Jensen leads Reed over Damonte Ranch in 4A North opener By Brian Walther, reporting intern Julia Jensen dominated in Thursday’s 4A North opener against Damonte Ranch, leading the Raiders to a 6-1 home win. The senior Nevada commit allowed just one run on four hits and struck out 12 in the complete game victory as the Raiders improved to 5-0-1, 1-0. The Mustangs sunk to … [Read more...]
Saturday Softball: Reed, Spanish Springs end Sacramento trip strong
Julia Jensen struck out 12 in a complete-game effort to lead the Raiders to a 7-2 win over Christian Brothers (Sacramento, Calif.) in Saturday’s Sacramento trip finale. The Raiders improved to 4-0-1, 0-0. Both runs charged to Jensen were unearned. She gave up four hits and walked to batters. Jensed did it with the bat, too. She went 2-for-3 with a triple and two RBIs. … [Read more...]
Friday Softball: Reed wins and ties, Spanish Springs splits two in Sacramento
The defending four-time regional champion Raiders went 1-0-1 on Friday in Sacramento. Reed moved to 3-0-1, 0-0 with a tie against Antelope and a walk-off win over Del Oro. The Raiders conclude pool play on Saturday against Christian Brothers (5 p.m.). Reed 1, Del Oro 0 Carla Hernandez scored the game-winning run in the bottom of the seventh in Friday’s final game, … [Read more...]
Spanish Springs Softball Preview: Defending state champs will look a lot different in 2017
Cougs to rely on youth, have five freshmen on roster Last year’s run to the state title could be described many ways. Jeff Davidson, entering his 12th season running the Spanish Springs program, went with “magical.” “Last season was just a magical year,” he said. “We were up and down all year long. The team came together at the right time … When we got to state, we … [Read more...]
Shoup Shots: Top five prep stories of 2016
In a lot of ways, 2016 sucked. Beloved Miami Marlins pitcher Jose Fernandez left this earth in a tragic boating accident. Prince, Muhammad Ali, Arnold Palmer, John Glenn and David Bowie were among the big names who also left for greener pastures. We endured the most negative presidential election ever seen as racially charged tension split our country like a hot … [Read more...]
Sparks Tribune Team of the Year: Spanish Springs softball
The Spanish Springs softball team is the 2015-16 Sparks Tribune Team of the Year. It’s not just that the Cougars were the Rail City’s only team to win a major sport state title, it’s how they did it. It was a run few outside the Cougs’ dugout saw coming. “The way it started, it was rough. We had a lot of adversity this year,” Spanish Springs coach Jeff Davidson said after … [Read more...]
12 Spanish Springs athletes sign national letters of intent
Spanish Springs Athletic Director Art Anderson typically hosts signing ceremonies in the small area outside the school’s massive gym. So many athletes signed national letters of intent in Wednesday afternoon’s ceremony, the event had to be moved into the gym. Twelve now former Spanish Springs student athletes made their future athletic and academic plans official, … [Read more...]
Shoup Shots: Spanish Springs softball proved many wrong (including me), Ozoude is Nevada’s fastest, Pack baseball opens MW tourney on Wednesday
On April 23, I said something dumb. I’ve made other less-than-intelligent statements since, but this proclamation turned out to be particularly lousy. I typically try to avoid mentioning when I’m wrong (I let my Twitter followers handle that responsibility), but an apology is in line. On that Saturday afternoon, I was at a softball doubleheader: Reed at Reno. I … [Read more...]