The Sparks boys fell to 1-3 on the season with a brutal loss on Friday afternoon in the Rail City Classic at Wooster High. Sparks led Damonte Ranch all afternoon but lost that lead in the final 40 seconds, due largely to missing its last 10 free throws, and fell 40-38. It was Damonte’s first win in eight tries. Ricky Guadron led the Railroaders with nine points. Aaron … [Read more...]
Sparks, Reed fall in Rail City Classic
Sparks trailed Yerington just 23-16 at the half in Thursday’s Rail City Classic consolation game at Sparks but the Lions scored the first seven points of the second half and never looked back. The Lions (7-1) led by no fewer than 14 the rest of the way on their way to a 48-28 win of Sparks (1-2). The final 20-point margin was the largest of the game. Turnovers cost … [Read more...]
Reed hangs 90 on Sparks in Rail City Classic opener
The Reed boys started the season on a three-game skid. Now five games in, the Raiders are riding their first winning streak of the season. Reed’s offense exploded in a 90-50 win at Sparks on Wednesday night in both team’s Rail City Classic opener. “We’re clicking. We’re starting to get better. That’s the most important thing,” Reed coach Zach Sanford said. “Two wins, … [Read more...]
Railroaders to utilize rounded attack
Sometimes it helps to have one or two players to lean on over the course of a season. Sometimes it can be a team's Achilles heel. Sparks will not have that issue this winter. "We got a really good group of kids that are fairly fundamentally sound and share the ball well," Sparks coach Dan Schreiber said. "And all can score at either an inside attack, or at the perimeter. … [Read more...]
Speed will be name of game for Sparks girls
Sparks struggled to a three-win campaign last winter. And it's not going to be a whole lot easier this winter. The team's best player, Marisa Coleman, would've been a senior this season but opted for forgo her final prep basketball season to play softball. Her 12 points per game last year were six more than the team's second-leading scorer. To help make up for the void, … [Read more...]
Reed dominates football all-league selections
The DI North football all-league teams were released at the conclusion of the season and unsurprisingly, Raiders littered all teams. Reed went 13-0 on its way to its fifth-straight regional title before falling to Bishop Gorman in the state semifinals. Reed claimed 40 all-league spots, which was easily the most in the DI North. Galena had 29 and Carson had 28. Spanish … [Read more...]
From star player, to manager
By Ty Pimienta, reporting intern Sparks junior Jesus Partida was arguably the best DI-A North player last year, as a sophomore. As a junior this fall, his role was drastically different. Last July, the leading scorer tore his ACL, ending his junior season before it started. “At a Sunday league game, I was running and I planted wrong, and I just fell right away," … [Read more...]
Cougs cover all-league volleyball teams
The DI and DI-A North all-league volleyball squads were released last weekend, and unsurprisingly, Spanish Springs had players all over the lists. All six of the Cougars' starters were recognized after the junior-laden team went 22-11 and finished second in the High Desert League. "The fact that we have so many juniors getting recognition is great," Spanish Springs coach … [Read more...]