Spanish Springs finished second for the third time this year, grabbing the runner up spot in Monday’s High Desert League tournament at Hidden Valley County Club – Reed’s home course. Reno battled the windy conditions to its fifth straight tournament win of the season. The Huskies carded a score of 420. It was their first score the season higher than 409. Still, Reno was 19 … [Read more...]
Saturday Baseball/Softball
Softball Reed sweeps Reno, Jensen reaches milestone RENO – One win was easy. The other was not. Reed will take both. The Raiders stretched their winning streak to 18 games on Saturday with a pair of contrasting road wins at Reno – a 14-0 five-inning rout in game one followed by a 3-2 victory in nine innings. “You can never take anybody for granted,” Reed coach Jon … [Read more...]
Thursday Baseball/Softball
Baseball Raiders blank North Valleys, win fourth straight By Brian Walther, reporting intern Behind the strong pitching of senior Cameron Beard, and the 10 runs of support his offense provided, Reed rolled North Valleys 10-0 at home in five innings on Thursday afternoon. Beard scattered four hits and struck out four without issuing a walk in five shutout innings as the … [Read more...]
Tuesday Baseball: Raiders, Cougars extend winning streaks
White wipes out Panthers’ bats at Greater Nevada Field RENO – When Reed ace Jake White took the mound Tuesday afternoon, he wasn't comfortable. He was, after all, toeing the rubber in arguably the nicest ballpark in the state – Greater Nevada Field, home of the Reno Aces. “This place is intimidating,” first-year Reed coach Levi Matherly said. Spotted with an abrupt … [Read more...]
Boys Golf: Reno clinches league title, Reed’s Forman medalist
Huskies win fourth consecutive tournament to start season Reno wrapped up the High Desert League title with a victory at Sierra Sage on Tuesday afternoon. The Huskies’ carded a team score of 395, 12 strokes better than both Reed and Spanish Springs, which tied for second. It was their fourth straight win to start the season. McQueen (433) took fourth. Reed’s Brandon … [Read more...]
Shoup Shots: Reed/Spanish Springs baseball squads sweep contenders, Nevada baseball back on track?, Reno 1868 FC showing expansion colors
After falling at home to Galena, 14-4, in five innings on April 6, Spanish Springs first-year coach Matt Ortiz said he didn’t know where his team stood. He felt okay about his squad’s place following a narrow 7-4 loss at Galena three days prior, but the lack of competitiveness displayed gave him reason for concern. Instead of meeting down the left-field line and talking … [Read more...]
Scheels Athlete of the Week (April 10-15): Will Bannister
Will Bannister, Reed baseball Considering the circumstances, the Reed junior delivered one of the better pitching performances of the season on Thursday afternoon. Bannister tamed an explosive Galena offense at the Grizzlies’ yard, allowing four runs on eight hits in a complete-game victory. The win not only snapped a seven-game losing streak, but it set the table for the … [Read more...]
Saturday Baseball/Softball
Baseball Raiders complete sweep of Grizzlies Reed wrapped up an unlikely regular-season sweep of Galena on Saturday afternoon with a dominating five-inning 10-0 home win over the Grizzlies. The victory came two days after the Raiders (8-14, 5-7) erased a three-run deficit to steal a 6-4 win at Galena, ending a seven-game losing streak. The Grizzlies dropped to 11-10, … [Read more...]