With three wins last week, including a pivotal sweep at McQueen, Spanish Springs is one win removed the High Desert League title. The Cougars have two games remaining in the regular season, at Reno tonight and at Reed Wednesday. They just need to win one of those to claim the HDL crown. Spanish Springs lost at home in four to the Huskies earlier this season, but swept the … [Read more...]
Friday Soccer Summary
Boys: Railroaders move into first place Sparks entered Friday’s pivotal 3A North matchup at North Tahoe tied with the Vikings for first place. It left alone atop the standings. The Railroaders handed the Vikings their first league loss of the season, 2-0. With the win, Sparks (18-2-1, 11-2-1) moved three points clear of North Tahoe (10-3-5, 9-1-4) with just two … [Read more...]
Wednesday Soccer: Spanish Springs boys claim HDL crown
Cougars win league title The Spanish Springs seniors had a Senior Night to remember. The Cougars (11-2-1, 11-2-1) wrapped up the High Desert League with a 2-0 win over Hug on Wednesday night in their final regular season home game. The win kept Spanish Springs seven points clear of second-place North Valleys (8-3-3) with just two matches left in the regular season. Hug … [Read more...]
Saturday Soccer Summary
Boys Spanish Springs’ win streak halted The Cougars’ 10-game winning streak came to a close on Saturday morning, but not with a loss. Spanish Springs scored two second-half goals at North Valleys to salvage a 2-2 draw. Jose Estrada scored the equalizer with one minute left in regulation. The Cougs now sit at 10-2-1, 10-2-1 atop the High Desert League. The Panthers … [Read more...]
Sparks boys, girls bested; Reed volleyball wins second straight
Sparks boys suffer falls for second time The Railroaders (15-2-1, 8-2-1) suffered just their second loss of the season on Friday night, 2-0, at Elko. The Indians scored both their goals in the first half, improving to 10-7-4, 6-2-3. The win avenged a 3-2 loss at Sparks last month. Sparks will try to bounce back on Saturday at Spring Creek. The Railroaders beat … [Read more...]
Boys Soccer: Sparks thumps Truckee for fifth straight win
Sparks won its fifth straight in convincing fashion on Monday afternoon, running past Truckee, 5-1. The Railroaders (14-1-1, 8-1-1) completed the regular-season sweep of the perennially tough Wolverines (9-3-3, 5-2-3), also winning 4-0 at Truckee a month ago. The game was originally scheduled to be played last Wednesday, but had to be moved to Monday due to a shortage of … [Read more...]
Saturday Soccer Summary
Boys Cougars handle Raiders Spanish Springs’ winning streak swelled to nine game games on Saturday with a 4-1 win over Reed on Saturday morning. The first-place Cougars improved to 9-2-0, 9-2-0. The Raiders, who started the day in fifth place in the High Desert League, fell to 2-8-2, 2-8-1. Court Diesner, Austin Fullmer, Daniel Vazquez and Oscar Espinoza all found the … [Read more...]
Saturday Soccer Summary
Boys Cougars win seventh straight It’s been nothing but smooth sailing for Spanish Springs since dropping the first two matches of the year. The Cougars (7-2-0, 7-2-0) won their seventh straight on Saturday, 3-0, at Hug. The Hawks fell to 4-5-1, 4-3-1 in the 4A North. David Trujillo gave the Cougs a 1-0 lead, just eight minutes in. Austin Fullmer stretched the … [Read more...]