The long-awaited opening of Spinney Mountain Reservoir will be Wednesday, marking the second-latest opening in history. Gates will open at 5:31 a.m., a half-hour before sunrise.
Kevin Tobey, manager of the state park, said the delayed opening was caused by a large ice sheet that otherwise threatened the north shoreline and the north boat ramp. At only 5.8 vertical feet from filling, the water level will allow that boat ramp to open, but not the one on the south shore.
Tobey reported an in-flow to the lake at 112 cubic feet per second, enough to prompt a run of trout. Outflow is measured at a robust 249 cfs, also stimulating a run-up from Elevenmile Reservoir. Elevenmile retains a more formidable ice cover, with openings at various places along the south shore.
Previously, the latest opening was May 1 in 1993; the earliest was March 24 in 1999. — Charlie Meyers
Gentry’s blast lifts Falcons.
Air Force first baseman Addison Gentry hit a walk-off grand slam in the bottom of the ninth inning to give the Falcons their first Mountain West Conference victory of the season, a 13-9 win over visiting Brigham Young at Falcon Field.
Air Force (14-24, 1-11) rallied in the bottom of the ninth after BYU (15-25, 5-8) scored twice in the top half of the inning to tie the score.
SDSU’s Goldberg fires 67.
San Diego State’s Aaron Goldberg shot a first-round, 4-under-par 67 to pace the field in the Mountain West men’s golf championship at the Omni Tucson National Golf Course in Tucson. Nevada-Las Vegas led the team standings at 3-under 281. Colorado State is tied for fourth at 4-over 288. Wyoming (299) and Air Force (305) are at the bottom of the leaderboard.
CSU women’s tennis ousted in quarters.
UNLV’s Elena Gantcheva defeated Colorado State’s Hilary Tyler 6-3, 6-2 at No. 1 singles, and the Rebels eliminated the Rams in the quarterfinals of Mountain West women’s tennis tournament with a 4-1 victory.
• CSU’s Tyler was named to the all-MWC singles first team after a vote of the league’s coaches. She also was tabbed for the doubles team with partner Lauren Strasburger.
• New Mexico’s Max Jones defeated Air Force’s Brett Rodgers 6-0, 6-2 at No. 1 singles in the MWC men’s tournament as the Lobos got past the Falcons 4-0 in the quarterfinals.
