Ep: 235 – Early NIAA tidbits and Nevada Athletics announces headliner for Governor's Dinner

Ep: 235 – Early NIAA tidbits and Nevada Athletics announces headliner for Governor's Dinner

This week on Behind the Bench, host Carter Eckl and producer Jeff Mulvihill, Jr. chatter about the upcoming NIAA Board of Control meeting next week and several interesting details it could entail. After that, the discussion moves to the headliner for Nevada Athletic's Governor's Dinner before finishing with the remaining all-region teams left to be released this week. If you are interested in sponsoring the podcast contact AnneMarie Dickert at adickert@nevadanewsgroup.com or via phone at 775-339-1401.

Ep: 234 – State champs, state meets and local legends

This week on Behind the Bench, host Carter Eckl and producer Jeff Mulvihill, Jr. take a look at the past weekend with the final weekend of prep sports. There is plenty to discuss from state track and state swim and dive, including several area state champions. There are some really neat stories that have been in the newspaper this past week and the duo discuss those and what you can expect this week. The episode finishes with a look at all-region teams, the return of some local legends and a longtime local coach calling it a career. Report sports and scores to ceckl@nevadaappeal.com or sports@nevadaappeal.com!

Ep: 233 — Championship Saturday, a stunning comeback, and World Cup soccer

The Behind the Bench podcast is heading full-speed toward the end of the spring sports season. Host Duke Ritenhouse and producer Jeff Mulvihill Jr. wrap up all the Northern regionals action in baseball, softball, track and swimming, then move on to complete disbelief over Nevada softball blowing a nine-run, first-inning lead and then getting left out of the NCAA Tournament. Finally: Our first look at this summer’s World Cup, which is now less than one month away.

Ep: 232 – Playoffs, tournament champions and a local player leveling up

This week on Behind the Bench, the crew takes a look at the regional postseason week ahead for spring sports. It'll be a busy schedule for everyone with games Tuesday and Wednesday for baseball and softball. Don't forget about track and field and swim and dive this Friday and Saturday in Reno. After that, the conversation shifts to Carson softball and junior shortstop Jordan Brubaker and her breakout season for the Senators. The episode then looks at the upcoming Mountain West softball tournament that will feature several local names this weekend in Reno. Finally, the episode finishes with a look at a local boxer, who will fight in Sacramento soon. This week's episode was hosted by Carter Eckl and Duke Ritenhouse. Produced by Jeff Mulvihill, Jr.

Ep: 231 – Spring playoff landscape, new local coaches and ECHL postseason

This week on Behind the Bench, host Carter Eckl takes a look at all the playoff scenarios for baseball and softball in the area for Classes 5A, 3A and 2A. Our area teams headed to the postseason will look to make some noise as underdogs. After that, the discussion shifts to the Tahoe Knight Monsters as the No. 4 seed out of the ECHL's Western Conference looks to stay alive in the opening round of the postseason. Big thanks to Tom Goldston Roofing! Call them at 775-790-0674 for your roofing needs! Report sports and scores to ceckl@nevadaappeal.com or sports@nevadaappeal.com!