The Cougars had their eight-game winning streak snapped on Monday. Derek Stuber made sure they didn’t lose two in a row for the first time this season. The senior threw a complete game gem, leading the Cougs past Dos Palos (Calif.) 4-1 on Tuesday in a non-league spring break tournament in Oakdale, a Sacramento suburb. Spanish Springs improved to 11-2 on the season … [Read more...]
Baseball: Reed gets back at Wooster, Lummel keeps Cougs unbeaten
They’re back in the win column. The Raiders suffered their first loss of the season on Thursday at home against Wooster and avenged that defeat with an 18-7 rout at Wooster on Saturday afternoon. Reed (10-1, 5-1) remained one-game back of first-place Spanish Springs with the victory. Wooster fell to 4-7, 1-5 in the DI North. The Raiders outhit the Colts 18-8 and … [Read more...]
Baseball: Anderson shoves again for Cougs, Raiders fall
Ryan Anderson struck out 13 batters over six innings Thursday afternoon at North Valleys, leading the Cougs to a 10-3 win. With the victory, the Cougs improved 9-1, 5-0 in the DI North and now sit alone atop the league standings. They entered the day tied for first with Reed, but the Raiders fell at home to Wooster. North Valleys (0-5, 0-5) remained winless. Anderson … [Read more...]
Baseball: Raiders push win streak to nine
Another one. The Reed baseball team extended its season-opening winning another game on Tuesday night with an 8-3 win at Carson under the lights. With the victory, the Raiders improved to 9-0, 4-0 in the DI North and completed the regular-season sweep of the Senators (6-3, 2-2) after walking off with a home win on Saturday. Ben Peck was responsible for the walk off … [Read more...]
Shoup Shots: Nevada’s place in the postseason; Musselman leaving?; Fast starts for local baseball squads continue
The NCAA tournament has dominated the national headlines the last week. And how could it not? Of the major sports in our county, the NCAA’s 68-team national tournament is the most watchable postseason. And it’s not close. That was especially true this year. When the field was announced in the Selection Show debacle last week, there were upward of 15-20 teams that had … [Read more...]
Baseball: Reed walks off on Carson, Cougs rout Hawks
Reed didn’t have a whole lot of business winning Saturday’s home game against Carson. The Raiders fell into an early 5-0 hole and committed seven errors. They trailed by a run going into their last at bat. Senior Ben Peck didn’t care. Two batters after Brandon Kernon tied the contest with a sacrifice fly in the bottom of the seventh, Peck stepped the dish with two … [Read more...]
Baseball: Lummel leads Cougs past Miners, Reed sneaks past North Valleys
Spanish Springs coach Ben Hofmann said Alan Lummel would bounce back after he was charged with a loss last week to Wooster. It’s fair to say Hofmann was right. Lummel threw complete game shutout on Thursday, leading the Cougars to a 6-0 win at Bishop Manogue. He scattered five hits while fanning five and walking just two batters. With the win, the Cougars (6-1, 2-0) … [Read more...]
Baseball: Anderson just misses out on no-no, Reed pulls away from North Valleys
Baseball is game of many clichés. One of them being, ‘the last out is the hardest to get.’ Spanish Springs senior ace Ryan Anderson has undoubtedly heard the phrase. On Tuesday, it cost him a no hitter. After 6.2 innings of no-hit ball against Bishop Manogue, Anderson just needed to retire Shane Andrews to start the celebration. However, he left a fastball over the … [Read more...]