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The South Tahoe High Viking's varsity football team opens their 2014 season on Friday, August 29.

Here is the schedule. All games start at 7 p.m. and home games are all played at the South Tahoe field located at 1735 Lake Tahoe Blvd.

Friday, Aug 29, 2014
Home against El Dorado High School

Friday, Sep 5, 2014
Away vs. Spring Creek

Friday, Sep 12, 2014
Home against Fernley

Friday, Sep 19, 2014
Home against Churchill County

Friday, Sep 26, 2014
Away vs. Lowry

Friday, Oct 3, 2014
Away vs. Wooster

Friday, Oct 10, 2014
Home against Dayton

Douglas County is one step closer to having a new county manager now that the large field of candidates has been reduced to four. Former County Manager Steve Mokrohisky left in April to take a job in Oregon, and since then Douglas County has been searching for his replacement. They hired the recruitment firm of Peckham and McKenney to aid in their search.

The South Tahoe Vikings varsity baseball team is headed to the Nevada State Division 1-A Tournament May 22-24 after taking 2nd place in the Northern Championships Saturday.

Friday's Northern Nevada Tournament action saw South Tahoe beat Number 1 seed Elko in the morning game, followed by Fallon beating Spring Creek in the afternoon and South Tahoe losing to the Fallon team in the nightcap.

South Tahoe had the morning game again on Saturday, in which they beat Spring Creek by a score of 10-8.

The South Tahoe Vikings Boys Basketball team lost to the visiting Elko team by a score of 51-43.

Elko is now 18-3 and South Tahoe 8-11.

Next game for the Vikings is against Spring Creek on Saturday, February 5th. The home game starts at 1:30 pm.

Zephyr Fire Crew Firefighter Kyle Van Mourick has been battling Guillain Barre Syndrome since becoming ill while fighting a wild land fire in Elko, Nevada in June. He has been hospitalized since.

An evening of fundraising to help Kyle in his fight of the disease is being held on Friday, December 6 at Himmel Haus Restaurant and Bar in South Lake Tahoe. There will be a German dinner of Bratwurst and Spaetzel, drinks and live music as well as a silent auction. Tickets are $25 in advance and $30 at the door. The doors will open at 5 pm with the dinner at 6 pm.

Fernando Vargas, a 25-year veteran of Boys & Girls Clubs, has been appointed Executive Director for the Boys & Girls Clubs of Lake Tahoe.

Vargas, 54, brings extensive experience from Clubs throughout the country, most recently in Elko, Nev., to the position. His successful background with fundraising, fiscal management, strategic and youth development initiatives were cited by Jeff Tillman, Club President, as major reasons for his appointment.

Here is this week's fishing report for rivers, lakes and streams in the Sierra, Northern California and Nevada. This report is for the week of Aug. 28 through Labor Day. Don't forget, California's second free day of fishing without a license will be Saturday, Sept. 7.

Here is the Memorial Day weekend fishing report for rivers, lakes and streams in Nevada, Northern California and the Sierra. This report is for the week of May 22-28. Pack plenty of sunscreen, fill your cooler full of cold beverages and enjoy the long holiday weekend.

RENO, Nev. - The lady Vikings posted the first winning record the girls' basketball program has seen in more than five years, but in the end, they were one win shy of a trip to state. The girls ...

The boys and girls Whittell basketball teams playoff runs came to an end Thursday in Elko in the Northern Division III quarterfinals. The boys lost 69-60 to No. 4 seed ROP, and the girls lost 48-32...

Here is this week's fishing report for rivers, lakes and streams in Nevada, Northern California, Lake Tahoe and the Sierra. This report is for the week of Feb. 6-12.

Below is this week's fishing report for rivers, lakes and streams in Nevada, Northern California, Lake Tahoe and the Sierra. This report is for the week of Dec. 12-18. We want to note a big fish caught by Eric St. Denis of South Lake Tahoe, Calif., pictured above. Eric caught a 28-pound, 9-ounce Mackinaw trout at Lake Tahoe on Dec. 9, at 10:30 a.m. Photos courtesy of Gene St. Denis of Blue Ribbon Charters.
The Lake Tahoe record for Mackinaw Trout is a 37-pound, 6-ounce (44 inches in length) trophy caught by Robert Aronsen, way back in 1974. To date, only a handful of Macks have been caught that have weighed 30 pounds or more.

By MARTIN HARRISFree Press Sports EditorELKO - Five minutes was all that separated the Elko girls soccer team from a regional championship.However, South Tahoe used the final few minutes to tie ...

ELKO, Nev. - Eventually something had to give between the South Tahoe and Truckeegirls soccer teams this season.That something was one simple mistake on a single play in more than 80minutes of s...

Here is this week's fishing report for rivers, lakes and streams in Nevada, Northern California and the Sierra. This week's report is for the week of Oct. 24-30.

Here is this week's fishing report for rivers, lakes and streams in Nevada, Northern California and the Sierra. This report is for the week of Oct. 10-17.

The boys soccer team traveled to the central Nevada desert Saturday to take on a couple of eastern Nevada's top teams. In the morning game, the Vikings took on the Elko Indians. Elko came out with ...

Tonight could be a turning point for Vikings football. The Vikings (2-3) will take an eight-hour bus ride deep into the nowhere's of Nevada to face Elko (1-4). Elko is by no means an easy win, b...

CARSON CITY – It took all of about ten minutes for Sen. Dean Heller and Rep Shelley Berkley to mix it up in their first debate in the U.S. Senate race Thursday, criticizing each other on campaign issues ranging from ethics to Medicare to big oil subsidies.
The hour-long debate on KNPB-TV in Reno was the first chance for many voters to see the two candidates spar on the issues, most of which have already been the focus of campaign attacks in the race to date.

The South Tahoe boys junior varsity soccer team met up with a couple of eastern Nevada teams in Fallon last weekend. In the early game, the Vikings met the Elko Indians and won 2-0 in a tough battl...

Here is this week's fishing report for rivers, lakes and streams in Nevada, Northern California and the Sierra. This report is for the week of Sept. 12-19.

Here is this week's fishing report for rivers, lakes and streams in Nevada, Northern California and the Sierra. This report is for the week of August 29 to Sept. 4.

A series of drills simulating emergencies such as extreme weather, power outages, aircraft mishaps, lost climbers and transportation issues will be performed this weekend as part of operation Green Light organized by the Nevada Division of Emergency Management and the the Department of Homeland Security.
Operation Green Light will further develop and strengthen regional partnerships and enhance emergency preparedness, response, and prevention capabilities, according to Nevada Department of Public Safety spokeswoman Gail Powell.

The newspaper headline on page one on Aug. 15, 2002 said it all:
“They made it!”
Yes, they did! And, they did it in record-setting style.
Four athletes, who are personal friends of Elaine and I, completed 10 very physically and mentally-demanding challenges in a period of 10 grueling days, way back in 2002.
I know because we were there for each and every one of those 10 memorable days that resulted in the very first Nevada 10-in-10 Challenge going into the Nevada record book.
Those four were Karl Horeis, Jeremy Evans, Rick Gunn and K. M. Cannon.