Young group beginning to mature coming off first winning season Excel Christian did something odd last year. The 1A private school on Baring Boulevard that plays eight-man football scored exactly as many points as it allowed (271). That doesn’t mean the Warriors won as many games as they lost. The snuck one game above .500, finishing with a 5-4 overall record. It was … [Read more...]
Reno Aces Report (8/14 – 8/20)
Aces push two games ahead of Grizzlies with just 14 regular-season games remaining The Aces did something on Sunday afternoon they haven’t done much of this year: Win after trailing through seven innings. Reno was staring at a 7-5 deficit going to the eighth inning against Fresno at Greater Nevada Field then scored six times to steal an 11-8 victory. Arizona’s Triple-A … [Read more...]
Part I: Q&A with Eric Musselman
Nevada to-be third-year coach talks offseason, recruiting The calendar hanging on the wall is flipped to August. March is seven months away. That doesn’t mean Reno has flipped from the basketball channel and is waiting for November. A run to the NCAA Tournament for the first time in a decade has a way of igniting a fan base. That’s what Eric Musselman has done in just … [Read more...]
Shoup Shots: Reno 1868 FC belongs, Prep football countdown continues, Reed girls soccer to host quarter century alumni game
When Reno 1868 FC went to Kansas City more than two weeks ago and smacked Swope Park 4-1, it was the best win in franchise history. It was Reno’s first win over a team in one of the Western Conference’s top three spots and bolstered the expansion club’s hopes of a top four spot and a home playoff game. But that’s not the most club’s most impressive victory anymore. That … [Read more...]
Reno Aces Report (8/7 – 8/13)
Road woes drop Aces back into second place The Aces are ready to come home. After winning their first three legs of an eight-game road trip in Las Vegas, Reno dropped its fourth straight on Sunday afternoon at Tacoma. The ill-timed four-game skid dropped the Aces into second place in the Pacific Northern Division, one game back of Fresno. They started the week two games … [Read more...]
Shoup Shots: USL to Reno 1868 FC: Oops, Prep football practice begins, Miami should have signed Kaep?
Games are rarely won or lost in the first 30 minutes, regardless of sport. Clichés dictate contests are decided in the waning moments. That wasn’t the case for Reno 1868 FC last Wednesday in Oklahoma City as the referee was far-too-quick to un-holster his red card and left the visiting side down a man for the final hour of the match, a 1-0 loss. The call against Fatai … [Read more...]
Reno Aces Report (7/31 – 8/6)
Aces drop home series but don’t drop in standings, sit one back of Grizzlies The bad news: Reno dropped another home series on Sunday (to Nashville) and is now 6-10 at Greater Nevada Field since the all-star break. The good news: Omaha and Iowa collectively poured cool water on a red-hot Fresno team last week, taking five of eight from the Grizzlies on their eight-game … [Read more...]
PGA returns to Reno this weekend
Barracuda Championship hits Montreux for 19th annual running It’s fair to say this weekend is the summer of 2017’s grand finale. The final act. Night in the Country (a popular country music festival in Yerington) wrapped up Saturday night. Country fan or not, there’s no denying the weekend is one of the marquee summer events in the region. Nevada started fall … [Read more...]