Spanish Springs is ready to re-start the season this week. The Cougars (0-1, 0-0) were one of four 4A North teams to play on the campus of Idaho State on Saturday and were drubbed 43-0 by one of the best teams in the state, Rocky Mountain, 43-0. Douglas and Galena also fell to Idaho squads while Carson was the lone 4A North team to enjoy the long bus ride back with a … [Read more...]
Girls Soccer: Sparks no match for 4A North squads, Spanish Springs draws
Sparks was on the wrong half of the scoreboard in both Howell Memorial Tournament contests on Friday afternoon at the South Valleys Sports Complex. Coach Art Hurtado said he’s not necessarily concerned about wins and losses in the preseason tournament, though. “This tournament is for my coaching staff and myself, mostly to work out some formations and where each of the … [Read more...]
Boys Soccer: Defending state 3A champs drop first two, Cougs blanked
Sparks only lost two games last season on its way to the 3A state title. The Railroaders matched that total on Friday, the first day of the season, with a pair of losses to 4A programs North Valleys and Coronado in the Howell Memorial Tournament played at the South Valley Sports Complex. “Obviously (it’s) not the start we wanted, but we’re going to learn from it, grow … [Read more...]
2017 Sparks Tribune Prep Football Preview
A compilation of all content in the 2017 Sparks Tribune Prep Football … [Read more...]
Shoup Shots: Three premature prep football predictions 4.0
The law of averages is as consistent as my ability to snap hook the first tee shot of the day. The founder of the breakfast ball is all of us. So, it came as little surprise that after correctly predicting how the seasons would end for the Reed, Spanish Springs and Sparks football teams in 2014 and 2015, I regressed to the mean in 2016. A .333 batting average would put me … [Read more...]
High Desert League capsules
A glance at the HDL’s six programs Is the No. 1 seed up for grabs? Some believe so. Others expect Tony Amantia to lead the Raiders to a league title in his first season replacing Ernie Howren. Reed has won the High Desert League title every year since the 4A North split into its current format before the 2012 season, compiling a 23-2 record in league play. If there is a … [Read more...]
High Desert League Coaches Poll
Coaches tab Reed favorite to defend league title All six High Desert League coaches anonymously participated in the Sparks Tribune 2017 preseason poll. Reed was picked to win what would be its sixth-straight HDL title, receiving four of the six first-place votes. Reno and McQueen also snared solo first-place votes. The HDL coaches almost nailed last year’s finishing … [Read more...]
Spanish Springs Preview: Cougs want to keep climbing
Ground game will be focus after throwing ball over 30 times a game last year Spanish Springs has methodically scaled the High Desert League standings in its first three seasons under the direction of Eric Borja. The Cougars finished fifth, one spot out of the playoffs, in 2014. They took fourth in 2015. And last year, a goal-line stand in the final minute at McQueen … [Read more...]