RENO — Freshman quarterback Kenyon Oblad hooked up with freshman receiver Steve Jenkins for a 19-yard touchdown in overtime and UNLV slipped past instate rival Nevada 33-30 on Saturday in the Battle for the Fremont Cannon. UNLV (4-8, 2-6 Mountain West Conference) jumped out to a 17-0 lead by the end of the first quarter on Daniel Gutierrez’s 40-yard field goal, Charles … [Read more...]
Railroaders Fall in Openers
Sparks’ Daniela Castorena brings the ball up the floor during a 45-31 season-opening loss to Wooster on Saturday. The Railroaders trailed 26-12 at half, but outscored the Colts 14-8 in the fourth quarter. They play next Dec. 10 at South Tahoe. The Sparks boys also fell to Wooster Saturday, 62-32, despite 10 points from Trezelle Patterson. … [Read more...]
Bishop Manogue runs past Damonte Ranch in Title Game
Bishop Manogue rallied back from a 7-0 deficit to Damonte Ranch in the first quarter to claim the 4A Northern title Monday night, 24-7. The Miners scored 14 points in the second quarter to take a 14-7 lead into the break, and its defense held serve the remainder of the game as they went on to victory. Bishop Manogue moves on to the state tournament where they will meet … [Read more...]
Sanchez out After 5 Seasons at UNLV
LAS VEGAS — UNLV coach Tony Sanchez has been fired after five seasons in charge. The school announced Monday that it is parting ways with Sanchez after this season, which wraps up with UNLV facing rival Nevada for the Fremont Cannon on Saturday. UNLV said it will immediately begin searching for a new coach. Sanchez made the leap to the college ranks when he was hired by … [Read more...]
Nevada Wins 3 to Claim Paradise Jam Tourney Title
ST. THOMAS, U.S. Virgin Islands — Jazz Johnson had 25 points as Nevada topped Bowling Green 77-62 in the U.S. Virgin Islands Paradise Jam on Monday night. Jalen Harris added 20 points, seven assists and six rebounds for the Wolf Pack. Johnson, who hit 7 of 10 3-pointers for the game, had 11 points by halftime. Lindsey Drew had 10 points and 10 rebounds for Nevada … [Read more...]
Nevada Scores Late to Beat Fresno State 35-28
FRESNO, Calif. — Toa Taua ran for 135 yards and scored on a 3-yard TD run with 12 seconds left to help Nevada beat Fresno State 35-28 on Saturday night. Ben Putman returned a punt 24 yards to the Fresno State 25 with 1:20 left and the game tied at 28. On the next play, Taua ran 21 yards to set up the Wolf Pack (7-4, 4-3 Mountain West) with a first-and-goal with 1:10 left. … [Read more...]
Cougs Fall in Semis; Raiders Play Tonight for Spot in title Game
The 4A Northern football semifinals was supposed to feature two games on Friday, but the Reed and Damonte Ranch game was postponed until tonight due to health concerns over the whooping cough outbreak at Damonte. Spanish Springs and Bishop Manogue still played its game as scheduled, and it did not disappoint. Unfortunately for the Cougs, they fell 49-42 and had their season … [Read more...]
Sparks Boys Suffer First Loss in State Title Game
Sparks’ Omar Hernandez battles with a Western player for the ball during Saturday’s 3A boys state title soccer game at Wooster. The Warriors went on to defeat Sparks 2-1 to win the state championship, handing them their first loss of the season. The Railroaders had got into the title game after a 2-0 win over Equipo Academy in the state semifinals. They finished the season with … [Read more...]