Sparks snaps 27-year skid against Elko behind dominant defensive effort None of the players on the were alive the last time Sparks beat Elko. Not even close. Before Friday night, the Railroaders’ last win over the Indians came 27 years ago. That streak is over. Sparks defense held Elko to just four total first downs on its way to a 24-13 win in the home opener. … [Read more...]
Preview: Nevada looking for win No. 1 vs downtrodden Idaho State program
True freshman quarterback Cureton to replace Gangi, Bengals are 0-27 against FBS teams since 2000 Because there already haven’t been enough debuts for this Nevada football team season, head coach Jay Norvell will opt for another on Saturday afternoon at Mackay Stadium. He will ask true freshman quarterback Kaymen Cureton to deliver the first win of the season. Cureton, … [Read more...]
Shoup Shots: No longer the new guy
Do what you need to do. Force me to wear a pink backpack. Tie me to a field goal post and drench me with ice-cold Gatorade. Make me go on the morning coffee run. Then the afternoon run. Initiate me as you see fit. I’m the new guy. Some things have remained the same since I started my first column as a sports reporter for The Sparks Tribune with those seven sentences on … [Read more...]
Week 4 4A North Power Rankings
Only ranked team without a win last week (McQueen) was on bye High School football can produce last-minute drama when games can go either way depending on a key play or two. It can also produce four-quarter snooze fests when the outcome is decided long before the clock shows triple zeroes in the fourth quarter. The 4A North presented both scenarios in week 3. Damonte … [Read more...]
Reno Aces Report (9/5 – 9/8)
Aces swept by Chihuahuas in Pacific Conference Championship Reno’s first appearance in the Pacific Coast League Playoffs since 2014 was brief. The bats went silent in the first two games of the best-of-five series against El Paso, scoring three total runs, then couldn’t hang on Friday night in Texas, 7-6. Reno was 7-5 against El Paso, the reigning Pacific Coast … [Read more...]
Raiders ‘hit their stride’ in 35-0 rout of Caron
Both sides of ball overwhelm Carson in running-clock-shortened contest That’s more like it. Reed’s offense averaged 36 points a game in its first two wins of the season over Clayton Valley Charter and Douglas, but the timing was off. The easy yards were no longer there for the taking. Three touchdown passes from running back Josiah Schmidt and a dominant defense … [Read more...]
Preview: Nevada hosts Toledo in home opener
Wolf Pack looking to build on impressive debut in Norvell’s first game at Mackay Stadium Admit it, you did not think Nevada would be leading 20-17 with less than six minutes left at Northwestern on Saturday. Was it a legitimate sign of progress? Was it simply a sleepy start for Northwestern? Was it an emotion-driven effort? Plenty of questions remain, some of which … [Read more...]
Week 3 4A North Power Rankings
Damonte Ranch survives thriller in Fresno heat, McQueen on the move The 4A North hierarchy is starting to establish itself heading into the third week of the prep football season. Reno’s stout defensive put a strong effort on tape, blanking Able Carter and the Senators in Carson, 19-0. McQueen showed the week 1 romp over Susanville was no fluke, handling a Bishop Manogue … [Read more...]