The defending four-time regional champion Raiders went 1-0-1 on Friday in Sacramento. Reed moved to 3-0-1, 0-0 with a tie against Antelope and a walk-off win over Del Oro. The Raiders conclude pool play on Saturday against Christian Brothers (5 p.m.). Reed 1, Del Oro 0 Carla Hernandez scored the game-winning run in the bottom of the seventh in Friday’s final game, … [Read more...]
Friday Baseball: Cougs plate 28 in two wins, Raiders split two, Railroaders start 2-0
Spanish Springs breezed past Lowry and North Valleys on Friday at Wooster in the Mike Bearman Memorial Tournament. The Cougars (2-1, 0-0) won the two games by an aggregate score of 28-7. Both games ended in five innings. Spanish Springs concludes the non-league round-robin tournament on Saturday with games against Central Catholic (Modesto, Calif.) at Reno at 10 a.m. then … [Read more...]
Thursday Baseball: Cougs blanked in opener, Raiders pitch past Central Catholic
Bunt defense letdown lets "floodgates open" in season-opening defeat By Brian Walther, reporting intern RENO - Spanish Springs dropped its season opener, 8-0, to San Ramon Valley (Danville, Calif.) on Thursday night at Reno. Trevor French started on the mound, but struggled to find a rhythm early on. In the bottom of the third, French giving up a double and then his … [Read more...]
Spanish Springs Softball Preview: Defending state champs will look a lot different in 2017
Cougs to rely on youth, have five freshmen on roster Last year’s run to the state title could be described many ways. Jeff Davidson, entering his 12th season running the Spanish Springs program, went with “magical.” “Last season was just a magical year,” he said. “We were up and down all year long. The team came together at the right time … When we got to state, we … [Read more...]
Spanish Springs Baseball Preview: Ortiz open about Cougs’ place in 4A North, ready for change
Spanish Springs' new coach brings both adjustments, familiarity Matt Ortiz is entering his first season running the Spanish Springs baseball program. That doesn’t mean he’s unaware of the Cougars’ spot in the 4A North pecking order. Ortiz was an assistant under former head coach Ben Hofmann since 2013 and also spent a stint with Spanish Springs from 2008-10. … [Read more...]
Miller verbally commits to UNLV
Spanish Springs senior pitcher is program’s third Div. I prospect in two years He doesn’t like attention. He didn’t even have a Twitter account – an offense that flirts with social sabotage for a teenager – until Wednesday. Spanish Springs senior pitcher Casey Miller finally downloaded the immensely popular communication app with the final go ahead from mom and dad. … [Read more...]
Barham’s coming home
Former Spanish Springs soccer standout transferring to Nevada after two years at junior college in Washington She had to travel to the extreme Northwest of the continental United States to realize she wanted to come home. Well, kind of. Audrey Barham had illusions of playing Division I soccer at Nevada even before graduating from Spanish Springs in 2015 as a … [Read more...]
4A North all-league teams released, Loadholt HDL Player of the Year
The 4A North all-league teams were officially released on Tuesday night and as expected, the four local teams (Spanish Springs boys and girls, Reed boys and girls) were well represented. All four teams made the postseason and three of the four advanced to the regional semifinals. The Spanish Springs boys won the second league title in program history (first was in 2015) … [Read more...]