The No. 1 seed Raiders did what they were supposed to in Friday night’s 4A North quarterfinal at home against the No. 4 seed Miners. The five-time defending regional champions (10-1) built a big early lead and coasted late to a convincing 69-18 victory over Bishop Manogue (4-6) that featured running clock the entire second half. Senior running back Tre Bussey returned … [Read more...]
Cougars jump into 4A North semifinals
The No. 1 seed is expected to beat the No. 4 seed in the postseason. And in Tuesday’s 4A North volleyball quarterfinal, that’s exactly what Spanish Springs did. The High Desert League champion Cougars (32-7) moved past Galena (14-16) in straight sets at home 25-11, 25-21, 25-17 to earn a spot in the regional semifinals. “We didn’t put any pressure on ourselves, but when … [Read more...]
Late goals ends seasons for Cougars, Raiders
Spanish Springs went to Galena on Tuesday for a 4A North quarterfinal and gave the Grizzlies a scare. The Cougars, who finished third in the High Desert League, played the Grizzlies, the Sierra League runner up, to a scoreless draw for the first 71 minutes of regulation. Unfortunately for the guests, the dam broke. And their season ended. The Grizzlies (17-3-0) scored … [Read more...]
Shoup Shots: Reed favored to win 4A North title – again
The Raiders are the team to beat in the 4A North regional tournament that starts on Friday night. That is not a hot take. It’s a chilly one. It’s almost become expected. That’s what Ernie Howren has built. Reed has rattled off nine-straight wins since taking an L in the season opener at Clayton Valley Charter and is three more from winning its sixth straight … [Read more...]
Raiders roll over Cougs to league title
It wasn’t over before it started. But it was over shortly after. Reed scored 28 points in the first quarter of Thursday’s soggy regular-season finale against Spanish Springs and went to cruise, 49-14, at home to clinch yet another High Desert League title. “(It means) home playoff games,” Reed coach Ernie Howren said of the league title. “That’s what our … [Read more...]
Cougars celebrate league title on season’s final night
Spanish Springs entered 2016 with several goals, and justifiably so. The Cougars returned a deep, talented senior class from a team that finished second in the High Desert League in 2015. So when this season began, coach Frank Sandomenico made the first goal clear: Win a league title. His Cougars (31-6, 13-3) cleared that hurdle on Wednesday night, the final night of … [Read more...]
Sparks boys clinch league title, Spanish Springs girls top Reed
Boys Sparks wrapped up the 3A North regular season title on Tuesday with a 2-1 home win over Incline on senior day. The Railroaders (19-2-1, 12-2-1) pulled six points ahead of North Tahoe atop the standings with one game, at Lowry on Thursday, remaining. The Lakers have two games left and can potentially make up six points, but Sparks owns the head-to-head tiebreaker. … [Read more...]
Boys Soccer: Spanish Springs shuts out Reed in regular season finale
Spanish Springs is on to the postseason. The Cougars put the regular season to bed on Monday night with a 4-0 win at Reed. They finished with a 13-2-1 mark and a High Desert League title. The Raiders (3-11-3, 3-11-2) finished fifth in the HDL and will miss out on the postseason. Court Diesner, Connor London, Austin Fullmer and Nick Ortiz all got in the net in the … [Read more...]