Behind The Bench

Carter Eckl and Jeff Mulvihill, Jr. are once again joined by Duke Ritenhouse to go over the NIAA's winter Board of Control meeting and the changes made for football and other sports moving forward. The trio discuss if it was all worth it, as well as recapping exactly how the football playoffs will work, clarifying some incorrect reporting by another outlet in the area. After that, a look at Tuesday night's rivalry wrestling dual between Carson and Douglas. The episode closes with a glance at the league standings in the 4A North hoops scene.

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This week on Behind the Bench, Duke Ritenhouse re-joins Carter Eckl and Jeff Muvihill, Jr. to discuss the midway point of the basketball season after Carson and Douglas clashed in another rivalry tilt. After that, a look at the latest on the NIAA's agenda for the currently ongoing Winter Board of Control meeting. The episode also contains a breakdown of the Steve Deaton Memorial Tournament this past weekend in Minden with a few soundbites. After that it's what's on the docket the rest of the week as the winter season advances into its final few weeks. We may have some new guests on next week's episode as well ... stay tuned.

The first episode of 2025 begins with a quick word from Eagle Valley Publishing's newest owner Adam Trumble, who chats about what you can expect from the changes in management. After that, Carter Eckl and Jeff Mulvihill, Jr. discuss the last few league matches in prep hoops and a busy week ahead for basketball and wrestling.

For our final episode of 2024, news editor Duke Ritenhouse joins producer Jeff Mulvihill Jr. to catch up with our local teams playing basketball in Southern California, plus another quick Carson wrestling update. Also: Big news coming on Jan. 1.

On this week’s show, pinch-hitter Duke Ritenhouse and producer Jeff Mulvihill Jr. talk about holiday basketball tournaments, Reno’s big wrestling event, and — believe it or not — pretty much skip NIAA realignment. It’s a Christmas miracle!

On this week's episode of Behind the Bench. host Carter Eckl and producer Jeff Mulvihill, Jr. discuss the past week of winter sports results as well as the podcast's schedule over th holidays. That plus a quick look at the changes for Carson High School football and Douglas basketball's next Hall of Fame induction class.

This week on Behind the Bench, Carter Eckl, Jeff Mulvihill, Jr. and Duke Ritenhouse discuss the first week of winter prep sports in the area and the need for statistics submissions in order to get full coverage. After that, the episode shifts to the continuing realignment debate in Nevada where football has another plan in place. However, as you'll hear the skepticism didn't take long to see or hear.

Carson High School girls basketball coach Sam Golden joins the program this week to discuss what drove her to take over the Senators' girls team. Golden discusses early-season dynamics of getting into her first season as well as what she hopes to see from a squad full of upperclassmen. Carson kicks off the season Tuesday night at Dayton High School, giving Golden and Co. a first look at the team this winter. That plus more on Carson's scheme and philosophies on this week's episode of Behind the Bench.

This week on Behind the Bench, the show discusses the first look at the winter sports slate, previewing both Carson and Douglas boys basketball teams. Both season outlook stories can be found in Wednesday's newspaper. The episode closes with a brief discussion on state football, the upcoming realignment meeting and what's caught our eye in the MLS playoffs. Next week, Carson High girls basketball head coach Sam Golden will join the podcast to discuss the upcoming Senator season and her first year as head coach.

This week on Behind the Bench host Carter Eckl and producer Jeff Mulvihill, Jr. run through an outlook on all seven football state titles games happening within the next week. Plus, the pair discuss a popular fight that happened this weekend along with some final thoughts on the squashed football realignment proposal. After that, all-region football teams and Nevada football's push for its fourth win. All that and more on this week's episode of Behind the Bench.