LOCAL SPORTS
ELKO HIGH SCHOOL INDIANS
MEET YOUR ANNOUNCER: Sam Brown
Possessing a lifelong love for sports, Sam fell hard for play-by-play while listening to Elko Broadcasting legends Ernie Hall and Len Holdren call Elko High sports on for KELK-Elko in the 1980s. His turn behind the mic began shortly thereafter in 1990, and he has been covering high school sports in northern Nevada ever since. In addition to a stint as the sports editor at the Elko Daily Free Press and serving as the Voice of the Elko Indians on KELK for the past decade-plus, Sam is the sports director at EBC, overseeing the expansion of sports coverage to Spring Creek High on KEAU-FM as well as producing our new weekly sports talk show, the Silver State Sports Report.
SPRING CREEK HIGH SCHOOL SPARTANS
MEET YOUR ANNOUNCER: Tayden Francis
Tayden is the play-by-play commentator for Spring Creek football and basketball on 104.7 Fox Sports Radio. Tayden grew up around the Elko/Spring Creek area and has always had the love of sports and as of recent, the love for sports broadcasting. Tayden graduated from Spring Creek High in 2025 and during his time at SCHS he played 3 years of varsity basketball. Now Tayden has entered the coaching field with the program while still putting the mic on for game days! As a Spring Creek kid through and through, Tayden will never miss the chance to put on the mic for SC Sports!
LOWRY HIGH SCHOOL BUCKAROOS
MEET YOUR ANNOUNCER: TJ Sarbacker
TJ grew up locally in Elko and has always been passionate about sports. He graduated from Elko High School and went on to attend the University of Nevada, Reno to study Mathematics and Journalism. TJ began his sports broadcasting career in 2017 with Elko Broadcasting Company as a fill-in play-by-play commentator for local high school athletics. TJ has enjoyed serving as the football and basketball play-by-play commentator for Lowry High School athletics since 2021. As an Elko native, he has appreciated the love and support of the Winnemucca community over the years and is always looking forward to the next opportunity to get behind the mic for the Blue & Gold.
UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA RENO FOOTBALL
