One. It was the number of field goals Spanish Springs scored in the third quarter of Tuesday night’s 45-32 home loss to McQueen. The frustrating eight minutes for the Cougs saw a five-point halftime hole grow as deep as 14, an insurmountable difference. “That was the story of the game. We missed a lot of layups,” Spanish Springs coach Art Cardenas said. “We executed the … [Read more...]
Girls hoops: Reed crushes Hug
Reed outscored Hug 19-0 in the first quarter on Friday night and rolled to a comfortable 62-13 home victory. The Raiders improved to 7-4, 5-3 in the DI North and into a third-place tie with North Valleys. Hug dropped to 0-11, 0-8. Reed freshman point guard Vanessa Hernandez led all scorers with 19 points. Taylor Johnson had 14. Reed led 35-7 at the half and 50-13 … [Read more...]
Girls hoops: Reed falls in overtime at McQueen
RENO—Reed girls hoops coach Sara Schopper-Ramirez is tired of using youth as an excuse. There isn’t a single senior on this year’s roster. But after her squad failed to hit a field goal in overtime of Tuesday night’s 60-56 loss at McQueen, she didn’t know what else to blame. “It’s like okay guys, I can’t keep using the excuse that we’re young,” Schopper-Ramirez said. … [Read more...]
Girls hoops: Spanish Springs, Reed on good end, Sparks struggles
RENO—The Spanish Springs girls went on the road Friday night and handed Galena its 10th straight loss with a 50-43 win. The Cougars improved to 5-12, 2-4 in the DI North while the Grizzlies dropped to 2-10, 1-5. “It was good. It was good for us,” Spanish Springs coach Art Cardenas said. “We’ve played in a lot of close games and right now, it’s about learning how to … [Read more...]
Girls hoops: Raiders pull away from Grizzlies
RENO—The Reed girls found themselves in a tight contest early on Tuesday night at Galena. But the Raiders’ athleticism eventually took over and they proceeded to roll, grabbing a 60-28 DI North road win over the Grizzlies. “I think it’s still that leadership thing, like who’s going to pump us up?” Reed coach Sara Schopper-Ramirez said of her squad’s slow start. “We came … [Read more...]
Spanish Springs boys roll, girls let early lead slip
Last week was a rough one for the Cougs. They lost three-straight home games, two of which were technically league contests. It’s fair to say after Friday night’s 72-42 rout at Damonte Ranch, they’ve moved on. “That was in the past. We’re living right here in the present,” Spanish Springs coach Kyle Penney said. “We still have to get better. We can’t be happy with … [Read more...]
Girls Hoops: Spanish Springs throttled, Reed throttles
The Miners didn’t waste any time Tuesday night. They scored the first 15 points of the DI North contest at Spanish Springs and rolled to a 70-32 win that featured running clock for the entirety of the fourth quarter. The Cougars fell to 1-5, 1-1 in the DI North with their fifth-straight loss. The Miners improve to 2-0, 2-0. After the guests opened the contest on a … [Read more...]
Spanish Springs girls fall to Bella Vista
The Spanish Springs girls (1-1, 1-0) suffered their first loss of the young season on Thursday night with a narrow 48-45 loss to Bella Vista. It was the Cougs first game of a non-league tournament their hosting. Spanish Springs trailed 41-34 after three quarters and outscored their guests 9-7 in the fourth quarter but wasn’t able to complete the comeback. Anhelica … [Read more...]