Spanish Springs knocked off the two seed and won a 22-20 thriller over Bishop Manogue last Thursday to advance to the regional semifinals this week. The Cougs defense stepped up in a big way all night as the team recorded three sacks and recovered three fumbles to help secure the playoff win. Colby Melton was responsible for one of those fumble recoveries and also picked off … [Read more...]
Cougars Fall in Semis to Galena; Raiders Season Ended Early
The Cougs earned a shutout in their opening game of the 4A regional soccer tourney and defeated Damonte Ranch 2-0 to advance to the semifinals on Nov.1 where they met Galena. The Grizzlies got the semifinal by knocking off Reed 3-1 and ending its season Oct. 30. Senior Ashlee Saville scored the lone goal for the Raiders on an assist from fellow senior Sydnee McGrath, but it … [Read more...]
Cougars Top Raiders
Spanish Springs defeated Reed 2-0 last Tuesday in the final regular season game for both teams that are playoff bound this week. Taylor Gunther and Charlotte Moreland both scored second-half goals to seal the win for the Cougars, who earned the two seed in the regional playoffs. Spanish Springs (11-4-4, 6-3-1) faced the third-seeded Damonte Ranch on Monday at home. Reed … [Read more...]
Volleyball: Reed, Spanish Springs swept by Sierra League elite
The Spanish Springs volleyball team was no match for Bishop Manogue, arguably the best team in the DI North, Thursday night in a 25-12, 25-18, 25-16 home loss to the Miners. With the loss, the Cougars dropped to 10-4, 2-1 in DI North meetings. The Miners remained a perfect 12-0, 3-0. Emily Moore led the Cougs with nine kills. Halie Smith had six. Spanish Springs will … [Read more...]
Boys Soccer: Second half decides outcome for all three local squads
By Shyene Joubert, reporting intern The Cougars boys soccer team triumphed 2-0 at home over the Miners Wednesday night. After several shots from both teams, the scoreboard still loomed with two zeros well into the second half. Daniel Vazquez finally scored the first goal of the night in the 64th minute. Six minutes later, his teammate, David Trujillo, secured … [Read more...]
Spanish Springs blanks Manogue on the road
By Kiley Diesner, reporting intern RENO—Spanish Springs traveled to Manogue Friday night and completely dominated against the Miners, winning 20-0. The Manogue offense struggled against the Spanish Springs defense while the Cougs’ offense took advantage of opportunities. Ian Check, who played quarterback for the Cougars last week against Damonte, sat out with an injury. … [Read more...]
Rail City Boys Soccer Preview
Railroaders on the road to repeat If you asked Sparks boys soccer coach Frank Avilla if his squad was rebuilding this year, he would likely give you a confused a look. “Sparks doesn’t rebuild,” the Railroaders’ tenured coach said. “It reloads.” If the program were to rebuild in 2015, it would be understandable. Sparks went 22-3-2 last season on its way to the DI-A … [Read more...]
Spanish Springs volleyball starts strong
By Tribune Staff The Cougars opened the season 6-1 last weekend at the Yerington Invitational. Spanish Springs crammed seven matches into two days, Friday and Saturday. All matches were best-of-three contests. Not one match, however, took a third set as the Cougs swept in six of their wins and were swept in their only loss. The six wins nearly accounted for all of … [Read more...]