Spanish Springs primed itself for a huge match at McQueen on Wednesday with a sweep at North Valleys on Tuesday night. The Cougars rolled to 28-6, 10-2 in the 4A North with the 25-11, 25-13, 25-12 win over the Panthers. Emily Moore led the way with 11 kills. Jordyn Boswell had 10 and Ireland Bennett had seven. Mackenzie O’Connell passed out 22 assists to go along with … [Read more...]
Shoup Shots: Time for Cougs to prove it, Spanish Springs (volleyball) has big week, Pack must alter goals
Regardless of what happens the rest of the way, it would be hard to rule Spanish Springs’ season anything other than a success. The Cougars (5-2, 3-0) got over the hill and beat McQueen, at McQueen, and have rattled off four straight wins for the first time since the start of 2010. With just two weeks left in the regular season, they are tied with Reed for first place in … [Read more...]
Cougars sweep Raiders, stay in first place
Spanish Springs remained atop the High Desert League on Tuesday night with a 25-12, 25-23, 25-17 home sweep of Reed. The Cougars (27-6, 9-2) remained one game clear of McQueen (8-3 in 4A North play), which beat Reno (7-4 in 4A North play) in five sets on Tuesday night. The fourth-place Raiders dipped to 5-13, 3-8. Despite the win, Spanish Springs coach Frank Sandomenico … [Read more...]
Volleyball: Cougs suffer first home loss, Reed sweeps Hug
The Cougars missed out on a big opportunity at home on Thursday night. Spanish Springs hosted Reno and with a win, would’ve opened up a two-game lead over McQueen and a three-game lead over Reno atop the High Desert League. Instead, the Huskies handed the Cougars their first home loss of the season 25-20, 17-25, 25-22, 25-22. The loss dropped Spanish Springs to 21-5, … [Read more...]
Shoup Shots: Unofficial High Desert League title game on Friday night, Spanish Springs volleyball faces another test, Nevada in trouble
Once schedules were released, this one was circled: Reno at Reed. As more weeks passed by and a zero in Reno’s L column persisted, the hype only continued to swell. So it comes down to Friday. Mathematicians will tell you the Reed (5-1, 1-0) and Reno (6-0, 1-0) matchup is hardly the High Desert League title game. After all, three weeks remain after Friday … [Read more...]
Wednesday Roundup
Connor London scored the only goal of the match in the 45th minute on Wednesday night to give Spanish Springs a big early season 1-0 home win over North Valleys. The victory not only extended the Cougars’ winning streak to six, it also solidified their position atop the High Desert League. Spanish Springs improved to 6-2-0, 6-2-0, four points clear of North Valleys 6-5-4, … [Read more...]
Volleyball: Bennett bounces inside, Cougs bounce back
Spanish Springs has moved on. In the first game since their undefeated start to 4A North play was halted with a three-set loss at Manogue, the Cougars cruised at home on Tuesday night. Spanish Springs (20-4, 7-1) swept aside McQueen (11-10, 4-3) in straight sets 25-7, 25-16, 25-18 to move two games clear of both the Lancers and Reno for first place in the High Desert … [Read more...]
Shoup Shots: Cougars (football) can’t beat themselves, Spanish Springs (volleyball) picked inopportune time for off night
The Spanish Springs football team held a second half lead in all four games they’ve played this year. Despite the late advantages, they are just 2-2. “We obviously wanted to go maybe one game better, but we’ll take it,” Spanish Springs coach Eric Borja said after Friday’s comeback win against Galena. “We’re better off than we have been the last couple years. Hopefully … [Read more...]