The playoffs matchups are all set for high school soccer in the Northern region. On the girls side of things, back-to-back ties with Reed and Reno to end the season gave Spanish Springs the slight edge to finish in first place and take the top seed from the High Desert League. They took on the No. 4 seed Bishop Manogue yesterday from the Sierra League with the winner taking … [Read more...]
Spanish Springs Claims First High Desert League Title
After an entertaining final week of the regular season, the high school football playoffs are set in Northern Nevada. Spanish Springs claimed its first High Desert League title and the No. 1 seed in the process by knocking off rival Reed, 21-16 on Thursday. The Cougs (7-3, 4-0) will host the No. 4 seed Galena (2-8, 2-3) from the Sierra League in Friday’s opening quarterfinal … [Read more...]
Cougs Win over Reno Sets up Big Game with Reed Thursday
Spanish Springs confirmed to the rest of the conference what they already knew Friday night – that they are the top team in the High Desert League. The Cougs proved as much with a 29-15 over Reno, the team that was tied with them atop the division standings heading into the showdown. The victory assures them at least a tie for second place when the dust settles on the … [Read more...]
Prep Soccer Roundup
Spanish Springs Boys: The Cougar boys won a pair of games via the shutout last week to improve to 6-0 on the young season. Lucca Casci, Kevin Garad, Wilmer Hernandez, Jose Valdivia and Ivan Lara all reached the back of the net in a 5-0 win over Douglas Sept. 15 before a 3-0 win over Bishop Manogue last Wednesday. Spanish Springs got three second half goals from Allen … [Read more...]
Football Kicks off This Weekend for Cougs, Railroaders
Football begins this weekend for two Rail City teams as Spanish Springs and Sparks High will both hit the road to get the 2018 season underway. Cougars coach Eric Borja will lead his team up the hill to Lake Tahoe to take on California High from San Ramon at 6 p.m. on Saturday. Borja will look to lean on experience from the 15 seniors on his roster as they look to improve on … [Read more...]
Cougs Star Clary Named to Maxpreps National Softball Team
Spanish Springs standout pitcher Tyra Clary received a big honor recently and was named to the 2018 MaxPreps national high school underclass softball All-American team. The list, compiled of freshman, sophomores and juniors, highlights the season’s of the best players in the country by position. Clary was named as a utility player as she starred as both a hitter and a … [Read more...]
Cougars Capture Second State Title in Three Years
The wait wasn’t nearly as long, but the outcome was just as sweet for the Spanish Springs High softball team. After winning its first two games of the tourney, the Cougars defeated Douglas 6-2 to capture the 4A state softball title Saturday at Bishop Manogue. It’s the second title in three years for Spanish Springs, who defeated the very same Tiger team five days earlier to … [Read more...]
Raiders, Cougs Come up Short in Regionals
Spanish Springs played one more game than Reed did in the 4A Northern Regional tourney last week, but in the end the result was the same as both teams were sent home early. The No. 7 seed Raiders got on the board first behind a David Goodman home run in their first round game against No. 2 Bishop Manogue, but the Miners scored four in the second and went on to win 6-1. The … [Read more...]