Softball Cougs walk off on Mustangs The Cougars and Mustangs were so evenly matched on Thursday afternoon at Spanish Springs the two teams needed nine innings to decide an outcome. After Damonte Ranch pushed one across in the top of the inning, Spanish Springs answered with two in the bottom half to walk off with a 3-2 victory. The Cougars improved to 16-4, 7-1 one … [Read more...]
Wednesday Softball: Cougs split double dip at Manogue
Spanish Springs went to Bishop Manogue on Wednesday for a pivotal doubleheader and left with a split. The Cougars (15-4, 7-1) rolled in the first game then suffered a two-run loss to the Miners (13-2, 4-1) in the nightcap. Bishop Manogue entered the day ranked No. 10 in the nation on maxpreps.com. Spanish Springs returns home on Thursday to play Damonte Ranch in the first … [Read more...]
Boys Golf: Reed grabs runner-up finish at second HDL tourney
Daylo cards tournament-low 74 at Somersett Reed’s KC Daylo fired a 74 at the second High Desert League tournament of the spring on Tuesday afternoon at Somersett to earn medalist honors. As a team, Reed, the reigning league champ, took second with a collective score of 421. Reno grabbed its second tourney title of the season with a 407. Spanish Springs (465) finished third … [Read more...]
Behind the dish
Spanish Springs senior catcher Josh Prizina is comfortable three feet behind home plate, but he's at the forefront of the Cougars' regional title push It’s the first official day of practice for the Spanish Springs baseball team, but spring is hardly in the air. It’s cold. Snow piles from a historic winter persist in the parking lot. And per the stingy Northern Nevada … [Read more...]
Saturday Baseball, Softball
Baseball Spanish Springs 10, Douglas 9 (9 innings) Two days after suffering a walk-off loss at Douglas, Spanish Springs returned the favor on its home field Saturday afternoon.s Colton Forman sent everyone home in the bottom of the ninth when he stepped to the dish with one out and the bases loaded and delivered a game-winning RBI single. The Cougars improved to … [Read more...]
Scheels Athlete of the Weeks (March 13-18): Jordan Santos
Jordan Santos, Spanish Springs baseball The Cougars’ senior did it with his bat and his shoulder last week, helping Spanish Springs to three wins. Santos threw 6.1 innings on Saturday at Carson, allowing just two runs on five hits in the 4-2 victory. In last Tuesday’s 5-4 comeback victory at Wooster, he entered the game in the top of the fifth and immediately reached on a … [Read more...]
Monday Baseball: Raiders return the pain, Cougs win eighth straight
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...]