It was a night to celebrate in Northern Nevada as Reno 1868 FC proved to be the best USL Championship team in the state of Nevada after a 4-0 blowout against Las Vegas Lights FC. Reno saw multiple chances early in the first half, but the excitement officially started in the 41st minute when Corey Hertzog found the back of the net after a header by Brian Brown. It was the … [Read more...]
Aces ride hot bats to 4-3 week
John Byrne/Tribune Yasmany Tomas had two hits for the Aces Sunday in a 6-3 win over Las Vegas. Just when everyone thought the Aviators were grounded for the third consecutive game on Monday, Las Vegas rallied in the top of the ninth to beat the Aces 9-7 in the afternoon contest. Aces right-hander Stefan Crichton had Las Vegas down to their final strike when Seth Brown roped … [Read more...]
Wolf Pack eliminated by Rebels in semis of Mountain West tourney
File photo Nevada’s Keaton Smith homered to tie the game at 4-4 Friday in a Mountain West Tournament elimination game against San Diego State. The Pack went on to win 6-4 before falling to UNLV on Saturday, 6-5. Nevada’s (30-26) run in the Mountain West championships came to an end on Saturday afternoon after intrastate rival UNLV (29-28) hit a walkoff bomb in the ninth … [Read more...]
Borja steps down as Spanish Springs coach
Spanish Springs football coach Eric Borja stepped down from his position last week after five years. The Reno Gazete-Journal reported Borja cited spending more time with his family as the reason he is leaving the program. Borja led the Cougs to its first High Desert League title last year after finishing with a 4-0 mark in conference play. The Cougars advanced to the … [Read more...]
Spanish Springs comes up short at state tourney
File photo Kilee Pender had four hits for Spanish Springs in the state tournament but the Cougs were sent home early after finishing 0-2. The Spanish Springs softball team had its season ended earlier then they would have hoped on Friday after losing an extra inning contest to Basic at the state tournament in Las Vegas. The defending state champions weren’t able to repeat … [Read more...]
Reno earns 1-1 draw
Reno 1868 FC left Tacoma, Washington with a point on Saturday night after a 1-1 draw against Tacoma Defiance. Reno was able to level the score late in the game despite Tacoma’s lead for much of the match after the team’s goal in the 10th second. It was Tacoma’s Justin Dhillon who scored a header after a cross from Azriel Gonzalez in just the 10th second of the match. The 1-0 … [Read more...]
Wolf Pack gets final spot in Mountain West Tournament
John Byrne/Tribune The Nevada baseball team will take on Fresno State in the first round of the Mountain West Tournament tomorrow at 6:30 p.m. With Air Force’s victory over San José State, Nevada has clinched a spot in the 2019 Mountain West Tournament. The tournament will be held in Reno at Don Weir Field at Peccole Park beginning May 23. The Wolf Pack finished … [Read more...]
State Champion
John Byrne/Tribune Reed’s Matt Williams took home the state title in the boys 110 hurdle event with a time of 14:31. Williams also won first in the boys high jump event with a personal record jump of 6-07.00, and took third in the triple jump. … [Read more...]