Sparks Tribune The race for the top spot in the High Desert League came down to the wire over the weekend when Reed hosted Spanish Springs in the last regular season game of the season. In a game that was pushed back a day due to winter weather, the Raiders came out on top 65-61 over their Rail City rival, giving the teams a share of the HDL title. Both teams beat each … [Read more...]
Longtime Reed girls coach retiring
Regional playoff seeds to be decided this week
Sparks Tribune With just a week left in the boys high school basketball regular season, the race for first place in the High Desert League and the top spot in the upcoming regional tournament is coming down to Spanish Springs and Reed. Both teams have continued their dominance of conference play and are just a half game apart in the standings, with the Cougars in first … [Read more...]
Cougar boys, girls top Raiders
Sparks Tribune Last Tuesday’s showdown between the top two boys teams in the High Desert League was between a pair of Sparks schools, and the game didn’t disappoint. Spanish Springs and Reed featured a pair of 3-0 teams in league play entering the contest, and when the final buzzer sounded the Cougs remained undefeated in conference after a thrilling 64-57 win. … [Read more...]
High school hoops conference standings beginning to take shape
4A Boys Before the Reed and Spanish Springs boys met in their first basketball contest of the season Monday night, both teams continued to pad their conference records. The Cougs picked up two more wins last week to improve to 3-0 in the High Desert League after a 53-40 win at Reno on Friday and a 62-24 win at Hug last Tuesday. Leo Grass led the way with 16 points in … [Read more...]
Local teams off to solid starts in conference play
Sparks Tribune Reed Boys: The Raiders continued their impressive season with a pair of easy wins to open up High Desert League play last week. Reed knocked off McQueen 60-43 last Tuesday on the road and then won at Hug Friday night, 58-24. The wins improved the boys to 16-2 overall and 2-0 in conference play. They hosted Reno yesterday in the only game this week … [Read more...]
High Desert League play begins
Sparks Tribune John Byrne photos/Tribune Reed senior Tori Baer (left) and Spanish Springs junior Mason Whittaker will be key players for their respective teams during the conference season that begins this week. Conference play began for Northern Nevada basketball teams this week and there is a case to be made that the best boys team in the area could be in … [Read more...]
League play begins next week
Sparks Tribune Spanish Springs Boys: Spanish Springs’ boys basketball team rebounded from its first two losses of the season with a 55-34 win over visiting Lincoln, Calif. Friday night in Sparks. Ten Cougars got into the scoring column, led by 10 from senior Michael Jefferson, in a game that was all but decided at halftime. Spanish Springs led 33-11 at the … [Read more...]