Prizina was a first-team all-region selection on the hardwood and diamond Spanish Springs basketball and baseball standout Josh Prizina is the Sparks Tribune Male Athlete of the Year. He graduated last Tuesday as one of the most decorated athletes in school history and polished off his stellar career by earning first-team all-league honors in both sports. This winter, … [Read more...]
Saturday Baseball/Softball
Baseball Cougs’ league title aspirations dry up First-year Spanish Springs coach Matt Ortiz knows that to make a move in the 4A North, you must first get past Galena and Reno. His Cougars have excelled in league play this spring, except for against the Grizzlies and Huskies. They’ve won 15 of 16 in games not against those two programs. But on Saturday, they dropped to … [Read more...]
Sparks softball finds win column
Sparks built an early 10-3 lead at Spring Creek on Friday afternoon and hung on for a 12-9 win, snapping a seven-game losing streak. Despite struggles this season, the Railroaders (6-16-1, 3-15) are just 2.5 games out of the 3A North’s sixth and final playoff spot with six games left. The Sparks tumbled to 6-14, 4-12. Sparks outhit Spring Creek 18-9 and saw their lead … [Read more...]
Saturday Baseball/Softball
Softball Reed sweeps Reno, Jensen reaches milestone RENO – One win was easy. The other was not. Reed will take both. The Raiders stretched their winning streak to 18 games on Saturday with a pair of contrasting road wins at Reno – a 14-0 five-inning rout in game one followed by a 3-2 victory in nine innings. “You can never take anybody for granted,” Reed coach Jon … [Read more...]
Tuesday Baseball: Raiders, Cougars extend winning streaks
White wipes out Panthers’ bats at Greater Nevada Field RENO – When Reed ace Jake White took the mound Tuesday afternoon, he wasn't comfortable. He was, after all, toeing the rubber in arguably the nicest ballpark in the state – Greater Nevada Field, home of the Reno Aces. “This place is intimidating,” first-year Reed coach Levi Matherly said. Spotted with an abrupt … [Read more...]
Saturday Baseball/Softball
Baseball Raiders complete sweep of Grizzlies Reed wrapped up an unlikely regular-season sweep of Galena on Saturday afternoon with a dominating five-inning 10-0 home win over the Grizzlies. The victory came two days after the Raiders (8-14, 5-7) erased a three-run deficit to steal a 6-4 win at Galena, ending a seven-game losing streak. The Grizzlies dropped to 11-10, … [Read more...]
Friday Baseball/Softball
Softball Raiders win 13th straight Julia Jensen struck out 11 and allowed just two hits in a complete-game effort as Reed ballooned its winnings streak to 13 games with a 3-1 victory at Damonte Ranch on Friday afternoon. The game was scheduled to be played Thursday but was pushed back 24 hours due to Thursday’s snow. Reed (18-2-1, 8-2) remained just one game behind … [Read more...]
Monday Baseball/Softball
Softball Raiders sweep Grizzlies The Raiders stretched their winning streak to 12 games on Monday with a convincing home doubleheader sweep of Galena. Reed now sits at 17-2-1, 7-2 in the 4A North while Galena sunk to 3-8, 0-7. The games were rescheduled from Saturday after the weekend’s rain and snow. Reed goes to Damonte Ranch on Thursday afternoon. Reed 10, … [Read more...]