New University of Nevada head men’s basketball coach Steve Alford has named five members to his coaching staff for the 2019-20 season. Craig Neal will be the associate head coach while Kory Barnett and Bil Duany (DWAY-knee) will serve as assistant coaches for the Wolf Pack. Kory Alford will be the Pack’s director of player development. Brandon Chambers will remain the Pack’s … [Read more...]
Silver and Blue Game
Smith named MWC Player of the Week
Senior Keaton Smith has been named the Mountain West Player of the Week after his historic run against No. 2 Oregon State and Air Force. Smith led Nevada with a .600 batting average, 30 total bases, 15 hits, three doubles, three triples, two home runs and a 1.200 slugging percentage in the five games played this past week. In the second game against defending national … [Read more...]
Raiders extend win streak to 6; Cougs move into second place
Reed Baseball: The Raiders have climbed right into the playoff hunt after winning three games last week to extend their win streak to six in-a-row. Noah Roth smacked a solo home run on Saturday and Scott Cameron went 2-for-3 with three RBIs in a 9-3 win over Carson. Cameron picked up where left off after picking up three hits and coming up just a home run shy of … [Read more...]
Annual Silver and Blue game set for Saturday
The annual Silver and Blue Spring Game is set for Saturday and there’s still time to register for inaugural Grit Run 5K to benefit the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. The Nevada football team’s 15-practice spring session culminates on April 27 at Mackay Stadium with the spring game, which is free and open to the public, and scheduled to kick-off at 1 p.m. At 10:30 that morning, … [Read more...]
Alford says he’s in Nevada for the long haul
By Scott Sonner Associated Press RENO — New Nevada coach Steve Alford said he’s hungry for the chance to take the Wolf Pack to the next level despite the loss of so many stars from this year’s NCAA Tournament team. About 300 supporters joined cheerleaders and a pep band at the Lawlor Events Center on Friday as Nevada formally introduced Alford as the successor to … [Read more...]
Wolf Pack baseball team takes series at New Mexico
Putting up 14 runs on Sunday afternoon, Nevada (18-17, 8-10 MW) topped New Mexico (16-19, 7-11 MW) to take the series from the Lobos with a 14-8 victory. The Wolf Pack put up a season-high seven runs in the sixth inning, highlighted by Otis Statum Jr.’s first-career grand slam. Tyler Bosetti notched four hits on the afternoon, the first member of the Pack to do so this year … [Read more...]
Cougar boys, girls continue rise in 4A Northern standings
Sparks Tribune Spanish Springs Baseball: The Spanish Springs baseball team won two of its three games it played last week to improve to 7-3 in the 4A Northern Conference. The Cougs are 13-4 overall and sit in third place in the conference behind Galena (9-1) and Reno (10-0). Spanish Springs had a chance to knock the Huskies from the unbeaten ranks on Saturday but … [Read more...]