Boys Spanish Springs holds off Douglas The Cougars improved to 6-2, 3-0 in the 4A North with a 77-64 home win over Douglas on Thursday night. Douglas dipped to 2-6, 1-2. The Cougs held just a 50-45 lead going to the fourth quarter, where they outscored their guests 27-19. Marcus Loadholt scored a game-high 22 points and pulled down nine rebounds in the win. Josh … [Read more...]
Saturday Hoops
Boys Cougars hold off Oakland Spanish Springs picked up its third straight win on Saturday afternoon, holding on against Oakland, 60-57, in a non-league home contest. Marcus Loadholt led the way with a game-high 21 points. Jalen Townsell (12 points) was the only other Cougars to reach double figures. Josh Prizina just missed out on a double-double, finishing with … [Read more...]
Tuesday Hoops
Boys CARSON CITY – Spanish Springs went to Carson on Tuesday night for just its second regional game of the season. It was a big one. The Cougars (3-2, 2-0) rolled to a win that figures to give them plenty of tiebreaker points in February, handing the defending regional champion Senators (0-4, 0-1) their first regional loss in over a year, 66-41. “(It is) a road win … [Read more...]
High Desert League Girls Hoops Capsules
Reno Huskies 2015-16 league record: 15-1, first in HDL 2015-16 postseason: L to Bishop Manogue in regional title game, 72-59; L to Centennial in state semis, 82-53 Number of returning starters: 3 Key returners: Dom Harding, Mikayla Shults, McKain Murdock, Kaitlyn Biassou Notable losses: Mallory McGwire, Daranda Hinkey Coach: Shane Foster, 12th season Season … [Read more...]
Season Preview: Raiders primed to contend
There were not any tears shed at Reed’s Senior Night last year. There weren’t pregame speeches read from notecards. There weren’t balloons tied to flowers. There weren’t even hugs. That’s because there wasn’t a Senior Night. The Raiders did not have a single senior on their roster, so everyone from last year’s team is back. Most will be back next year, too. In Reed’s … [Read more...]
Girls hoops all-league teams released
The girls basketball season came to a close last weekend with state championship games on Friday and Saturday at Lawlor Events Center. With a period being put on the season, the all-league squads were released leading into the state tournaments. In the DI North, Reno, McQueen and Bishop Manogue all led the way with six selections. McQueen’s total includes Aaron Walton, who … [Read more...]
Reed bounced by Manogue
RENO—As a road underdog in the playoffs, strong starts are almost vital. Among the adjectives to describe Reed’s start at Bishop Manogue in Tuesday’s DI North quarterfinal contest, few of them would be positive. And it cost them their season in a 87-54 loss. The Raiders committed 14 first-quarter turnovers and the Miners’ Tawni Henderson scored 14 straight points … [Read more...]
Girls hoops: Reed pulls away from Spanish Springs in finale
And that’s a wrap. With neither team able to improve its positioning, Reed hung on to top Spanish Springs 73-59 at home on Friday night in the regular season finale. “I thought we should’ve put it away,” Reed coach Sara Schopper-Ramirez said. “We had chances to put it away a lot quicker. We don’t want to let any team hang around.” Reed (11-9, 9-7), which finished … [Read more...]