Nearly 28 percent of selections are on bump Pitching is an integral part of baseball. Some would claim it’s the most significant aspect. The 4A North baseball coaches would be in that group. On Saturday night, the 4A North all-league baseball teams were released and of the 76 selections (6.3 per team), 21 were pitchers. Nine received first-team honors, nine landed on … [Read more...]
Jensen, Sellers highlight 4A North all-league softball teams
Spanish Springs, Bishop Manogue lead way with nine selections Julia Jensen’s trophy case may be due for an increase in square footage. When the all-league teams were released last Tuesday by the 4A North commissioner’s office, Reed’s ace was named the region’s MVP for the third-straight year. The only year she didn’t win it, her freshman season, teammate and fellow … [Read more...]
Long balls and busted eyebrows, Reed wins fifth straight regional title
Hughes’ three-run shot in the third is enough for winningest pitcher in state history RENO – The 4A North hierarchy remains intact. Reed celebrated its fifth straight regional title on Saturday afternoon, besting Bishop Manogue, 4-2, at Bishop Manogue. The victory, Reed’s 29th straight, came almost two months after the Raiders (34-2-1) last lost – when they were swept … [Read more...]
Regional Tournament: Reed bombs past Bishop Manogue
Reed pushes into 4A North title, Pair of walk-off wins keep Spanish Springs alive RENO – Reed deposited four pitches beyond the fence at Bishop Manogue on Friday evening and scored five times in the bottom of the sixth to surge past the Miners, 9-5, in a 4A North semifinal. The final home run of the game was the most consequential. In the half inning subsequent to the … [Read more...]
Regional Tournament: Cougs walk off on Miners, walk into 4A North’s final four
Lariviere draws bases-loaded walk in bottom of seventh to extend season at least one more day RENO – Malik Lariviere has an oscillating confidence. That’s understandable given his previous six-year departure from baseball. So, when he stepped in with the bases loaded and two outs in the bottom of the seventh of a 5-5 regional elimination game at Bishop Manogue on … [Read more...]
4A North regional softball tournament preview
Reed aims at five-peat, will be pushed by host Bishop Manogue and Spanish Springs One impressive Reed run ended this year. Will a second? The Raiders’ football team saw its streak of regional titles snapped at five in the fall and the Raiders’ softball squad is trying to get to five straight this weekend at the regional tournament hosted by Bishop Manogue. The four-time … [Read more...]
Sellers walk off gives Raiders league title
Reed completes first sweep Spanish Springs since 2013, takes No. 1 seed into regional tournament If the final game of the regular season on Saturday afternoon was a film, it would have been difficult to script it any better. Two cross-town rivals (Reed and Spanish Springs). Turbulent weather (persistent wind and rain starting to fall). High stakes (the league title was … [Read more...]
Cougars end Raiders’ season in extra innings, Spanish Springs softball handles Reno
Leading 6-3 in the seventh with two outs and a playoff spot in the balance, Reed commits pair of season-ending errors as Spanish Springs takes No. 2 seed First-year Reed coach Levi Matherly said his squad treated Thursday’s regular-season bookend under the lights like a playoff game. Essentially, it was a playoff game. With a win on their home field, the Raiders would … [Read more...]