alumnus, Friday announced a friendly wager on Saturday’s football game between the Runnin' Rebels and the Wolf Pack in Reno.

In honor of “Make A Difference Day,” they will perform a community service project with the losing member sporting the opposing team’s sweatshirt and supplying the victor with an appropriate colored Fremont Cannon replica.

Champion hot wings served up tangy Buffalo style will find a home in Carson City beginning next month when the Buffalo Wild Wings franchise opens its doors on South Carson Street.

To be sure there's a packed grand opening at the sports bar and restaurant being built at 3815 South Carson Street, the owners are offering quite an incentive: Free wings for a year for the first 100 people who walk in the door at 11 a.m. Nov. 18.

Special teams are often overlooked but it without a doubt played a big role in No. 2-ranked Carson’s 27-26 win over No. 4 Galena.

A 33-year-old Carson City man faces a felony domestic battery charge after allegedly attempting to strangle his girlfriend. Jared Allen Medejros was arrested at 6:38 p.m. Monday in the 2900 block of Menlo Drive. He is being held on $15,000 bail.

According to the arrest report, officers responded to the residence for a call of domestic violence. Officers heard a man's voice and a woman crying outside the door. Officers knocked on the door and the man answered on his knees and had a strong odor of alcoholic beverage on his breath.

For three quarters Friday night at Carson High, everything was normal. Two evenly matched Sierra League football teams had played a respectable, if slightly mundane, game, with the Senators finally pulling ahead thanks to two mistakes in the Damonte Ranch kicking game.
But there were no fireworks on the field to match those set off at halftime during Carson’s homecoming celebration.

Determination, strong drive, relentless work ethic, and endless thirst for knowledge. All of these are traits you need to have, to work in the sports world. If you want to know how to get any of these? Go ask Jessica Kleinschmidt. She has every one on lock down. She has been working at this career since high school and she refuses to stop until she reaches her goal. Below is an interview I gave her just so fans can get to know her better:

CG- Chris Graham

JK- Jessica Kleinschmidt

Carson High Cheerleaders are holding a cheer camp for girls and boys in 1st through 8th grade on Saturday, September 14th from 9 a.m. to noon in Carson City.

Registration will begin at 8:30 a.m. Please enter through the north door of Carson High. Those who participate in the camp are invited to perform a routine at the September 20th Carson High football game during half-time.