Boys Spanish Springs’ win streak halted The Cougars’ 10-game winning streak came to a close on Saturday morning, but not with a loss. Spanish Springs scored two second-half goals at North Valleys to salvage a 2-2 draw. Jose Estrada scored the equalizer with one minute left in regulation. The Cougs now sit at 10-2-1, 10-2-1 atop the High Desert League. The Panthers … [Read more...]
Sparks boys, girls bested; Reed volleyball wins second straight
Sparks boys suffer falls for second time The Railroaders (15-2-1, 8-2-1) suffered just their second loss of the season on Friday night, 2-0, at Elko. The Indians scored both their goals in the first half, improving to 10-7-4, 6-2-3. The win avenged a 3-2 loss at Sparks last month. Sparks will try to bounce back on Saturday at Spring Creek. The Railroaders beat … [Read more...]
Boys Soccer: Sparks thumps Truckee for fifth straight win
Sparks won its fifth straight in convincing fashion on Monday afternoon, running past Truckee, 5-1. The Railroaders (14-1-1, 8-1-1) completed the regular-season sweep of the perennially tough Wolverines (9-3-3, 5-2-3), also winning 4-0 at Truckee a month ago. The game was originally scheduled to be played last Wednesday, but had to be moved to Monday due to a shortage of … [Read more...]
Saturday Soccer Summary
Boys Cougars handle Raiders Spanish Springs’ winning streak swelled to nine game games on Saturday with a 4-1 win over Reed on Saturday morning. The first-place Cougars improved to 9-2-0, 9-2-0. The Raiders, who started the day in fifth place in the High Desert League, fell to 2-8-2, 2-8-1. Court Diesner, Austin Fullmer, Daniel Vazquez and Oscar Espinoza all found the … [Read more...]
Sparks eliminated from postseason with loss to Fallon
Sparks was mathematically eliminated from postseason contention on Friday night with a 35-0 home loss to Fallon. It was the Railroaders’ final home game of the season. Sparks (1-6, 1-6) fell two games back of Fernley, which sits in the sixth and final 3A North playoff spot, with just two games to play. Fernley (3-4, 3-4) snuck past Wooster on Friday night, 15-14, and owns … [Read more...]
Sparks no match for unbeaten Truckee
Sparks was handed an awfully difficult task on Saturday afternoon at Truckee. Losers of their previous three, the Railroaders went on the road to take on an undefeated Wolverine program that has awoken from its slumber the last few years. Truckee won its three previous games by a combined score of 143-0. So it should come as little surprise that Sparks’ losing streak … [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...]
Sparks Soccer: Boys blank Incline, girls bested
Sparks picked up its second straight shutout win on Friday, 3-0, at Incline. Genero Vazquez found the net twice as the Railroaders improved to 10-1-1, 4-1-1 in the 3A North. The Highlanders dropped to 7-2-4, 2-1-4 with their first league loss of the season. “The boys did really well,” first-year Sparks coach Jesus Espana said. “They just bought in to what we were doing. … [Read more...]