Spanish Springs junior sprinter Jessica Ozoude is the fastest girl in Nevada. Last Friday, she claimed the DI 100 meter state title at the state meet in Carson. Then on Saturday, she won the 200 and 400m state titles. Her thoughts on the dominating weekend after having time to reflect? “The weekend was really stressful,” Ozoude said. “But it was kind of fun.” She … [Read more...]
Mayor’s Cup staying in Spanish Springs
After losing the Mayor’s Cup the first three years of its existence, Spanish Springs has now won it back-to-back years. The Cougars won this year’s competition with the Raiders, 274-229. They won their first Cup last year, 189-170. “It’s just great competition between the two schools,” Spanish Springs Athletic Director Art Anderson said. Anderson and now former Reed … [Read more...]
12 Spanish Springs athletes sign national letters of intent
Spanish Springs Athletic Director Art Anderson typically hosts signing ceremonies in the small area outside the school’s massive gym. So many athletes signed national letters of intent in Wednesday afternoon’s ceremony, the event had to be moved into the gym. Twelve now former Spanish Springs student athletes made their future athletic and academic plans official, … [Read more...]
Shoup Shots: Spanish Springs softball proved many wrong (including me), Ozoude is Nevada’s fastest, Pack baseball opens MW tourney on Wednesday
On April 23, I said something dumb. I’ve made other less-than-intelligent statements since, but this proclamation turned out to be particularly lousy. I typically try to avoid mentioning when I’m wrong (I let my Twitter followers handle that responsibility), but an apology is in line. On that Saturday afternoon, I was at a softball doubleheader: Reed at Reno. I … [Read more...]
Reed boys fifth at state meet, Sparks’ Van Patten wins 300m hurdles title
The Reed boys track team took fifth in the DI state track meet at Carson on Saturday. The Raiders (56 points) were second among all DI North teams, seven points behind fourth-place McQueen. Silverado (78) won the team title in front of Centennial (68) and Liberty (65). Spanish Springs did not have an athlete qualify for the meet. Junior Anthony Ocegueada finished second … [Read more...]
Ozoude sweeps sprinting events at DI state meet
If there was any question whether Spanish Springs junior sprinter Jessica Ozoude was the fastest girl in the state, there’s not anymore. Ozoude won the state titles in the 100 meters, 200m and 400m on Saturday in Carson, setting two stadium records along the way. She won the 100m in a time of 12.29 seconds and set the stadium records in the 200m (24.29) and 400m … [Read more...]
Cougars complete unlikely run to state championship
RENO – If there was a team ready to confidently stare in the face of adversity, it was Spanish Springs. They did it all year. And now the Cougars are DI state champions. After unraveling in the seventh inning of Saturday’s first game against Rancho (31-9) at Hixson Park and falling 6-2, the Cougars (28-15) willed their way to a 2-1 win in the ‘if necessary’ game and the … [Read more...]
Cougs move on to DI state title game
RENO – The Cougars are playing for the state championship. Spanish Springs (27-14) topped Reed (32-4-1) in Friday’s DI state semifinal at Hixson Park, 6-2, to secure a top-two finish and send the Raiders to the loser’s bracket. It was the fifth meeting between the two teams in just 12 days. The two Rail City squads split the regular season’s final series before the … [Read more...]