Behind The Bench

Behind The Bench

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  • 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.
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    11 min
  • 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.
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    21 min
  • 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.
    24 min
  • 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.
    26 min
  • 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.
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    19 min
  • Ep: 229 – Spring standings, hockey playoffs and NIAA updates
    This week on Behind the Bench, the episode leads with a look at baseball and softball standings around the area for Classes 5A, 3A and 2A as spring sports pass the midway point of the season. Host Carter Eckl gives a quick breakdown to the Carson High boys club volleyball story that appeared in this past Saturday's Nevada Appeal. This week is the quarterly NIAA Spring Board of Control meeting, which is likely running as you are listening to this episode. The episode concludes with some chatter about the upcoming ECHL playoffs and what the Knight Monsters' road ahead looks like now that they've clinched. This episode was produced by Jeff Mulvihill, Jr.
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    17 min
  • Ep: 228 – Spring impressions, boys volleyball and correct local predictions
    This week on Behind the Bench, the episode begins with a look at local spring sports, including some impressive performances locally from the Big George Invite in Minden. After that the crew shifts its focus to Dayton High baseball and its 12-3 start in Class 3A North league play. The conversation continues into club boys volleyball at Carson High School and the path to becoming a varsity sport for a group that has been pressing for it for three years. This week's episode finishes with some NIAA chatter and the associations upcoming Board of Control meeting, along with talk about the Wolf Pack softball and football teams. Plus, a March Madness shoutout to our local area athlete who picked the correct winner! Hosted by Carter Eckl and Duke Ritenhouse. Produced by Jeff Mulvihill, Jr.
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    32 min
  • Ep: 227 – Postseason football fallout, local features and prep sports back in action
    This week's episode of Behind the Bench begins with a look at the spring sports slate Tuesday afternoon and evening through the rest of the week. After that host Carter Eckl chats about Sierra Lutheran's new hire for the boys basketball program and the Next Level Showcase at North Valleys in mid-April that will feature a handful of local hoopers. Saturday's Nevada Appeal will feature Carson City's Nick Posey and his qualification for the USA in roller derby in October where he will compete in Paraguay. This week's episode finishes with state postseason discussion as Nevada high school football and the CCSD principals broke their silence on their decision to go independent in football. Yes, there will still be a state tournament at all levels despite more than one-third of the entire state being ineligible for the postseason. Hear about what the football postseason will look like on air on Behind the Bench. This episode was produced by Jeff Mulvihill, Jr.
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    21 min
  • Ep: 226 – Spring break, the NIT and a CCSD, Bishop Gorman football standoff
    This week on Behind the Bench, the crew takes a quick look at the first-year Sierra Lutheran softball program and how they are off to an 8-1 start. After that a roundup of who has action this weekend and who is off until next week. Next, host Carter Eckl and co-host Duke Ritenhouse take a look at the college hoops scene and Nevada men's basketball remains alive in the NIT. Are Cinderella's dead in March? The episode concludes with a long discussion about the latest in Nevada high school football news as CCSD goes independent to avoid Bishop Gorman and other private schools. We break down how the NIAA ended up in this position as well as a look at any reasonable path moving forward. This episode was produced by Jeff Mulvihill, Jr.
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    42 min

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