The girls basketball season came to a close last weekend with state championship games on Friday and Saturday at Lawlor Events Center. With a period being put on the season, the all-league squads were released leading into the state tournaments. In the DI North, Reno, McQueen and Bishop Manogue all led the way with six selections. McQueen’s total includes Aaron Walton, who … [Read more...]
Girls hoops: Reed pulls away from Spanish Springs in finale
And that’s a wrap. With neither team able to improve its positioning, Reed hung on to top Spanish Springs 73-59 at home on Friday night in the regular season finale. “I thought we should’ve put it away,” Reed coach Sara Schopper-Ramirez said. “We had chances to put it away a lot quicker. We don’t want to let any team hang around.” Reed (11-9, 9-7), which finished … [Read more...]
Girls hoops: All three local squads fall
RENO—Vanessa Hernandez banked home a triple with 5:27 left in the first quarter to give Reed a quick 5-2 lead at Reno on Tuesday night. The next 31:27 went the way many expected. The Huskies responded to the Hernandez three with 19 straight points and never looked back in an 83-33 rout that featured running clock the final 11 minutes. “They’re tough,” Reed coach … [Read more...]
Shoup Shots: Playoff outlook for local hoops squads
It may feel like the season just started, but the prep hoops regular season comes to a close this week. So ready or not, the postseason starts next week. Here’s how the playoff picture looks for the local squads: Spanish Springs boys The Cougars are in. The question just becomes where will they finish? After Friday’s loss at McQueen, Spanish Springs will likely need … [Read more...]
Spanish Springs girls eliminated from postseason
RENO—The Spanish Springs girls were eliminated from postseason contention on Friday night with a 55-40 loss at McQueen. The loss dropped the Cougars to 7-17, 4-10 in the DI North—four games behind fourth-place Reed with just two games to play. The Lancers, who secured second place with the win, improved to 18-5, 11-3. “It’s tough. I wanted it for the girls,” Spanish … [Read more...]
Girls hoops: Reno rolls past Spanish Springs
Spanish Springs’ slim playoff chances took another blow on Tuesday night with a lopsided 66-29 home loss to Reno The Cougars (7-17, 4-9) remained three games behind North Valleys for the High Desert League’s fourth and final playoff spot with just three games remaining. The first-place Huskies (22-2, 12-1) maintained a two-game lead over second-place McQueen. Spanish … [Read more...]
Girls hoops: Reed upsets McQueen
Reed coach Sara Schopper-Ramirez has had an image in her head all season. On Friday night, that image finally became a reality. Serene Townsell-Williams led the fast break, Vanessa Hernandez took over when necessary and posts Zoe Scott and Tori Baer combined for 18 points as the Raiders put together their best effort of the season, a 59-53 home upset of McQueen. … [Read more...]
Girls hoops: All three local squads fall
After eight minutes of play, the Sparks girls found themselves trailing just 11-10 at home against Truckee on Friday night. As it has been all season, that’s as good as it got for the Railroaders. They scored just 13 points the rest of the way in a 61-24 loss. The defeat extended the Railroaders’ winless start to the season to 11 games. The Wolverines improved to 10-9, … [Read more...]