Spanish Springs senior catcher Josh Prizina is comfortable three feet behind home plate, but he's at the forefront of the Cougars' regional title push It’s the first official day of practice for the Spanish Springs baseball team, but spring is hardly in the air. It’s cold. Snow piles from a historic winter persist in the parking lot. And per the stingy Northern Nevada … [Read more...]
NIAA tables realignment until June, or beyond
Board of Control unprepared to solve the numerous problems created with school shuffling RENO – You know those movies billed the “most-anticipated film of the year?” There are more mega celebrities on set than dots on a dalmation. The 30-second previews are stuffed with one liners. A particular deep voice launches said preview. ‘In a world without love (or justice, or … [Read more...]
4A North: We’re happy here (well, most of us)
First half of consequential NIAA Board of Control Meeting wields little substance, sets stage for vote Thursday morning RENO – Nothing has changed – yet. Wednesday's Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association Board of Control meeting at the Silver Legacy produced the expected opinions. Major decisions regarding a 4A/5A classification realignment in the state will wait … [Read more...]
Scheels Athlete of the Week (March 20-25): Makayla Linebarger
Makayla Linebarger, Reed Track and Field Reed’s senior pole vaulter shattered the state record on Saturday at the 45th Annual Fallon Elks Invitational. Linebarger cleared a height of 13-06, nearly a whole foot higher than the previous record of 12-08, set by Wooster’s Alexis Romero three years ago. Her jump is good for the third best in the entire nation this year. … [Read more...]
Shoup Shots: Three locals named to NIAA Northern Nevada Top 10
Each year, the Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association selects 20 statewide senior student-athletes who have excelled on and off the playing surface and names them to the Northern Nevada or Southern Nevada Top 10. Special consideration is given for lettering in multiple sports, relative academic success within the school, extracurricular participation beyond … [Read more...]
NIAA to vote on potential 5A classification Wednesday
4A North expected to vote to remain at 4A level, many possibilities remain The Nevada prep athletic landscape is on the cusp of a massive renovation. On Wednesday, at the Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association Board of Control spring meeting, the board for the state’s prep athletic governing body will vote whether to establish a 5A classification to counter the … [Read more...]
Scheels Athlete of the Weeks (March 13-18): Jordan Santos
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...]
Shoup Shots: Nevada fans left to play waiting game
One of the best seasons in the history of the Nevada basketball program ended on Thursday night in Milwaukee. Nerves built on a foundation of inexperience led to a forgettable start against Iowa State and the Wolf Pack couldn’t fully recover out of the locker room. But speculation about the future of the program started long before the final horn in cheese … [Read more...]