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Former Western Nevada College baseball star Brian Barnett belted two home runs for the University of Nevada baseball team in a 12-10 win over Seattle University in the opener of a doubleheader on Friday at Peccole Park.

RENO -- On a day when the wind was gusting up to 40 mph, coupled with occasional rain and snow flurries, Carson High softball coach Scott Vickrey knew better than to expect an ordinary game against Galena.
"I told the kids nothing would be routine today, and the team that puts the ball in play the most would walk out of here with a win," Vickrey said.

The errors are continuing, but there now seems to be a silver lining for this young Carson High baseball team. It's about as optimistic as a team could be after making six errors.
Even the Senators' former coach, Ron McNutt, who now coaches Galena sees the potential of the young CHS team after his Grizzlies beat Carson 8-2 on Thursday at the field named after him at Carson High.
"Nothing's going to happen but good things for them," McNutt said. "They're going to get better. They're going to be a good ball club."
 

To look at the box score, one inning was decisive for the Carson High softball team in its 8-3 loss at home against Galena on Thursday.
Galena did score five runs in the sixth inning -- three of which came on one hit that resulted in two errors -- to erase a 3-2 deficit en route to the Sierra League victory on a cold and windy afternoon. When reviewing the game, however, Carson coach Scott Vickrey didn't place the blame on just one play or one inning.

In the Scenic West Athletic Conference, where three of the seven softball teams are ranked in the top 20 nationally, wins have been hard to come by for the second-year Western Nevada College squad.

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The University of Nevada's baseball game against  UNLV scheduled for today at Peccole Park has been cancelled due to rain, snow and high winds in the area. 
At this time the game has not been rescheduled but may if both teams are able to find an open date during the remainder of the season.

SWAC standings

The peaks and valleys of a season can take its toll on any team, so Western Nevada College baseball coach D.J. Whittemore is trying to make sure that his club doesn't become too high or too low.
Whittemore said he has told his team "not to ride the roller coaster." But Whittemore admitted his mood has improved after a four-game sweep of then first place Salt Lake Community College this past weekend in the Scenic West Athletic Conference. "Yeah, I'm feeling a lot better," Whittemore said.

Christy Works, a 2008 Carson High graduate now running as a sophomore for the University of Nevada women's track and field team, set a personal record for 800 meters and placed fifth at the Cal-Nevada Championships on Sunday in Westwood, Calif.

High winds forced postponement of the Carson High boys golf team's Sierra League tournament at Thunder Canyon Golf Course on Monday.
The tournament has been rescheduled for next Monday at Thunder Canyon, starting at noon. Another tournament is on the schedule for Tuesday, April 6, in Fallon.

University of Nevada designated hitter Brock Stassi was named the Verizon Wireless Western Athletic Conference Baseball Hitter of the Week on Monday.
Stassi, a junior from Yuba City, Calif., hit .875 (7-for-8) to help the Wolf Pack win two of three games during a weekend series at Peccole against No. 18 UC Irvine. Stassi had three runs scored, a double, three triples, a home run and one RBI in three games.

There's always something special about winning the 4x400-meter relay at the end of a track and field meet. A year ago, the Carson High girls celebrated when they won the 4x400 at the Fallon Elks Invitational, and on Saturday, the Carson boys took their turn when the quartet of Taylor Bradshaw, David McMasters, Brandon Buonacorsi and Nick Schlager won to cap off their day at the 37th annual Fallon invite at Churchill County High's Edward Arciniega Athletic Complex.

There is no more reality at John L. Harvey Field. Just rename the place Fantasyland and be done with it. Only the utterly impossible, the ridiculously implausible will ever be possible again.

Two words came to Colby Blueberg's mind when he spoke about the Carson High baseball team's dramatic double header sweep of Fallon on Saturday afternoon -- confidence and relaxed.
"A couple of things didn't go our way today, but we just stayed confident and relaxed," Blueberg said after contributing to game-winning seventh-inning rallies that lifted the Senators to 4-3 and 2-1 Sierra League victories at Ron McNutt Field. "We were able to keep calm and make the plays."

Even after surging to a 6-0 lead in the home half of the first inning, the Carson High softball team wasn't ready to relax during the second game of its Sierra League double header against Fallon on Saturday afternoon.
The Senators never let their foot off the gas pedal, tacking on five runs in the third inning and four more runs in the fourth on their way to a 15-1 victory to salvage a split of the twin-bill. Fallon took an early lead and held on for a 4-3 win in the opener.

It may not show up in the conference standings, but the Western Nevada College softball team showed some significant progress while losing both ends of a double header at Salt Lake Community College on Saturday.
The Wildcats took undefeated Salt Lake the seven-inning distance in both games before losing 7-1 and 6-1 during the Scenic West Athletic Conference twin-bill at Bruin Field in Salt Lake City. The outcome was different from Friday, when the Wildcats lost 19-7 and 19-1.

It may not show up in the conference standings, but the Western Nevada College softball team showed some significant progress while losing both ends of a double header at Salt Lake Community College on Saturday.
The Wildcats took undefeated Salt Lake the seven-inning distance in both games before losing 7-1 and 6-1 during the Scenic West Athletic Conference twin-bill at Bruin Field in Salt Lake City. The outcome was different from Friday, when the Wildcats lost 19-7 and 19-1.

Christa McGahuey swung a big bat and pitched a no-hitter for good measure to help the Carson High J.V. softball team sweep its Sierra League double header at home against Fallon on Saturday.
Carson won the five-inning opener 11-0 and came back to win game two 18-8 to complete the sweep.

Christa McGahuey swung a big bat and pitched a no-hitter for good measure to help the Carson High J.V. softball team sweep its Sierra League double header at home against Fallon on Saturday.
Carson won the five-inning opener 11-0 and came back to win game two 18-8 to complete the sweep.

Freshman Luke Maher hit a tie-breaking home run in the fourth inning and then came home on a Bruce McIntosh double in the bottom of the sixth to give the Carson High J.V. baseball team an 8-7 victory at home against Fallon in the second game of a Sierra League double header on Saturday afternoon.
Coupled with a 10-0 win in game one, the Senators completed a sweep of the double header and three-game series against Fallon. The Senators are now 5-1 in league play, 8-2 overall for the season.

Carson High seniors Katie McFarren and Richard Shroy both turned in personal record performances in their respective mile races during the Stanford Invitational track and field meet on Saturday morning.

Saturday: Game 1Final score

Thanks to a rejuvenated offense, Western Nevada College climbed back into the Scenic West Athletic Conference baseball pennant race on Friday

Thanks to a rejuvenated offense, Western Nevada College climbed back into the Scenic West Athletic Conference baseball pennant race on Friday.
The Wildcats produced timely hitting to pull out a 3-1 opening-game victory against conference-leading Salt Lake Community College, then held on for a 9-8 win in the second game to complete a double header sweep on a sunny and breezy afternoon at John L. Harvey Field.

Salt Lake Community College has been perfect so far this season en route to its No.

Carson High senior Richard Shroy had a chance to run with a high caliber field and came away with a personal record performance at the Stanfo

Friday: Game 1

FALLON _ It's early in the season, but the frustration is beginning to mount for the Carson High baseball team. And the youth of the team is no longer a scapegoat.