The Raiders were closing in on an undefeated run through DI North play. Then they hosted McQueen. Reed, the defending state champ, was on the wrong end of the biggest upset of the season to date, 6-2, on Tuesday. So what does it mean? Well, the Raiders’ league title aspirations are still fully intact. They dropped to 25-2-1, 18-1, but still own a two-game lead over … [Read more...]
Softball: Reed stays hot, Cougs sweep Senators
Julia Jensen and Aliya Lange turned in dominant outings on Saturday to lead the Raiders to a home doubleheader sweep of North Valleys. With the pair of victories, Reed improved to 25-1-1, and a perfect 18-0 in the DI North with just four games to play in the regular season. The Panthers, who are eliminated form postseason contention, fell to 3-18, 3-15. The Raiders will … [Read more...]
Softball: Raiders, Cougs sweep doubleheaders; Railroaders split
RENO—Arguably the two best teams in the DI North collided on Saturday for a big doubleheader. Reed went to Reno and swept the Huskies on their home field to remain undefeated in league play. The Raiders improved to 22-1-1, 15-0 while the Huskies dipped to 12-7, 10-5. “Reno is a good team,” Reed coach Jon Wunder said. “If you can come over here and take two at their place, … [Read more...]
Softball: Raiders walk off on Miners, Sparks gets past Truckee
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VPaSaehygYs The Raiders hardly played a perfect game on Tuesday afternoon. They committed four errors, stranded nine base runners and let Bishop Manogue’s best player, Bailey McLaughlin, go 2-for-4 with a grand slam and 5 RBIs. Still, the defending state champs were victorious. Junior outfielder Jess Sellers ripped a walk-off single to … [Read more...]
Softball: Reed bounces back; Cougs, Railroaders fall twice
Reed rebounded from its first loss of the season with a pair of quality wins on Saturday in Sacramento. The Raiders topped Ponderosa and Casa Roble to improve to 16-1-1 on the season. The four-game stint in the Victory Tournament put a cap on the Raiders’ non-league schedule. Still unbeaten in DI North play at 9-0, Reed returns to league play on Monday for a doubleheader … [Read more...]
Softball: Raiders undefeated no more, Cougars split a pair
And there it goes. Reed’s perfect start to the season came to a close after 14 games with a 2-1 upset loss to Lincoln (6-10) on Friday night in Sacramento. The Raiders (14-1-1) continued the Victory Tournament immediately after their first loss and played Vacaville (9-5-1) to a scoreless tie. Reed wraps up the tournament in Sacramento on Saturday with games against … [Read more...]
Softball: Reed still perfect, Cougs outscore Colts 34-8, Railroaders drop 2 of 3
Here they go again. After starting last season 24-0, the Raiders are off to a 14-0, 9-0 start this spring. They took care of Douglas twice at home on Saturday and Galena on Thursday. The schedule gets drastically more difficult this week for the Raiders, however, as they head to Sacramento for the Victory Tournament next weekend. They will open Friday against Lincoln … [Read more...]
Sparks softball handles Elko, baseball not as fortunate
The Sparks softball team scored 11 runs in the first three innings on Friday at Elko and went on to roll, 15-6. With the victory, the Railroaders moved to 4-8, 4-8 in the DI-A North. The Indians fell to 6-9, 4-7. Sparks raked out nine hits compared to Elko’s six. Angie Ruiz went 2-for-5 with 2 RBIs and a run. Riley Nelson went 2-for-4 with 2 doubles, an RBI and a run … [Read more...]