More than midway through DI-A North play last season, Sparks sat in the thick of the playoff picture. The Railroaders were 8-8 in league contests and eyeing a return to the postseason, only to drop seven of their final eight and miss out. “We just fell apart, for I don’t know what reason,” Sparks coach Greg Vasko said. “We started off hot. We had five or six wins in a … [Read more...]
Boys prep hoops all-league teams released
The DI North all-league teams were released last week as the season came to a close. High Desert League champion, Reno, led the region with seven selections (including HDL Coach of the Year Matt Ochs). Sierra League and DI North champion, Carson, had six (including Sierra League Coach of the Year Carlos Mendeguia). Spanish Springs and Galena both had five selections. … [Read more...]
Spanish Springs wrestling places at state for first time
The Spanish Springs wrestling program has dominated Northern Nevada. Last week, the Cougars won their seventh regional title in eight years. However, success at state has eluded the Cougs. The best they had done at the final meet of the year was tie for fourth in 2014. They changed the script on Saturday, finishing second at the state meet in Primm, Nevada with a team … [Read more...]
Spanish Springs wins yet another regional title
Another one. Spanish Springs, one of the strongest dynasties in Northern Nevada regardless of sport, ran away its fourth-straight regional title and its seventh in eight years, on Saturday afternoon in its home gym. The Cougs finished with 203 points, 32 more than runner-up Carson. “It’s as nice as the first one and as nice as the ones in between because it’s a … [Read more...]
Boys hoops: Cougs roll Raiders in finale
Spanish Springs led 26-9 after the first quarter and never looked back on Friday night, cruising to a 78-46 win at Reed in the final regular season contest of the year. The Cougars finished the regular season 16-8, 12-4 in the DI North and will take the High Desert League No. 2 seed to the postseason thanks in part in McQueen’s 69-60 home loss to Reno on Friday night. … [Read more...]
Girls hoops: Reed pulls away from Spanish Springs in finale
And that’s a wrap. With neither team able to improve its positioning, Reed hung on to top Spanish Springs 73-59 at home on Friday night in the regular season finale. “I thought we should’ve put it away,” Reed coach Sara Schopper-Ramirez said. “We had chances to put it away a lot quicker. We don’t want to let any team hang around.” Reed (11-9, 9-7), which finished … [Read more...]
Girls hoops: All three local squads fall
RENO—Vanessa Hernandez banked home a triple with 5:27 left in the first quarter to give Reed a quick 5-2 lead at Reno on Tuesday night. The next 31:27 went the way many expected. The Huskies responded to the Hernandez three with 19 straight points and never looked back in an 83-33 rout that featured running clock the final 11 minutes. “They’re tough,” Reed coach … [Read more...]
Boys hoops: Reed backs in, Spanish Springs keeps pace
RENO—The Reed boys are going to the playoffs. But it wasn’t in the fashion first-year coach Zach Sanford would prefer. His Raiders gave Reno a scare on the road Tuesday night before falling 68-51. And yet, they backed into the High Desert League’s fourth and final playoff spot by virtue of North Valleys’ loss at Spanish Springs. The Raiders (7-16, 4-11) sit just one … [Read more...]