Ozoude, Miller headed to Mountain West A whopping total of 10 Spanish Springs student athletes inked national letters of intent at a signing ceremony held outside the school’s gym on Wednesday afternoon. Two of the 10 will compete at the Div. I level in the Mountain West. Sprinter Jessica Ozoude signed with Colorado State after verbally committing last month. Ozoude is … [Read more...]
Shoup Shots: Reno’s raucous weekend, Ozoude chooses Colorado State
Reno needs to catch its breath, maybe let the resting heart beat come back down. It endured a marathon this weekend. I’m not convinced you can make argument it wasn’t one of the busiest in Northern Nevada sports history. For the second straight year, the Big Sky played its men’s and women’s conference tournaments at the Reno Events Center. Regular-season champion … [Read more...]
Reed boys take first at regionals, girls fourth
The Reed boys track team literally ran away from the field in Saturday’s DI North regional meet at Carson to claim its first regional title since 1999. The Raiders scored 181.5 points, well ahead of runner-up McQueen (121) and third-place Damonte Ranch (87). Spanish Springs scored 10 teams points and finished in 11th. “We had some fun today,” Reed coach Dale Moss said. … [Read more...]
Shoup Shots: #LawlorIsLit, Reed softball still undefeated—again, Williams closing in on national title—again
If you weren’t at Lawlor on Friday night, you missed out. Even the most casual of fans couldn’t have helped but get goosebumps at certain points down the stretch of what was maybe the most anticipated Nevada sporting event since the football team beat No. 4 Boise State in 2010. There hasn’t been a whole lot of reason for optimism inside Lawlor the last couple years, so … [Read more...]
Reed boys take first, girls second at Rotary Invitational
Reed hosted its annual Rotary Invitational Track Meet this weekend and both the boys and girls looked like regional title contenders. Every year, the meet is one of the largest in the state (excluding regional and state meets) and that was again the case for the two-day event this year. Twenty-one schools participated. The Reed boys ran away with the meet title, turning … [Read more...]
Ozoude quietly one of Nevada’s fastest
One of the fastest girls in the state of Nevada calls Spanish Springs home. Where junior Jess Ozoude got her talent, she doesn’t know. “My dad said it’s from Kenyans,” Ozoude said with a grin. “But we’re not even Kenyan.” She played soccer growing up, including her first two years at Spanish Springs, and conceded that she felt she always had a step on those she was … [Read more...]