Reno 1868 FC’s magical 2018 season came to an end Saturday night in Southern California as the club fell 1-0 in the USL Cup Western Conference Semifinals to Orange County SC. The narrow loss ended a historic year for the soccer club from 250 Evans. Ave. The only goal to come Saturday night came in the 29th minute after Michael Seaton fed Aodhan Quinn a ball on a break as … [Read more...]
Soccer Playoffs Continue This Week
The playoffs matchups are all set for high school soccer in the Northern region. On the girls side of things, back-to-back ties with Reed and Reno to end the season gave Spanish Springs the slight edge to finish in first place and take the top seed from the High Desert League. They took on the No. 4 seed Bishop Manogue yesterday from the Sierra League with the winner taking … [Read more...]
Spanish Springs Claims First High Desert League Title
After an entertaining final week of the regular season, the high school football playoffs are set in Northern Nevada. Spanish Springs claimed its first High Desert League title and the No. 1 seed in the process by knocking off rival Reed, 21-16 on Thursday. The Cougs (7-3, 4-0) will host the No. 4 seed Galena (2-8, 2-3) from the Sierra League in Friday’s opening quarterfinal … [Read more...]
Reno 1868 FC Wins First Playoff Match in Club History
For the first time in club history, Reno 1868 FC is headed to the next round of the USL Cup Playoffs following its first playoff win Saturday afternoon over Real Monarchs SLC. Reno’s dramatic 1-0 via a Brian Brown header in the second minute of stoppage time helped book a ticket to the Western Conference Semifinals. Reno will face the winner of (8) Saint Louis FC and (1) … [Read more...]
Cougs Win over Reno Sets up Big Game with Reed Thursday
Spanish Springs confirmed to the rest of the conference what they already knew Friday night – that they are the top team in the High Desert League. The Cougs proved as much with a 29-15 over Reno, the team that was tied with them atop the division standings heading into the showdown. The victory assures them at least a tie for second place when the dust settles on the … [Read more...]
Prep Football Roundup: Tough Night for Raiders, Railroaders; Cougs Win Sets up Big Game Friday
Reed’s chances of capturing a High Desert League title this season took a hit Friday after falling on the road to first place Reno, 21-3. It was the second straight year the Raiders struggled to move the ball on the Huskies field. Reed took its only conference loss to eventual league champion Reno last October, but got the last laugh after they eliminated them in the state … [Read more...]
Reno Set to Open Playoffs in Utah After Finishing out Regular Season with a Win
Reno 1868 FC will play Real Monarchs SLC on Saturday in Utah in the opening round of the 2018 USL Cup Playoffs. Kickoff for the Western Conference quarterfinal is set for 2 p.m. PT at Zions Bank Stadium. Reno and the Monarchs both played to wins to close out the regular season and both finished in the Top 5 in the USL’s Western Conference. The fifth-seeded 1868 FC … [Read more...]
Spanish Springs Picks up First HDL Win
Spanish Springs got into the win column in its first conference game of the season Friday as they handed McQueen its second league loss, 28-14. Quarterback Tristan Szabo led the way for the Cougs by throwing for two touchdowns and running for another while totaling 143 yards in the air. Szabo opened the scoring with a six-yard rushing touchdown midway through the first … [Read more...]