Cougars defense plays 'lights out' in 42-7 win over California program Spanish Springs started fast last year at Foothill (Palo Cedro, Calif.), only to get outscored 20-7 in the fourth quarter and drop a 46-33 ballgame. The Cougars again started quickly against the other Cougars on Friday night, and this time, pulled away for a convincing 42-7 home win that featured … [Read more...]
Volleyball: Cougs stun Raiders in five
Spanish Springs wins match point in third set, goes on to outlast rival in five You could feel it coming. After erasing separate 17-13 and 20-14 deficits to take the first two sets in Thursday’s High Desert League opener, Reed was going to pull off yet another comeback and complete a home sweep of Spanish Springs. The Cougars saw their 20-17 advantage morph into a 22-20 … [Read more...]
Boys Soccer: Reed, Spanish Springs edge past Sierra League squads
Welcome to varsity, Miguel Castillo. Reed’s freshman scored the only goal of the match on Wednesday night at Damonte Ranch, giving the Raiders 1-0 win to open 4A North play. Castillo netted his first varsity goal in the 60th minute as the Raiders improved to 2-1-1, 1-0. The Raiders put seven shots on frame. Hunter Ehlers denied all for the Mustangs’ shot on … [Read more...]
Volleyball: Spanish Springs sweeps Wooster, Reed swept
The Alex Cirac tenure at Spanish Springs started with a comfortable sweep at Wooster on Tuesday night. The Cougars rolled 25-7, 25-18, 25-21 in their season opener. The Colts dropped to 0-3, 0-2. “It feels good,” said Cirac, who took over for Frank Sandomenico after he spent nine years on the Cougs’ bench. “We knew this team had a lot of great leadership and a couple … [Read more...]
Girls Soccer: Cougs roll Colts, Raiders blanked
Wooster only won five 4A North games last year, going on to finish fourth in the Sierra League. One of those wins came in the opener, 2-0, at Spanish Springs. Spanish Springs coach Mike Faker did not have to remind his team of that fact before Tuesday afternoon’s 4A North opener at Wooster. “Oh, they knew. I didn’t have to say anything,” Faker said. “They remembered.” … [Read more...]
Girls Golf: Reigning 4A North champs wins first HDL tourney
Defending 4A North champ Reno won the first High Desert League tournament of the year on Monday at Wildcreek Golf Course. The competition was limited though. McQueen was the only other HDL school with enough golfers to turn in a team score. The Huskies carded a 326, 83 strokes better than the Lancers. Reed and Spanish Springs both sent one golfer out. Reed’s Katlin … [Read more...]
Boys Soccer: Railroaders bounce back
Sparks rebounded from a frustrating first day of the season with a pair of wins over 4A North teams on Saturday afternoon in the Howell Memorial Tournament at the South Valley Sports Complex. The Railroaders (2-2, 0-0) snuck past Bishop Manogue, 1-0, then played Carson to a 1-1 draw, winning 5-4 in penalty kicks. “I’m mostly proud of being able to take the losses … [Read more...]
Girls Soccer: Railroaders off to 0-4 start, Cougs 1-1-1
Galena and Elko both defeated Sparks on Saturday afternoon in the Howell Memorial Tournament played at the South Valley Sports Complex. The Railroaders finished 0-4 in the tournament (three losses were to 4A schools) with a 5-0 loss to the Grizzlies and a 2-1 defeat to Elko. Sparks lost 5-1 to Coronado and 4-1 to Damonte Ranch on Friday. “The whole weekend was great even … [Read more...]