Football is not supposed to be an easy game. Reed is certainly making it look that way though. The Raiders (10-0, 5-0) wrapped up an undefeated regular season on Thursday night with a convincing 56-17 home win over Spanish Springs (3-6, 2-3). Reed, which claimed the High Desert League title with last week’s beat down of McQueen, outscored its five league opponents 275-77 … [Read more...]
Reed clinches HDL title with rout of McQueen
Early in the in the second quarter on Friday night, Reed found itself in a fight with McQueen. Two plays after the Lancers’ Damont Saah rumbled 42 yards to tie the game at seven, Reed quarterback Matt Denn was intercepted. But it turned out to be a pretty lame fight. Reed’s defense forced a turnover on downs following the pick and the Raiders scored on their next seven … [Read more...]
McQueen stuns Spanish Springs
Twice Spanish Springs was a point away from clinching the High Desert League title on Thursday night at McQueen. Opportunity missed. The Cougars were forced to watch the Lancers celebrate what will likely be a league title. “It’s huge, absolutely huge,” McQueen coach Jeff Zimmerman said of the 25-13, 22-25, 21-25, 25-21, 16-14 come-from-behind win. “That’s the match … [Read more...]
Nevada rebounds from UNLV loss with 35-17 win over New Mexico
RENO—Nevada’s Mountain West title hopes are alive. At least for one more week. Nevada outscored New Mexico 21-7 in the second half on Saturday night at Mackay Stadium to pull out a 35-17 victory, one week after a heartbreaking home loss to UNLV. The Wolf Pack improved to 3-3, 1-1 in conference play, avoiding a disastrous 0-2 start to Mountain West play against … [Read more...]
Boys Soccer: Cougs down Raiders, 3-1
By Shyene Joubert, reporting intern Spanish Springs handled cross-town rival, Reed, 3-1 on Saturday. The Cougars improved to 3-4-4, 3-4-4. The Raiders fell to 2-7-2, 2-7-2. Court Diesner, put the Cougs on the board in the 15th minute and scored again late to ice the game. Anibal Gonzales scored at end the first half. “I thought we’ve been playing well, and we … [Read more...]
Girls Soccer: Spanish Springs routs Reed, builds on first-place lead
By Shyene Joubert, reporting intern Spanish Springs built on its first-place lead on Saturday afternoon with a dominant 5-0 win at Reed. The Cougars (10-3-1, 7-3-1) now own a four-point lead atop the High Desert League standings over the Raiders (8-7-1, 5-5-1) who suffered their second loss of the week. Halley Morgan scored back-to-back goals in the first half, … [Read more...]
McQueen stonewalls Spanish Springs
RENO—McQueen’s offense hasn’t exactly impressed this year. The Lancers entered Friday’s homecoming contest against Spanish Springs averaging 28 points a night. That number can now be ignored. Led by quarterback Joey Cox, McQueen (4-2, 2-0) scored touchdowns of eight of 11 possessions Friday night on its way to a commanding 55-31 home win over the Cougs (2-4, 1-1). “I … [Read more...]
Volleyball: Reed falls to Reno, Cougs sweep
By Kiley Diesner, reporting intern The Raiders’ struggles continued on Thursday night with 25-22, 15-25, 21-25, 16-25 home loss to Reno. Reed fell to 1-14, 1-9 in the DI North. The team’s single win came last week against Hug. Reno improved to 10-9, 5-5. “I’m okay with walking away from this one,” Reed coach James Crane said. “They’re starting to come around, they’re … [Read more...]