Bertucci named athlete of the week
Chico State high jumper Ryan Bertucci has been named the California Collegiate Athletic Association Track & Field Male Athlete of the Week for the week.
Bertucci, a Douglas High graduate, improved his NCAA provisional mark by placing first in the high jump with a personal-best leap of 7-feet at the annual Cal-Oregon Border Battle, held this year at Humboldt State's Redwood Bowl in Arcata. Bertucci's effort is the second best in the California Collegiate Athletic Association this year and sixth best in the nation.
Bertucci's mark also tied for the third best high jump mark in Chico State history. The senior from Gardnerville bettered his previous career-best of 6-feet-10 3/4 accomplished in his fourth-place finish at last year's national championships.
Bertucci is the first Chico State athlete to earn the award this season despite the program's four NCAA automatic qualifying efforts and 17 provisional qualifying marks.
Carson golfers
fifth at Wolf Run
Carson High's golf team shot 444 at Monday's Sierra league tournament held at Wolf Run in Reno.
Garrett Gingell led the Senators with an 83, while Nico Brewer finished with an 86 and Mitch Parra shot 89. Collin McCulloch finished with a 93 and Roman Smokey added a 94.
"We played OK; nothing great," Carson coach Terry Gingell said. "It was a decent day."
Signups continue
for SYFL
Sierra Youth Football League is holding signups for its football and cheerleading programs May 8 and May 15 at the Carson Pizza Factory from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Ages 6 to 14 years not in high school.
Contact 775-883-0184 or tahoegnc@clearwire.net.
Pop Warner
fundraiser May 7
Carson City's Pop Warner program is hosting its second annual Poker Night at the Carson Plaza Conference Center from
6 to 10 p.m. on May 7.
The cost is $20 for tickets, which includes appetizers. Poker buy-in is $40 with options for re-buys. There will be cash prizes for first and second place.
For more information, contact Kyme Brown at 721-4137 or Bret Andreas at 530-0096.
Rooker records ace
at Eagle Valley
Carson City's George Rooker recorded his first hole-in-one when his 3-iron tee shot landed in the cup at No. 7 on the West course back on April 19.
Witnessing the shot were Joe Frank, Joe Webster, Paul Franco and John Ponte.
Two twosomes tie
for best-ball title
The teams of Jim Silsby and Jim Gaughan, and Fred and Pat Coons shot net 61s to tie for first place in the Silver Oak's Men's Club blind draw best-ball event on April 11.
There was a four-way tie for third between the teams of James Fuller and Frank Marcich, Kevin Johnson and Freeman Johnson, Craig Luce and Mark Garcia, and Brett Shore and Richard Clark. Those four twosomes each shot 63.
Rich Brown won closest to the hole honors at No. 7 when his tee shot stopped 20 feet 10 inches from the cup.
Gaugan shot a net 64 to win the Beat the Pro contest.
Paul Jorgensen fired a net 64 to win first flight honors in the Silver Oak Men's Club individual stroke play event on April 18.
Gaugan was second with a 66, while Silsby was third with a 68. Chang Suh and James Fuller tied for fourth at 70.
Paul Carrion won second flight low net with a 63, while Manny Lopez was second with a 66.
Dennis Holt and Marcich were third at 69 and Freeman Johnson was fifth with a 70.
Silsby was closest to the hole when his tee shot at No. 12 finished 12 feet from the hole.
Do Work wins
9-ball crown
Do Work has won the Comstock Division of the Carson City chapter of the American Poolplayers Association.
Do Work, which finished with 1,133 points, advances to the local team championships in June. Teams will be competing for a spot at the national event in Las Vegas.
Scratch Masters, Twisted Stix, Cornbread & Whiskey and 9-Spoke made it to the playoffs.
Kirsten Kehe and Daniel McRae tied for first in the
4-5 tier with 42 points, while Don Allred of Scratch Masters won the 6-9 tier with 29 points, two better than Bill Howard of Cornbread & Whiskey. Gloria Rodriguez of Twisted Stix won the 1-3 tier with 30 points, one better than James Panos of Scratch Masters.
Role Models maintained its hold on first place in the Mosconi Division with 64 points, two better than Jerry's Kids' 62. Twisted Stix is third with 60 points.
Casey Richards of Support Rackless Habits leads the 4-5 tier with 45 points, nine higher than Austin Matthews of Jerry's Kids. Juan Pina of Twisted Stix leads the 6-7 tier with 52 points, a scant two points better than Allred. Jason Brendel of Twisted Stix leads the 2-3 tier with 34 points. William Bollman of Trouble Makers is second at 29.