By Kiley Diesner, reporting intern By almost any description, the 2015 Sparks Railroaders were a success. After winning just one game between 2012-14, the Railroader finished 3-7, 2-7 this fall. But that doesn’t make Thursday night any easier. Sparks ended its season with an emotional 19-14 home loss to its in-town rival, Wooster (4-6, 3-6). Despite the immediacy of … [Read more...]
Sparks boys a win from league title, girls snap skid
One more win. Sparks boys soccer team downed Dayton 6-2 at home on Tuesday night and is now a win at Lowry (7-7-3, 6-5-3) on Friday away from clinching the DI-A North league title. The Railroaders improved to 15-1-4, 11-0-4 and maintained their one-point lead over Elko for first place. The Dust Devils dropped to 4-11-4, 2-9-3 with the loss. First touch on Friday is … [Read more...]
Boys Soccer: Sparks ties, Reed rolls, Spanish Springs falls
The Railroaders went on the road Saturday and played South Tahoe to a 1-1 tie—their third draw in their last four games. Sparks moved to 14-1-4, 10-0-4 and now sits just one point ahead of Elko for first place in the DI-A North with two games to play. South Tahoe, which is in third place, moved to 7-1-6, 7-1-6. “The boys played very hard,” Sparks coach Frank Avilla said. … [Read more...]
Girls Soccer: Reed-Spanish Springs to decide league title, Sparks blanked
By Shyene Joubert, reporting intern The Raiders kept their High Desert League title hopes alive on Saturday with a 2-0 home win over Reno. With the win, Reed improved to 11-5-0, 10-5-0 and remained just two points behind league-leading Spanish Springs. Reed goes to Spanish Springs on Tuesday in the regular-season finale and can win the league title with a win. The Cougars … [Read more...]
O’Meara’s three-touchdown night not enough at South Tahoe
Sparks started fast on Friday night at South Tahoe. But teams rarely win games in the first quarter. The Railroaders went on to fall 63-21, dropping to 3-6, 2-6 on the season while the Vikings improved to 4-5, 4-4. Hunter O’Meara gave Sparks a 7-0 lead less than three minutes into the contest with a 23-yard touchdown just two plays after South Tahoe muffed a punt on its … [Read more...]
Boys Soccer: Sparks rolls, Lancers down Cougs, Raiders blanked
The league-leading Railroaders improved to 14-1-3, 10-0-3 with a 4-0 shutout home win over winless Fallon on Wednesday. Gernaro Vazquez scored twice in the victory. He started the afternoon’s scoring in the ninth minute (Alex Cabrera assist) and ended it in the 77th (Eric Cervantes assist). Omar Vasquez gave the Railroaders a 2-0 halftime lead with a tally in the 32nd … [Read more...]
Sparks girls drop second-straight
In the midst of a playoff race, the Sparks girls soccer team lost its second-straight contest, 4-1, at Fallon on Wednesday. The Railroaders (8-7-2, 8-5-2) entered the match in third place in the DI-A North, four points ahead of Lowry, but suffered their second lopsided loss of the year to the Greenwave (8-6-4, 6-4-2). Sparks lost to Fallon 5-2 last month at home. “I’m not … [Read more...]
Volleyball: Reed, Sparks pick up league wins
Reed won its second-straight on Monday with 25-20, 25-16, 25-18 road sweep of North Valleys. The match was made up from the originally-scheduled date of Oct. 6 that was postponed due to a contagious virus that made its way through numerous schools in Northern Nevada. With the win, Reed (3-16, 2-11) moved into sole possession of fourth place in the High Desert League—the … [Read more...]