Spanish Springs entered 2016 with several goals, and justifiably so. The Cougars returned a deep, talented senior class from a team that finished second in the High Desert League in 2015. So when this season began, coach Frank Sandomenico made the first goal clear: Win a league title. His Cougars (31-6, 13-3) cleared that hurdle on Wednesday night, the final night of … [Read more...]
Thursday Report
Volleyball: Cougars pick up win No. 30 The Cougars handled winless Hug 25-14, 25-11, 25-12 on Thursday night in the final regular-season home match for the six Spanish Springs seniors. The group played the first and third sets together. “They have been a great group of kids to coach,” said Spanish Springs coach Frank Sandomenico, who is stepping down after the season. … [Read more...]
Volleyball: Cougars sweep Panthers, set stage for big one at McQueen; Reed swept
Spanish Springs primed itself for a huge match at McQueen on Wednesday with a sweep at North Valleys on Tuesday night. The Cougars rolled to 28-6, 10-2 in the 4A North with the 25-11, 25-13, 25-12 win over the Panthers. Emily Moore led the way with 11 kills. Jordyn Boswell had 10 and Ireland Bennett had seven. Mackenzie O’Connell passed out 22 assists to go along with … [Read more...]
Sparks boys, girls bested; Reed volleyball wins second straight
Sparks boys suffer falls for second time The Railroaders (15-2-1, 8-2-1) suffered just their second loss of the season on Friday night, 2-0, at Elko. The Indians scored both their goals in the first half, improving to 10-7-4, 6-2-3. The win avenged a 3-2 loss at Sparks last month. Sparks will try to bounce back on Saturday at Spring Creek. The Railroaders beat … [Read more...]
Cougars sweep Raiders, stay in first place
Spanish Springs remained atop the High Desert League on Tuesday night with a 25-12, 25-23, 25-17 home sweep of Reed. The Cougars (27-6, 9-2) remained one game clear of McQueen (8-3 in 4A North play), which beat Reno (7-4 in 4A North play) in five sets on Tuesday night. The fourth-place Raiders dipped to 5-13, 3-8. Despite the win, Spanish Springs coach Frank Sandomenico … [Read more...]
Volleyball: Cougs suffer first home loss, Reed sweeps Hug
The Cougars missed out on a big opportunity at home on Thursday night. Spanish Springs hosted Reno and with a win, would’ve opened up a two-game lead over McQueen and a three-game lead over Reno atop the High Desert League. Instead, the Huskies handed the Cougars their first home loss of the season 25-20, 17-25, 25-22, 25-22. The loss dropped Spanish Springs to 21-5, … [Read more...]
Reed volleyball downed in four at McQueen
The Raiders played second-place McQueen tough on the road Tuesday night, but came up short in four 23-25, 16-25, 25-19, 20-25. Reed dropped to 4-12, 2-7 in the 4A North with the road defeat. McQueen improved to 13-10, 6-3. The Raiders return home on Thursday night to play winless Hug. HDL VB standings: SS 8-1 McQ 6-3 Reno 6-3 Reed 2-7 NV 1-8 Hug 0-9 — … [Read more...]
Volleyball: Bennett bounces inside, Cougs bounce back
Spanish Springs has moved on. In the first game since their undefeated start to 4A North play was halted with a three-set loss at Manogue, the Cougars cruised at home on Tuesday night. Spanish Springs (20-4, 7-1) swept aside McQueen (11-10, 4-3) in straight sets 25-7, 25-16, 25-18 to move two games clear of both the Lancers and Reno for first place in the High Desert … [Read more...]