They’re back in the win column. The Raiders suffered their first loss of the season on Thursday at home against Wooster and avenged that defeat with an 18-7 rout at Wooster on Saturday afternoon. Reed (10-1, 5-1) remained one-game back of first-place Spanish Springs with the victory. Wooster fell to 4-7, 1-5 in the DI North. The Raiders outhit the Colts 18-8 and … [Read more...]
Baseball: Anderson shoves again for Cougs, Raiders fall
Ryan Anderson struck out 13 batters over six innings Thursday afternoon at North Valleys, leading the Cougs to a 10-3 win. With the victory, the Cougs improved 9-1, 5-0 in the DI North and now sit alone atop the league standings. They entered the day tied for first with Reed, but the Raiders fell at home to Wooster. North Valleys (0-5, 0-5) remained winless. Anderson … [Read more...]
Baseball: Cougs rout Hawks, again, improve to 8-1
The Spanish Springs baseball team boat raced Hug 11-1 at home in five innings on Monday night to move into sole possession of first place in the DI North. With the win, the Cougs improved to 8-1, 4-0, a half game in front of a number of teams that sit at 3-0 in league play going into Tuesday’s contests. The Hawk dropped to 0-4, 0-4. The game was originally scheduled to … [Read more...]
Shoup Shots: Nevada’s place in the postseason; Musselman leaving?; Fast starts for local baseball squads continue
The NCAA tournament has dominated the national headlines the last week. And how could it not? Of the major sports in our county, the NCAA’s 68-team national tournament is the most watchable postseason. And it’s not close. That was especially true this year. When the field was announced in the Selection Show debacle last week, there were upward of 15-20 teams that had … [Read more...]
Baseball: Reed walks off on Carson, Cougs rout Hawks
Reed didn’t have a whole lot of business winning Saturday’s home game against Carson. The Raiders fell into an early 5-0 hole and committed seven errors. They trailed by a run going into their last at bat. Senior Ben Peck didn’t care. Two batters after Brandon Kernon tied the contest with a sacrifice fly in the bottom of the seventh, Peck stepped the dish with two … [Read more...]
Baseball: Lummel leads Cougs past Miners, Reed sneaks past North Valleys
Spanish Springs coach Ben Hofmann said Alan Lummel would bounce back after he was charged with a loss last week to Wooster. It’s fair to say Hofmann was right. Lummel threw complete game shutout on Thursday, leading the Cougars to a 6-0 win at Bishop Manogue. He scattered five hits while fanning five and walking just two batters. With the win, the Cougars (6-1, 2-0) … [Read more...]
Baseball: Anderson just misses out on no-no, Reed pulls away from North Valleys
Baseball is game of many clichés. One of them being, ‘the last out is the hardest to get.’ Spanish Springs senior ace Ryan Anderson has undoubtedly heard the phrase. On Tuesday, it cost him a no hitter. After 6.2 innings of no-hit ball against Bishop Manogue, Anderson just needed to retire Shane Andrews to start the celebration. However, he left a fastball over the … [Read more...]
Baseball: Another strong day for local trio
The Raiders wrapped up a perfect 5-0 weekend in the Mike Bearman Memorial Tournament with a pair of one-run home wins over Damonte Ranch and Fernley on Saturday afternoon. While Reed coach John Phenix was pleased with the hot start on a brutally cold and windy weekend, he was just as happy with the production he got from the bench. “I love it,” Phenix said. “Winning’s not … [Read more...]