In the most exciting professional football game this season, the 49ers defeated the LA Rams 27-24. By doing so, the 49ers assured themselves of a wildcard berth in the upcoming playoffs. Much of the credit goes to the 49er defense when they stepped up big time in the second half, but the most credit has to go to quarterback Garoppolo who scored the winning touchdown pass in the … [Read more...]
High school fall sports moving to spring of 2021
By Dave Maxwell Battle Born Media The sights and sounds and smells of high school football haven’t been spared by COVID-19, or any other sports in Nevada for that matter. Like all sports in regards to the coronavirus and straddled by a line between health and safety and an insatiable desire to play, as reported July 23 in the Las Vegas Review-Journal, Bart Thompson, … [Read more...]
Cailyn and Danyelle may have played their last game together
By Kayla AndersonSparks TribuneWhen the Reed High School softball team went down to Las Vegas to play in the Bishop Gorman softball tournament on March 12-14, they had no idea that it would be their last games of the season. For Raiders sisters Cailyn and Danyelle Leone, it was likely the last game they’d ever play together.Deciding to play in Vegas instead of Sacramento … [Read more...]
Track Season Underway
Reed’s Malachi Bibbs ran away from the field winning the 100 meter race with a time of 10.87 at the Reno Conference Meet on Saturday. Bibbs also won the 200 meter event with a time of 23.08. … [Read more...]
Nevada exits MWC Tournament Early After 77-74 loss to Wyoming
LAS VEGAS — Freshman Kwane Marble II scored a career-high 24 points and 11th seeded Wyoming stunned No. 3 Nevada 74-71 in a Mountain West Conference Tournament quarterfinal game Thursday night. Wyoming beat sixth seed Colorado State 80-74 on Wednesday to become the first No. 11 seed in MWC history to win a conference tournament game. Wyoming closed the regular season having … [Read more...]
Raiders open Season with 5 Wins at Tourney; Cougs Win 4
The Reed High School baseball team opened the season last week with five wins at the Mike Bearman Memorial Tournament. Reed (5-0) opened the season with a 4-3 win over Truckee on Thursday before topping Lowry 14-4 and beating West Valley, Calif. 10-9 on Friday. Saturday, the Raiders picked up two more wins as they beat Spanish Springs 7-3 and Douglas 4-3. For the Cougs, … [Read more...]
Nevada Coach Jay Norvell Receives New 5-Year Contract
RENO — Nevada coach Jay Norvell has a received a new five-year contract that runs through the 2024 season, the school said Tuesday. Norvell, who is 18-20 overall in three seasons, is coming off back-to-back winning seasons and consecutive bowl appearances after going 3-9 in his first year at Nevada in 2017. The new contract includes a guaranteed base salary and … [Read more...]
Raiders, Cougs make early exits from state tournament
Sparks Tribune After a regular season that was full of plenty of highs, and a regional tournament that had even more, the state tournament provided just the opposite for a pair of Sparks schools last week. The Spanish Springs High and Reed High boys basketball teams each earned berths to the state tourney in Reno after battling it out in the regional final just a … [Read more...]