Spanish Springs protected its slim first-place lead in the High Desert League on Tuesday night with a 25-18, 26-24, 25-17 home sweep of Reed. The Cougs improved to 19-9, 9-3 with the sweep of their cross-town foes, their seventh-straight victory overall. The Raiders moved to 1-15, 1-10. Sami Szachara led the Purple with 10 kills and three blocks. Emily Moore contributed … [Read more...]
Volleyball: Reed falls to Reno, Cougs sweep
By Kiley Diesner, reporting intern The Raiders’ struggles continued on Thursday night with 25-22, 15-25, 21-25, 16-25 home loss to Reno. Reed fell to 1-14, 1-9 in the DI North. The team’s single win came last week against Hug. Reno improved to 10-9, 5-5. “I’m okay with walking away from this one,” Reed coach James Crane said. “They’re starting to come around, they’re … [Read more...]
Volleyball: Cougs slide into first place with sweep of McQueen
Suddenly, the High Desert League appears to be Spanish Springs’ to lose. The Cougars took over first place in the HDL on Tuesday night with their fifth-straight league victory, a 25-17, 27-25, 25-20 home sweep of McQueen. Spanish Springs (17-9, 7-3) entered the meeting a half-game behind McQueen (11-10, 6-3) but leapfrogged the Lancers with the sweep. “It’s a huge win. … [Read more...]
Volleyball: Cougs pick up crucial road win, Raiders finally off the schneid
By Kiley Diesner, reporting intern Spanish Springs traveled to Reno Thursday night where it swept the Huskies in straight sets, 25-29, 25-14, 25-22. Spanish Springs is now 16-9, 6-3 in DI North. Reno dropped to 8-9, 3-5. The road win over Reno added the the Cougs’ resume of impressive wins this season--including victories over Douglas and Galena. “Beating Douglas, … [Read more...]
Volleyball: Cougs sweep Hawks, Raiders swept
Spanish Springs had no problem with Hug on Tuesday night at home, sweeping the Hawks, 25-6, 25-3, 25-19. The Cougars kept pace with first-place McQueen, improving to 15-9, 5-3 in the DI North. Hug has not won a league match this fall. View/Purchase additional photos The lopsided contest allowed Spanish Springs coach Frank Sandomenico to clear his bench as nine … [Read more...]
Volleyball: Cougs win in four, Raiders’ slide continues
Spanish Springs improved to 14-9, 4-3 in the DI North with a 25-20, 27-29, 25-13, 25-13 win at Galena Thursday night. The Grizzlies fell to 9-14, 4-4. Sami Szachara led the Cougs with 13 kills. Ireland Bennett had 10. Emily Moore had a monster night at the service strip, finishing with nine aces to go with nine kills, four blocks and four digs. The Cougars host Hug … [Read more...]
Volleyball: Cougs win thriller at Douglas, Raiders swept
The Cougars snapped a three-game skid in dramatic fashion Tuesday night, beating Douglas, one of the best teams in the Sierra League, in a five-set marathon on the road. Spanish Springs improved to 13-9, 3-3 in the DI North with the 25-14, 22-25, 15-25, 25-17, 15-12 victory. Douglas fell to 9-5, 3-2. Ireland Bennet and Sami Szachara led the Cougs with 10 kills apiece. … [Read more...]
Volleyball: Reed, Spanish Springs swept
Reed’s slow start to the season continued Thursday night with a 25-19, 25-17, 26-24 home loss to Douglas. The Raiders are still looking for their first win of the season at 0-6, 0-4 in the DI North. The Tigers improved to 9-4, 3-1. Reed had 16 kills as a team, led by four a piece from Jensen Paris and Anna King. Ashley Leighton got up 14 digs. Reed will continue its … [Read more...]