The Cougars are league champions. Needing a win or a tie at home on Tuesday night against Reed (11-6-0, 10-6-0) in the regular-season finale, Spanish Springs (14-3-2, 11-3-2) scored three second-half goals to claim the High Desert League No. 1 seed with a 3-1 victory over its cross-town rival. The league title comes one year after the Cougs finished tied for … [Read more...]
Boys Soccer: Sparks ties, Reed rolls, Spanish Springs falls
The Railroaders went on the road Saturday and played South Tahoe to a 1-1 tie—their third draw in their last four games. Sparks moved to 14-1-4, 10-0-4 and now sits just one point ahead of Elko for first place in the DI-A North with two games to play. South Tahoe, which is in third place, moved to 7-1-6, 7-1-6. “The boys played very hard,” Sparks coach Frank Avilla said. … [Read more...]
Girls Soccer: Reed-Spanish Springs to decide league title, Sparks blanked
By Shyene Joubert, reporting intern The Raiders kept their High Desert League title hopes alive on Saturday with a 2-0 home win over Reno. With the win, Reed improved to 11-5-0, 10-5-0 and remained just two points behind league-leading Spanish Springs. Reed goes to Spanish Springs on Tuesday in the regular-season finale and can win the league title with a win. The Cougars … [Read more...]
Boys Soccer: Sparks rolls, Lancers down Cougs, Raiders blanked
The league-leading Railroaders improved to 14-1-3, 10-0-3 with a 4-0 shutout home win over winless Fallon on Wednesday. Gernaro Vazquez scored twice in the victory. He started the afternoon’s scoring in the ninth minute (Alex Cabrera assist) and ended it in the 77th (Eric Cervantes assist). Omar Vasquez gave the Railroaders a 2-0 halftime lead with a tally in the 32nd … [Read more...]
Girls Soccer: Morgan comes up big for Cougs, Raiders keep pace
Halley Morgan scored two second-half goals Tuesday at home against McQueen to give Spanish Springs a 3-1 victory. Morgan’s pair of goals not only broke a 1-1 halftime tie, but they significantly bolstered the Cougs’ league-title chances. With the win, Spanish Springs (12-3-2, 9-3-2) maintained a two-point lead over Reed and three-point lead over Reno for first place with … [Read more...]
Girls Soccer: Spanish Springs earns draw with Reno, Sparks’ winning streak snapped
The Cougars grinded out a 1-1 home draw against the Huskies on Saturday afternoon to maintain their first-place lead in the High Desert League. Spanish Springs (11-3-2, 8-3-2) leads Reno (10-6-2, 7-4-2) by three points with three games left to play in the regular season. After a scoreless first half, Ashley Pittard spotted the Cougs a 1-0 lead with 10 minutes left only … [Read more...]
Boys Soccer: Cougs roll, Sparks ties
The Cougars improved to 5-4-4, 5-4-4 with a 3-0 home win over Reno (3-9-3, 2-8-3) on Saturday. Court Diesner found the net five minutes in and Daniel Vazquez pushed Spanish Springs’ first-half lead to 2-0 with a goal in the 30th. Jalen Townsell scored the second half’s only goal in the 50th. Spanish Springs hosts McQueen on Wednesday at 7 p.m. Sparks settles for … [Read more...]
Boys Soccer: Reed-McQueen postponed, Cougs shut out Hug
By Ty Pimienta, reporting intern McQueen’s Cedric Jones scored the only goal of the match on Wednesday night in the Lancers’ road game at Reed. But McQueen didn’t leave with a win. In the 59th minute, lights at Reed began to malfunction and delayed the match until further notice. The continuation of Reed (3-7-2, 2-7-2) and McQueen (2-8-4, 2-6-2) will be determined … [Read more...]