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Wranglers lose in shootout to Ontario Reign: Saturday, Dec. 19, 2009; The player dropped his stick, the goalie raised his glove and the game was over. Sixty-five minutes and change of hard-hitting, fast-paced, edge-of-your-seat hockey had just come to an end, and Wranglers defenseman Jason Krischuk couldn’t believe it.
Wranglers look to put brakes on roller-coaster season: Thursday, Dec. 17, 2009; Fasten your seat belts, Wranglers fans. It’s mid-December, and the Las Vegas Wranglers can’t seem to get off their early season roller coaster ride.
Wranglers drop third straight game to Victoria: Sunday, Dec. 13, 2009; The only thing the Las Vegas Wranglers have been consistent at lately has been inconsistency. Las Vegas keeps winning a few, then losing a few, taking a lead and then giving it away. It was the same old story Saturday in a 5-4 overtime loss to the Victoria Salmon Kings at Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre in Victoria, British Columbia
Brazile wins seventh all-around rodeo title: Sunday, Dec. 13, 2009; There is a new king of cowboys. Trevor Brazile is the 2009 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo champion and now seven-time All-Around World Champion Cowboy.
This isn't their first rodeo: Meet the people behind the NFR: Saturday, Dec. 12, 2009; Binion Cervi, Randy Taylor and Gary Leffew have come a long way since the early days of National Finals Rodeo.
Coach says no more excuses after Wranglers lose to Victoria: Friday, Dec. 11, 2009; After dropping their second game in row to Victoria, the Las Vegas Wranglers need to get mentally tough and stop making excuses, head coach Ryan Mougenel said.
Bobby Mote takes first in bareback at National Finals Rodeo: Friday, Dec. 11, 2009; Bobby Mote had a routine Friday. On the ninth day of the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo at the Thomas & Mack Center, Mote battled a familiar foe as he rode a familiar horse to a familiar finish, picking up his second win of the NFR, this time in the bareback-riding event.
Wranglers drop opener in three-game series against Victoria: Friday, Dec. 11, 2009; The second period wasn’t friendly to the Las Vegas Wranglers on Thursday night. After scoring on its first shift of the game and holding the lead twice, Las Vegas gave up two Victoria goals — one on a defensive miscue ̵ in the second period, spelling a 4-2 defeat in the opener of a three-game road series in Victoria, British Columbia.
Wranglers' Adam Miller named ECHL Player of the Week: Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2009; Adam Miller has been on fire on the ice as of late. Last week, the Las Vegas Wranglers center tallied three goals and four assists, helping the Wranglers break a seven-game funk and sweep the Victoria Salmon Kings.
Del Sol players savor experience of championship game: Saturday, Dec. 5, 2009; So close, yet so far away. There was Del Sol senior linebacker Curt Pfeiffer, lying face down on the Sam Boyd Stadium turf with his arms outstretched after lunging for an interception. The ball had fallen just inches short of Pfeiffer’s grip, but had the senior never hustled to corral the tipped ball, he would have never had the opportunity to make the play. “Two inches from my hand,” Pfeiffer said, holding up two fingers. “Two inches.”
Wranglers beat Victoria 2-1 for three-game sweep: For second time in series, Francis Lemieux scores the game-winning goal; Saturday, Dec. 5, 2009; Oh, how a week can change things.
Heading into this week, the Las Vegas Wranglers were down.
Losers of seven consecutive games, they sat in the basement of the ECHL National Conference Pacific Division without an offense, a goalie or confidence.
Wranglers win two in a row against Victoria: Friday, Dec. 4, 2009; Ryan Mougenel was hot.
He was nearly out of breath and nearly out of words, pacing and yelling, throwing a not-so-subtle right jab at the Plexiglas around his bench.
It was midway through the third period of Thursday night’s game against the Victoria Salmon Kings and the Las Vegas Wranglers head coach had just watched his team blow a two-goal, third-period lead.
Las Vegan has bull riding in his blood: Colin McTaggart following in father's and grandfather's steps as he enters the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo; Thursday, Dec. 3, 2009; Bull riding is in Colin McTaggart’s blood. From an early age, he’s watched his grandfather ride bulls and watched his father ride bulls. This weekend, they will be watching him in the 2009 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo at the Thomas & Mack Center as the third generation of McTaggart bull riders takes aim at a dream.
Las Vegas Wranglers back in the win column: Wranglers snap seven-game losing streak with overtime victory against Victoria; Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2009; It took seven games, three road trips and one replacement goaltender, but an overtime deflection by Francis Lemieux gave the Wranglers a 4-3 victory over the Victoria Salmon Kings Tuesday night at the Orleans Arena.
“It feels awesome,” Lemieux said. “We just needed to find a way to score goals, and tonight we came back and got our offense going.”
UNLV women fall to No. 4 North Carolina, 78-68: Centennial grad Italee Lucas scores game-high 24 in homecoming victory; Sunday, Nov. 22, 2009; They were shorter, smaller and less celebrated. They got pushed around and they got knocked down but Sunday afternoon, the UNLV Lady Rebels stuck around.
Centennial grad back for basketball, home cooking: Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009; Thanksgiving dinner is coming early for Italee Lucas this year.
The North Carolina sophomore and Centennial High graduate will be in town this weekend to face the UNLV women’s basketball team on Sunday at Cox Pavilion. But first, Lucas and her Tar Heels teammates have a special trip to make.
Del Sol knocks out Liberty in Sunrise Regional semifinals: Friday, Nov. 20, 2009; The Del Sol Dragons were angry. After what players called the toughest week of practice all year, the Dragons took the field Friday night and saw their opponents, the Liberty Patriots, dancing, hooting and hollering at them near midfield.
Wranglers brace for long road trip against familiar foe: Friday, Nov. 20, 2009; It's been a very different week for the Las Vegas Wranglers.
This week, the team practiced at a different time, inside a different arena and with different players.
But the same opponent still looms this weekend in Utah.
Las Vegan ready to make pro boxing debut: Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009; Rocco Santomauro didn’t know how to feel as he sat on stage at The Orleans piano bar Wednesday.
The youngest boxer on Crown Boxing’s Friday Night Fights card this weekend, the 21-year-old California native stared without emotion and occasionally broke into a smile.
Locomotives clinch spot in UFL championship game: Las Vegas defeats California Redwoods, 16-10; will face Florida Tuskers in championship game; Saturday, Nov. 14, 2009; Before the season, Las Vegas Locomotives coach Jim Fassel told his team that the inaugural United Football League championship would go through Las Vegas.
Saturday night, Fassel’s words proved true.
The Locomotives defeated the California Redwoods, 16-10, at Spartan Stadium in San Jose, setting up a date with the Florida Tuskers on Nov. 27 at Sam Boyd Stadium for the UFL’s first championship game.
Wranglers drop another game to Utah: Saturday, Nov. 14, 2009; With just over a minute played in the third period of Friday night’s hockey game between the Las Vegas Wranglers and the visiting Utah Grizzlies, the fans at the Orleans Arena were going wild.
But two quick Utah goals hushed the 6,278 people in attendance and led to a 5-3 win by the Grizzlies, their fourth against the Wranglers in five meetings this season.
Wranglers lifted by Primeau's presence: Friday, Nov. 13, 2009; Keith Primeau is a coach.
He coaches his youngest sons and their hockey team, helps out with a high school team in Philadelphia and runs hockey camps in Canada and New Jersey.
This week, he was also behind the bench of the Las Vegas Wranglers.
Wranglers and Grizzlies embark on extra-long series: Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2009; And now, a two-week forecast for your Las Vegas Wranglers: Grizzlies, Grizzlies, and more Grizzlies.
Tuesday night, the Wranglers dropped the first game of a lengthy early-season series to the Utah Grizzlies, 3-2 at Orleans Arena.
And for the team's foreseeable future, it's all Utah, all the time.
Kody Lostroh hangs on to take Professional Bull Riders title in LV: Sunday, Nov. 8, 2009; They didn’t know it. Couldn’t have. J.B. Mauney flung his hat in excitement after his ride and Kody Lostroh bounced on the back of Voodoo Child, willing to hang on for just a second longer before falling victim to the wild bull.
Mojave High grad disappointed with loss to UNLV: Greer leads Rams with seven catches for 77 yards, but leaves empty-handed; Sunday, Nov. 8, 2009; As the fourth-quarter clock wound down on Saturday, Colorado State wide receiver Rashaun Greer knelt on the Rams sideline, just a few yards away from his family and friends. “I just sat there looking at the scoreboard,” Greer said. “I was praying for something good to happen. A big play, a turnover, something. It’s all I could do.” Neither came for the 2005 graduate of Mojave High School as the Rams lost their seventh straight game, a 35-16 defeat to the UNLV Rebels at Sam Boyd Stadium.
Legacy beats Spring Valley for first playoff win: Friday, Nov. 6, 2009; Late in Friday night’s Sunset Regional quarterfinal, Legacy quarterback Devin Weidemann dropped back to pass.
He rolled to the left, looked to the right, felt pressure from behind and unleashed a high, arching 60-yard pass.
“I just cocked back and fired it,” he said. “And I had my doubts.”
Wranglers forward scores for local food bank: Friday, Nov. 6, 2009; When Ned Lukacevic lights the lamp for the Wranglers this season, he'll be scoring a goal for more than one team.
The immediate impact of the forward's goals will be felt on the scoreboard, but the lasting impact will be felt in the hungry stomachs of kids across the Las Vegas area.
Thanks to a charitable proposal made during the team's recent trip to Three Square Food Bank, Lukacevic will donate $10 for each goal he scores this season.
Ryan McConnel survives crash, back riding bulls: Friday, Nov. 6, 2009; Ryan McConnel rides bulls.
He jumps onto the backs of cattle that rarely weigh less than 1,200 pounds and instantly, he’s jolted, his 5-foot-10, 160-pound frame furiously rocking back-and-forth and side-to-side.
More times than not, he’s thrown from the bull. So you’d think nothing can scare McConnel.
Wrong.
Bonanza grad returns home to help defeat Wranglers: Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009; Don't take offense to the defensive specialist's desire to leave Las Vegas -- he just wanted to see the world.
Bakersfield Condors forward Adam Naglich returned home to Las Vegas Thursday night at the Orleans Arena, in front of friends, family, and against a Wranglers team that tried to sign the first-year pro.
Larry Morgan wins in NHRA Las Vegas Nationals: Spencer Massey, Robert Hight, Andrew Hines also get wins at Las Vegas Motor Speedway; Sunday, Nov. 1, 2009; Larry Morgan wanted his engine back. It was the finals of Sunday afternoon’s Pro Stock division at the NHRA Las Vegas Nationals and Morgan was paired up with Rickie Jones.
Wranglers pack up for first road trip of the season: Friday, Oct. 30, 2009; Friday morning the Las Vegas Wranglers travel to Ontario, Calif. to face off with the Ontario Reign (2-3) for their first road trip of the regular season.
The Wranglers lost to the Reign, 4-3, in Ontario earlier this month, in their second and final preseason game.
Sitting at 2-2 early in the season, the trip could come at just the right time to give the young team a spark.
Silverado beats Foothill 40-15 in Victory Bell game: Thursday, Oct. 29, 2009; Trenton Tipton saw it coming. He stood on the Silverado sidelines, joked with teammates, slapped some helmets and even danced a little. But he never took his eyes off the prize.
Ouzas stands strong in violent game: Sunday, Oct. 25, 2009; Take one run at Wranglers goaltender Michael Ouzas and he'll brush it off as playing hard.
Take a second run at him and his teammates will take care of the business.
But take a third run at him, as the Alaska Aces did late in Saturday night's 6-3 loss at Orleans Arena, and he'll take matters into his own hands, both literally and figuratively.
Basic overcomes Silverado in game down to the wire: Saturday, Oct. 24, 2009; There were three minutes left to play in Friday night’s divisional showdown between Basic and Silverado when the Skyhawks took the field at their own 15-yard-line trailing by a touchdown. For the Silverado offense, it was three minutes from salvaging the season. For the Basic defense, it was three minutes from validating the season.
Aces forward continues Las Vegas dominance: Friday, Oct. 23, 2009; Thousands of miles away from Anchorage, Colin Hemingway and the Alaska Aces have made themselves at home in Las Vegas.
That much is evident after Thursday night's 5-2 win over the Wranglers, in a game that saw both Hemingway and the Aces continue their past dominance at the Orleans Arena.
Oliver McCall back, ready to defend title: Thursday, Oct. 22, 2009; Fifteen years ago, Oliver McCall and Michael Moorer were champions. When both in their late 20s, they were among the most prominent of heavyweight boxers, at one point holding all three major heavyweight belts.
Wranglers prepare to host arch-rival Aces: Thursday, Oct. 22, 2009; It was mid-May when a beaten and battered Las Vegas Wranglers team limped off the Orleans Arena ice, swept at the hands of their fiercest rivals from Anchorage.
Another chapter in the rivalry was complete, with the Alaska Aces finishing a four-game sweep in the ECHL National Conference Finals just a year after the Wranglers ousted Alaska in the ECHL Conference Semifinals before advancing to the Kelly Cup Finals.
This weekend, the Wranglers will have the chance to stake an early claim in this year's edition as the Aces come to town for a three-game set starting today at 7:05 p.m. at the Orleans Arena.
Brothers bring competitive nature to Boulder City football team: Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2009; Many midsummer days ago, on a neighborhood street in suburban Cleveland, Ross and Jack Lamarca would grab the attention of their entire flock of friends. It would happen after backyard baseball or a football game in the park, when Jack would get fed up with Ross taking him down or Ross would take objection to a dirty look from Jack. “They’d call them the Lamarca fights,” Jack Lamarca said. “We’d wrestle and fight and all of our friends would love watching us.”
Liberty beats rival Silverado second year in row: Saturday, Oct. 17, 2009; Forgive P.J. Taeao for smiling. He just doesn’t know any better.
The sophomore doesn’t know about losing. He can’t recall the blowouts and wasn’t around when Liberty became Silverado’s gridiron doormat in 2003.
Boulder City three-sport star balances a full schedule to lead Eagles: Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2009; Paxton Fleming is a five-tool student-athlete for Boulder City High. When she’s not on the softball diamond in the spring and summer, she’s in the gym on the volleyball or basketball courts in the fall and winter. When she’s not serving as the student body president, she’s closing in on a salutatorian finish to her academic high school career.
James Stewart takes U.S. Open of Supercross: Sunday, Oct. 11, 2009; After a back-and-forth battle in the 2009 Rockstar Energy Drink U.S. Open of Supercross, Ryan Villopoto and James Stewart talked briefly and then exchanged a respect-filled embrace.
James Poole dazzles in Cimarron-Memorial victory over Durango: Saturday, Oct. 10, 2009; James Poole runs. He runs fast.
He spins, jumps, jukes, and when things are going well for him and his Cimarron-Memorial teammates, he finds himself standing on the sidelines, just the way he did for most of the second half Friday in the Golden Spartans’ 54-7 homecoming win over Durango.
Injured racer Ryan Villopoto back for U.S. Open of Supercross: Defending Supercross series and U.S. Open champion James Stewart to defend title; Friday, Oct. 9, 2009; It was just after 6 p.m. on Wednesday when Ryan Villopoto felt the urge to race. So Villapoto, three days before this weekend’s Rockstar Energy Drink U.S. Open of Supercross, picked up the phone and confirmed his participation.
Desert Pines posts 400-plus yards of offense in 28-7 win over Valley: Friday, Oct. 9, 2009; It took some time, but Desert Pines defense stepped up in the second quarter and boosted the Jaguars to a 28-7 victory over Valley on Thursday night.
Henderson International golfer is a one-person team: Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2009; The old adage says there’s no “I” in “Team.” Henderson International golfer Sarah Thomas humbly disagrees. She’s only two months into high school, drives 200 yards off the tee, scores in the high 70s and, for all intents and purposes, the freshman is Henderson International’s girls golf team. Just ask her teammates. That is, if she had any.
Valley's Wharton scores twice in win over Chap: Saturday, Oct. 3, 2009; Valley High’s Garic Wharton accounted for a pair of touchdowns in a 28-12 victory against Chaparral.
Foothill blanks Liberty for Southeast Division victory: Saturday, Oct. 3, 2009; Foothill High forced nine turnovers and scored the decisive touchdown on Friday night in a 12-0 victory against Liberty.
Desert Oasis defense turns back Spring Valley: Friday, Oct. 2, 2009; Desert Oasis running back C.J. Hunt rushed for three touchdowns on Friday night in a 23-6 victory against visiting Spring Valley.
Canyon Springs knocks off Desert Pines 45-21: Friday, Oct. 2, 2009; Homecoming night got off to a rough start for Desert Pines, as the Jaguars fell to Canyon Springs 45-21 Friday night.
Johnny Sauter takes lead with 16 laps to go, wins Las Vegas 350: Saturday, Sept. 26, 2009; Nearly a year after stocking parts for the Nationwide series out of his garage, Johnny Sauter won the Las Vegas 350, thrusting himself into the top five in the NCWTS points standings and completing the first one-two sweep for Thor Sport Racing.