The Cougars opened were unable to find the goal in Wednesday’s home opener against Wooster, suffering a 2-0 loss. Both Colts goals came in the first half. Spanish Springs (0-1, 0-1) will attempt to pick up win No. 1 next Wednesday at Carson, the defending state champion. Reed lets early lead slip to Damonte Coco Capilla and Cesar Rivera both scored … [Read more...]
Shoup Shots: Measuring stick week for Spanish Springs volleyball, Fralick third on Nevada depth chart, Jones dealing in Rays organization
There’s a pretty big game under Friday night lights this week. And I’m not talking about football. A lot is being made about the potential for the 2016 Spanish Springs volleyball team, which just went 8-0 in the Yerington Memorial Tournament. It was the first regular-season tournament win in program history. That tournament featured countless smaller schools that … [Read more...]
Girls Soccer: Reed rolls in opener, Spanish Springs shutout
Reed girls soccer coach Jason Saville thought his squad was a little nervous heading into Tuesday’s season opener at home against Damonte Ranch. If they were, they should have butterflies more often. The Raiders (1-0, 1-0) scored four goals in the first 25 minutes and went on to roll, 6-2, over the Mustangs (1-4, 0-1). “It was good to get ball in the back of the net … [Read more...]
Volleyball: Cougs win Yerington Memorial, Sparks 18th
The Cougars won a regular season tournament for the first time ever this weekend. Spanish Springs went to the 13th Annual Yerington Memorial Tournament and took first (out of 24 teams) winning all eight matches it played. The Cougars didn’t even drop a single set. Each match was a best-of-three. “It was good,” Spanish Springs coach Frank Sandomenico said. “We wanted to … [Read more...]
Volleyball: Cougs roll in first three, Sparks swept
The Spanish Springs volleyball team enters this year with lofty expectations. And after an entire offseason of volleyball, the senior-laden squad was ready to see a different-colored jersey on the other side of the net. So coach Frank Sandomenico signed his team up to play the first day the Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association allowed, Friday, in the 13th Annual … [Read more...]
High Desert League Capsules
The High Desert League was filled with sophomore coaches last year. Spanish Springs coach Eric Borja, Hug coach Carl LaGrone and North Valleys coach Tony Doucette all were in the middle of their second seasons at the helm. Now the faces are becoming familiar. Here’s a look at the league: Reed Raiders Coach: Ernie Howren Experience: 16th season 2015 record: 13-1, … [Read more...]
Spanish Springs Preview: Cougs staring down return trip to postseason
Eric Borja is ready for his squad to take the next step. Two years ago, in his first season running the Spanish Springs program, his Cougars finished fifth in the High Desert League, one spot out of the postseason. Last year, the Cougs finished fourth and got into the playoffs before getting bounced in the first round at Carson. So are the Cougars poised to ride that … [Read more...]
Shoup Shots: Three premature prep football predictions 3.0
So, I cheated this year. The two previous years I wrote this column in July. This year, I waited until the week before the season started. Oops. A couple factors dictated why I wrote this piece so early in the past. One, I was confident (well, kind of) in the predictions. And two, I was new to the glamorous life as the Sparks Tribune Sports Editor and occasionally … [Read more...]