The schedule dramatically slowed last week with the holiday. So there’s not a whole lot of movement in the fifth edition of the Sparks Tribune 4A North Girls Hoops Power Rankings, but they wouldn’t be weekly if they didn’t come out, well, weekly. To view how the rankings have progressed, click here. 1. Bishop Manogue (7-0, 4-0) With wins already over Reed and Reno, a … [Read more...]
Week 4 4A North Girls Hoops Power Rankings
The 4A North in the Miners’ region and everyone else is just playing in it. Bishop Manogue beat No. 2 Reno on Thursday, 69-59, and now has a very realistic shot at another 16-0 run through regional play. To view how the rankings have progressed, click here. 1. Bishop Manogue Miners (7-0, 4-0) After just four games this season, the Miners already have a three-game lead … [Read more...]
Week 3 4A North girls hoops power rankings
Can anyone catch the Miners? Manogue has asserted itself as the team to beat. It’s the only 4A North squad yet to lose a contest. To view how the rankings have progressed, click here. 1. Bishop Manogue Miners (5-0, 2-0) Everyone knows about what Katie Turner (the reigning 4A North Player of the Year) can do. It’s been the emergence of Malia Holt that separates the … [Read more...]
Week 2 4A North girls hoops power rankings
The first slate of games did not reveal any crazy surprises. Nonetheless, we digress. To view how the rankings have progressed, click here. 1. Bishop Manogue Miners (1-0, 1-0) The Miners won with a football score in their opener. They beat Hug, 73-6. Last week: 1 2. Reno Huskies (3-1, 1-0) It’s almost weird seeing the Huskies without a zero in the loss … [Read more...]
Week 1 4A North girls hoops power rankings
The 2016-17 rankings open similarly to how the 2015-16 rankings ended. Bishop Manogue has won two-straight regional titles and until the Miners are knocked from their perch, they are the team to beat. To view how the rankings ended last year, click here. 1. Bishop Manogue Miners Katie Turner is back. And the Miners are back at No. 1. Turner was the best player in … [Read more...]
Way-too-early 2016-17 DI North girls hoops Power Rankings
This year may have been one of the last that Northern Nevada had a shot at a state title as the power appears to have shifted south, a least for the near future. That doesn’t mean the race in DI North isn’t going to be interesting. Next year will be the first in six years Reno will not have a McGwire on its roster. Morgan McGwire is finishing up her freshman season at Santa … [Read more...]
Final DI North girls hoops Power Rankings
1. Bishop Manogue Miners The Miners lost their best player Breezi Holt (now at Cal Poly) and yet appeared to improve in 2015-16, winning their second straight regional title in convincing fashion against Reno. 2. Reno Huskies They entered the year as the prohibitive favorite, but the Huskies weren’t able to get past the Miners. 3. Damonte Ranch Mustangs Morgan Waller and … [Read more...]
Week 12 (playoffs) DI North girls hoops Power Rankings
1. Bishop Manogue Miners (19-1, 16-0) There’s nothing more to be said about the Miners that hasn’t been said before. They’re good at basketball. Last Week: 1 2. Reno Huskies (25-2, 15-1) The same can be said of the Huskies. We’re finally just four days from the third annual Reno-Bishop Manogue DI North title game. Last Week: 2 3. McQueen Lancers (21-4, 13-3) So long … [Read more...]