Once schedules were released, this one was circled: Reno at Reed. As more weeks passed by and a zero in Reno’s L column persisted, the hype only continued to swell. So it comes down to Friday. Mathematicians will tell you the Reed (5-1, 1-0) and Reno (6-0, 1-0) matchup is hardly the High Desert League title game. After all, three weeks remain after Friday … [Read more...]
Sparks Tribune Athlete of the Week (Sept. 26 – Oct. 1): Austin Cadenhead
Austin Cadenhead, Spanish Springs football Spanish Springs outplayed McQueen on the road Friday night and still the Lancers were six yards (and a PAT) away from tying the game with less than 10 seconds left. Cadenhead had other ideas. Playing on the field where his season ended a year ago, Cadenhead jumped in front of a slant and took it 100 yards the other way as time expired … [Read more...]
Girls Golf: Final HDL tournament cancelled
The final High Desert League girls golf tournament of the year was cancelled on Monday at Somersett and will not be made up. Spanish Springs won four of the five tournaments this year to claim the league title. The Cougars’ Emma Gilmore finished with an average score of 77.6 to win the individual league title. She edged her teammate, Jada McAlister, who had an average of 78 … [Read more...]
Saturday Soccer Summary
Boys Cougars win seventh straight It’s been nothing but smooth sailing for Spanish Springs since dropping the first two matches of the year. The Cougars (7-2-0, 7-2-0) won their seventh straight on Saturday, 3-0, at Hug. The Hawks fell to 4-5-1, 4-3-1 in the 4A North. David Trujillo gave the Cougs a 1-0 lead, just eight minutes in. Austin Fullmer stretched the … [Read more...]
Spanish Springs overcomes itself in huge win at McQueen
Reno – For much of Friday night, Spanish Springs wanted to give McQueen a reason to celebrate on its homecoming. At least it appeared that way. Five separate red zone trips resulted in zero points – three because of fumbles. Costly personal foul penalties either continued McQueen drives or put Spanish Springs’ offense behind the chains. A missed PAT early loomed large with … [Read more...]
Girls Golf: Cougs clinch outright league title
Spanish Springs is the outright 2016 High Desert League champion. The Cougars fired a team score of 355 on Thursday at Hidden Valley, three strokes better than runner up, McQueen. The league-clinching win was the Cougs’ fourth straight since taking second in the first tournament of the year. Reno (374) took third and Reed (407) took fourth. It was the first time this … [Read more...]
Wednesday Roundup
Connor London scored the only goal of the match in the 45th minute on Wednesday night to give Spanish Springs a big early season 1-0 home win over North Valleys. The victory not only extended the Cougars’ winning streak to six, it also solidified their position atop the High Desert League. Spanish Springs improved to 6-2-0, 6-2-0, four points clear of North Valleys 6-5-4, … [Read more...]
Girls Soccer: Reed allows three after the break at Reno
Reed allowed three second half goals at Reno on Tuesday afternoon and was stuck with a 4-1 defeat. The Raiders dropped to 3-4-1, 3-4-1. The Huskies improved to 5-3-0 in 4A North play, five points in front of Reed. The Raiders’ lone goal came in the second half after trailing 1-0 at the break. Reed goes to McQueen (5-2-1, 5-2-1) on Saturday afternoon at 12:30 … [Read more...]