Boys Soccer Galena, lightning too much for Spanish Springs Lightning denied the Cougars the opportunity to remain unbeaten in 4A North play on Wednesday afternoon. Spanish Springs trailed Galena 1-0 at home when a late summer storm made its presence felt at the half. Officials called the game for safety concerns, dropping the Cougs to 4-2-1, 2-1-1. Galena improved to … [Read more...]
Saturday Soccer
Boys Railroaders win fourth straight Sparks pushed its winning streak to four on Saturday with a 3-0 win at Spring Creek. The Railroaders improved to 4-2-0, 2-0-0. The Spartans sunk to 2-7-0, 0-2-0 with their fifth straight defeat. Bryan Parra put the guests on the board in the 30th minute. Bryan Munoz drilled a free kick in the 65th and Cesar Hernandez made the final … [Read more...]
Soccer: Sparks boys, girls pick up different results with Elko
Sparks picked up a 3-0 road shutout victory over Elko in Friday’s 3A North opener. It was the third-straight victory for the Railroaders (3-2-0, 1-0-0) since dropping their first two non-league games of the season to North Valleys and Coronado. “Ever since (the non-league tournament), their eyes opened as to understanding you can’t just step out on the field and win,” … [Read more...]
Wednesday Report
Boys Soccer Castro scores twice as Reed routs Manogue The Raiders continued one of their bests starts in recent history with a commanding 4-0 home win over Bishop Manogue on Wednesday night. Reed improved to 3-1-1, 2-0-0 in 4A North play, while Manogue sunk to 1-5-0, 1-1-0. Cesar Castro scored twice for the Raiders, putting the home team up 1-0 in the 18th minute … [Read more...]
Girls Soccer: Railroaders off to 0-4 start, Cougs 1-1-1
Galena and Elko both defeated Sparks on Saturday afternoon in the Howell Memorial Tournament played at the South Valley Sports Complex. The Railroaders finished 0-4 in the tournament (three losses were to 4A schools) with a 5-0 loss to the Grizzlies and a 2-1 defeat to Elko. Sparks lost 5-1 to Coronado and 4-1 to Damonte Ranch on Friday. “The whole weekend was great even … [Read more...]
Girls Soccer: Sparks no match for 4A North squads, Spanish Springs draws
Sparks was on the wrong half of the scoreboard in both Howell Memorial Tournament contests on Friday afternoon at the South Valleys Sports Complex. Coach Art Hurtado said he’s not necessarily concerned about wins and losses in the preseason tournament, though. “This tournament is for my coaching staff and myself, mostly to work out some formations and where each of the … [Read more...]
Sparks Soccer: Boys handle Lowry, girls draw
Boys Sparks ends regular season with win at Lowry The Railroaders went to Lowry on Thursday afternoon for the final match of the regular season and left with a 5-0 win. Sparks clinched the 3A North regular season title on Tuesday with a win over Incline, and concluded the regular season at 20-2-1, 13-2-1. All of the Railroaders’ goals came before the half. Brandon … [Read more...]
Sparks boys clinch league title, Spanish Springs girls top Reed
Boys Sparks wrapped up the 3A North regular season title on Tuesday with a 2-1 home win over Incline on senior day. The Railroaders (19-2-1, 12-2-1) pulled six points ahead of North Tahoe atop the standings with one game, at Lowry on Thursday, remaining. The Lakers have two games left and can potentially make up six points, but Sparks owns the head-to-head tiebreaker. … [Read more...]