Here they go again. After starting last season 24-0, the Raiders are off to a 14-0, 9-0 start this spring. They took care of Douglas twice at home on Saturday and Galena on Thursday. The schedule gets drastically more difficult this week for the Raiders, however, as they head to Sacramento for the Victory Tournament next weekend. They will open Friday against Lincoln … [Read more...]
Baseball: Cougs’ bats go ballistic, Reed handles Hug, Sparks drops two
RENO—Hitting a round ball with a round bat is hard. Anyone who’s played the game will admit that. That’s what made Spanish Springs’ 18-9 comeback win at McQueen on Saturday afternoon so ludicrous, so unpredictable. Trailing 9-3 going to the top of the sixth, the Cougars’ bats warmed up, then they were blistering. The guests banged out 11 hits over the next two … [Read more...]
Sparks softball handles Elko, baseball not as fortunate
The Sparks softball team scored 11 runs in the first three innings on Friday at Elko and went on to roll, 15-6. With the victory, the Railroaders moved to 4-8, 4-8 in the DI-A North. The Indians fell to 6-9, 4-7. Sparks raked out nine hits compared to Elko’s six. Angie Ruiz went 2-for-5 with 2 RBIs and a run. Riley Nelson went 2-for-4 with 2 doubles, an RBI and a run … [Read more...]
Baseball: Raiders upended, Cougs roll, Sparks drops marathon
Reed entered Tuesday’s home contest against Galena relatively untested. It owned a shiny 12-1 overall record and a 5-1 mark in DI North, but the five league wins came over teams that entered Tuesday with a combined 5-13 league record. So the Raiders’ showdown with the Grizzlies, who came in at 8-3-1, 5-1, was their first real chance to see how they measured up with the … [Read more...]
Softball: Railroaders romp Wolverines
The Sparks softball team picked up its second win of the season on Tuesday afternoon at home in convincing fashion. The Railroaders (2-8, 2-8) steamrolled Truckee (3-8, 0-7) in five innings, 15-5. Marisa Coleman pitched two scoreless innings, surrendering just one hit, before handing the ball to Riley Nelson who threw the final three innings. At the plate, Coleman … [Read more...]
Reed boys take first, girls second at Rotary Invitational
Reed hosted its annual Rotary Invitational Track Meet this weekend and both the boys and girls looked like regional title contenders. Every year, the meet is one of the largest in the state (excluding regional and state meets) and that was again the case for the two-day event this year. Twenty-one schools participated. The Reed boys ran away with the meet title, turning … [Read more...]
Softball: Reed, Spanish Springs roll; Sparks swept
By Mike Bradley, reporting intern Spanish Springs swept North Valleys in a home doubleheader on Saturday with the help of senior Hayley Fein’s pitching. The Cougars are now 7-3, 4-1 in the DI North. The Panthers (0-9, 0-6) are still searching for their first win of the year. Spanish Springs will now go on the road for a pivotal early matchup at Reno on Thursday. First … [Read more...]
Baseball: Sparks swept at South Tahoe
The Sparks baseball team’s slow start to DI-A North play continued on Saturday. The Railroaders (3-7, 0-6) dropped both ends of a doubleheader at South Tahoe (3-11, 3-6), which picked up its first win of the season 24 hours prior, against Sparks. Now losers of six straight, Sparks will attempt to pick up its first DI-A North win of the season on Tuesday at home against … [Read more...]