Each year, the Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association selects 20 statewide senior student-athletes who have excelled on and off the playing surface and names them to the Northern Nevada or Southern Nevada Top 10. Special consideration is given for lettering in multiple sports, relative academic success within the school, extracurricular participation beyond … [Read more...]
Saturday Hoops
Boys Cougars hold off Oakland Spanish Springs picked up its third straight win on Saturday afternoon, holding on against Oakland, 60-57, in a non-league home contest. Marcus Loadholt led the way with a game-high 21 points. Jalen Townsell (12 points) was the only other Cougars to reach double figures. Josh Prizina just missed out on a double-double, finishing with … [Read more...]
Saturday Hoops: Cougs take fourth at Wild West Shootout
Spanish Springs was outscored 26-12 in the third quarter after holding a narrow 30-28 halftime lead over Jesuit (Carmichael, Calif.) and went on to fall 70-56 on Saturday in the Wild West Shootout. The defeat gave the Cougs (2-2, 1-0) a fourth-place finish in the annual eight-team tournament at Bishop Manogue. First-team all-league forward Josh Prizina missed his third … [Read more...]
Friday Hoops: Spanish Springs suffers first loss
Boys The Cougars were outscored 46-29 in the second half of Friday’s Wild West Shootout semifinal against host Bishop Manogue and wore their first loss of the season, 83-67. The Miners improved to 3-0 and advanced to Saturday’s title game. One night after scoring 30 in a quarterfinal win over St. Mary’s, Marcus Loadholt went for 29 on 8-of-14 shooting. Jalen Townsell was … [Read more...]
Thursday Hoops: Spanish Springs boys pick up marquee victory
Boys Spanish Springs picked up a signature non-league win on Thursday night, coming back to beat St. Mary’s (Stockton, Calif.) 77-66 in the first round of the Wild West Shootout at Bishop Manogue. The Cougars (2-0, 1-0) trailed 25-15 after the first eight minutes before outscoring the Rams 62-41 the rest of the way. Senior Marcus Loadholt had a huge night, scoring a … [Read more...]
Boys Hoops: Sparks drops opener to McQueen
Sparks committed 27 turnovers and suffered a 71-54 loss in Saturday’s season opener at home against McQueen. The Lancers outscored the Railroaders 17-6 in the first quarter and led the rest of the way. Matt Longland led Sparks with 22 points. More than half his damage came at the charity stripe, where he hit 12-of-13 freebies. Carlos Rodriguez finished with 16 in the … [Read more...]
Season Preview: Sparks ready to run
Sparks was a 57-55 double overtime loss at South Tahoe away from advancing to the 3A North regional tournament last winter. The defeat left them at 7-16, 6-10 – just one game behind both Spring Creek and Fallon for the final two spots in the field. Coach Dan Schreiber lost seven seniors from that team. That doesn’t mean he expects his team to bow out of contention. … [Read more...]
Boys prep hoops all-league teams released
The DI North all-league teams were released last week as the season came to a close. High Desert League champion, Reno, led the region with seven selections (including HDL Coach of the Year Matt Ochs). Sierra League and DI North champion, Carson, had six (including Sierra League Coach of the Year Carlos Mendeguia). Spanish Springs and Galena both had five selections. … [Read more...]