The Reed High School baseball team opened the season last week with five wins at the Mike Bearman Memorial Tournament. Reed (5-0) opened the season with a 4-3 win over Truckee on Thursday before topping Lowry 14-4 and beating West Valley, Calif. 10-9 on Friday. Saturday, the Raiders picked up two more wins as they beat Spanish Springs 7-3 and Douglas 4-3. For the Cougs, … [Read more...]
Nevada Coach Jay Norvell Receives New 5-Year Contract
RENO — Nevada coach Jay Norvell has a received a new five-year contract that runs through the 2024 season, the school said Tuesday. Norvell, who is 18-20 overall in three seasons, is coming off back-to-back winning seasons and consecutive bowl appearances after going 3-9 in his first year at Nevada in 2017. The new contract includes a guaranteed base salary and … [Read more...]
Raiders, Cougs make early exits from state tournament
Sparks Tribune After a regular season that was full of plenty of highs, and a regional tournament that had even more, the state tournament provided just the opposite for a pair of Sparks schools last week. The Spanish Springs High and Reed High boys basketball teams each earned berths to the state tourney in Reno after battling it out in the regional final just a … [Read more...]
Cougar girls fall in state semifinals
Sparks Tribune The Spanish Springs High girls basketball team had plenty to be excited about heading into the 4A state tournament last week in Reno. The Cougars were fresh off a regional championship title last week, had only lost once in 2020 and finished perfect in the High Desert League this season. But after just one game in the state tournament, their … [Read more...]
No. 5 San Diego St. overcomes 2nd-half deficit, tops Nevada
Wolf Pack gets No. 3 seed in MWC Tourney Associated Press RENO — San Diego State guard K.J. Feagin called it a “gut check.” Coach Brian Dutcher said his team was “rattled.” But even in front of 10,855 fans at rival Nevada, the No. 5 Aztecs overcame a 13-point second-half deficit for a 83-76 win. “We like playing on the road,” Feagin said after San Diego State … [Read more...]
Spanish Springs Captures Second Straight Regional Title
In a season where victories seemed to come easy for the Spanish Springs High girls basketball team, Saturday’s regional title game against Bishop Manogue was anything but. Both teams battled back and forth, trading leads several times before the Cougs finally pulled away in overtime to win, 52- 47 on their home floor. Riding a nine-game win streak entering the game, Spanish … [Read more...]
Nevada Tied for Second after Fifth Straight Win
Nevada 78, Fresno State 76 Jazz Johnson scored nine of his 15 points during Nevada’s 16-5 closing run and the Wolf Pack beat Fresno State 78-76 on Saturday night. Jalen Harris scored 20 points to lead Nevada (18-10, 11-5 Mountain West Conference), which has won five straight games. Nisre Zouzoua added 19 points and Lindsey Drew had 15. Fresno State (10-18, 6-11) led … [Read more...]
Spanish Springs Finishes off Perfect League Schedule with Win over Reed
With a perfect conference season and the No. 1 spot in the regional tournament on the line, the Spanish Springs girls did what they have done all season – win. The Cougars took care of Reno 65-29 last Tuesday and beat Reed on Friday 84-45 to finish 8-0 in the High Desert League and earn the top seed in the playoffs this week. The most impressive part of the conference … [Read more...]