The Reno Aces had a rough go of it last week and finished with a 2-5 record during the span of June 17-24. Reno won its first contest with Omaha at home on Sunday 8-6 before falling 6-4 and 9-2 the next two days. The Aces returned home Monday evening after losing three out of four in Las Vegas. The lone win came in Anthony Vasquez’ start on Friday night. Over their four-game … [Read more...]
Mountain West Men’s Basketball Schedule Released
The Mountain West announced its 2019 conference men’s basketball schedule today. Nevada has won the last two MW regular season titles under coach Eric Musselman, who was named the 2018 MW Conference Coach of the Year. The Pack went 15-3 last season and 14-4 in 2017 to become just the second school to win back-to-back outright MW regular season titles. No MW team has won … [Read more...]
Aces Climb into Tie for Third After Strong Week
Reno Aces outfielder Socrates Brito has been named the Pacific Coast League’s Player of the Week for the period of June 11-June 17, the League office announced Monday. Brito, 25, went 15-for-25 (.600) over the seven day stretch with 11 RBIs, 10 runs scored and four home runs. He has hit safely in every game this week and entered Monday’s contest with a six-game hitting … [Read more...]
Community Goes Above and Beyond to Help Replace Football Helmets at Sparks High School
After the Washoe County School District inspector deemed Sparks High School football helmets unfit for use, the Sparks High School Railroaders had to come up with $6,000 in funds to replace the helmets that have aged out (17 helmets now and 24 next year, 41 helmets total). The Railroaders began planning its fundraising efforts in April and hosted an event at Mummers on May … [Read more...]
Reno’s Unbeaten Streak at Nine After Late Win
Reno 1868 FC emphatically added to its undefeated streak Saturday night as the club pulled off a late 2-1 win over OKC Energy FC. Reno’s fifth win of the season was thanks due in part to a late goal by midfielder Lindo Mfeka, who is the series’ all-time leading scorer (five goals). Mfeka’s match-winner came in the 76th minute off an assist by defender Brent Richards, who … [Read more...]
Reno Improves Home Record After Winning Las Vegas Series
After losing four of five games to Salt Lake, the Reno Aces rebounded last week at home and won its home series with Las Vegas, three games to two. Reno opened the series with an 8-5 win last Wednesday before exploding for 21 hits and 20 runs in a 20-3 blowout on Thursday. The 51’s quieted the Aces bats on Friday with a 2-1 win and on Saturday scored three runs in the … [Read more...]
Wolf Pack Add USC to 2018-19 Schedule
The University of Nevada men’s basketball team will play at Southern California on Saturday Dec. 1 at the Galen Center in Los Angeles this season and the Trojans will come to Lawlor Events Center in 2019-20. The Trojans are the second Pac-12 team the Wolf Pack will play this season as they will face Arizona State at the STAPLES Center in Los Angeles as part of the third annual … [Read more...]
Martin Twins Returning After Testing Draft Waters
Twins Caleb and Cody Martin have withdrawn their names from NBA draft consideration and will return to play their senior seasons for the Wolf Pack in 2018-19. Both participated in the NBA draft combine and had several workouts with NBA teams but have chosen to return after testing the draft process. “We are extremely excited for the opportunity to coach Cody and Caleb during … [Read more...]