SAN DIEGO — The Nevada Wolf Pack didn’t flinch against No. 24 San Diego State and came away with an impressive victory. Wide receiver Elijah Cooks threw a 50-yard pass on a trick play to set up Devonte Lee’s go-ahead, 1-yard run with 10:31 to go and the Wolf Pack beat the Aztecs 17- 13 Saturday night. The Wolf Pack surprised the Aztecs’ tough defense with a reverse, … [Read more...]
Wolf Pack Briefs
Nevada’s Hammond MWC Defensive Player of Week; 9 Tackles RENO — Nevada defensive end Sam Hammond has been named the Mountain West Conference defensive player of the week after recording a career-high nine tackles in the Wolf Pack’s 17-13 upset of 24th-ranked San Diego State. Hammond had four solo tackles and a quarterback sack Saturday as Nevada claimed its first road … [Read more...]
Drew Carries Nevada to first Win over Loyola Marymount 72-67
RENO — Lindsey Drew had 24 points as Nevada narrowly beat Loyola Marymount 72-67 on Saturday night. Jazz Johnson added 20 points for the Wolf Pack (1- 1). Johncarlos Reyes had 10 points and Robby Robinson added nine rebounds. Eli Scott scored 18 points for the Lions (1-1). Ivan Alipiev added 13 points and nine rebounds. Nevada takes on Texas-Arlington at home on … [Read more...]
Railroaders Claim Title
The Sparks High boys soccer team continued its magical season with a 3-0 win over North Valleys to win the regional soccer title Saturday. The Railroaders beat Lowry 7-1 on Friday and Yerington 8-0 on Thursday to reach the title game. Sparks will now play in the state tournament this weekend at Wooster. They are undefeated this season with an overall record of 24-0-1. … [Read more...]
November 6, 2019
Nevada News Briefs
Police: Description of Vehicle in Fatal Hit-and-Run Revised RENO — Reno police say investigators have revised the description of a suspect vehicle in the hit-and-run death Tuesday of a 14-year-old girl. Police said Saturday that investigators remain “fairly certain” that the suspect vehicle is a 1988 to 1993 GMC 1500 standard-cab pickup but that better quality video … [Read more...]
Open Enrollment Begins on Nevada’s New State-Based Exchange Platform
By Megan Messerly The Nevada Independent The biggest test for Nevada’s health insurance exchange begins today. The exchange is launching — for the second time in its six-year history — a fully state-run platform to enroll Nevadans in health insurance plans through the individual marketplace. In the simplest of terms, that means no longer will Nevadans sign up for … [Read more...]
Fire in Sparks Warehouse District Damages 3 Vacant Buildings
SPARKS — Sparks fire officials are investigating a blaze that severely damaged three unoccupied buildings in a warehouse district near the Nugget hotel-casino where several of fires were started over the past 18 months by trespassers in abandoned structures. No injuries were reported in the fire that broke out at the one-story buildings just after 9:15 a.m. Monday south of … [Read more...]