By Emerson MarcusAssociated Press RENO — When Nevada quarterback Carson Strong and kicker Brandon Talton attended high school in Vacaville, California, neither paid too close attention to each other. They were a year apart and both attended rival high schools. But last year, when they met up in Vacaville at a football game, Strong pitched Nevada to Talton. A … [Read more...]
Reno 1868 FC Loses at Home to Portland, 3-1
Reno 1868 FC fell to Portland Timbers 2 3-1 tonight, marking just the club’s third home loss of the season. Corey Hertzog scored his 13th goal of the season, moving himself out of a tie for sixth in the USL and tying a single-season career high. “Tough match, I thought we played pretty poorly in the first half,” said head coach Ian Russell. “The second half was better we … [Read more...]
Sparks Falls to Lowry Late After Scoreless First Half; Cougs Drop to 0-2
The Railroaders came into Friday’s game against Lowry looking to start the season 2-0, something it hadn’t done in over 10 years. The Buckaroos had other plans, however, and came away with a 25-7 win. After opening the season with a 34-0 shutout of Hug, the Sparks defense was on display again in the first half of Friday’s game. Both teams went scoreless in the first two … [Read more...]
Around the State
Associated Press Plum Scores 17 in the Fourth; Aces Rally, Beat Sparks 92-86 LAS VEGAS — A’ja Wilson and Dearica Hamby each had a double-double and Kelsey Plum scored 17 of her 20 points in the fourth quarter to help the Las Vegas Aces rally for a 92-86 win over the Los Angeles Sparks on Saturday night. Wilson had 24 points, 12 rebounds and three blocks and Hamby … [Read more...]
Season Comes to a Close for Aces
The 2019 season came to a close Monday afternoon with an Aces 7-1 victory in Salt Lake City. Braden Shipley was sharp on the mound from start to finish. The Nevada righty went four innings, did not allow a hit and stuck out three. The Reno pitching staff took a no-hitter into the sixth. Bryan Menendez allowed an RBI single to Bees slugger Caleb Cowart with two outs that … [Read more...]
Railroaders Win Opener for First Time Since 2010
The Sparks High football team did something Friday night that they hadn’t done in nearly a decade when they shut out Hug, 34-0. It was the first season-opening win for the Railroaders since 2010 when they beat Yerington, 29-22. Sparks stuck with the ground and pound game plan and ran the ball right through the Hawks the entire game. The team rushed for 366 total yards, led … [Read more...]
Raiders Run Past Wooster; Cougs Stunned Late
The weather was hot on Friday for the opening night of the 2019 football season, but maybe not as hot as the offense of the Raiders. Reed scored early and often against visiting Wooster and blasted the Colts 55-22. Both teams traded scores in the first quarter before Reed exploded for 27 unanswered points to take a 34-7 lead late in the second. Raider quarterback Jack Franz … [Read more...]
Kicking off the Season
The Sparks boys soccer team picked up a pair of wins on Friday in a tournament to open the 2019 season. The Railroaders knocked off Somerset Sky Pointe 5-0 and beat North Valleys on penalty kicks after a 2-2 draw. Sparks’ girls team also picked up a 5-4 win over White Pine in its opener but fell to Galena 9-0 later in the day. The ladies are in action at home Friday against … [Read more...]