Thousands of high school senior student athletes from around the country inked national letters of intent on Wednesday’s signing day, including four girls from Spanish Springs. A ceremony was held Wednesday afternoon at Spanish Springs High outside the school's large gym. Ireland Bennett was the lone athlete to sign at a four-year university. She will continue her … [Read more...]
Tuesday Hoops: Reed boys, girls both sitting in third
Girls Reno runs past Reed The Raiders dropped into a third-place tie with McQueen after a 63-43 home loss to Reno on Tuesday night. Reed (15-5, 9-4) now sits deadlocked with McQueen, one game back of second-place Spanish Springs. Reno (20-4, 12-1) is two wins from clinching yet another High Desert League title. Serene Townsell-Williams and Vanessa Hernandez both … [Read more...]
Scheels Athlete of the Week (Jan. 23-28): Marcus Loadholt
Marcus Loadholt, Spanish Springs boys basketball The Spanish Springs senior has played a lot of good basketball during his prep career. It’s hard to argue he’s ever played better than he did in the second quarter of Friday’s 67-55 win at McQueen. The presumptive Player of the Year scored 20 of his game-high 30 points in the eight-minute span. He also led the way with 18 … [Read more...]
Friday Hoops: Four local squads pick up important wins
Boys Second-half run inches Spanish Springs towards league title RENO -- The Cougars did not start fast at McQueen on Friday night. They didn’t have to. After falling into a 21-10 hole late in the first quarter, Spanish Springs went on an absurd 40-6 run that spanned early into the second half and never looked back, rolling to a 67-55 win. “We didn’t turn the ball … [Read more...]
Wrestling: Cougars end another undefeated season
Spanish Springs wrapped up its 10th straight league title last week, but continued to roll in the final league dual of the season Wednesday night at Reed. The Cougars cruised past the Raiders, 65-10, winning their 60th consecutive league dual. The High Desert League champs won seven of the 14 matches by fall and Reed forfeited at 195 pounds. Anthony Sissom (106), … [Read more...]
Tuesday Hoops: Cougs whittle magic number to three
Boys Cougars rout Raiders The Cougars can almost taste it. After handling Reed 70-50 at home on Tuesday night, Spanish Springs shrunk its magic number to three (with five games left) to win just the second league title in program history. In stereotypical coaching fashion, Kyle Penney does not want to talk about it. “I try not to think about the spot (we’re in), … [Read more...]
Shoup Shots: Spanish Springs boys in control, Pack running out of slack, Whitehead transferring to Nevada
The Spanish Springs boys basketball team has put itself in a pretty sweet spot. The Cougars cruised past Reno at home on Friday night, 73-58, and now own a three-game lead over the Huskies for first place in the High Desert League with just six games left. Barring an epic collapse down the stretch, the Cougs will also likely own the tiebreaker over Reno thanks to a … [Read more...]
Scheels Athlete of the Week (Jan. 16-21): Jalen Townsell
Jalen Townsell, Spanish Springs boys basketball The Cougars’ junior prospect scored a team-high 20 points in Friday’s 73-58 home win over Reno. Four came on a pair of thunderous first-half dunks. Townsell also led the way with 21 points in last Tuesday’s 30-point win over Hug. Thanks in part to Townsell’s breakout season, Spanish Springs is the only 4A North team without a … [Read more...]