Colts walk off on Raiders in ninth inning Reed suffered its sixth straight loss on Saturday, a 5-4 walk-off defeat at Wooster in nine innings. The loss dropped the Raiders to 6-12, 3-6 in the 4A North – a game and a half behind Carson and Damonte Ranch for eighth place, the 4A North’s final postseason spot. The Colts improved to 9-9, 4-5. Donavan Ratfield won it for … [Read more...]
Thursday Baseball/Softball
Softball Cougs walk off on Mustangs The Cougars and Mustangs were so evenly matched on Thursday afternoon at Spanish Springs the two teams needed nine innings to decide an outcome. After Damonte Ranch pushed one across in the top of the inning, Spanish Springs answered with two in the bottom half to walk off with a 3-2 victory. The Cougars improved to 16-4, 7-1 one … [Read more...]
Tuesday Baseball/Softball
Baseball: Slow start downs Raiders In its first 4A North contest since dropping four of five during a spring break trip to Anaheim, Reed fell at home, 8-6, to Douglas on Tuesday afternoon. The Raiders dropped to 6-11, 3-4 in the 4A North despite outhitting the Tigers (7-5, 4-3) by a tally of 8-4. Two walks, two wild pitches, a hit by pitch, and an error helped Douglas … [Read more...]
Boys Golf: Reed grabs runner-up finish at second HDL tourney
Daylo cards tournament-low 74 at Somersett Reed’s KC Daylo fired a 74 at the second High Desert League tournament of the spring on Tuesday afternoon at Somersett to earn medalist honors. As a team, Reed, the reigning league champ, took second with a collective score of 421. Reno grabbed its second tourney title of the season with a 407. Spanish Springs (465) finished third … [Read more...]
Scheels Athlete of the Week (March 20-25): Makayla Linebarger
Makayla Linebarger, Reed Track and Field Reed’s senior pole vaulter shattered the state record on Saturday at the 45th Annual Fallon Elks Invitational. Linebarger cleared a height of 13-06, nearly a whole foot higher than the previous record of 12-08, set by Wooster’s Alexis Romero three years ago. Her jump is good for the third best in the entire nation this year. … [Read more...]
Shoup Shots: Three locals named to NIAA Northern Nevada Top 10
Each year, the Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association selects 20 statewide senior student-athletes who have excelled on and off the playing surface and names them to the Northern Nevada or Southern Nevada Top 10. Special consideration is given for lettering in multiple sports, relative academic success within the school, extracurricular participation beyond … [Read more...]
Saturday Baseball, Softball
Baseball Spanish Springs 10, Douglas 9 (9 innings) Two days after suffering a walk-off loss at Douglas, Spanish Springs returned the favor on its home field Saturday afternoon.s Colton Forman sent everyone home in the bottom of the ninth when he stepped to the dish with one out and the bases loaded and delivered a game-winning RBI single. The Cougars improved to … [Read more...]
Baseball: Reed’s turbulent season continues with frustrating loss to Carson
After squandering a 3-1 lead going to the seventh inning of Wednesday night’s home 4A North contest against Carson, Reed still had a chance. Suddenly down 4-3, the Raiders loaded the bases in the bottom of the seventh with no outs and one of the best hitters in the region, Jon Pinto, at the dish. A lazy fly ball into the outfield grass would’ve tied it. A single could have … [Read more...]