RENO—Arguably the two best teams in the DI North collided on Saturday for a big doubleheader. Reed went to Reno and swept the Huskies on their home field to remain undefeated in league play. The Raiders improved to 22-1-1, 15-0 while the Huskies dipped to 12-7, 10-5. “Reno is a good team,” Reed coach Jon Wunder said. “If you can come over here and take two at their place, … [Read more...]
Baseball: A day to forget for local squads, who go 0-6
Reed entered Saturday’s home doubleheader against McQueen just one game back of second place. Now the Raiders (16-7, 9-7) find themselves in seventh place in a bunched up DI North. They mustered just two runs all day and were swept by the Lancers (9-13-1, 7-8), who are surging at the right time of the year. Joel Seth and Nathan Knowles both threw complete game victories … [Read more...]
Softball: Raiders walk off on Miners, Sparks gets past Truckee
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VPaSaehygYs The Raiders hardly played a perfect game on Tuesday afternoon. They committed four errors, stranded nine base runners and let Bishop Manogue’s best player, Bailey McLaughlin, go 2-for-4 with a grand slam and 5 RBIs. Still, the defending state champs were victorious. Junior outfielder Jess Sellers ripped a walk-off single to … [Read more...]
Baseball: Raiders, Cougs fall short in important matchups; Sparks snaps skid
Reed dropped out of a five-way tie for third place in the DI North with a 10-9 loss at Damonte Ranch on Tuesday afternoon. Following the one-run defeat, the Raiders sit at 15-5, 8-5. The Mustangs improved to 10-10, 9-4. Reed lost the game in the fourth and fifth innings. The game was knotted at 3-3 with three complete before the Mustangs scored three times in the fourth … [Read more...]
Softball: Reed bounces back; Cougs, Railroaders fall twice
Reed rebounded from its first loss of the season with a pair of quality wins on Saturday in Sacramento. The Raiders topped Ponderosa and Casa Roble to improve to 16-1-1 on the season. The four-game stint in the Victory Tournament put a cap on the Raiders’ non-league schedule. Still unbeaten in DI North play at 9-0, Reed returns to league play on Monday for a doubleheader … [Read more...]
Baseball: Cougars fall at Carson, Houston lifts Raiders over Tigers
Momentum only goes as far as the next day’s starting pitching. Or hitting. After walking off 1-0 winners over Carson on Friday, Spanish Springs went to the state’s capital on Saturday and was blanked 8-0 by the Senators. It was a missed opportunity for the Cougars (15-5, 10-2) who would have taken sole possession of first place in the DI North with a win. Instead, they … [Read more...]
Softball: Raiders undefeated no more, Cougars split a pair
And there it goes. Reed’s perfect start to the season came to a close after 14 games with a 2-1 upset loss to Lincoln (6-10) on Friday night in Sacramento. The Raiders (14-1-1) continued the Victory Tournament immediately after their first loss and played Vacaville (9-5-1) to a scoreless tie. Reed wraps up the tournament in Sacramento on Saturday with games against … [Read more...]
Baseball: O’Connell, Cougs walk off on Carson
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kVPzP9_3Zi4 RENO—Friday’s DI North contest between Spanish Springs and Carson at Greater Nevada Field lived up to the billing. The Cougars threw their ace, Ryan Anderson. The Senators threw theirs, Bryce Moyle. Both are Pitcher of the Year candidates. And both threw like it. So it was only fitting that the first run of the game, was the … [Read more...]