Boys The Cougars were outscored 46-29 in the second half of Friday’s Wild West Shootout semifinal against host Bishop Manogue and wore their first loss of the season, 83-67. The Miners improved to 3-0 and advanced to Saturday’s title game. One night after scoring 30 in a quarterfinal win over St. Mary’s, Marcus Loadholt went for 29 on 8-of-14 shooting. Jalen Townsell was … [Read more...]
Second half run pushes Pack past Pacific
Nevada used a 22-2 run in the second half on Tuesday night to surge past Pacific to a 77-67 non-conference victory in front of 6,920 at Lawlor Events Center. When the run started, the Pack (6-2) found itself in a 50-46 hole with 10:34 left. When it ended five minutes later, on a D.J. Fenner triple, the home team held an insurmountable 68-52 lead. The Wolf Pack improved to … [Read more...]
Season Preview: Cougars early 4A North favorites
The question for the 2016-17 Cougars is not if they will be good, but rather, how good will they be? Spanish Springs went 12-4 in regional play last year and returns four starters. It’s the largest reason the 4A North coaches tabbed them the preseason favorites in the Spark Tribune Coaches Poll. Tenth-year coach Kyle Penney isn’t moved by the preseason love. “You … [Read more...]
Nevada rallies on Senior Day
The Nevada seniors won’t have a lot of wins to look back on this year. But they will have Saturday. Sophomore redshirt quarterback Ty Gangi ran for a six-yard touchdown on fourth and goal with just six seconds left to complete a wild 38-37 comeback win over Utah State on Senior Day. The win snapped a four-game losing streak. Nevada (4-7, 2-5) punted down 37-24 with less … [Read more...]
San Diego State runs past, over, through Nevada
Nevada allowed a San Diego State program record 474 rushing yards on Saturday night at Mackay Stadium and came up short for the sixth time in seven games, 46-16. The loss eliminated the Wolf Pack (3-7, 1-5) from bowl eligibility. The team played 10 bowl games in 11 seasons before this year. It will be the second time in coach Brian Polian’s four-year tenure the Pack will … [Read more...]
Pack falls in opener at No. 17 St. Mary’s, 81-63
Nevada’s heavily anticipated season started on Friday night with an 81-63 loss at No. 17 St. Mary’s. The Gaels dominated in the paint, where they outscored the Pack, 56-20. As a result, the hosts shot 60 percent from the field (33-of-55), compared to Nevada’s 46.8 percent (22-of-47). St. Mary’s big man Jock Landale had a career night, going for 33 points and … [Read more...]
Reed walks over Douglas, into 4A North title game
Reed is making postseason football look awfully easy. Again. The Raiders breezed past Douglas, 47-7, at home in Thursday night’s 4A North semifinal to advance to a sixth straight regional title game. Reed (11-1) has now outscored its two postseason opponents by a combined score of 116-25. “It’s such a great feeling to be here,” Reed coach Ernie Howren said. “People … [Read more...]
Cougars’ season comes to heartbreaking close
RENO – After both teams failed to find the net in nearly 90 minutes of soccer, the ending could only be described as ironic. Or heartbreaking – for the Cougars. Eight minutes into the first overtime of Wednesday’s 4A North semifinal at North Valleys, Carson lobbed a ball from midfield towards Spanish Springs’ net. The keeper over ran the ball and the physical, emotional … [Read more...]