The Railroaders outshot the guest Lakers, 28-4, on Friday night. It didn’t result in a win. Sparks (9-1-1, 4-1-1) and North Tahoe (4-3-3, 3-0-3) played to a 0-0 tie in their inaugural 3A North matchup. Two of Sparks’ shots hit the crossbar, one hit the post. “(It was a) very physical game,” Sparks coach Jose Espana said. “I am proud with ow the boys responded to … [Read more...]
Girls Soccer: Local teams go 1-1-1
Spanish Springs won its second straight on Tuesday afternoon with a 2-0 victory at Bishop Manogue. The Cougars improved to 2-3-1, 2-3-1. Spanish Springs will attempt to make it three straight on Saturday when it hosts McQueen at 12:30 p.m. in its High Desert League opener. Galena dumps Reed, 4-1 Reed allowed a pair of unanswered second half goals on Tuesday … [Read more...]
Saturday Soccer Summary
Boys Sparks bounces back from first loss The Railroaders rebounded from their first loss of the season on Friday with a 3-1 home win over Spring Creek on Saturday. Sparks improved to 8-1, 3-1 in 3A North play. “I’m pretty happy with how these guys bounced back from yesterdays’ loss,” Sparks coach Jose Espana said. Junior Brandon Paz found the net twice in the … [Read more...]
Sparks soccer: Boys suffer first loss, girls end skid
Sparks outshot Elko 20-5 at home on Friday and still suffered its first loss of the season, 3-2. The Railroaders dropped to 7-1, 2-1 in 3A North play. The Indians improved to 4-5-3, 1-0-2. Johanan Sorto scored nine minutes into the second half (Genaro Vazquez assist) to give Sparks a 2-1 lead. Elko drew even 11 minutes later in the 60th, then scored the game winner with … [Read more...]
Sparks soccer: Boys romp, girls romped
Sparks improved to a perfect 7-0, 2-0 in the 3A North with a convincing 6-1 win over South Tahoe on Friday night in the home opener. The Vikings fell to 1-3, 1-1. South Tahoe scored the first goal in the 27th minute to take a brief lead. Genaro Vazquez tied the game two minutes later then assisted Jesus Partida in the 33rd minute to push Sparks in front 2-1. That score … [Read more...]
Wednesday Roundup
The Sparks boys soccer team sent a message on Wednesday night. The two-time defending 3A North champs went to perennially tough Truckee, and rolled 4-0. With the win in the league opener, the Railroaders improved to 5-0, 1-0. “It was a full team effort. We seemed to have different guys step up,” said first-year coach Jose Espana. “That’s what I’m most happy about.” … [Read more...]
Sparks girls finish 2-2 at Howell Memorial
The Railroaders started their 2016 push with a 2-2 weekend at the Howell Memorial Tournament at the South Valleys Sports Complex in south Reno. Sparks (2-2, 0-0) bested 3A North counterpart Elko as well as Damonte Ranch, and fell to strong 4A squads Reno and Bishop Gorman. “I was pretty happy with what the team did the whole weekend,” Sparks coach Art Hurtado said. … [Read more...]
Soccer: Sparks boys win first two, girls split
The Sparks boys soccer team started its 2016 season on Friday with a pair of non-league victories over 4A schools in the Howell Memorial Tournament. The Railroaders (2-0, 0-0) bested Galena, 1-0, then Bishop Manogue, 2-0. All games played in the tournament at the South Valleys Sports Complex were played with 25-minute halves. In the first game, Genaro Vazquez scored the … [Read more...]