Pride of the Comstock: An Oral History of Virginia City Basketball

About Pride of the Comstock: An Oral History of Virginia City Basketball

From 1959 to 1986 Virginia City High School captured 16 Nevada State Boys Basketball State Championships. Listen to the players and coaches as they reminisce about the good, the bad, and the ugly during this historic run of success. Created and produced by the students and staff at Virginia City High School, this podcast chronicles and preserves a landmark achievement in the history of Nevada high school athletics.

Publisher

Patrick Beckwith

Category

sports

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

11 Dec 2023

Latest episode

20 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

79 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   20 Oct 2026

   A Conversation with Chad Sprong

   Chad Sprong arrived in Virginia City as an 8th grader with no basketball experience. He would graduate from VCHS in 2005 as a key contributor on the last Mucker State Championship team.

2. 

   13 Oct 2026

   A Conversation with Curry Lynch

   Curry Lynch, the eldest of the four Lynch brothers, graduated from Virginia City High School in 2003. From the Comstock he then went on to spend five seasons on the University of Nevada-Reno basketball team.

3. 

   6 Oct 2026

   A Conversation with Oliver Swafford

   Oliver Swafford, class of 2001, helped the Muckers reach the 1999 Nevada State Basketball Championship.

Who has been a guest on Pride of the Comstock: An Oral History of Virginia City Basketball

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Frank Bleuss
• Ron Millim
• Eddie Booth
• Gary Adams
• John Seymour

Reach and audience

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Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

14 ratings

Spotify

4.4 / 5

7 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 42 / 100

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Quality

63

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

51

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