The 4A North all-league teams were officially released on Tuesday night and as expected, the four local teams (Spanish Springs boys and girls, Reed boys and girls) were well represented. All four teams made the postseason and three of the four advanced to the regional semifinals. The Spanish Springs boys won the second league title in program history (first was in 2015) … [Read more...]
Tuesday Hoops: Reed boys, girls both sitting in third
Girls Reno runs past Reed The Raiders dropped into a third-place tie with McQueen after a 63-43 home loss to Reno on Tuesday night. Reed (15-5, 9-4) now sits deadlocked with McQueen, one game back of second-place Spanish Springs. Reno (20-4, 12-1) is two wins from clinching yet another High Desert League title. Serene Townsell-Williams and Vanessa Hernandez both … [Read more...]
Hoops: Sparks boys, girls swept at Dayton
Boys: Railroaders fall in OT at Dayton Sparks was outscored 6-4 in overtime at Dayton on Wednesday night and suffered a 48-46 loss to the Dust Devils. The Railroaders tumbled to 1-12, 0-4 in the 3A North with the tough loss. Dayton improved to 2-7, 1-3. Matt Longland and Mathew Garcia both scored 11 points in the overtime defeat. Carlos Rodriguez had nine. The … [Read more...]
Boys hoops storylines to watch in New Year
The Reed, Spanish Springs and Sparks boys basketball teams enter 2017 with varying degrees of expectation. Here are the storylines to watch for the Cougars, Raiders and Railroaders: Spanish Springs Cougars: Can they get it done? The goal for this team is pretty simple. Win the program’s first regional title. That’s how talented this bunch is. Josh Prizina and … [Read more...]
Thursday Hoops
Boys Sparks goes winless in Nugget Rail City Classic The home court didn’t help the Railroaders this week. Sparks (1-11) finished an 0-4 week at the Nugget Rail City Classic on Thursday morning with a 48-41 loss to Hug. The Hawks improved to 6-8. Matt Longland was 4-of-7 from deep and led the Railroaders with 19 points. Vashisth Patel had eight and nobody else in … [Read more...]
Wednesday Hoops: Good day for local girls
Girls Raiders claim Varsity Elite Tourney Reed overcame a sluggish first half to come back and beat Lowry, 51-40, at McQueen on Wednesday to claim the Varsity Elite Tournament title. The Raiders (8-2, 3-1) trailed 21-13 at the break before taking over in the second half. The defending 3A North champion Buckaroos (10-2) suffered just their second defeat of the … [Read more...]
Tuesday Hoops: Five local squads in action
Boys Sparks drop second game in Nugget Rail City Classic Sparks was unable to repeat its performance from a week ago. The Railroaders picked up their first win of the season last Tuesday at home over Lassen, but fell at home to the same Lassen team on Tuesday morning in the Nugget Rail City Classic, 38-37. With the defeat, Sparks dropped to 1-9, remaining 0-3 in 3A … [Read more...]
Monday Hoops: Reed girls victorious, Sparks boys come up short
Girls Reed races past Truckee, 69-15 The Raiders did not have any trouble in Monday’s home non-conference tournament game against Truckee, rolling to a 69-15 win. Reed improved to 5-2, 3-1 with the victory in the first game of a holiday tournament hosted by Reed and McQueen. The Wolverines, who play in the 3A North, dropped to 4-5. Tournament play continues … [Read more...]