RENO—There’s a reason many thought McQueen could be a DI North title contender this winter. And the Lancers further validated that belief on Tuesday night as they rolled to a 70-48 home win over Reed. Led by 6-10 center Octavian Corley, McQueen’s interior defense was too much for the undersized Raiders. “Their size killed us,” Reed coach Zach Sanford said. “They’re … [Read more...]
Girls hoops: Reed falls in overtime at McQueen
RENO—Reed girls hoops coach Sara Schopper-Ramirez is tired of using youth as an excuse. There isn’t a single senior on this year’s roster. But after her squad failed to hit a field goal in overtime of Tuesday night’s 60-56 loss at McQueen, she didn’t know what else to blame. “It’s like okay guys, I can’t keep using the excuse that we’re young,” Schopper-Ramirez said. … [Read more...]
Sparks boys, girls swept by Lowry
John Anguiano hit a runner in the lane to give Sparks an early 2-0 lead at home over Lowry on Saturday afternoon. From that point on, it was all Buckaroos. Lowry went on to humble Sparks’ torrid start to DI-A North play with a 60-37 road win. The Railroaders dropped to 4-8, 3-2 in the DI-A North. The Buckaroos improved to 8-7, 4-1. Following Anguiano’s early … [Read more...]
Girls hoops: Spanish Springs, Reed on good end, Sparks struggles
RENO—The Spanish Springs girls went on the road Friday night and handed Galena its 10th straight loss with a 50-43 win. The Cougars improved to 5-12, 2-4 in the DI North while the Grizzlies dropped to 2-10, 1-5. “It was good. It was good for us,” Spanish Springs coach Art Cardenas said. “We’ve played in a lot of close games and right now, it’s about learning how to … [Read more...]
Boys hoops: All three local squads victorious
RENO—Galena’s defensive game plan was obvious: Don’t let Marcus Loadholt beat them. And he didn’t. The Grizzlies held arguably the best player in Northern Nevada to eight points in Friday’s DI North contest at Galena. Unfortunately for the Grizzlies, the Cougars are well-rounded. The rest of Spanish Springs’ roster picked up the slack and the Cougars pulled out a big … [Read more...]
Tuesday boys hoops roundup: Local squads go 2-1
The point of traveling early in the season is to play against competition you won’t see in the regular season, to expose weaknesses against unfamiliar foes. Unfortunately for Spanish Springs, the Cougs traveled all the way to San Diego to play in the Torrey Pines Classic by Under Armor and got stuck playing against High Desert League rival McQueen on Tuesday night. They … [Read more...]
Reno holds off Sparks boys
The Sparks boys’ losing streak reached six games with a 63-53 non-league loss at Reno on Wednesday night. The Railroaders fell to 1-6 after winning their season-opener over Wooster. The Huskies improved to 7-4. Sparks trailed 22-7 after the first quarter and wasn’t able to make up the gap despite a strong showing from Ricky Guadron. The senior finished with a team-high … [Read more...]
Reed triumphant, Sparks handled in Rail City Classic finales
Thanks largely to a monster performance from Lincoln Turner, Reed salvaged the final game of its stint in the Rail City Classic. Turner went off for 28 points to lead the Raiders to a 66-52 win over Skyline (Oakland) on Saturday morning at Sparks. Reed improved to 3-5 overall and finished the tournament 2-2. The Titans dropped to 2-7. The Raiders led just 44-39 after … [Read more...]