After the Raiders committed their third error of the sixth inning and fell into an 8-2 hole, a woman, presumably the grandmother of one of the Reed players, stood up and said ‘that’s it, I’ve had enough.’ She left the ballpark and missed a late Reed rally fall short in an 8-4 home loss to Spanish Springs, putting a period on the regular season. “What hurt us again, was … [Read more...]
Anderson shuts down Raiders
Ryan Anderson struck out 11 in a complete game three hitter to push Spanish Springs past crosstown rival, Reed, 6-0 at home on Wednesday afternoon. Anderson, who will pitch for the University of Nevada next spring, helped the Cougars (17-12, 12-9) move into a tie for fifth place with Damonte Ranch. The Raiders (17-11, 10-11) remained one game ahead of Douglas for the eighth … [Read more...]
Shoup Shots: The state of prep athletics, Reed baseball on the brink, I’m lucky…ish
Welcome to 2016: A time when a multi-billion-dollar business (ESPN) has a say in high school football non-league schedules. Reed was scheduled to open its season at Mackay in the Battle Born Classic for the second straight year this fall, but the team it was slated to play, Saguaro, was baited away by the sports empire. ESPN offered to pay for Saguaro to play in … [Read more...]
Baseball: Cougs finally back in win column, Raiders swept
Spanish Springs’ losing streak reached eight games with a 1-0 loss at Wooster on Saturday in the first game of a doubleheader. The Cougars rebounded in game two, snapping the skid with a 5-2 victory. Following the split, Spanish Springs (16-12, 11-9) sits in sixth place—one game behind both Bishop Manogue and Damonte Ranch and one game ahead of McQueen and Reed. The … [Read more...]
Baseball: Reed, Spanish Springs drop narrow contests
Reed fell 7-6 at Bishop Manogue on a walk off error Thursday afternoon. With the loss, the Raiders dropped to 17-8, 10-8 and sit in a tie with Spanish Springs for sixth place. The Miners, who entered the day tied with the Raiders, improved to 11-14, 11-7. Reed scored three times in the top of the fifth, on just one hit, to take a 6-5 lead. The Miners scored once in … [Read more...]
Baseball: Reed edges Manogue, Spanish Springs handled
They needed that one. The Raiders (17-7, 10-7) kept realistic hopes of hosting a first-round playoff game alive on Tuesday with a narrow 2-1 home win over Bishop Manogue (10-14, 10-7). Jacob White and Jay Guerrero combined to throw a two-hitter for the Raiders, working around eight total walks and forcing the Miners to strand 10 runners. White got the start and went … [Read more...]
Baseball: A day to forget for local squads, who go 0-6
Reed entered Saturday’s home doubleheader against McQueen just one game back of second place. Now the Raiders (16-7, 9-7) find themselves in seventh place in a bunched up DI North. They mustered just two runs all day and were swept by the Lancers (9-13-1, 7-8), who are surging at the right time of the year. Joel Seth and Nathan Knowles both threw complete game victories … [Read more...]
Baseball: Cougs miss chances, Raiders blast 5 round trippers
The Cougars were not without their chances. Standing at third base with two outs in the bottom of the seventh, Josh Prizina represented the winning run on Thursday at home against Galena. He was stuck there. The Grizzlies proceeded to score four times in the top of the eighth and hand the Cougars a 10-6 loss in eight innings. “Obviously, if you have the chance, you … [Read more...]