By Shyene Joubert, reporting intern Spanish Springs built on its first-place lead on Saturday afternoon with a dominant 5-0 win at Reed. The Cougars (10-3-1, 7-3-1) now own a four-point lead atop the High Desert League standings over the Raiders (8-7-1, 5-5-1) who suffered their second loss of the week. Halley Morgan scored back-to-back goals in the first half, … [Read more...]
Boys Soccer: Sparks picks up big win, mixed results for Raiders, Cougs
Sparks solidified its spot atop the DI-A North on Wednesday evening with a 3-1 home win over Truckee in a rematch of last year’s regional title game. The Railroaders, who entered the game with a three-point lead over Elko for first place, improved to 12-1-1, 8-0-1. The Wolverines, who are down compared to previous seasons, fell to 10-6-1, 5-3-1. The win not only notched a … [Read more...]
Sparks girls stun first-place Truckee
Angie Hurtado scored twice on Wednesday night at Truckee to help Sparks stun the first-place Wolverines, 3-2. She scored the game winner with three minutes in left in regulation. Sparks improved to 6-3-0, 6-5-2 to strengthen its playoffs hopes. Truckee (10-6-0, 8-1-0) suffered its first league loss of the season. “I can’t express how proud I am of their hard work,” … [Read more...]
Boys Soccer: Sparks continues to cruise, Spanish Springs draws, Raiders fall
The league-leading Railroaders continued to roll on Saturday with a 3-0 home win over Lowry. Sparks improved to 11-1-1, 7-0-1 in the DI-A North. Lowry dropped to 4-6-1, 3-4-1. Eric Cervantes scored the first goal of the afternoon, unassisted, in the 33rd minute. Brandon Paz (67’) got some help from Omar Vasquez and Alex Medina (79’) accounted for the final scoring of … [Read more...]
Girls Soccer: Reed, Sparks pick up big wins, Spanish Springs ties
The Raiders dominated 4-0 on the road at North Valleys on Saturday. Reed (6-3-0, 6-3-0) entered the day tied for first in the High Desert League but with the Cougars’ tie against McQueen, took a two-point lead in the standings. North Valleys started the scoring in the first half with an own goal. Krista Bosch stretched the lead to 2-0 seven minutes into the second half. … [Read more...]
Sparks girls can’t find net in nonleague loss at Hug
The Railroaders' losing streak reached three games Monday night with a 2-0 defeat at Hug. With the loss, Sparks dropped to 3-4-2, 3-3-0. Hug picked up just its second win of the season compared with seven losses. Sparks was blanked despite taking 18 shots compared to Hug's eight. "We could not buy a goal to save our lives," Sparks coach Art Hurtado said. The … [Read more...]
Boys Soccer: Cougs settle for draw at Hug
By Kiley Diesner, reporting intern Hug and Spanish Springs settled for a 1-1 tie at Hug Saturday afternoon. The score remained 0-0 at the half, but a second-half goal from each team led to the game ending in a draw. Sophomore Christian Camacho-Villa scored for the Cougars early in the second half. After being fouled in the box, Hug senior Santiago Martinez capitalized on … [Read more...]
Girls Soccer: Spanish Springs’ Long builds resume in rout, Sparks falls
By Kiley Diesner, reporting intern Spanish Springs travelled to Hug Saturday morning where it rolled the Hawks, 9-0--also the final score of the JV contest. The scoring barrage from Brionna Wood, Ashlee Pittard, Madison Escolar, Regan Henry, Kendall Kingery, Kendall Tegins, and a hat trick from Makayla Long proved too much for Hug to handle. With the three goals, Long, a … [Read more...]