CARSON MAKES A ‘STATE’-MENT

RENO — In coach Michael Alvarez’s mind, there was no doubt his Carson Senators were going to make the state tournament.Abel Sanchez scored on a penalty kick in the 25th minute to break a scoreless tie, and the Senators played stellar defense the rest of the way to post a 1-0 win in the Division I regional semifinals Saturday afternoon at North Valleys.Carson, which qualified for next week’s state tournament with the win, will meet Sierra League rival and undefeated Wooster in