The Sparks boys used a 16-4 run late in the third quarter and early in the fourth to snap a four-game losing streak with a 64-51 home win over Truckee on Friday night. The Railroaders improved to 5-11, 4-5 in the DI-A North to remain in the playoff picture. The Wolverines dropped to 2-15 overall and remained winless, 0-9, in league contests. “We had four-straight … [Read more...]
Boys hoops: Spanish Springs picks up much-needed W
They needed that one. For at least one more game, Spanish Springs kept realistic hopes of defending its league title alive with a 70-56 home comeback victory over McQueen on Tuesday night. The Cougars improved to 10-7, 6-3 in the DI North with the win while the Lancers dropped to 12-8, 6-3. Spanish Springs holds the head-to-head tiebreaker for second place over McQueen … [Read more...]
Boys hoops: Cougs drop tough one on the road
RENO—And then the High Desert League was Reno’s to lose. The Spanish Springs boys went to Reno on Friday night with the chance to move into first place. Instead, the Cougs tumbled all the way to third in the HDL with a 61-56 road loss. The Cougars, who saw a three-game winning streak come to a close, fell to 9-7, 5-3 in the DI North—two games back of Reno and one game … [Read more...]
Boys hoops: McQueen’s size too much for Reed
RENO—There’s a reason many thought McQueen could be a DI North title contender this winter. And the Lancers further validated that belief on Tuesday night as they rolled to a 70-48 home win over Reed. Led by 6-10 center Octavian Corley, McQueen’s interior defense was too much for the undersized Raiders. “Their size killed us,” Reed coach Zach Sanford said. “They’re … [Read more...]
Boys hoops: All three local squads victorious
RENO—Galena’s defensive game plan was obvious: Don’t let Marcus Loadholt beat them. And he didn’t. The Grizzlies held arguably the best player in Northern Nevada to eight points in Friday’s DI North contest at Galena. Unfortunately for the Grizzlies, the Cougars are well-rounded. The rest of Spanish Springs’ roster picked up the slack and the Cougars pulled out a big … [Read more...]
Boys hoops: Reed’s upset bid falls short at Galena
The Reed boys gave Galena, the defending DI North champs, a scare Tuesday night on the road but never made the second-half run it needed in a 50-39 loss. The Raiders dropped to 4-9, 1-4 in the DI North while the Grizzlies improved to 9-6, 3-2. Reed first-year coach Zach Sanford wouldn’t call the gritty effort a moral victory, but did say there were positives to draw … [Read more...]
Tuesday boys hoops roundup: Local squads go 2-1
The point of traveling early in the season is to play against competition you won’t see in the regular season, to expose weaknesses against unfamiliar foes. Unfortunately for Spanish Springs, the Cougs traveled all the way to San Diego to play in the Torrey Pines Classic by Under Armor and got stuck playing against High Desert League rival McQueen on Tuesday night. They … [Read more...]
Raiders drop non-league contest to Lowry
Reed fell to 4-7 on the season with a lopsided 70-40 non-league home loss to Lowry on Tuesday night. The Buckaroos improved to 4-3. Lowry took control early and held a comfortable 41-19 lead at the break. Lincoln Turner was the only Raider to finish in double figures. He had 12. Matt Williams and Matt Garcia each had five as 11 different Reed players got on the stat … [Read more...]