The weather was hot on Friday for the opening night of the 2019 football season, but maybe not as hot as the offense of the Raiders. Reed scored early and often against visiting Wooster and blasted the Colts 55-22. Both teams traded scores in the first quarter before Reed exploded for 27 unanswered points to take a 34-7 lead late in the second. Raider quarterback Jack Franz … [Read more...]
Kicking off the Season
The Sparks boys soccer team picked up a pair of wins on Friday in a tournament to open the 2019 season. The Railroaders knocked off Somerset Sky Pointe 5-0 and beat North Valleys on penalty kicks after a 2-2 draw. Sparks’ girls team also picked up a 5-4 win over White Pine in its opener but fell to Galena 9-0 later in the day. The ladies are in action at home Friday against … [Read more...]
Nevada Opens Season Friday Against Purdue
Friday’s season opener for the Nevada football season will also mark the first-ever Stripe Out for a Wolf Pack football game at Mackay Stadium. The Stripe Out is calling for Silver and Blue throughout the stadium, with alternation sections on the east and west sides and all blue student sections in the end zones. Fans are asked to wear their favorite corresponding color … [Read more...]
Vegas Set to Bid to Host Numerous NCAA Events
By Doug Feinberg Associated Press Las Vegas is going to take a chance on hosting major college sporting events. The city is set to bid on nearly a half dozen different NCAA championship events, including women’s basketball. The NCAA will start accepting bids Monday on nearly two dozen sports championships over all three divisions. This is the first year that Las … [Read more...]
August 21, 2019
FHA Approves Plans for $1.5B in Reno-Sparks Highway Upgrades
By Scott Sonner Associated Press RENO — The Federal Highway Administration has approved plans for $1.5 billion in improvements to a major interstate interchange and more than a dozen highway exits in Reno and Sparks over the next 20 years. The agency issued a final environmental impact statement and record of decision selecting the alternative preferred by state … [Read more...]
Nevada News Briefs
Associated Press Man Who Botched 2 Casino Robberies Later Killed by Police LAUGHLIN — A man shot and killed by Las Vegas police in the Colorado River resort town of Laughlin botched two casino robberies within 30 minutes and had a gun in his hand when he got out of a vehicle after a nearly seven-hour standoff, police said Monday. Cashiers at both the Golden Nugget … [Read more...]
Crime News
Associated Press Reno Man Wanted as Sex Offender in North Dakota Arrested RENO — The Nevada Highway Patrol has arrested a 56-year-old suspect in a park in south Reno who is wanted for failing to register as a sex offender in North Dakota. A state trooper says he had stopped at Anderson Park to give his canine a break Monday morning when a person with small children … [Read more...]