Spanish Springs senior pitcher is program’s third Div. I prospect in two years He doesn’t like attention. He didn’t even have a Twitter account – an offense that flirts with social sabotage for a teenager – until Wednesday. Spanish Springs senior pitcher Casey Miller finally downloaded the immensely popular communication app with the final go ahead from mom and dad. … [Read more...]
Barham’s coming home
Former Spanish Springs soccer standout transferring to Nevada after two years at junior college in Washington She had to travel to the extreme Northwest of the continental United States to realize she wanted to come home. Well, kind of. Audrey Barham had illusions of playing Division I soccer at Nevada even before graduating from Spanish Springs in 2015 as a … [Read more...]
Free throws keep Nevada in first place
Wolf Pack hits a season-high 30-of-34 shots from the line, completes regular-season sweep of Boise RENO – Free throws aren’t sexy. They’re mundane. They stop the clock. They’re as fun to watch as four wide ones on the diamond. You know what is sexy? First place. Nevada shot 29 second-half free throws on Wednesday night to pull away from Boise State for an 85-77 … [Read more...]
4A North all-league teams released, Loadholt HDL Player of the Year
The 4A North all-league teams were officially released on Tuesday night and as expected, the four local teams (Spanish Springs boys and girls, Reed boys and girls) were well represented. All four teams made the postseason and three of the four advanced to the regional semifinals. The Spanish Springs boys won the second league title in program history (first was in 2015) … [Read more...]
Nevada shoots into three-way tie atop Mountain West
Nevada did something on Saturday night it hadn’t been able to do in three weeks: Put together a second-straight strong outing. The Wolf Pack (21-6, 10-4) moved into a three-way tie atop the Mountain West alongside Boise State and Colorado State with a 77-66 win over Utah State in front of an announced crowd of 10,336 at Lawlor Events Center. The Aggies, who thumped the … [Read more...]
Raiders, Cougars stuffed in semifinals
CARSON – Reed allowed Bishop Manogue to hit 10 triples in Friday night’s 4A North semifinal and saw its season come to a close, 62-45. The Raiders (19-6) were outscored by 18 points from beyond the arc in the 17-point defeat. “That’s your offense, shooting threes. That’s what their offense is,” Reed coach Sara Schopper-Ramirez said. “When (Katie) Turner drives, everybody … [Read more...]
Williams not blinded by national spotlight at UConn
Reed grad maintains high-school humility despite emerging as one of nation's premier players When Gabby Williams graduated from Reed in 2014 and headed to UConn to play for legendary coach Geno Auriemma, she had an idea what she was getting into. At least she thought she did. At that point, Auriemma and the Huskies had just won their ninth national title. It was … [Read more...]
Tuesday Hoops: Raiders bounced, Cougs cool Tigers
RENO – It was over early. It was over before the Reed boys trailed 41-15 late in the second quarter. It was over before the Raiders fell in a 19-2 hole to start. In fact, it was likely over before the starting lineups were announced. Playing without their two leading scorers, the third-seeded Raiders (8-17) didn’t have much of a chance against the second-seeded Miners … [Read more...]