City of Sparks is building a Pet Memorial in Sparks Marina Park for pet owners to honor those lost friendships by attaching pet collars to a grid. The memorial includes an original poem chosen by the public. Community input will be open until Aug. 26 at www.cityofsparks.us/petpoem. Thirty-three poems were submitted to the city for consideration to be engraved into a large … [Read more...]
Wolf Pack baseball team takes series at New Mexico
Putting up 14 runs on Sunday afternoon, Nevada (18-17, 8-10 MW) topped New Mexico (16-19, 7-11 MW) to take the series from the Lobos with a 14-8 victory. The Wolf Pack put up a season-high seven runs in the sixth inning, highlighted by Otis Statum Jr.’s first-career grand slam. Tyler Bosetti notched four hits on the afternoon, the first member of the Pack to do so this year … [Read more...]
Sparks Loses in Double Overtime
Taking it right down to the wire, Sparks held its own with Western of Las Vegas in the boys 3A state soccer semifinals Nov. 9. The Railroaders scored a 2-2 game-tying goal in the final minute of regulation and sent the contest to overtime. Neither team scored in the first overtime, although both had their chances. Then in the second overtime, Western’s junior fielder … [Read more...]
Season Ends for Reno 1868 FC in Conference Semis
Reno 1868 FC’s magical 2018 season came to an end Saturday night in Southern California as the club fell 1-0 in the USL Cup Western Conference Semifinals to Orange County SC. The narrow loss ended a historic year for the soccer club from 250 Evans. Ave. The only goal to come Saturday night came in the 29th minute after Michael Seaton fed Aodhan Quinn a ball on a break as … [Read more...]
Brito Named to 2018 Triple-A All-Star Game
With the 2018 Huntington Bank Triple-A All-Star Game presented by Gildan less than two weeks away, the Pacific Coast League today unveiled its roster. The 31st annual contest, which pits the top talent from each of the two Leagues at Minor League Baseball’s highest level, will be played on Wednesday, July 11 at Huntington Park in downtown Columbus, Ohio, home of the Columbus … [Read more...]
Mountain West Men’s Basketball Schedule Released
The Mountain West announced its 2019 conference men’s basketball schedule today. Nevada has won the last two MW regular season titles under coach Eric Musselman, who was named the 2018 MW Conference Coach of the Year. The Pack went 15-3 last season and 14-4 in 2017 to become just the second school to win back-to-back outright MW regular season titles. No MW team has won … [Read more...]
Community Goes Above and Beyond to Help Replace Football Helmets at Sparks High School
After the Washoe County School District inspector deemed Sparks High School football helmets unfit for use, the Sparks High School Railroaders had to come up with $6,000 in funds to replace the helmets that have aged out (17 helmets now and 24 next year, 41 helmets total). The Railroaders began planning its fundraising efforts in April and hosted an event at Mummers on May … [Read more...]
Reno’s six-game winning streak snapped in Seattle
1868 FC remains tied for second place in Western Conference after 1-1 draw in Emerald City Reno’s season-high six-game winning streak ended on Saturday night with a 1-1 draw in Seattle. The 1-1 draw moved 1868 FC to 14-5-7 and kept the club in a tie with San Antonio for second place in the Western Conference, still seven points back of first-place Salt Lake. Seattle, which … [Read more...]