Sparks Tribune Spanish Springs Boys: Spanish Springs’ boys basketball team rebounded from its first two losses of the season with a 55-34 win over visiting Lincoln, Calif. Friday night in Sparks. Ten Cougars got into the scoring column, led by 10 from senior Michael Jefferson, in a game that was all but decided at halftime. Spanish Springs led 33-11 at the … [Read more...]
Unbeaten streaks come to an end for Reed and Spanish Springs
Sparks Tribune Reed Reed’s undefeated season came to an end last week at the Rail City Classic, but the Raiders still had a successful tournament after finishing 3-1. The boys won their 10 straight game when they opened the tourney last Wednesday with a 73-31 win over Yerington, but the streak came to an end the next day. After trailing by nine at the end of three … [Read more...]
Raiders, Cougs sent home early from regionals
Sparks Tribune Spanish Springs won its quarterfinal game of the 4A Northern Regional volleyball tournament but was eliminated in the semifinals to end their season. The Cougs beat Galena 3-0 last Tuesday after three close matches. They beat the Grizzlies 25-23, 25-16 and 25-22 to advance to Thursday where they fell to Bishop Manogue 3-0. Scores in that match were 33-31, … [Read more...]
Spanish Springs boys capture North title; Sparks on to state
Sparks Tribune The Spanish Springs boys soccer team continued to prove its season-long dominance on the pitch over the weekend when they captured the 4A Northern Region title on Saturday. The top seeded Cougs defeated Galena 2-1 in the championship game after knocking off Wooster 2-1 in overtime Wednesday afternoon. They kicked off the tournament with a 3-0 … [Read more...]
Prep Soccer Roundup
Reed Boys: The Raiders picked up a 2-1 home win over Carson last Wednesday but fell to Wooster 6-0 on Saturday to finish the week 1-1. Reed (5-3) continues the season at home against Douglas today before playing at Bishop Manogue Saturday. Girls: Kathleen Hoppe, Kiki Finn, Chelsey Cox all scored a goal each and Kiarra Miller added two to give the Raiders their first win … [Read more...]
Raiders Ousted on First Day of Regional Tournament
The regional was a quick one for the fourth seeded Reed softball team, nearly one year after making it to the state championship game. The Raiders lost their first two games and were eliminated on the first day of play. Reed fell to Carson 8-0 in their first round game last Thursday at Bishop Manogue despite a strong effort in the circle early from Aliya Lange. The senior … [Read more...]
Playoffs Underway for Raiders and Cougars
Reed knocked off Spanish Springs twice last week to finish tied with the Cougs in the final league standings at 13-9 each. However, the Cougs own the tiebreaker and will enter this week’s playoffs as the sixth seed while the Raiders took the seventh. The Cougs won a road game last Wednesday to beat the Raiders 11-4 before winning 8-6 at home on Thursday in the final regular … [Read more...]
Cougs Get Top Seed in Regional Playoffs; Raiders No. 4
After a season ending split between Spanish Springs and Reed, the two Sparks squads could meet again this week if both get their way in the opening round of the 4A Northern Regional playoffs. The Cougs locked up the top seed in the tournament that begins tomorrow after winning three of our games last week. They knocked off Reno 8-0 and 9-6 on Tuesday and Thursday last week … [Read more...]