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Behind The Bench
by Behind The Bench
Podcast by Behind The Bench
Episodes
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Ep: 255 – Local support needed, big matchups and an NIAA update
This week on Behind the Bench, the episode begins with a look at the fundraiser online for 2024 Carson High School grad Ayden Marhevka. Marhevka was a guest on Episode 108 of BTB and his family is looking for community support toward his medical expenses. After that, the chatter shifts to the...
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Ep: 254 – A production update, bye week analysis and academic state champions
This week on Behind the Bench, owner and publisher Adam Trumble stops by the show to talk about some changes coming to the print version of the Nevada Appeal and Record-Courier. Plus, a few notes about rate changes and what you can expect moving forward. After that, host Carter Eckl and producer...
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Ep: 253 – A surprising change of decision, league football and meaningful matchups this week
This week on Behind the Bench, the episode begins with the latest news regarding the NIAA’s decision on a new executive director and the fallout since the change in action. Host Carter Eckl and producer Jeff Mulvihill, Jr. talk about what’s next as far as the executive director position is...
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Ep: 252 – League leaders, league action and stats that surprised us
This week on Behind the Bench, the episode takes a look at Carson boys soccer and volleyball as the two Senators teams have jumped into the top spot in the Sierra League. After that host Carter Eckl takes a look the football games from this past Friday and what everyone should expect as both...
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Ep: 251 – The Rivalry recapped and does anyone submit stats anymore?
This week on Behind the Bench, the episode begins with a nuanced breakdown of The Rivalry game. The good, the bad and the ugly is all discussed to lead off the show. Host Carter Eckl and producer Jeff Mulvihill, Jr. make a plea for coaches, parents or players to submit statistics. All the...
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Ep: 250 – The Rivalry, a full breakdown, and Nevada football rolls
This week on Behind the Bench, the episode of course begins with chatter about The Rivalry game this Friday night at Carson High School. Host Carter Eckl and co-host Duke Ritenhouse breakdown all the angles to the 88th meeting of the best rivalry in the state, including matchups and both coaches...
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Ep; 249 – A pair of unbeaten starts, football implications and a busy week ahead
This week on Behind the Bench, host Carter Eckl and producer Jeff Mulvihill, Jr. breakdown the two unbeaten starts happening at Carson High School. The Senators' volleyball and boys soccer teams both remain undefeated through August and will hope to carry their hot play into September. The two…
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Ep: 248 – Perspectives, scheduling changes and local features
This week on Behind the Bench, the episode begins with the weekly look at the first full slate of high school football and how all four of our local coverage area teams fared. Hosts Carter Eckl and Duke Ritenhouse take a look at that plus everyone's upcoming opponents as well. This week's podcast...
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Ep: 247 – Football and the opening weekend of fall sports
This week on Behind the Bench, host Carter Eckl and producer Jeff Mulvihill, Jr. get to dive straight into a fresh fall sports slate! The 2026 high school sports season is underway and several area teams were in action. Of course, this episode begins with football chatter as two local teams…
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Ep. 246 — Fall sports season kicks off this week, plus updates from the owner
On the last of the summer’s no-scores-to-report episode of Behind the Bench, pinch-hitter Duke Ritenhouse and producer Jeff Mulvihill Jr. do a lightning round through this week’s action, which includes games happening as early as Thursday and some local Friday night football.
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Ep. 245 — Setting the table for fall sports, plus first look at the Pack
For this week’s Behind the Bench, host Duke Ritenhouse and producer Jeff Mulvihill Jr. run down the important dates and times as high school sports in Nevada gets underway. Among the early dates is Carson’s season-opening football game at home against Dayton on Aug. 13 (not to mention the…
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Ep: 244 – Local determination, rodeo champions and what's coming in print
This week on Behind the Bench host Carter Eckl and producer Jeff Mulvihill, Jr. take a look at the last week of local sports, which has been surprisingly busy. The episode kicks off with a Carson High School alumni, who took advantage of his hard work in the JuCo hoops scene to earn a spot at a...
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Ep: 243 – A worldly send off, PFL DC and a local legend goes into Nevada Athletics Hall of Fame
This week on Behind the Bench, the crew has a special guest join them to take one final look at the World Cup and wave goodbye to one of the best events on the planet. Host Carter Eckl and Duke Ritenhouse are joined by Carson High JV boys soccer coach Ian Gunn, who spent plenty of time watching…
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Ep: 242 – Fish wins third ACC, World Cup semis and a local rodeo national qualifier
This week on Behind the Bench host Carter Eckl and producer Jeff Mulvihill, Jr. take a look at the American Century Championship and the select company Mardy Fish has joined by winning the event three times. Plus, who almost got hit by an errant shot? After that, the pair breakdown the World Cup...
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Ep: 241 – A deflating US exit, soccer's future in the states and celebrity golf week
This week on Behind the Bench, host Carter Eckl and producer Jeff Mulvihill, Jr. breakdown the United States' ugly defeat at the hands of Belgium, ending the red, white and blue's chances at a World Cup. The pair discuss the loss and the gravity of the game, but segue into more unique discussions...
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Ep: 240 – Knockouts, the new Mountain West and a local football commitment
This week on Behind the Bench, the episode kicks off with plenty of World Cup chatter ahead of the United States' Round of 32 game against Bosnia. Several predictions look good so far, but plenty of others don't. Following soccer talk, co-host Duke Ritenhouse and host Carter Eckl discuss the new...
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Ep: 239 – Bullish starts, blockbuster trades and new Hall of Famers
This week on Behind the Bench, host Carter Eckl and producer Jeff Mulvihill, Jr. take a look at some of the hot starts from teams in the World Cup, including the USA, The soccer talk continues to some other surprises as well as just how impressive some of the stars are playing thus far. Following...
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Ep: 238 – Local college athletes, Initial World Cup thoughts and surprises
This week on Behind the Bench, host Carter Eckl and producer Jeff Mulvihill, Jr. take a look at the first week of the World Cup, The two give their thoughts and opinions on the US's opening performance as well as their next test. Plus, the best storyline thus far and what to watch for over the...
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Ep: 237 – Everything you need to know about Nevada prep football featuring LVRJ's Alex Wright
This week on Behind the Bench, the Las Vegas Review-Journal's Alex Wright hops on the program to breakdown all the latest news and information when it comes to the ever-changing high school football landscape in Nevada. Wright, along with hosts Carter Eckl and Duke Ritenhouse, examines how we got...
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Ep: 236 – Nevada Prison Rumble, a new Senator coach and a World Cup breakdown
This week on Behind the Bench, the episode begins with a quick look at the NIAA Board of Control meeting, which is currently underway. After that, the discussion shifts to the Nevada Prison Rumble coming up this weekend. The middle of the episode features Johnny Olivas as he takes over the Carson...
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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...
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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...
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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…
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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....
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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...
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Ep: 230 — Playoffs taking shape, an NIAA surprise, and watch out for Pack softball
Ep: 230 — Playoffs taking shape, an NIAA surprise, and watch out for Pack softball by Behind The Bench
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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...
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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…
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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...
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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...
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Ep: 225 – Douglas baseball outlook and turf talk with head coach Jim Tucker
This week on Behind the Bench, Douglas High School baseball coach Jim Tucker joins the program to discuss all the latest happenings with the Tiger baseball program. The first half of the episode is a look at the spring roster this season as Douglas has played through the first seven or eight…
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Ep: 224 – Spring slugfests, baseball takes on big venues and MWC hoops
This week on Behind the Bench begins with discussion around the game Tuesday evening at Greater Nevada Field between rivals Carson and Douglas. The game is free for spectators and won't be Douglas' only big venue this week, playing at Peccole Park Saturday afternoon. After that, the episode…
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Ep: 223 – Spring sports begin, climatic college hoops and area college athletes
This week on Behind the Bench the episode begins with the latest chatter on spring sports, which officially began toward the end of last week. You can find results and scores online as well as hear about a few of them on the podcast. It'll be a busy week for several local teams and season…
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Ep: 222 – State hoops and a final look at winter sports
This week's episode of Behind the Bench begins with a recap of the Class 4A state basketball tournament at Spanish Springs High School and how two teams from Las Vegas swept the state titles. After that, a quick look at some of the other state hoops results from Class 3A where the Fallon girls…
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Ep: 221 – The rundown on state wrestling and the last of regional basketball
This week's episode of Behind the Bench begins with a look back at the state wrestling tournament in Winnemucca. Host Carter Eckl was live and in person for the two-day event and has a full look back on how it went as well as a couple quotes from local wrestlers. After that, the discussion shifts...
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Ep: 220 – Winter postseason action and what NDSU joining the MWC means for college football
This week on Behind the Bench, the crew breaks down the final weekend of regular season action in hoops as well as the boys regional wrestling tournament at Carson High School. Hear about our area basketball postseason matchups and who is headed to the state tournament for wrestling. After that,...
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Ep: 219 – Girls wrestling regional champs, basketball postseason scenarios and NIAA backtracks
This week on Behind the Bench the episodes begins with a whole bunch of girls wrestling chatter from the regional tournament this past weekend at Reed High School. Douglas and Carson High Schools both had state qualifiers from the tournament, including a pair of Tiger regional champions. After...
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Ep: 218 – Carson-Douglas hoops and the football realignment discussion that never ends
This week on Behind the Bench, a recap of Carson-Douglas hoops and how last week's results reflect a rapidly changing postseason picture. Host Carter Eckl and co-host Duke Ritenhouse take an in-depth look at both the girls and boys games and what the remainder of the season looks like for each...
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Ep: 217 – A heavy heaping of The Rivalry: Winter sports edition
This week on Behind the Bench, the discussion begins with Carson and Douglas basketball as the rival programs square off for the first time on the hardwood this winter. Host Carter Eckl takes a look at how the two sides stack up for both the girls and boys. After that, a recap of the…
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Ep: 216 – 'Hammer' wrestlers, league hoops and long odds
This week on Behind the Bench, the crew takes a look at Tuesday night's Rivalry dual between Carson and Douglas boys and girls wrestling, which will take place at Carson High School. After that, the chatter switches to the local prep basketball ranks as Sierra League play is here and playoff…
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Ep: 215 – Boys basketball rising, podium wrestlers and The Rivalry duals
This week on Behind the Bench, Carson High School boys basketball takes the first segment spotlight after a win over North Valleys last Friday and a close loss to Spanish Springs. After that, the discussion shifts to Douglas High boys basketball and the Tigers' 11-5 record to this point. Carson…
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Ep: 214 – Where do these photos come from? The photographers' takeover
This week on Behind the Bench, producer Jeff Mulvihill, Jr. takes over the pod with a special guest to discuss their contributions to the NNG newspapers. If you take just about a half step away from the court or field, you'll see these two next to the action! Listen to how some of the secret…
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Ep. 213: Putting a pretty bow on 2025 — and looking ahead
This week, producer Jeff Mulvihilll Jr. is joined by pinch-hitter Duke Ritenhouse to wrap up the last weeks of 2025 and take a first look at the upcoming year. We’ve got high school basketball and wrestling, a pretty significant coaching change, and a look back at a Carson High state title from…
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Ep: 212 – A unique wrestling season, local hoops and top moments of the decade
This week on Behind the Bench host Carter Eckl and producer Jeff Mulvihill, Jr. take a look over the wrestling landscape this season and a potentially wide open Sierra League thanks to realignment. Carson and Douglas wrestling will both be centered around youth this season, but both are hoping to...
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Ep: 211 – Carson, Douglas hoops early looks, underclassmen surprises and busted systems
This week on Behind the Bench, the discussion begins on the first few games of the season for Carson and Douglas boys and girls basketball. The first few games of the season has allowed some optimism in the early going and how several underclassmen are making an impact across the coverage area....
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Ep: 210 – Winter seasons, Shoot 360 Reno and ch-ch-ch-changes
This week on Behind the Bench, host Carter Eckl and producer Jeff Mulvihill, Jr. take the first look at the winter sports scene and what is on the docket in December for the beginning of basketball season. A new season brings a host of new expectations, too, leaving plenty of storylines to be...
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Ep: 209 – Football state title games, goodbye HRM and cooler seats
This week on Behind the Bench host Carter Eckl and co-host Duke Ritenhouse discuss the final games of the football season, including Fallon's Class 3A state title along with the rest of the state title games Tuesday. The episode continues with a discussion into the NIAA's new alignment for...
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Ep. 208 – Postseason recap, the HERM and all-region politics
This week on Behind the Bench host Carter Eckl and producer Jeff Mulvihill, Jr. discuss the remaining playoff races in fall sports. The episode begins with a look at the regional football championships in Northern Nevada before switching to soccer. After that, the duo discusses the politics with...
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Ep: 207 – The final wave of fall, state results and let's talk about sports gambling
This week on Behind the Bench, host Carter Eckl and co-host Duke Ritenhouse breakdown the final week of fall sports in the coverage area. All of our local football teams have concluded their respective seasons after postseason losses and two of our area volleyball teams made a trip to state. Also...
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Ep: 206 – Postseason storylines, calling your shot and state tournaments
This week on Behind the Bench, host Carter Eckl and producer Jeff Mulvihill, Jr. take a look at the entirety of the fall postseason sports scene. To kick off the episode, the duo chatter about the upcoming round of Class 4A and 5A North football playoffs, coming to the area Friday evening. Carson...
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