The Nevada Yankees had an outstanding weekend, winning four of six games held this past Friday through Monday.
The Yankees opened with a 4-3 win over the San Francisco Seagulls. Douglas High's and Western Nevada Community College's Chad Walling and Chuck Griffin each went 1-for-2 and Brian Peat had a hit and an RBI. WNCC's Jesse Rasner allowed three runs over five innings, striking out five for the win and Carson High graduate Wes Osmer pitched four scoreless innings, striking out six for the save.
On Saturday, the Yankees split a doubleheader with the Seagulls, losing 7-3 and winning 33-1. In the loss, Ryan Simmons, Jeff Young, Walling and CHS graduate Adam Anderson all had one hit.
Chad Bergants was the winning pitcher in the nightcap, pitching a complete game four-hitter and striking out nine over seven innings. Billy Moss and Brian Peat each had a hit and an RBI and WNCC's Taylor Meiras, Carson High's Bryt Lewis and Walling each added a hit.
On Sunday, the Yankees beat the Sacramento Legends 8-5. Young went 5.2 innings for the win and Walling pitch 1.1 scoreless innings for the save, striking out two. Simmons had two hits, Lewis, J.J. Ealato and Rasner all had a hit and an RBI and Walling added a hit.
The Yankees then lost to the East Los Angeles Dodgers 9-6. Young had two hits and two RBI, Simmons had a hit and two RBI, Peat had an RBI and CHS graduate Eric Melendez went 1-for-1.
The Yankees concluded with a 10-9 win over the Seagulls. The big blow came when Douglas graduate and South Dakota State's Cal Lewis hit a grand slam home run to tie the game 8-8 in the fourth inning. Young had a double and an RBI, Anderson had a hit and two runs, Meiras had a hit and Cal Lewis scored two runs. Meiras was the winning pitcher, striking out two over 1.1 innings.
Price is right for the Reno-Tahoe Open
Nick Price, World Golf Hall of Fame inductee and currently ranked No. 162 on the PGA Tour money list, will play the course at Montrêux Golf & Country Club in Reno for the first time during the 2006 Reno-Tahoe Open, Aug. 21-27.
Price's tour resume includes 18 PGA Tour victories and seven European championship titles including the 1994 British Open and PGA Championships in 1992 and 1994.
"Nick Price is one of the most renowned players to have committed to the Reno-Tahoe Open," tournament director Jim Kline said.
Price also held off Jack Nicklaus to win the 1983 World Series of Golf. He was also the PGA Tour money leader in 1993 and 1994 and won the PGA Tour Vardon Trophy as its lowest scorer in 1993 and 1997. In addition, he was the PGA Tour Player of the Year in 1993 and 1994.
The South African is a five-time member of the International team in the President's Cup.
Others scheduled to play in the RTO are Fred Couples, John Daly, Scott McCarron, Sergio Garcia, Mark O'Meara and Nick Faldo. Vaughn Taylor, who has won the last two RTO events. is currently ranked 26th on the money list. The RTO purse is $3 million.
To purchase tickets or for additional information about this year's event, contact the Reno-Tahoe Open offices at 775-322-3900 or www.renotahoeopen.com. The tournament will be televised by The Golf Channel.
Nevada softball loses assistant
RENO - Matt Meuchel, associate head coach of the University of Nevada softball team, has become the first assistant coach hired by Oklahoma State's new head coach Rich Wieligman.
Meuchel will be OSU's defensive coach and assist coach Wieligman in hitting as well.
"We are going to miss Matt a lot, he has truly become a part of my family," Nevada head coach Michelle Gardner said. "Matt has been with me from the beginning and has become my right hand around here. This is going to be a great opportunity for him, and we all wish him the best of luck in this new stage of his career."
Meuchel came on board at Nevada just after the program was reinstated back in 2003. Having been the top assistant to Gardner for four years, Meuchel helped build everything that the program has become which included a WAC Tournament Championship last season.
The Missoula, Mont., native was involved with every aspect of the program at Nevada in everything from recruiting, to coaching, to maintaining the home field at Idlewild Park. During his tenure as hitting instructor at Nevada, Meuchel has seen his athletes break more than 12 school records, and the team has consistently finished in the top three in the WAC in every offensive category each of the last four seasons.
"He is a hard worker," Wieligman said. "He is a great recruiter and will help us on the west coast since he has been in Nevada the last few years. He is a good coach and can coach both offense and defense."
Meuchel has an extensive background of serving many different capacities. Before coming to Nevada, he worked at McNeese State as an assistant for one season in 2002. He served as the recruiting coordinator and infield coach, in addition to in-game coaching and other administrative responsibilities. He also worked on the Greek Olympic Team Staff during the 2004 Summer Olympic Games.
Before working at McNeese State, he worked for his alma mater Arizona State in 2001. He was a volunteer coach responsible for coaching the outfielders and coordinating video analysis. During his time as a volunteer coach, the Sun Devils were ranked as high as No. 6 in the nation, finished 36-22 and advanced to the semifinal game of the Region III Tournament.
Youth football officials are needed
With the youth football season a month away, the official in charge of recruiting and training officials said more individuals are needed.
Chris Whitbeck said more officials are needed in every community that has Pop Warner football or Sierra Youth Football League programs.
A clinic to train new and returning officials will be held Aug. 12 in Reno. A mandatory clinic for high school football officials will be held this weekend.
According to Whitbeck, the Aug. 12 clinic will review rules, and officials will discuss field techniques. The clinic will be held from 12:30 to 4:30 p.m. at Reno's Sierra View Mall (formerly the Old Town Mall) on South Virginia Street.
The recruitment for new officials helps programs keep the costs down.
Whitbeck said when officials are brought into an area, then the local league must pay for the mileage, which is 40 cents per mile.
"I would like to have a crew in every town," he said.
Generally, Whitbeck said the younger teams require a two-man crew. The older teams usually have three-man crews. Whitbeck said four-man crews are used in games that have 12-minute quarters.
Carson Valley Inn Mixed Scramble set
The 22nd Annual Carson Valley Inn Mixed Scramble Golf Tournament will be held on Sept. 8 and 9 with $3,500 in cash prizes plus a $5,000 hole-in-one prize!
The fun starts on Friday with an optional early bird round and an evening cocktail and hors d'oeuvres reception and team-draw party. Saturday tournament play is at Empire Ranch Golf Course with lunch served during play. Saturday night brings an awards banquet in the Carson Valley Inn's Shannon Ballroom.
The Inn's Mixed Scramble provides an opportunity for golfers of all levels to compete without the usual tournament pressures. All teams are formed on Friday evening by a blind draw from a six-level player pool. There are special awards for each player on the top three teams, and the $3,500 in cash prizes is paid out to the top six teams.
The tournament package includes Friday and Saturday night hotel accommodations, the Friday night cocktail party, golf on Saturday, a souvenir hat or visor for all golfers, team picture, a sleeve of Carson Valley Inn logo golf balls, green fees and carts, sandwiches and beverages on the course, the Saturday evening cocktail party and dinner. All inclusive prices are $269 per person, double occupancy, both golfers; $442 for couples with only one golfer; $359 single occupancy golfer; and $185 for participants not needing a hotel room.
An optional "no rules" early bird round is available to tournament participants on Friday at Empire Ranch Golf Course for just $40 which includes green fees and cart.
There will be $25 in free INN Play Dollars (free slot play) will be added to the account of all Mixed Scramble participants who are INN Club members as of August 31. Membership is available at www.cvinn.com.
INN Club members participating in the Mixed Scramble can also receive a cash rebate of $25-$50 at the Friday reception based on the number of INN Club points earned in the last year. See the entry form for the details.
Tournament entry forms are available at www.cvinn.com or through the Carson Valley Inn's Sales Department, (775) 783-6679.
The Carson Valley Inn is located on U.S. Highway 395 in Minden, NV near the start of State Highway 88.
Hendrickson fires ace at SilverOak
Bob Hendrickson recently shot a hole-in-one at Silver Oak Golf Club, using a pitching wedge from the blue tee on the 125-yard second hole. Linda Thode, Jane Pusak and Frank Peeler witnessed the ace.
Carson Valley Men's Golf Club results
Results from the Carson Valley Men's Golf Club's Four-Man Blind Draw held on Sunday:
First - Mike Davies, Jerry Maddox, George Chighizola 50; second - John Kollar, David Dick, John Guidicatti, Richard Torok 51; third - Jeff Greer, Stan Sherwood, Kalehn Dreshler, Richard Brown and Paul Jorgensen, Gerry McCarthy, Mathew Budjako, Bill Centers and Jeff Schreiber, Augustine Martinez, Jeff Koreniewski, Richard Ryan 52.
Closest to the pin: Hole No. 1 - Bruce Sanford; hole No. 18 - Jerry Maddox.