Spanish Springs rolled to a pair of mercy-rule-shortened home wins over Carson on Saturday afternoon. The Cougars, who have won their last three contests by an aggregate score of 40-3, now sit at 6-2, 3-0 just one week into 4A North play. The Senators sunk to 2-6, 1-2 after besting Reno in their 4A North opener. Now riding a five-game winning streak, Spanish Springs hosts … [Read more...]
Slow start sends Pack packing
Fifteen-point first-half deficit against Big 12 Tournament champs too much for Wolf Pack in NCAA Tournament first round MILWUAKEE – It was obvious early. Nevada, a team that rode superior athleticism to its first NCAA Tournament berth in a decade, was outmatched early in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Thursday night against a long, bouncy and sharp-shooting … [Read more...]
Saturday Baseball: Spanish Springs escapes Reed, Sparks splits two one-run games
Spanish Springs won both of its games on Saturday, wrapping up its stint in the Mike Bearman Memorial Tournament. The Cougars (4-1, 0-0) go to Wooster on Tuesday for the 4A North opener. First pitch is at 3:45 p.m. Spanish Springs 4, Reed 3 Connor Culp did not allow a run in the final 1.2 innings on Saturday night at Reed and picked up the save in a narrow 4-3 … [Read more...]
Friday Baseball: Cougs plate 28 in two wins, Raiders split two, Railroaders start 2-0
Spanish Springs breezed past Lowry and North Valleys on Friday at Wooster in the Mike Bearman Memorial Tournament. The Cougars (2-1, 0-0) won the two games by an aggregate score of 28-7. Both games ended in five innings. Spanish Springs concludes the non-league round-robin tournament on Saturday with games against Central Catholic (Modesto, Calif.) at Reno at 10 a.m. then … [Read more...]
Reed Softball Preview: Raiders remain stacked, but get break from national spotlight
Source of offensive production will be early question mark for four-time defending regional champs Many programs would deem winning 32 games, claiming a fourth-straight regional title, and taking third at state – as Reed did in 2016 – a successful season. Reed is not like many programs. After winning their first state title since 1998, the Raiders entered last year … [Read more...]
Oliver leads Nevada to first Mountain West regular season title
Pack pulls away from Colorado State in second half, heads to Vegas as No. 1 seed RENO – The pool of superlatives to describe Nevada’s meteoric rise is all but dried up. After inheriting a program that won just nine total games two years ago, coach Eric Musselman ripped his shirt off on Saturday night, waving it in the air while getting showered by silver and blue … [Read more...]
Free throws keep Nevada in first place
Wolf Pack hits a season-high 30-of-34 shots from the line, completes regular-season sweep of Boise RENO – Free throws aren’t sexy. They’re mundane. They stop the clock. They’re as fun to watch as four wide ones on the diamond. You know what is sexy? First place. Nevada shot 29 second-half free throws on Wednesday night to pull away from Boise State for an 85-77 … [Read more...]
Nevada shoots into three-way tie atop Mountain West
Nevada did something on Saturday night it hadn’t been able to do in three weeks: Put together a second-straight strong outing. The Wolf Pack (21-6, 10-4) moved into a three-way tie atop the Mountain West alongside Boise State and Colorado State with a 77-66 win over Utah State in front of an announced crowd of 10,336 at Lawlor Events Center. The Aggies, who thumped the … [Read more...]