By Shyene Joubert, reporting intern Reed picked up a big 2-1 home win over McQueen on Tuesday night. After a lopsided 5-0 loss to Spanish Springs on Saturday, Reed improved to 7-5-0, 7-5-0. McQueen fell to 5-8-1, 4-6-2. Hannah Anderson put the Raiders in front 1-0 in the ninth minute. However, it was Ali Miller's penalty kick goal in the 26th minute that proved to be … [Read more...]
Boys Soccer: Cougs down Raiders, 3-1
By Shyene Joubert, reporting intern Spanish Springs handled cross-town rival, Reed, 3-1 on Saturday. The Cougars improved to 3-4-4, 3-4-4. The Raiders fell to 2-7-2, 2-7-2. Court Diesner, put the Cougs on the board in the 15th minute and scored again late to ice the game. Anibal Gonzales scored at end the first half. “I thought we’ve been playing well, and we … [Read more...]
Girls Soccer: Spanish Springs routs Reed, builds on first-place lead
By Shyene Joubert, reporting intern Spanish Springs built on its first-place lead on Saturday afternoon with a dominant 5-0 win at Reed. The Cougars (10-3-1, 7-3-1) now own a four-point lead atop the High Desert League standings over the Raiders (8-7-1, 5-5-1) who suffered their second loss of the week. Halley Morgan scored back-to-back goals in the first half, … [Read more...]
Boys Soccer: Sparks picks up big win, mixed results for Raiders, Cougs
Sparks solidified its spot atop the DI-A North on Wednesday evening with a 3-1 home win over Truckee in a rematch of last year’s regional title game. The Railroaders, who entered the game with a three-point lead over Elko for first place, improved to 12-1-1, 8-0-1. The Wolverines, who are down compared to previous seasons, fell to 10-6-1, 5-3-1. The win not only notched a … [Read more...]
Girls Soccer: Cougars move into first place with Raiders loss
By Jasmine Gutierrez, reporting intern Spanish Springs bested North Valleys 3-1 at home on Tuesday night. Spanish Springs improved to 9-3-1, 6-3-1 in league plays but more importantly, slid into first place ahead of Reed, by one point, which fell at Reno on Tuesday night. North Valleys dropped 1-10-0, 0-10-0. “I thought we did pretty good. We definitely controlled … [Read more...]
Boys Soccer: Sparks continues to cruise, Spanish Springs draws, Raiders fall
The league-leading Railroaders continued to roll on Saturday with a 3-0 home win over Lowry. Sparks improved to 11-1-1, 7-0-1 in the DI-A North. Lowry dropped to 4-6-1, 3-4-1. Eric Cervantes scored the first goal of the afternoon, unassisted, in the 33rd minute. Brandon Paz (67’) got some help from Omar Vasquez and Alex Medina (79’) accounted for the final scoring of … [Read more...]
Girls Soccer: Reed, Sparks pick up big wins, Spanish Springs ties
The Raiders dominated 4-0 on the road at North Valleys on Saturday. Reed (6-3-0, 6-3-0) entered the day tied for first in the High Desert League but with the Cougars’ tie against McQueen, took a two-point lead in the standings. North Valleys started the scoring in the first half with an own goal. Krista Bosch stretched the lead to 2-0 seven minutes into the second half. … [Read more...]
Boys Soccer: Spanish Springs ties Reno, Reed falls at Hug
By Jasmine Gutierrez, reporting intern Spanish Springs settled for a 3-3 tie at Reno on Wednesday afternoon. The Cougars moved to 2-3-3, 2-3-3 in the DI North after tying Hug, 1-1, on Saturday. Reno moved to 2-6-2, 1-5-2. “I felt like the first half we didn’t play well at all,” Spanish Springs coach Winston Mora said. “Second half we came strong as it showed we … [Read more...]