Carson High's Brad Cobler and Bryt Lewis held their own before falling in the quarterfinals of the NIAA 4A State Championships in doubles on Friday in Reno.
Cobler and Lewis lost to Palo Verde's David Nichols and Brandon Parker, the Sunset Division's No. 1 team, 4-6, 2-6. Galena's Matt Archer and Gavin Deller were also eliminated, losing to Palo Verde's Spencer Aguiar and Alex Zara 2-6, 7-5, 0-6.
Galena's Chris Schwartz was also eliminated in singles, losing to Canyon Springs Stan Breland, the Sunrise Division's No. 1 player, 1-6, 2-6. Breland will play South Tahoe's James Roberts in the semifinals today. Roberts beat the Meadows' Jimmy Lovett 6-2, 6-0.
Reno High's Jeff Mullen also advanced to the semifinals with a 6-3, 6-3 win over Silverado's Trent Alenik. The semifinals and finals will be held today.
Carson Valley, Empire results
Results from the Empire Ranch Senior Men's Golf Club's individual stroke play event held on Wednesday:
Flight A: Low net - Dale Rask 65; second - Wayne Keppinger 66; third - ken Emanuel (won tiebreaker) 67; fourth - Ron Doty 67; fifth - Jack Eldridge (won tiebreaker) 68. Flight B: Low net - James Price 63; second - Ray Umano 64; third - Henry Ortiz 66; fourth - Bob Lewis (won tiebreaker) 68; fifth - Roger Cartwright 68.
Flight C: Low net - Bob Allender 62; second - Jerry Crumpton 63; third - Phil Polaske (won tiebreaker) 65; fourth - Vern Rosse 65; fifth - Walt Blizzard 67. Flight D: Low net - Richard Miller (won tiebreaker) 68; second - Karl Keller 68; third - Ken Sharples 69; fourth - Paul Morigeau (won tiebreaker) 71; fifth - Jim Connolly 71.
Closest to the pin: Front nine - Ray Umano 4-0; back nine - Dick Costa 13-1.
Results from the Carson Valley Men's Golf Club's individual stroke play event held on Sunday:
A flight: First - Chris Serafine Jr. 67; second - Bill Centers 69; third - Jeff Schreiber 70. B flight: First - Dennis Joseph 68; second - Paul Finan 69; third - Gary Schreiber 71. C flight: First - Stan Sherwood 62; second - Ken Sharples 69; third - Ray Gardiol.