Lariviere draws bases-loaded walk in bottom of seventh to extend season at least one more day RENO – Malik Lariviere has an oscillating confidence. That’s understandable given his previous six-year departure from baseball. So, when he stepped in with the bases loaded and two outs in the bottom of the seventh of a 5-5 regional elimination game at Bishop Manogue on … [Read more...]
4A North regional softball tournament preview
Reed aims at five-peat, will be pushed by host Bishop Manogue and Spanish Springs One impressive Reed run ended this year. Will a second? The Raiders’ football team saw its streak of regional titles snapped at five in the fall and the Raiders’ softball squad is trying to get to five straight this weekend at the regional tournament hosted by Bishop Manogue. The four-time … [Read more...]
Scheels Athlete of the Week (May 1-6): Jessica Sellers
Jessica Sellers, Reed softball The Raiders’ senior centerfielder is always going to remember her final home at bat in a Reed uniform. Sellers delivered a 2-2 offering over the fence in left center on Saturday for walk-off two-run home run against Spanish Springs. With the dramatic 4-3 victory, the Raiders won their 25th straight and clinched their second consecutive league … [Read more...]
Sellers walk off gives Raiders league title
Reed completes first sweep Spanish Springs since 2013, takes No. 1 seed into regional tournament If the final game of the regular season on Saturday afternoon was a film, it would have been difficult to script it any better. Two cross-town rivals (Reed and Spanish Springs). Turbulent weather (persistent wind and rain starting to fall). High stakes (the league title was … [Read more...]
Tuesday Softball: Cougs, Raiders looking down on 4A North
Clary, Cougars roll Huskies RENO – Freshman Tyra Clary did it in the circle and at the plate on Tuesday afternoon at Reno, leading Spanish Springs to a commanding 12-1 victory. The Cougars (25, 5, 17-2), who won for the eighth straight game – including a pair of forfeits from Hug on Saturday – are tied with Reed for first with three games to play. Bishop Manogue was also … [Read more...]
Shoup Shots: Fun rivalry week awaits, Silver and Blue takeaways, Pack softball surging
This is it. The 4A North baseball and softball regular season end this week. Baseball wraps up Thursday and softball Saturday. The regional baseball tourney begins next Tuesday at host hosts sites. Bishop Manogue will once again host the softball regional tournament, starting two days later. Programs across the region will play their rivals this week with plenty on … [Read more...]
Scheels Athlete of the Week (April 24-29): Jessica Sellers
Jessica Sellers, Reed softball The Raiders’ senior outfielder helped complete a home doubleheader sweep of McQueen on Saturday afternoon by going 3-for-4 with three home runs and four RBIs in an 11-2 game two win. The Nevada signee’s big afternoon lifted Reed to its 21st straight victory. Sellers leads the team in batting average (.562), doubles (10), runs (46), walks (18), … [Read more...]
Saturday Baseball/Softball
Baseball Cougs’ league title aspirations dry up First-year Spanish Springs coach Matt Ortiz knows that to make a move in the 4A North, you must first get past Galena and Reno. His Cougars have excelled in league play this spring, except for against the Grizzlies and Huskies. They’ve won 15 of 16 in games not against those two programs. But on Saturday, they dropped to … [Read more...]