It may feel like the season just started, but the prep hoops regular season comes to a close this week. So ready or not, the postseason starts next week. Here’s how the playoff picture looks for the local squads: Spanish Springs boys The Cougars are in. The question just becomes where will they finish? After Friday’s loss at McQueen, Spanish Springs will likely need … [Read more...]
Girls hoops: Reno rolls past Spanish Springs
Spanish Springs’ slim playoff chances took another blow on Tuesday night with a lopsided 66-29 home loss to Reno The Cougars (7-17, 4-9) remained three games behind North Valleys for the High Desert League’s fourth and final playoff spot with just three games remaining. The first-place Huskies (22-2, 12-1) maintained a two-game lead over second-place McQueen. Spanish … [Read more...]
Boys hoops: Cougs pick up huge home win over Reno
There’s a phrase that’s universally accepted in sport. Big time players make big time plays in big time moments. Spanish Springs junior Marcus Loadholt is a big time player. With the Cougars’ league title aspirations hanging in the balance, with his squad clinging to a 48-46 fourth-quarter lead over first-place Reno, Loadholt scored seven-straight points and led the … [Read more...]
Boys hoops: Reed comes up short against McQueen
Reed had played McQueen twice already this season and lost by a combined 48 points. But there’s an old cliché in basketball that nearly resulted in a resilient upset Friday night at Reed. “It’s tough to beat a team three times,” Reed coach Zach Sanford said after his Raiders’ upset bid fell short in an 82-75 home loss to McQueen. “They know that. We knew that coming in. … [Read more...]
Girls hoops: Reed upsets McQueen
Reed coach Sara Schopper-Ramirez has had an image in her head all season. On Friday night, that image finally became a reality. Serene Townsell-Williams led the fast break, Vanessa Hernandez took over when necessary and posts Zoe Scott and Tori Baer combined for 18 points as the Raiders put together their best effort of the season, a 59-53 home upset of McQueen. … [Read more...]
Boys hoops: Sparks snaps skid
The Sparks boys used a 16-4 run late in the third quarter and early in the fourth to snap a four-game losing streak with a 64-51 home win over Truckee on Friday night. The Railroaders improved to 5-11, 4-5 in the DI-A North to remain in the playoff picture. The Wolverines dropped to 2-15 overall and remained winless, 0-9, in league contests. “We had four-straight … [Read more...]
Girls hoops: All three local squads fall
After eight minutes of play, the Sparks girls found themselves trailing just 11-10 at home against Truckee on Friday night. As it has been all season, that’s as good as it got for the Railroaders. They scored just 13 points the rest of the way in a 61-24 loss. The defeat extended the Railroaders’ winless start to the season to 11 games. The Wolverines improved to 10-9, … [Read more...]
Sparks boys, girls swept by South Tahoe
The Sparks boys were on the wrong end of a 77-63 decision on Wednesday night at home against South Tahoe. The Railroaders, who opened DI-A North play 3-1, dropped to 4-11, 3-5 with their fourth-straight loss. The Vikings improved to 7-9, 4-2. Sparks was done in by a slow start to both halves. The Railroaders trailed 25-15 after the first quarter but snuck within 38-35 at … [Read more...]