Jordan Santos, Spanish Springs baseball The Cougars’ senior did it with his bat and his shoulder last week, helping Spanish Springs to three wins. Santos threw 6.1 innings on Saturday at Carson, allowing just two runs on five hits in the 4-2 victory. In last Tuesday’s 5-4 comeback victory at Wooster, he entered the game in the top of the fifth and immediately reached on a … [Read more...]
Scheels Athlete of the Week (March 6-11): Jon Pinto
Jon Pinto, Reed baseball Reed’s senior outfielder had himself a stat weekend to start the season. Pinto went 9-for-15 at the plate with three home runs, two triples, a double, seven RBIs, eight runs scored, and drew three walks. A bulk of the production came in Friday’s 11-8 win over Truckee. In that game, he went 4-for-4 with two home runs, a triple, four RBIs and scored four … [Read more...]
Scheels Athlete of the Week (Feb. 13-18): Marcus Loadholt
Marcus Loadholt, Spanish Springs boys basketball The highest scorer in Spanish Springs boys basketball history nearly added another incredible anecdote to a brilliant prep career. Down 12 in the final 90 seconds of Thursday’s 4A North semifinal against Bishop Manogue in Carson, Loadholt brought the Cougs all the way back, tying the game at 51 with just 22 seconds left on a … [Read more...]
Scheels Athlete of the Week (Feb. 6-11): Jacob Ruiz
Jacob Ruiz, Spanish Springs wrestling The odds were stacked up against Ruiz on Saturday afternoon. After already losing to Las Vegas High’s Antonio Saldate twice this year, it was Saldate, a two-time state champ, who stood between Ruiz and the 120-pound 4A state title. Ruiz changed his approach and it resulted in a resounding 9-3 victory. Ruiz and the Cougs finished second at … [Read more...]
Scheels Athlete of the Week (Jan. 30 – Feb. 4): Izzy Casarez, Reed wrestling
Izzy Casarez, Reed wrestling Casarez completed a career sweep of regional titles on Saturday afternoon at Reno. Casarez won the 4A North 152-pound regional title by major decision, 14-6. It was his fourth consecutive regional title, winning at 120 as a freshman, 126 as a sophomore and 138 as a junior. He’s the only Reed wrestler ever to win four regional titles. Casarez went … [Read more...]
Scheels Athlete of the Week (Jan. 23-28): Marcus Loadholt
Marcus Loadholt, Spanish Springs boys basketball The Spanish Springs senior has played a lot of good basketball during his prep career. It’s hard to argue he’s ever played better than he did in the second quarter of Friday’s 67-55 win at McQueen. The presumptive Player of the Year scored 20 of his game-high 30 points in the eight-minute span. He also led the way with 18 … [Read more...]
Scheels Athlete of the Week (Jan. 16-21): Jalen Townsell
Jalen Townsell, Spanish Springs boys basketball The Cougars’ junior prospect scored a team-high 20 points in Friday’s 73-58 home win over Reno. Four came on a pair of thunderous first-half dunks. Townsell also led the way with 21 points in last Tuesday’s 30-point win over Hug. Thanks in part to Townsell’s breakout season, Spanish Springs is the only 4A North team without a … [Read more...]
Scheels Athlete of the Week (Jan. 9-14): Matt Williams
Matt Williams, Reed boys basketball The Reed sophomore played arguably the best game of his young career on Friday night at Reno. Williams went off for a game-high 29 points, connecting on 5-of-7 shots from behind the arc. He also led the Raiders with six rebounds in the 84-68 defeat. The Scheels Athlete of the Week is announced every Tuesday throughout the athletic … [Read more...]