Girls Raiders claim Varsity Elite Tourney Reed overcame a sluggish first half to come back and beat Lowry, 51-40, at McQueen on Wednesday to claim the Varsity Elite Tournament title. The Raiders (8-2, 3-1) trailed 21-13 at the break before taking over in the second half. The defending 3A North champion Buckaroos (10-2) suffered just their second defeat of the … [Read more...]
Tuesday Hoops: Five local squads in action
Boys Sparks drop second game in Nugget Rail City Classic Sparks was unable to repeat its performance from a week ago. The Railroaders picked up their first win of the season last Tuesday at home over Lassen, but fell at home to the same Lassen team on Tuesday morning in the Nugget Rail City Classic, 38-37. With the defeat, Sparks dropped to 1-9, remaining 0-3 in 3A … [Read more...]
Tuesday Hoops: Spanish Springs girls keep rolling
Girls Cougars extend winning streak Spanish Springs pushed its longest winning streak in three season to six games on Tuesday night with 49-39 non-league win at Lassen (Susanville, Calif.). The Cougars improved to 7-3 overall, remaining 4-0 in 4A North play. The Grizzlies dipped to 6-4. Nine different Spanish Springs players got on the board in the win, led by Serena … [Read more...]
Scheels Athlete of the Week (Dec. 12-17): Anhelica Shanrock
Anhelica Shanrock, Spanish Springs girls basketball Shanrock scored a team-high nine points in Thursday’s win over Douglas and 10 points in Friday’s win over Galena. The Cougars’ best pure scorer is one of the larger reasons the team is riding its first five-game winning streak since the 2013-14 season. The Scheels Athlete of the Week is announced every Tuesday morning … [Read more...]
Friday Hoops
Boys Spanish Springs beats up Galena The fact Spanish Springs won at home on Friday night against Galena wasn’t surprising. Both teams are among the most talented in the 4A North and someone had to leave a winner. The fashion in which the Cougars won, however, was astonishing. Marcus Loadholt scored nine of his game-high 23 points early in the third quarter to create … [Read more...]
Girls Hoops: Raiders run past Mustangs, Cougars handle Colts
If Tuesday’s season opener wasn’t decided after Reed held a 25-8 lead going to the second quarter, it was shortly after. The Raiders scored the first 13 points of the second quarter and did not allow Damonte Ranch (0-1, 0-1) to hit a field goal until less than a minute remained, going on to cruise at home 68-18. “For a first game, I thought we looked pretty good,” Reed … [Read more...]
4A North Preseason Coaches Polls
The 4A North boys and girls basketball coaches anonymously voted in the Sparks Tribune Preseason Coaches Poll. A first-place vote was worth six points, a second place vote was worth five, etc. Douglas boys coach Corey Thacker did not participate in the Sierra League boys poll and Hug girls coach Ryan Gardner did not participate in the High Desert League girls poll. … [Read more...]
Hernandez, Raiders pull away from Cougs
Reed all but secured a playoff spot with a 53-45 win at Spanish Springs on Tuesday night. The Raiders, who improved to 8-6, 6-5, opened up a three-game lead over the Cougars (6-16, 3-8) for the High Desert League’s fourth and final playoff spot with the win. Both teams have just five regular season games remaining. “It was a big one. We needed to get a W,” Reed coach … [Read more...]