RENO – If there was a team ready to confidently stare in the face of adversity, it was Spanish Springs. They did it all year. And now the Cougars are DI state champions. After unraveling in the seventh inning of Saturday’s first game against Rancho (31-9) at Hixson Park and falling 6-2, the Cougars (28-15) willed their way to a 2-1 win in the ‘if necessary’ game and the … [Read more...]
Cougs move on to DI state title game
RENO – The Cougars are playing for the state championship. Spanish Springs (27-14) topped Reed (32-4-1) in Friday’s DI state semifinal at Hixson Park, 6-2, to secure a top-two finish and send the Raiders to the loser’s bracket. It was the fifth meeting between the two teams in just 12 days. The two Rail City squads split the regular season’s final series before the … [Read more...]
Cougars advance to DI state softball semis, somehow
RENO – It was over. Spanish Springs (26-14) took a 4-1 lead to the bottom of the seventh inning in Thursday’s DI state semifinal against Shadow Ridge (30-6) at Hixson Park. But it was over. The Mustangs scored twice on four straight singles and an error to get within a run and had the bases loaded with one out. The tying run was a third. The winning run was at second. … [Read more...]
Shoup Shots: Jensen owns DI North tournament, Everyone is all-league, Pack baseball three wins from conference crown
The Reed softball team won its fourth straight regional title on Saturday, topping Spanish Springs 6-0 in the title game at Bishop Manogue. The Raiders will now attempt to win their second-straight state title, starting Thursday at Hixson Park against Rancho at 4:30 p.m. Those are the headlines. What is easy to overlook among all the success the program is having, … [Read more...]
Raiders capture fourth straight regional title
RENO – Just as they were the last three years, the Raiders are regional champions. Reed (31-3-1) completed a perfect run through the DI North regional tournament on Saturday with a 6-0 win over Spanish Springs (25-14) in the DI North title game at Bishop Manogue. “You know what, they (regional titles) are all special. But the most current one is always more special,” Reed … [Read more...]
Goins, Raiders walk off on Cougars, walk in to title game
RENO – Julia Jensen threw an eight inning no-hitter against Spanish Springs in Friday’s DI North semifinal at Bishop Manogue. And somehow, one of her teammates overshadowed her stellar outing. Senior shortstop Kenzi Goins blasted the second pitch of the bottom of the eighth inning well beyond the fence in the left to give the Raiders a walk off 1-0 win, sending the … [Read more...]
Softball: Cougars, Raiders win DI North openers
RENO – Spanish Springs played long ball to come back on Galena and avoid a first-round upset with a 10-6 win at Bishop Manogue on Thursday afternoon. “It’s huge. It was battle early,” Spanish Springs coach Jeff Davidson said of the win over the seventh-seeded Grizzlies. The No. 2 Cougars will play No. 6 Reno on Friday at 12:30 p.m. for the right to advance to the DI … [Read more...]
DI North Softball Regional Tournament Preview
It's that time. The 12 DI North squads have been trimmed down to eight to participate in the DI North regional tournament at Bishop Manogue. The state tournament will be held at Hixson Park on the Nevada campus May 19-21 so the top two finishers this weekend will earn the right to play for the state title. The first round of the DI North regional tournament starts … [Read more...]