Boys: Railroaders fall in OT at Dayton Sparks was outscored 6-4 in overtime at Dayton on Wednesday night and suffered a 48-46 loss to the Dust Devils. The Railroaders tumbled to 1-12, 0-4 in the 3A North with the tough loss. Dayton improved to 2-7, 1-3. Matt Longland and Mathew Garcia both scored 11 points in the overtime defeat. Carlos Rodriguez had nine. The … [Read more...]
Boys hoops storylines to watch in New Year
The Reed, Spanish Springs and Sparks boys basketball teams enter 2017 with varying degrees of expectation. Here are the storylines to watch for the Cougars, Raiders and Railroaders: Spanish Springs Cougars: Can they get it done? The goal for this team is pretty simple. Win the program’s first regional title. That’s how talented this bunch is. Josh Prizina and … [Read more...]
Thursday Hoops
Boys Sparks goes winless in Nugget Rail City Classic The home court didn’t help the Railroaders this week. Sparks (1-11) finished an 0-4 week at the Nugget Rail City Classic on Thursday morning with a 48-41 loss to Hug. The Hawks improved to 6-8. Matt Longland was 4-of-7 from deep and led the Railroaders with 19 points. Vashisth Patel had eight and nobody else in … [Read more...]
Wednesday Hoops: Good day for local girls
Girls Raiders claim Varsity Elite Tourney Reed overcame a sluggish first half to come back and beat Lowry, 51-40, at McQueen on Wednesday to claim the Varsity Elite Tournament title. The Raiders (8-2, 3-1) trailed 21-13 at the break before taking over in the second half. The defending 3A North champion Buckaroos (10-2) suffered just their second defeat of the … [Read more...]
Tuesday Hoops: Five local squads in action
Boys Sparks drop second game in Nugget Rail City Classic Sparks was unable to repeat its performance from a week ago. The Railroaders picked up their first win of the season last Tuesday at home over Lassen, but fell at home to the same Lassen team on Tuesday morning in the Nugget Rail City Classic, 38-37. With the defeat, Sparks dropped to 1-9, remaining 0-3 in 3A … [Read more...]
Girls Hoops storylines to watch in New year
The calendar doesn’t flip to 2017 until Sunday. That doesn’t mean we can’t look ahead. All three local prep girls basketball seasons are well underway and while some things are coming into focus, others remain ambiguous. Here are the storylines to watch for the Reed, Spanish Springs and Sparks girls basketball seasons in the new year: Reed Raiders: Can they contend? … [Read more...]
Shoup Shots: Top five prep stories of 2016
In a lot of ways, 2016 sucked. Beloved Miami Marlins pitcher Jose Fernandez left this earth in a tragic boating accident. Prince, Muhammad Ali, Arnold Palmer, John Glenn and David Bowie were among the big names who also left for greener pastures. We endured the most negative presidential election ever seen as racially charged tension split our country like a hot … [Read more...]
Monday Hoops: Reed girls victorious, Sparks boys come up short
Girls Reed races past Truckee, 69-15 The Raiders did not have any trouble in Monday’s home non-conference tournament game against Truckee, rolling to a 69-15 win. Reed improved to 5-2, 3-1 with the victory in the first game of a holiday tournament hosted by Reed and McQueen. The Wolverines, who play in the 3A North, dropped to 4-5. Tournament play continues … [Read more...]