Boys Railroaders win fourth straight Sparks pushed its winning streak to four on Saturday with a 3-0 win at Spring Creek. The Railroaders improved to 4-2-0, 2-0-0. The Spartans sunk to 2-7-0, 0-2-0 with their fifth straight defeat. Bryan Parra put the guests on the board in the 30th minute. Bryan Munoz drilled a free kick in the 65th and Cesar Hernandez made the final … [Read more...]
Rodriguez scores five times as Sparks picks up win No. 1
Railroaders explode for most points since 2015 in 46-30 road win at Dayton Carlos Rodriguez is making this whole head coaching thing pretty easy for Brad Rose. After scoring Sparks only two touchdowns of the season in games No. 1 and 2, Rodriguez found the end zone five different times on Friday night as Sparks (1-2, 1-1) picked up its first win of the season, 46-30 at … [Read more...]
Soccer: Sparks boys, girls pick up different results with Elko
Sparks picked up a 3-0 road shutout victory over Elko in Friday’s 3A North opener. It was the third-straight victory for the Railroaders (3-2-0, 1-0-0) since dropping their first two non-league games of the season to North Valleys and Coronado. “Ever since (the non-league tournament), their eyes opened as to understanding you can’t just step out on the field and win,” … [Read more...]
Wednesday Report
Boys Soccer Castro scores twice as Reed routs Manogue The Raiders continued one of their bests starts in recent history with a commanding 4-0 home win over Bishop Manogue on Wednesday night. Reed improved to 3-1-1, 2-0-0 in 4A North play, while Manogue sunk to 1-5-0, 1-1-0. Cesar Castro scored twice for the Raiders, putting the home team up 1-0 in the 18th minute … [Read more...]
Cal-bound Castles, South Tahoe too much for Sparks
Rodriguez returns punt to the house for second straight week The game plan was to limit the damage from senior tight end/wide receiver McCallan Castles. That will be every 3A North team’s idea this fall. Most will fail. Castles, a 6-5 228-pound end zone resident, scored three times on Friday night as South Tahoe (1-0, 1-0) handled Sparks 53-7 at the Lake. “He … [Read more...]
Boys Soccer: Railroaders bounce back
Sparks rebounded from a frustrating first day of the season with a pair of wins over 4A North teams on Saturday afternoon in the Howell Memorial Tournament at the South Valley Sports Complex. The Railroaders (2-2, 0-0) snuck past Bishop Manogue, 1-0, then played Carson to a 1-1 draw, winning 5-4 in penalty kicks. “I’m mostly proud of being able to take the losses … [Read more...]
Girls Soccer: Railroaders off to 0-4 start, Cougs 1-1-1
Galena and Elko both defeated Sparks on Saturday afternoon in the Howell Memorial Tournament played at the South Valley Sports Complex. The Railroaders finished 0-4 in the tournament (three losses were to 4A schools) with a 5-0 loss to the Grizzlies and a 2-1 defeat to Elko. Sparks lost 5-1 to Coronado and 4-1 to Damonte Ranch on Friday. “The whole weekend was great even … [Read more...]
Sparks drops opener on road to defending 2A state champs
Railroaders fall 18-8 to Mustangs Perhaps you have no choice but to believe in moral victories when taking over a program that hasn’t put together a winning season since 2007. Brad Rose coached his first game for Sparks on Friday night, an 18-8 road loss to Lovelock, the defending 2A state champions. “(Tonight) absolutely was a positive,” Rose said. “Our defensive is … [Read more...]