Sparks Tribune After a regular season that was full of plenty of highs, and a regional tournament that had even more, the state tournament provided just the opposite for a pair of Sparks schools last week. The Spanish Springs High and Reed High boys basketball teams each earned berths to the state tourney in Reno after battling it out in the regional final just a … [Read more...]
Cougar girls fall in state semifinals
Sparks Tribune The Spanish Springs High girls basketball team had plenty to be excited about heading into the 4A state tournament last week in Reno. The Cougars were fresh off a regional championship title last week, had only lost once in 2020 and finished perfect in the High Desert League this season. But after just one game in the state tournament, their … [Read more...]
Spanish Springs comes up short at state tourney
The Spanish Springs softball team had its season ended earlier then they would have hoped on Friday after losing an extra inning contest to Basic at the state tournament in Las Vegas. The defending state champions weren’t able to repeat the magic of a year ago as they fell in an 11-inning game, 7-6. The Cougs led by as much as 4-0 in the elimination game, but Basic stormed … [Read more...]
Clary propels Cougars to second straight regional title
Before the first pitch of the 2019 softball season was delivered, Spanish Springs coach Jeff Davidson told his team they would have the same goal they have entering every year – play in the season’s last game. That goal become much more of a reality on Saturday as the Cougars captured their second straight regional title by knocking off McQueen 6-5 in the championship game … [Read more...]
Cougs, Raiders sent home early
John Byrne photos/Tribune Picture 1. Spanish Springs senior Alex Van Dyne delivers a pitch during a season-ending 6-3 loss to Bishop Manogue Thursday in the regional playoffs. Picture 2. Reed catcher Greg Oltman bunts a pitch during a regional tournament loss to McQueen last Wednesday. A pair of familiar opponents met up in the 4A Northern Region baseball tournament … [Read more...]
Regional Track
Spanish Springs athlete Dante Craig finished fifth in the long jump event Saturday. 2. Spanish Springs’ Daniel Horner was the winner of the boys 1600 meter run with a time of 4:30.45. The Cougs finished fourth overall as a team on Saturday with 90 points while Reed took second with 101.5 in the boys division. The Reed girls finished third overall with 94.5 points and … [Read more...]
Cougs capture conference title, top playoff seed
One year after the Spanish Springs softball team captured its first state title, the girls are in a great position to repeat as champions. The Cougs won their eighth and ninth straight games Saturday after beating Reed 6-1 and 11-1, and finished the season 17-3 in conference play to finish one game ahead of Bishop Manogue and Carson in the final regular season standings. … [Read more...]
Raiders, Cougs look to make noise in regional playoffs this week
The 4A Northern Regional playoffs are underway and a pair of schools familiar with each other met up for a third time this season in the first round. Spanish Springs and Reed faced off on Tuesday (after press time) after the Cougs beat the Raiders 8-3 and 13-3 in a pair of games they played last week. The wins gave Spanish Springs (14-4) the No. 3 seed and Reed (8-10) the … [Read more...]