Sparks Tribune Spanish Springs took care of business on Friday and they relied on their very reliable young quarterback to do so. Sophomore Tristan Szabo threw for 184 yards and four touchdowns and Colby Preston rushed for 97 yards and a score as Spanish Springs knocked off Galena 56-25 in the quarterfinals of the 4A Northern Regional playoffs. The top-seeded Cougs … [Read more...]
Raiders, Cougs sent home early from regionals
Sparks Tribune Spanish Springs won its quarterfinal game of the 4A Northern Regional volleyball tournament but was eliminated in the semifinals to end their season. The Cougs beat Galena 3-0 last Tuesday after three close matches. They beat the Grizzlies 25-23, 25-16 and 25-22 to advance to Thursday where they fell to Bishop Manogue 3-0. Scores in that match were 33-31, … [Read more...]
We Don’t Need No Education
Have you noticed how vehicle traffic has reached almost suffocating volumes in these parts? We just won’t learn. People have been drawn here just like the casino boom of the late 1970s when gambling employees camped on the banks of the mucky Truckee because housing was tighter than Ebenezer Scrooge at Christmastime. This week came the troubling but not surprising news of … [Read more...]