On the last of the summer’s no-scores-to-report episode of Behind the Bench, pinch-hitter Duke Ritenhouse and producer Jeff Mulvihill Jr. do a lightning round through this week’s action, which includes games happening as early as Thursday and some local Friday night football.

For this week’s Behind the Bench, host Duke Ritenhouse and producer Jeff Mulvihill Jr. run down the important dates and times as high school sports in Nevada gets underway. Among the early dates is Carson’s season-opening football game at home against Dayton on Aug. 13 (not to mention the Senators’ home scrimmage coming up Saturday).

This week on Behind the Bench host Carter Eckl and producer Jeff Mulvihill, Jr. take a look at the last week of local sports, which has been surprisingly busy. The episode kicks off with a Carson High School alumni, who took advantage of his hard work in the JuCo hoops scene to earn a spot at a four-year program. After that, the duo discuss the latest scrap from the PFL's Sullivan Cauley, which he lost by unanimous decision, 29-28. The pair takes a look at what is next for Cauley as well as what is next in the newspaper for the coming weeks. Be on the lookout for a Douglas High School alumni, who became his college's first-time steer riding national champion. The episode finishes with some notes on the Tahoe Knight Monsters, Carson Valley Little League and more.

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This week on Behind the Bench, the crew has a special guest join them to take one final look at the World Cup and wave goodbye to one of the best events on the planet. Host Carter Eckl and Duke Ritenhouse are joined by Carson High JV boys soccer coach Ian Gunn, who spent plenty of time watching the World Cup and shares his thoughts and opinions on the tournament this year. After that the discussion shifts to Sullivan Cauley and his upcoming bout at PFL Washington DC. Plus chatter about Krysta Palmer going into the Nevada Athletics Hall of Fame, the death of the Barracuda and what is in store in the brand new Mountain West. This episode was produced by Jeff Mulvihill, Jr.

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This week on Behind the Bench host Carter Eckl and producer Jeff Mulvihill, Jr. take a look at the American Century Championship and the select company Mardy Fish has joined by winning the event three times. Plus, who almost got hit by an errant shot? After that, the pair breakdown the World Cup semifinals and if a chalky finale is still a fun result for the sport. The episode finishes with a look at a local story coming in this Saturday's Nevada Appeal. Douglas High School's Riley Danen is headed to Nebraska to compete in the National High School Finals Rodeo. All that and more on this week's Behind the Bench.

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This week on Behind the Bench, host Carter Eckl and producer Jeff Mulvihill, Jr. breakdown the United States' ugly defeat at the hands of Belgium, ending the red, white and blue's chances at a World Cup. The pair discuss the loss and the gravity of the game, but segue into more unique discussions about the game overall. The chatter shifts to VAR, red cards and upcoming generations as the US continue to get stuck in the Round of 16. Of course, this week is also the American Century Championship on the shores of Lake Tahoe at Edgewood Tahoe Golf Course. The two take a look at the field as well as the best days to attend the event.

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This week on Behind the Bench, the episode kicks off with plenty of World Cup chatter ahead of the United States' Round of 32 game against Bosnia. Several predictions look good so far, but plenty of others don't. Following soccer talk, co-host Duke Ritenhouse and host Carter Eckl discuss the new look at Mountain West Conference, which is officially official. There's a lot of new with the conference and certainly plenty of change on the way. The episode finishes with some additional knockout chatter (not soccer), a local football player deciding to play with the Pack and one more week until the ACC!

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This week on Behind the Bench, host Carter Eckl and producer Jeff Mulvihill, Jr. take a look at some of the hot starts from teams in the World Cup, including the USA, The soccer talk continues to some other surprises as well as just how impressive some of the stars are playing thus far. Following soccer chatter, the duo discuss the Giannis trade from the Bucks to the Heat and how different leagues choose to approach their star players contracts. Plus, a look at a pair of Carson High School alumni who are officially in the NIAA Hall of Fame.

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This week on Behind the Bench, host Carter Eckl and producer Jeff Mulvihill, Jr. take a look at the first week of the World Cup, The two give their thoughts and opinions on the US's opening performance as well as their next test. Plus, the best storyline thus far and what to watch for over the coming days of the tournament. After that, the chatter shifts to local athletes doing their thing at the collegiate level. There's plenty of recognition to go around and that goes for the city of New York as well.

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This week on Behind the Bench, the Las Vegas Review-Journal's Alex Wright hops on the program to breakdown all the latest news and information when it comes to the ever-changing high school football landscape in Nevada. Wright, along with hosts Carter Eckl and Duke Ritenhouse, examines how we got here, if there's a solution on the horizon and what it means for those in charge of the whole enterprise. The hosts exchange questions for Wright and his expertise in the Las Vegas area. After that, the episode shifts to Dayton High School's signing day, which will be in Wednesday's Nevada Appeal. The Wednesday edition of the Record-Courier will include a feature story on Whittell's Logan Robertson and his path to collegiate athletics. The episode ends with a quick discussion on Douglas removing its baseball coach.

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