A fence along McCarran Boulevard is finally getting fixed after neighbors have been complaining about its damages for months. The fence is across the street from Meadowood Mall. You may remember our reporting on this a couple weeks ago, when neither the city of Reno nor NDOT would claim ownership over it. But now both […]
A fence along McCarran Boulevard is finally getting fixed after neighbors have been complaining about its damages for months. The fence is across the street from Meadowood Mall.
You may remember our reporting on this a couple weeks ago, when neither the city of Reno nor NDOT would claim ownership over it. But now both of the agencies are out repairing it.
The fence was initially damaged back in January due to heavy wind gusts, and after long weeks of many phone calls, emails, hunting for old documents, and a recent survey conducted, ownership of the fence still remains a mystery.
The City of Reno says building plan research shows the fence is located exactly on the property line between the city’s alleyway and NDOT’s right of way.
Dale LaFrance, maintenance supervisor for Smithridge Greens Townhomes, says, “They actually said that the property possibly at one time owned the fence, but because of the alley being owner by the city and McCarran being run by NDOT the two entities have come together to fix it.”
In a statement from the city’s maintenance and operations team they say, “By today’s standards, this is an unusual situation as the fence would normally be placed in one of two right of way areas to demarcate who the owner is and allow for maintenance… On behalf of NDOT and the city, we apologize for the confusion and delays in getting this fence repaired.”
Crews aren’t just fixing the section of the fence that was blown over, they’re replacing the entire thing. And neighbors are grateful for it.
Sosgenes Alejandro, a Smithridge resident, says, “I’m glad because you know I’m worried a car might come into here and reck into the house and stuff like that. So yeah, I’m very happy that they’re fixing the fence.”
LaFrance says the damaged fence is also a serious safety hazard for families, “This is a family community, there’s pets, there’s children, and this fence is what separates this corridor right here from a main thoroughfare.”
Crews are saying the entire fence will be completed by end of tomorrow.
Big Win For Volleyball Team As Hawks Edge Defending Champs – The Newtown Bee
Published: May 04, 2025 6:55 am Matches won in the minimum three sets, or even four, show how strong a volleyball team can be. But so, too, do five-setters, especially close ones against top-notch competition. Newtown High School’s boys’ squad earned a hard-fought 3-2 win over visiting and defending South-West Conference Champion Joel Barlow at […]
Matches won in the minimum three sets, or even four, show how strong a volleyball team can be. But so, too, do five-setters, especially close ones against top-notch competition. Newtown High School’s boys’ squad earned a hard-fought 3-2 win over visiting and defending South-West Conference Champion Joel Barlow at home on April 24, a win that certainly stands out amid a six-match winning streak.
The Nighthawks carried their winning ways into Wednesday’s visit to Kolbe Cathedral of Bridgeport (check the May 2 print edition of The Bee for coverage). They beat Kolbe in four sets in their first meeting.
Newtown overcame a first-set loss and Barlow forcing a decisive fifth set to win 23-25, 25-23, 25-22, 22-25, 15-9.
A.J. Zatulskis had 13 kills, five aces, two blocks, and 18 digs; Warner Bacon recorded 16 kills, and three blocks; Nate Twitchell had 14 kills, three aces, and 19 digs; Noel McLeod racked up 16 kills and 26 digs; Eli Sullivan compiled 25 digs; and Dima Frunza had 18 digs and 60 assists.
“We played as one team unit — everyone had a great game; everyone participated. The boys were excited,” Newtown Coach Abbi Debes said. “It’s huge.”
After all, Barlow might just be the toughest SWC competition the Hawks face this spring. Another potentially tough one will be May 12 at Masuk of Monroe, which was runner-up to Barlow last year; that match begins at 6:30 pm.
There is still plenty of challenging action on the schedule, including a rematch with Barlow.
“We’ll be seeing them again in about a week, at their place. It’ll be a different atmosphere,” Debes said of the Wednesday, May 7, clash with Barlow at 6 pm.
It will be a good test again, especially given this one is away from home but, win or lose, the Hawks certainly gained some significant confidence having beaten the Falcons once.
“This could be the year they can do it,” Debes said of the prospects for Newtown making a title run. “They have to be able to want it more than the coaches and they have to be able to keep focused.”
Newtown hosted New Milford on April 28 and posted a 3-0 (25-11, 25-15, 25-17) victory on April 28 to improve to 8-1 overall. Despite winning in three, this one did not match the level of play the Hawks displayed against Barlow, Debes noted.
“That’s our bar. We need to play at that level all the time,” she said of the 3-2 win over the Falcons.
Some bright spots for the Hawks against New Milford included strong defensive play from backup setter and junior Kade Deraney (who also logged 24 of Newtown’s 34 assists) as well as sophomore Ian Akbas getting onto the court for some playing time. Derany made a great diving effort well out of bounds near the NHS bench to keep the ball in play as the Hawks made New Milford work hard for its points.
McLeod had ten kills and ten digs; Zatulskis logged seven kills and five aces; Bacon had six kills, two aces; Twitchell logged six kills and 13 digs; Cole Sgagliardich had four kills and two blocks; and Sullivan compiled 13 digs.
Putting teams away in three sets generally is not easy. Set three was a tight one much of the way with things going back and forth to the tune of six ties until NHS scored three in a row only to see the Green Wave answer with the next three points to knot the score at 9-9. Newtown then scored five in a row. Twitchell had a point to end a long rally, Zatulskis hit a smash that was too hot to handle for another point, and McLeod took something off his return to place the ball just over the net from his back row position during the run. The Hawks did not relinquish the lead the rest of the way and Zatulskis finished off the match with an ace.
Sports Editor Andy Hutchison can be reached at andyh@thebee.com.
Kade Deraney (No. 11) and Warner Bacon go up for a block during Newtown’s 3-0 win over visiting New Milford on April 28. The victory followed a huge five-set win over Joel Barlow days earlier. —Bee Photos, Hutchison
Nate Twitchell, left, and Eli Sullivan go for a 50-50 ball to keep a rally going.
Noel McLeod gets the ball over the net.
Libero Eli Sullivan gets low for a dig as teammate A.J. Zatulskis stands in ready position.
WPIAL boys volleyball playoff clinchings through May 3, 2025
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Track & Field’s Kimrey, Burnett Set School Top-10 Marks at Texas A&M Alumni Muster
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COLLEGE STATION, Texas – University of Missouri track and field’s Reagan Kimrey and Alicia Burnett both entered the school’s top 10 list in the hammer throw and 400m, respectively, at the Texas A&M Alumni Muster on Saturday at E.B. Cushing Stadium. Multiple Tigers earned personal bests, including Kimrey, who posted the ninth-best hammer throw in school history […]
COLLEGE STATION, Texas – University of Missouri track and field’s Reagan Kimrey and Alicia Burnett both entered the school’s top 10 list in the hammer throw and 400m, respectively, at the Texas A&M Alumni Muster on Saturday at E.B. Cushing Stadium.
Multiple Tigers earned personal bests, including Kimrey, who posted the ninth-best hammer throw in school history to take third in the event after recording 58.81m (192-11). Burnett slots in at No. 9 in the 400m after finishing with a time of 54.85. In women’s high jump, Claudina Diaz tied her best of 1.85m (6-0.75) to take second, while Charlotte Cullen (4:30.88), Kobi Walker (4:31.94) and Brianna Lee (4:35.51) did so in the women’s 1500m.
On the men’s side, Jamie Mora (3:46.01) and Ryan Eddington (3:46.97) notched second and third in the 1500m. Chase Crawford’s 17.72m (58-1.75) throw in shot put marked a new personal record. Tarique George rounded out the Mizzou individual bests after he earned a first-place finish with a throw of 56.98m (186-11) in discus.
Other podium finishers include Callan Saldutto’s first-place result in men’s javelin, recording a throw of 71.57m (234-9) for the fourth top finish in the event this season and the third-best throw of his career. Sam Innes’ third-place hammer throw of 65.57m (215-1), Valentina Barrios’ third-place result in javelin of 49.96m (163-11), Ames Burton, who took second in discus with a throw of 53.18m (174-6), Rahel Broemmel (4:21.50) and Anneken Viljoen (4:22.65) took second and third in the 1500m, respectively and Sterling Scott’s first-place triple jump of 15.98m (52-5.25).
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Field Events
Place-Athlete-Mark | Notes (PR = personal record / FR = facility record)
Hammer Throw (W)
3rd – Reagan Kimrey: 58.81m (192-11), PR
4th – Petra Gombas: 56.34m (184-10)
12th – Kaitlyn Morningstar: 44.29m (145-3)
Hammer Throw (M)
3rd – Sam Innes: 65.57m (215-1)
7th – Garik Pozecki: 58.28m (191-2)
Pole Vault (W)
9th – Allison Geen: 3.56m (11-8)
12th – Anna Vedral: 3.56m (11-8)
Pole Vault (M)
12th – Charlie Garino: 4.85m (15-11)
Shot Put (W)
4th – Ames Burton: 13.66m (44-9.75)
Shot Put (M)
2nd – Chase Crawford: 17.72m (58-1.75), PR
4th – Hayden Dixon: 17.64m (57-10.5)
Discus (W)
2nd – Ames Burton: 53.18m (174-6)
12th – Tania Duncan: 42.62m (139-10)
13th – Kaitlyn Morningstar: 40.62m (133-3)
Discus (M)
1st – Tarique George: 56.98m (186-11), PR
4th – TJ Wiggins: 53.93m (176-11)
5th – Rece Rowan: 52.62m (172-8)
Javelin (W)
3rd – Valentina Barrios: 49.96m (163-11)
4th – Val Galligan: 47.35m (155-4)
8th – Marysa Flieg: 43.18m (141-8)
9th – Kaesha George: 42.79m (140-4)
12th – Morgan Cannon: 39.81m (130-7)
Javelin (M)
1st – Callan Saldutto: 71.57m (234-9)
Triple Jump (W)
7th – Victoria Josse: 12.44m (40-9.75)
Triple Jump (M)
1st – Sterling Scott: 15.98m (52-5.75)
High Jump (W)
2nd – Claudina Diaz: 1.85m (6-0.75), ties PR
Track Events
Place-Athlete-Mark | Notes (PR = personal record / FR = facility record)
1500m (W)
2nd – Rahel Broemmel: 4:21.50
3rd – Anneken Viljoen: 4:22.65
10th – Charlotte Cullen: 4:30.88, PR
12th – Kobi Walker: 4:31.94, PR
19th – Brianna Lee: 4:35.51, PR
22nd – Mirriam Chepkirui: 4:37.46
1500m (M)
2nd – Jamie Mora: 3:46.01, PR
3rd – Ryan Eddington: 3:46.97, PR
6th – Yordanos Zelinski: 3:47.99
8th – Ethan Lee: 3:49.16
9th – Colby Revord: 3:50.25
10th – Jack Forer: 3:50.45
15th – Finn Russell: 3:55.28
400m (W)
7th – Alicia Burnett: 54.85, PR
800m (W)
8th – Charlotte Cullen: 2:16.84
800m (M)
14th – Jamie Mora: 1:55.70
200m (M)
11th – Steven Marks: 21.13
30th – Robert Hines: 21.68
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‘Outstanding’ City of Liverpool crowned U17 Female national champions
May 4, 2025 City of Liverpool were crowned female U17 champions at the GoCardless Swim England Water Polo National Age Group Championships. They defeated West London Penguin 12-6 to claim the Edith and Tom Lythe Memorial Trophy for the first time since 2011. An impressive team display, both defensively and in front of goal, meant […]
City of Liverpool were crowned female U17 champions at the GoCardless Swim England Water Polo National Age Group Championships.
They defeated West London Penguin 12-6 to claim the Edith and Tom Lythe Memorial Trophy for the first time since 2011.
An impressive team display, both defensively and in front of goal, meant that they had just too much for a strong Penguin team.
It took them until the third quarter to take control of the match after a tightly contested opening two periods.
The clubs tough defence and the impressive Issy Taylor in goal kept Penguin at bay for the majority of the first half before five goals from five different players in the third saw Liverpool pull clear.
Penguin gave it their all in the closing stages but had to settle for a second successive silver medal in this event.
“I’m really pleased and proud of them”
After the match, Liverpool Head Coach Alice Bryne spoke of her pride in her team’s performance in Coventry.
She said: “Incredible, they were absolutely outstanding today. Everything that we talked about in tactics we did, everything that we practiced in training, they did.
“Excellent finishes, the goalkeeping, excellent team defence. It was just outstanding. It says so much about how composed and determined they were but actually I think it shows how committed they are all the time.
“They come to training every week so that’s not the first time that they’ve heard me say those things. And this is that payoff, that reward for all of their time, effort and hard work. I’m really pleased and proud of them.”
She also spoke about two of her standout players of the weekend in goalkeeper Issy Taylor and Tillie McGeehan who were awarded the tournament’s top goalkeeper and MVP awards respectively.
“Our goalkeeper just keeps improving and improving. She made a penalty save early on and I think that was critical to keep it tight and to keep us in it. And to have MVP with Tillie just shows how hard that our players have been working in training to achieve this and those awards.
“Quite a few of them will be back next year and still able to play as well which is fantastic. We’re hoping we can carry this into next year’s competition, and I think this would’ve only made them hungrier to compete at the highest level.”
U17 Female gold medal match result and scorers
City of Liverpool 12 – 6 West London Penguin (1-0, 2-1, 5-2, 4-3)
West London Penguin scorers: Darya Kakari, Manpreet Gill (4), Emily Barea.
Worthing defeat Exeter for bronze
Worthing went one better than they did in 2024 to secure the bronze medal in the day’s opening match at the Alan Higgs Centre.
The Sussex-based side ran out 10-5 winners against Exeter, partly thanks to goal scoring exploits of Elsie Graves.
She was named player of the match as well as the competitions top goal scorer after adding six to her tally in this one.
That took her total to 11 in two matches with her final quarter hat trick putting the match beyond Exeter’s reach.
Like Penguin, Exeter was well in the game at half-time, but Worthing got into their groove in the second half to come away with a solid victory and a bronze medal to boot.
You can find the full match sheets and all the results from this weekend’s competition by visiting the live scoreboard page.
Images: Will Johnston Photography
U17 Female bronze medal match result and scorers
Worthing 10 – 5 Exeter (1-1, 3-3, 3-0, 3-1)
Worthing scorers: A Fraser, S Priede, Elsie Graves (6), Maia Middleton, A Fleming.
Exeter scorers: Yasmine Chaabane (2), Kate James (2), Molly Dean.
Brady Tkachuk said even with loss, playoff experience good for Ottawa Senators | Sports News
OTTAWA – For the first time in eight years the Ottawa Senators head into the offseason not questioning what went wrong but reflecting on what finally went right. Ottawa (45-30-7) saw its hard work pay off, finishing the regular season in the first wild-card spot to earn a berth in the Stanley Cup playoffs. While […]
OTTAWA – For the first time in eight years the Ottawa Senators head into the offseason not questioning what went wrong but reflecting on what finally went right.
Ottawa (45-30-7) saw its hard work pay off, finishing the regular season in the first wild-card spot to earn a berth in the Stanley Cup playoffs. While the Senators lost their first-round series to the Toronto Maple Leafs in six games, it’s also a sign of progress that they’re trending in the right direction.
The Senators can now start thinking about what comes next. With a core led by captain Brady Tkachuk and Tim Stutzle, a maturing defence and solid goaltender in Linus Ullmark, Ottawa heads into the summer focused on building off this year’s success.
Tkachuk said expectations will be different now that Ottawa accomplished its first goal.
“It’s everybody wants to win, and I think that’s where the disappointment comes in,” he said. “You know you want to win the Stanley Cup, and to not accomplish that it’s just going to create disappointment.
“But we’ll take that, use that as fire, use that as fuel and be ready to go next year and not stop until it happens.”
Many players reflected on how valuable getting first-hand exposure to playoff hockey was and seeing how the game intensifies.
“I think the experience we just lived, losing against Toronto in the playoffs is really going to help our team improve,” said defenceman Thomas Chabot. “We all learned a lot living the experience for the first time.
“I think we’re all going to come back next season even more prepared to take things to the next level.”
Among the players to elevate their game was defenceman Tyler Kleven, who’s set to become an unrestricted free agent.The 23-year-old had two assists in the series but was an imposing physical force on the back end.
“I loved it,” said Kleven. “It was so much fun to be out there and I could play my physical style … I thought it fit my style of play.”
One area that stood out for a number of players was the importance of faceoffs.
Stutzle, Shane Pinto and Dylan Cozens all spoke about wanting to improve their performance in the faceoff circle and the value of veteran Claude Giroux.
Giroux could be counted on when a defensive faceoff win was needed or for a key faceoff on the power play.
“I think I can speak for everyone on the team, we are really lucky to have him,” said Stutzle. “I’ve been really lucky to have him for all those years now.”
Cozens spoke about how valuable it was to ask Giroux for tips or tricks if he was struggling in a game.
Giroux is one of seven players set to become an unrestricted free agent. Giroux said while he hasn’t given much thought to his future or had any conversations with GM Steve Staios, he added how much he’s enjoyed his past three years in Ottawa.
“I love the players, the fans, the city,” said Giroux. “This year was the most fun I’ve had in a few years.”
Giroux, 32, believes he still has a lot to offer and can remain an impact player. More importantly, he believes the best is yet to come for the Senators.
A decision will also need to be made on Adam Gaudette, another unrestricted free agent.
The 28-year-old worked on establishing himself as a full-time NHL player. He played up and down the lineup this season and finished with 19 goals and 26 points while adding a goal and two assists in the playoffs.
“I think I proved a lot of people wrong and turned a lot of heads,” said Gaudette, who believes he’s elevated his stock. “And, you know, that’s my game right there is playing hard and being able to produce in a bottom six role.”
Tkachuk divulged he was dealing with an ongoing hip issue that originated at the Four Nations tournament. He also had an upper-body issue he chose not to reveal.
Tkachuk has opted against playing at the world championships in favour of recovery. Jake Sanderson also turned down Team USA.
Chabot won’t be going either, while Stutzle remains undecided about representing Germany. Ullmark was not asked to play for Sweden.
Nick Jensen, who had a visible limp, would not disclose what he’s dealing with but didn’t rule out the need for surgery. Drake Batherson declined the opportunity to speak to media.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published May 3, 2025.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published May 3, 2025.
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