Reed outscored Hug 19-0 in the first quarter on Friday night and rolled to a comfortable 62-13 home victory. The Raiders improved to 7-4, 5-3 in the DI North and into a third-place tie with North Valleys. Hug dropped to 0-11, 0-8. Reed freshman point guard Vanessa Hernandez led all scorers with 19 points. Taylor Johnson had 14. Reed led 35-7 at the half and 50-13 … [Read more...]
Girls hoops: Reed falls in overtime at McQueen
RENO—Reed girls hoops coach Sara Schopper-Ramirez is tired of using youth as an excuse. There isn’t a single senior on this year’s roster. But after her squad failed to hit a field goal in overtime of Tuesday night’s 60-56 loss at McQueen, she didn’t know what else to blame. “It’s like okay guys, I can’t keep using the excuse that we’re young,” Schopper-Ramirez said. … [Read more...]
Girls hoops: Spanish Springs, Reed on good end, Sparks struggles
RENO—The Spanish Springs girls went on the road Friday night and handed Galena its 10th straight loss with a 50-43 win. The Cougars improved to 5-12, 2-4 in the DI North while the Grizzlies dropped to 2-10, 1-5. “It was good. It was good for us,” Spanish Springs coach Art Cardenas said. “We’ve played in a lot of close games and right now, it’s about learning how to … [Read more...]
Girls hoops: Raiders pull away from Grizzlies
RENO—The Reed girls found themselves in a tight contest early on Tuesday night at Galena. But the Raiders’ athleticism eventually took over and they proceeded to roll, grabbing a 60-28 DI North road win over the Grizzlies. “I think it’s still that leadership thing, like who’s going to pump us up?” Reed coach Sara Schopper-Ramirez said of her squad’s slow start. “We came … [Read more...]
Here come the Raiders
With the recent success of Reno, there hasn’t been much reason optimism for competing girls basketball programs in Northern Nevada. The Huskies have been the best team in the region and it hasn’t been close. They won two-straight state titles before getting upset in last year’s DI North title game by Bishop Manogue. Led by Oregon commit Mallory McGwire, the Huskies are once … [Read more...]
Reed boys dropped by Douglas, girls hang on
The Reed boys basketball team fell to 4-6, 1-2 in the DI North with Friday’s 73-41 home loss to Douglas. The Tigers improved to 4-3 and remained a perfect 3-0 in DI North contests. Lincoln Turner led the Raiders with 12 points, half of which came at the charity stripe. Matt Garcia had nine. Michael Johnson led Douglas with 18. The Tigers led 30-18 at the break … [Read more...]
Fourth-quarter comeback falls short for Reed girls
Reed cut a 13-point fourth-quarter gap to one but couldn’t complete the climb on Thursday night in a 45-38 home loss to Damonte Ranch. The Raiders dropped to 1-2, 1-2 in DI North meetings while the Mustangs improved to 4-2, 1-2. Reed trailed 34-21 after three quarters, their biggest deficit of the night, before finding its offensive rhythm late. “I think they were … [Read more...]
Girls Hoops: Spanish Springs throttled, Reed throttles
The Miners didn’t waste any time Tuesday night. They scored the first 15 points of the DI North contest at Spanish Springs and rolled to a 70-32 win that featured running clock for the entirety of the fourth quarter. The Cougars fell to 1-5, 1-1 in the DI North with their fifth-straight loss. The Miners improve to 2-0, 2-0. After the guests opened the contest on a … [Read more...]