RENO—Galena’s defensive game plan was obvious: Don’t let Marcus Loadholt beat them. And he didn’t. The Grizzlies held arguably the best player in Northern Nevada to eight points in Friday’s DI North contest at Galena. Unfortunately for the Grizzlies, the Cougars are well-rounded. The rest of Spanish Springs’ roster picked up the slack and the Cougars pulled out a big … [Read more...]
Tuesday boys hoops roundup: Local squads go 2-1
The point of traveling early in the season is to play against competition you won’t see in the regular season, to expose weaknesses against unfamiliar foes. Unfortunately for Spanish Springs, the Cougs traveled all the way to San Diego to play in the Torrey Pines Classic by Under Armor and got stuck playing against High Desert League rival McQueen on Tuesday night. They … [Read more...]
Reed triumphant, Sparks handled in Rail City Classic finales
Thanks largely to a monster performance from Lincoln Turner, Reed salvaged the final game of its stint in the Rail City Classic. Turner went off for 28 points to lead the Raiders to a 66-52 win over Skyline (Oakland) on Saturday morning at Sparks. Reed improved to 3-5 overall and finished the tournament 2-2. The Titans dropped to 2-7. The Raiders led just 44-39 after … [Read more...]
Sparks boys, girls suffer varying defeats
The Sparks boys fell to 1-3 on the season with a brutal loss on Friday afternoon in the Rail City Classic at Wooster High. Sparks led Damonte Ranch all afternoon but lost that lead in the final 40 seconds, due largely to missing its last 10 free throws, and fell 40-38. It was Damonte’s first win in eight tries. Ricky Guadron led the Railroaders with nine points. Aaron … [Read more...]
Sparks, Reed fall in Rail City Classic
Sparks trailed Yerington just 23-16 at the half in Thursday’s Rail City Classic consolation game at Sparks but the Lions scored the first seven points of the second half and never looked back. The Lions (7-1) led by no fewer than 14 the rest of the way on their way to a 48-28 win of Sparks (1-2). The final 20-point margin was the largest of the game. Turnovers cost … [Read more...]
Reed hangs 90 on Sparks in Rail City Classic opener
The Reed boys started the season on a three-game skid. Now five games in, the Raiders are riding their first winning streak of the season. Reed’s offense exploded in a 90-50 win at Sparks on Wednesday night in both team’s Rail City Classic opener. “We’re clicking. We’re starting to get better. That’s the most important thing,” Reed coach Zach Sanford said. “Two wins, … [Read more...]
Railroaders to utilize rounded attack
Sometimes it helps to have one or two players to lean on over the course of a season. Sometimes it can be a team's Achilles heel. Sparks will not have that issue this winter. "We got a really good group of kids that are fairly fundamentally sound and share the ball well," Sparks coach Dan Schreiber said. "And all can score at either an inside attack, or at the perimeter. … [Read more...]