John Byrne/Tribune The Reed High girls soccer team celebrates after knocking off visiting Bishop Manogue Monday night in the first round of the playoffs. After both teams went scoreless in the first half, Reed scored twice in the second to win 2-1. The Raiders play Galena tonight in the semifinals in Carson City, with the winner moving on to the 4A Northern final on … [Read more...]
Girls soccer all-league teams released
It was a strong year for the local girls soccer teams and that was demonstrated by the number of Cougars, Raiders and Railroaders (25) who received all-league accolades. Spanish Springs (15-4-2) won the High Desert League and was a loss in penalty kicks away from advancing to the DI North title game and a state tournament berth. Reed (11-7-0) took the HDL No. 2 seed to the … [Read more...]
Boys soccer all-league teams released
Twenty-two Rail City boys soccer players were recognized when the DI and DI-A North all-league teams were released last weekend. Sparks led the way with 10 selections after winning the DI-A North regular and postseason title. The Railroaders finished the season 18-2-4, one win shy of a berth in the state title game. “Obviously, it was all a team effort,” Sparks coach … [Read more...]
Girls Soccer: Douglas bounces Reed
Reed coach Jason Saville felt good about his squad's chances going into Wednesday night's home DI North quarterfinal against Douglas--the defending DI North champ. Earlier in the season, his Raiders fell to the Tigers, who finished third in the Sierra League, 4-1, but played them even, 1-1, in the final 40 minutes of that contest. A similar trend developed early on … [Read more...]
Snow alters DI North boys/girls soccer postseason schedule
Many in Northern Nevada woke up to snow flurries Monday morning. The flakes were visually appealing to some, but of no comfort to those slated to coach, play in, or attend a DI North girls soccer regional tournament quarterfinal Monday night. So instead, the NIAA postponed Monday's four playoff matchups and rescheduled them for Wednesday. As of Monday, the weather did … [Read more...]
Reed lets 3-0 lead slip at Spanish Springs in regular-season finale
Walter Ordonez, Dayton Farrow and Ramon Jacuinde each found the net on Wednesday to spot the Raiders an early 3-0 lead at Spanish Springs. It went for not. Kind of. The Cougars roared back with three goals to tie the final match of the regular season, 3-3. “(It was the) best game of the year,” Reed coach Joel Martinez said. “But they came back to tie. “We came out … [Read more...]
Big second half lift Cougs to league title over Raiders
The Cougars are league champions. Needing a win or a tie at home on Tuesday night against Reed (11-6-0, 10-6-0) in the regular-season finale, Spanish Springs (14-3-2, 11-3-2) scored three second-half goals to claim the High Desert League No. 1 seed with a 3-1 victory over its cross-town rival. The league title comes one year after the Cougs finished tied for … [Read more...]
Boys Soccer: Sparks ties, Reed rolls, Spanish Springs falls
The Railroaders went on the road Saturday and played South Tahoe to a 1-1 tie—their third draw in their last four games. Sparks moved to 14-1-4, 10-0-4 and now sits just one point ahead of Elko for first place in the DI-A North with two games to play. South Tahoe, which is in third place, moved to 7-1-6, 7-1-6. “The boys played very hard,” Sparks coach Frank Avilla said. … [Read more...]