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Ep: 159 – First week of winter sports and another football realignment proposal

This week on Behind the Bench, Carter Eckl, Jeff Mulvihill, Jr. and Duke Ritenhouse discuss the first week of winter prep sports in the area and the need for statistics submissions in order to get full coverage. After that, the …

MW rankings: Pack fourth in initial list; Utah State leads

Nevada enters week at 6-3 after a 4-0 start to season.

Carson High wrestling back on the mat this winter

Heavyweight Porter leads Senators'

Carson High School wrestling has its usual expectations this winter, but a strong senior class could push the Senators' to greater heights this season.

Carson boys finish 2-2 in tournament

Results from prep hoops from this past weekend for Carson, Dayton and Sierra Lutheran High Schools.

Tiger boys split four-game slate

Results from Douglas High School basketball from over the weekend.

Santoro: It’s Portal Pack season, everyone!

Nevada heavily involved with college football's annual circus, with players coming and going — mostly going.

Roger Diez: McLaren claims final trophy of 2024

And now we await the 2025 season, which will begin a little over a month from now with the Roar Before the 24 at Daytona on Jan. 17-19.

Pack returns to form, with help from the bench

Nevada's three leaders get back on track, combining for 40 points in win over South Dakota State.

Carson girls down McQueen in league opener

Results from Carson basketball, Douglas basketball and wrestling and Sierra Lutheran hoops from this week.

Tiger wrestling roster taking shape

The Douglas High School wrestling team is battling some early-season challenges, but the Tigers anticipate being a tough out in Northern Nevada this winter.

Boshard steps down from Carson football

Carson High School football will be in search of a new head coach after Ryan Boshard resigned this week.

Ep: 158 – Carson girls basketball enters a new chapter this winter

Carson High School girls basketball coach Sam Golden joins the program this week to discuss what drove her to take over the Senators' girls team. Golden discusses early-season dynamics of getting into her first season as well as what she …

Ep: 157 – Boys hoops preview, Turkey Day and football state title games

This week on Behind the Bench, the show discusses the first look at the winter sports slate, previewing both Carson and Douglas boys basketball teams. Both season outlook stories can be found in Wednesday's newspaper. The episode closes with a …

Ep: 156 – The gravitas of football and a realignment speed bump

This week on Behind the Bench host Carter Eckl and producer Jeff Mulvihill, Jr. run through an outlook on all seven football state titles games happening within the next week. Plus, the pair discuss a popular fight that happened this …

Ep: 155 – A bow on fall sports and potential realignment changes

This week on Behind the Bench, Carter Eckl and Jeff Mulvihill, Jr. wrap up the fall sports slate as all of the coverage area teams have seen their seasons come to an end. After that, the dup talk through all-region …

Ep: 154 – One team remains and a realignment curveball

On the podcast this week, a look at some of the feature stories in this week's paper and the summation of our fall sports teams. That is, except for one as Carson High football travels out to Damonte Ranch this …

Ep: 153 – Soundbites and fall regional action

On this week's episode of Behind the Bench, we hear from several area athletes and coaches from their regional performances this past week. While recapping last week, host Carter Eckl and producer Jeff Mulvihill, Jr. take a look at the …

Ep: 152 – Fall regular season finale

The Behind the Bench trio takes a look at what's going on in the final week of the regular season in Northern Nevada prep sports. This week, the football postseason picture takes shape while volleyball and soccer still have plenty …

Ep: 151 – A first look at the fall postseason

Carter Eckl and Jeff Mulvihill, Jr. take the first in-depth look at the 2024 fall postseason for prep sports. The episode starts with a look at football and every team's final two regular season games. After that, the duo run …

Ep: 150 – One fifty and how standings could shake out from here

Carter Eckl and Jeff Mulvihill, Jr. are joined once again by Duke Ritenhouse to discuss the latest week of football action in the Class 5A North. After that, a run through of area league standings and a sound bite from …