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
John Byrne/Tribune 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
Morgan Engel/NCAA Photos Jazz Johnson brings the ball up the floor on Thursday during the Mountain West Conference tournament quarterfinals. Nevada was upset by the No. 11 seed Wyoming, 74-71. 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 … [Read more...]
Raiders open Season with 5 Wins at Tourney; Cougs Win 4
John Byrne/Tribune Reed’s Andrew Burmer delivers a pitch during a 7-3 win over Spanish Springs Saturday. 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. … [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...]
Cougar girls fall in state semifinals
Sparks Tribune The Spanish Springs High girls basketball team had plenty to be excited about heading into the 4A state tournament last week in Reno. The Cougars were fresh off a regional championship title last week, had only lost once in 2020 and finished perfect in the High Desert League this season. But after just one game in the state tournament, their … [Read more...]