Sparks Tribune The Spanish Springs boys soccer team continued to prove its season-long dominance on the pitch over the weekend when they captured the 4A Northern Region title on Saturday. The top seeded Cougs defeated Galena 2-1 in the championship game after knocking off Wooster 2-1 in overtime Wednesday afternoon. They kicked off the tournament with a 3-0 … [Read more...]
Soccer Playoffs Continue This Week
The playoffs matchups are all set for high school soccer in the Northern region. On the girls side of things, back-to-back ties with Reed and Reno to end the season gave Spanish Springs the slight edge to finish in first place and take the top seed from the High Desert League. They took on the No. 4 seed Bishop Manogue yesterday from the Sierra League with the winner taking … [Read more...]
Spanish Springs Falls in Opener; Reed Begins Friday
The season didn’t open the way the Spanish Springs High football team had envisioned over the weekend as they fell to the California Grizzlies 24-7 in a game that was played at South Lake Tahoe High School on Saturday afternoon. California got on the board first with an early touchdown before adding a field goal in the second to take a 10-0 lead into the half. Cougs senior … [Read more...]
Football Kicks off This Weekend for Cougs, Railroaders
Football begins this weekend for two Rail City teams as Spanish Springs and Sparks High will both hit the road to get the 2018 season underway. Cougars coach Eric Borja will lead his team up the hill to Lake Tahoe to take on California High from San Ramon at 6 p.m. on Saturday. Borja will look to lean on experience from the 15 seniors on his roster as they look to improve on … [Read more...]
Cougs Star Clary Named to Maxpreps National Softball Team
Spanish Springs standout pitcher Tyra Clary received a big honor recently and was named to the 2018 MaxPreps national high school underclass softball All-American team. The list, compiled of freshman, sophomores and juniors, highlights the season’s of the best players in the country by position. Clary was named as a utility player as she starred as both a hitter and a … [Read more...]
Cougars Capture Second State Title in Three Years
The wait wasn’t nearly as long, but the outcome was just as sweet for the Spanish Springs High softball team. After winning its first two games of the tourney, the Cougars defeated Douglas 6-2 to capture the 4A state softball title Saturday at Bishop Manogue. It’s the second title in three years for Spanish Springs, who defeated the very same Tiger team five days earlier to … [Read more...]
Raiders, Cougs Come up Short in Regionals
Spanish Springs played one more game than Reed did in the 4A Northern Regional tourney last week, but in the end the result was the same as both teams were sent home early. The No. 7 seed Raiders got on the board first behind a David Goodman home run in their first round game against No. 2 Bishop Manogue, but the Miners scored four in the second and went on to win 6-1. The … [Read more...]
Cougs Get Top Seed in Regional Playoffs; Raiders No. 4
After a season ending split between Spanish Springs and Reed, the two Sparks squads could meet again this week if both get their way in the opening round of the 4A Northern Regional playoffs. The Cougs locked up the top seed in the tournament that begins tomorrow after winning three of our games last week. They knocked off Reno 8-0 and 9-6 on Tuesday and Thursday last week … [Read more...]