What a difference two days and a change of venue can make. After getting thumped 12-2 in five innings at home by Bishop Manogue on Saturday, Reed got even on Monday. The Raiders (4-4, 2-2) scored seven times in the top of the fourth and rolled 12-0 (five innings) at the Miners’ yard. Bishop Manogue (4-5, 3-1) wore its first 4A North loss of the season. Leadoff man … [Read more...]
Saturday Baseball
Spanish Springs wins seventh straight Connor Culp and Josh Prizina provided clutch RBI singles late, lifting Spanish Springs to 4-2 win at Carson on Saturday afternoon. The Cougars (7-1, 3-0) stretched their winning streak to seven since dropping the season opener. Trailing 2-1 in the top of the fifth, Culp legged out an RBI single to plate Tristian Hussey and tie the … [Read more...]
Saturday Softball: Cougs sweep, Reed suffers rarity – gets swept
Spanish Springs rolled to a pair of mercy-rule-shortened home wins over Carson on Saturday afternoon. The Cougars, who have won their last three contests by an aggregate score of 40-3, now sit at 6-2, 3-0 just one week into 4A North play. The Senators sunk to 2-6, 1-2 after besting Reno in their 4A North opener. Now riding a five-game winning streak, Spanish Springs hosts … [Read more...]
Thursday Baseball
Spanish Springs handles Wooster The Cougars improved to 6-1, 2-0 on Thursday afternoon with their sixth-straight win, a decisive 11-3 decision at Wooster (3-4, 0-2). Despite the lopsided final score, Spanish Springs only outhit Wooster, 10-9. Marlin Brucato (2-for-3, double, three RBIs, run scored) was the only Coug with more than one hit. His two-run double in the top … [Read more...]
Thursday Softball
Jensen leads Reed over Damonte Ranch in 4A North opener By Brian Walther, reporting intern Julia Jensen dominated in Thursday’s 4A North opener against Damonte Ranch, leading the Raiders to a 6-1 home win. The senior Nevada commit allowed just one run on four hits and struck out 12 in the complete game victory as the Raiders improved to 5-0-1, 1-0. The Mustangs sunk to … [Read more...]
Boys Golf: Reed takes second in season’s first tourney
Reno carded a team score of 409 to win the first High Desert League boys golf tournament of the season on Wednesday afternoon at Wildcreek Golf Course. Defending HDL champ, Reed, finished second with a team score of 435. Spanish Springs (448) finished third in front of McQueen (486) and North Valleys (541). Hug did not have enough golfers to turn in a team score. KC … [Read more...]
Tuesday Baseball
Ten-run fifth inning lifts Reed over Damonte Ranch For the second time in four days, Reed found itself in a close home game against Damonte Ranch. Last Friday, the Raiders ended up falling 8-6 in a non-league contest. In the 4A North opener on Tuesday afternoon, they exploded for 10 runs in the bottom of the fifth to break open a 5-5 game and walk off with a 15-5 … [Read more...]
Scheels Athlete of the Week (March 6-11): Jon Pinto
Jon Pinto, Reed baseball Reed’s senior outfielder had himself a stat weekend to start the season. Pinto went 9-for-15 at the plate with three home runs, two triples, a double, seven RBIs, eight runs scored, and drew three walks. A bulk of the production came in Friday’s 11-8 win over Truckee. In that game, he went 4-for-4 with two home runs, a triple, four RBIs and scored four … [Read more...]