Boys Spanish Springs holds off Douglas The Cougars improved to 6-2, 3-0 in the 4A North with a 77-64 home win over Douglas on Thursday night. Douglas dipped to 2-6, 1-2. The Cougs held just a 50-45 lead going to the fourth quarter, where they outscored their guests 27-19. Marcus Loadholt scored a game-high 22 points and pulled down nine rebounds in the win. Josh … [Read more...]
Saturday Hoops
Boys Cougars hold off Oakland Spanish Springs picked up its third straight win on Saturday afternoon, holding on against Oakland, 60-57, in a non-league home contest. Marcus Loadholt led the way with a game-high 21 points. Jalen Townsell (12 points) was the only other Cougars to reach double figures. Josh Prizina just missed out on a double-double, finishing with … [Read more...]
Tuesday Hoops
Boys CARSON CITY – Spanish Springs went to Carson on Tuesday night for just its second regional game of the season. It was a big one. The Cougars (3-2, 2-0) rolled to a win that figures to give them plenty of tiebreaker points in February, handing the defending regional champion Senators (0-4, 0-1) their first regional loss in over a year, 66-41. “(It is) a road win … [Read more...]
Saturday Hoops: Cougs take fourth at Wild West Shootout
Spanish Springs was outscored 26-12 in the third quarter after holding a narrow 30-28 halftime lead over Jesuit (Carmichael, Calif.) and went on to fall 70-56 on Saturday in the Wild West Shootout. The defeat gave the Cougs (2-2, 1-0) a fourth-place finish in the annual eight-team tournament at Bishop Manogue. First-team all-league forward Josh Prizina missed his third … [Read more...]
Friday Hoops: Spanish Springs suffers first loss
Boys The Cougars were outscored 46-29 in the second half of Friday’s Wild West Shootout semifinal against host Bishop Manogue and wore their first loss of the season, 83-67. The Miners improved to 3-0 and advanced to Saturday’s title game. One night after scoring 30 in a quarterfinal win over St. Mary’s, Marcus Loadholt went for 29 on 8-of-14 shooting. Jalen Townsell was … [Read more...]
Thursday Hoops: Spanish Springs boys pick up marquee victory
Boys Spanish Springs picked up a signature non-league win on Thursday night, coming back to beat St. Mary’s (Stockton, Calif.) 77-66 in the first round of the Wild West Shootout at Bishop Manogue. The Cougars (2-0, 1-0) trailed 25-15 after the first eight minutes before outscoring the Rams 62-41 the rest of the way. Senior Marcus Loadholt had a huge night, scoring a … [Read more...]
High Desert League Girls Hoops Capsules
Reno Huskies 2015-16 league record: 15-1, first in HDL 2015-16 postseason: L to Bishop Manogue in regional title game, 72-59; L to Centennial in state semis, 82-53 Number of returning starters: 3 Key returners: Dom Harding, Mikayla Shults, McKain Murdock, Kaitlyn Biassou Notable losses: Mallory McGwire, Daranda Hinkey Coach: Shane Foster, 12th season Season … [Read more...]
Season Preview: Cougars core intact
The Cougars were right there last year. Yes, they finished 7-20 overall, 4-12 in the former DI North (now 4A North for a second time). And yes, the .250 league winning percentage put them in fifth place in the High Desert League – five games out of the playoff picture. But consider this: Spanish Springs lost six games by five points or fewer and only scored five points … [Read more...]