Behind The Bench

Carter Eckl and Jeff Mulvihill, Jr. kick off the episode talking about girls regional wrestling and the handful of state qualifiers that punched their ticket to the final tournament of the season this past weekend, including a pair of sound bites from regional champion Ella Kavanagh. After that, the two discuss a milestone broken by a player on the Carson High girls basketball team as well as a ho...

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 Tuesda...

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 pa...

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 he...

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 t...

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...

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...

This week on Behind the Bench, Carter Eckl and Jeff Mulvihill, Jr. wrap up the fall sports slate as all of the coverage area teams have seen their seasons come to an end. After that, the dup talk through all-region and all-league teams before getting to some of the potential headaches and changes with the NIAA's realignment proposal that could come to fruition Wednesday morning.

On the podcast this week, a look at some of the feature stories in this week's paper and the summation of our fall sports teams. That is, except for one as Carson High football travels out to Damonte Ranch this Friday. Douglas and Dayton football wrap up their seasons as does Carson volleyball alongside a quick look at our state cross country finishers. The episode closes with a discussion on the...

On this week's episode of Behind the Bench, we hear from several area athletes and coaches from their regional performances this past week. While recapping last week, host Carter Eckl and producer Jeff Mulvihill, Jr. take a look at the teams remaining in postseason play in the area and the remaining schedule this week.

The Behind the Bench trio takes a look at what's going on in the final week of the regular season in Northern Nevada prep sports. This week, the football postseason picture takes shape while volleyball and soccer still have plenty as stake.

Carter Eckl and Jeff Mulvihill, Jr. take the first in-depth look at the 2024 fall postseason for prep sports. The episode starts with a look at football and every team's final two regular season games. After that, the duo run through the postseason outlook for boys soccer, girls soccer and volleyball while touching regional tournaments that are already underway.

Carter Eckl and Jeff Mulvihill, Jr. are joined once again by Duke Ritenhouse to discuss the latest week of football action in the Class 5A North. After that, a run through of area league standings and a sound bite from a record-setting performance. Thanks for listening.

This week on Behind the Bench, we take a look at Carson-Galena football this Friday night, which holds quite a few implications for the rest of the season. After that, Carter Eckl and Jeff Mulvihill, Jr. talk about Douglas' upcoming game against McQueen as well as Carson volleyball's stretch of five-set matches over the last week. Douglas High School volleyball is putting eight members into its Ha...

This week on the Behind the Bench podcast, the crew takes a look at the first week of league play for Carson and Douglas football in the Class 5A North. After that, the discussion shifts to Dayton football's close loss to a California team and a monster game on the ground from a Dust Devil sophomore. Also in this week's episode, a look at volleyball results, cross country finishes and what you can...

Carter Eckl and Jeff Mulvihill, Jr. give their thoughts on how the 101st anniversary of the Carson-Douglas football rivalry played out. Both teams shift their focus into league play, allowing the duo to look ahead at what's next for the Senators and the Tigers for the next few weeks. To close, the BTB crew talk about Dayton football's win over Battle Mountain along with soccer results from the pas...

This week on Behind the Bench, the discussion centers around the 101st anniversary of The Rivalry Game between Carson and Douglas football. There are plenty of stats to keep an eye on and Carter Eckl, Jeff Mulvihill, Jr. and Duke Ritenhouse run through all the things you should know ahead of Friday's kickoff. Also in this episode, a look at some stories coming this week in the newspaper from Debbi...

This week on the Behind the Bench podcast, the crew discusses some of the best plays from Carson and Douglas football through the first three weeks, including a pair of hustle plays that have set the tone for both squads so far this fall. After that, Carter Eckl, Jeff Mulvihill, Jr. and Duke Ritenhouse add some chatter about girls soccer and the gift that keeps on giving. Plus, some Wolf Pack foot...

Carter Eckl and Jeff Mulvihill, Jr. run through the past week of the prep sports slate as Northern Nevada starts to get a better look at the landscape this fall. The duo go over football results from this past weekend, upcoming games this weekend and a Douglas football grad getting some love from his head coach as a true freshman. That plus a discussion on boys soccer and volleyball from the past...

Carter Eckl and Jeff Mulvihill, Jr. are joined by news editor Duke Ritenhouse discuss the opening week of prep football. The trio take a look at Carson and Douglas' results from the first games of the fall and what they can expect to see from Spring Creek in the coming weeks. After that, a quick look at some other results from soccer and volleyball. For all the latest stories from the area visit:...

Douglas High School football coach Kyle Mays stopped by the program to discuss his expectations this fall for the Tiger football team after putting together a 10-2 season last year. Host Carter Eckl and producer Jeff Mulvihill, Jr. ask Mays about the team construction, position battles and new feel in Class 5A North Div. II. Carson High head coach Ryan Boshard joined last week's episode if you are...