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Late rally lifts Reed
The Reed baseball team needed all seven innings in its game at North Valleys on Saturday, pushing four runs across the plate in its final at-bats to steal a 4-1 Northern 4A victory on Saturday.
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Spanish Springs upset bid falls short at Manogue
It had been two weeks since the Spanish Springs baseball team had played a game that really mattered.
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Sparks baseball takes two from Hug
The Sparks baseball team rebounded from an ugly loss earlier in the week at the hands of Hug and paid the debt back on Saturday. Sparks captured a pair of mercy-rule shortened victories, drubbing the visitors 13-3 and 13-2.
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contributed photo - Former Spanish Springs girls basketball players share a picture moment with long-time Tennessee women’s basketball coach Pat Summtt (center) during a UT pregame shootaround at Stanford in December of 2007. The SSHS players are (left to right on left) Ari James, Jordan Rogers, Danielle Beebe and Megan Hildebrand (foreground) and (left to right on right) Kallee Oxborrow, Caitlin McKinney (back row) with SSHS assistant coach Cat Corl. In the right foreground (left to right) are Jaci Carlsen and Alonna James.
Iconic Lady Vols coach made local impact
Sitting on the very court named after her at the Thompson-Boling Arena on Thursday in Knoxville, Tenn., Pat Summitt announced she was stepping aside as head coach at the University of Tennessee, less than a year after she was diagnosed with early onset dementia.
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Ruiz drives in 7, but Aces fall to Fresno
Randy Ruiz homered twice and drove in seven runs for Reno Thursday night, but an eight-run Fresno seventh inning lifted the Grizzlies to a 10-8 victory over the Aces at Chukchansi Park.
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Tribune photo by John Byrne - Reed softball player Andi Lee prepares to swing at a pitch during sixth-inning action Thursday.
Reed slips by Damonte Ranch, 1-0
The Reed Raiders kept their Northern 4A League softball mark unblemished thanks to a 1-0 win over Damonte Ranch Thursday afternoon. However, it did take some late-game drama to do it.
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Tribune photo by John Byrne - RHS baseball player A.J. Silva slides toward the plate, but was called out in the seventh inning of a 5-4 loss to Carson.
Reed baseball cut down by Carson
The Reed baseball squad was on the verge of sweeping back-to-back opponents and improving to the .500 mark in its Northern 4A league schedule. The Raiders had been using timely hitting, good pitching and solid defense to rattle off five straight wins.
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Spanish Springs softball holds off Galena
The Spanish Springs softball team returned to the diamond for the first time since spring break and got back on track in Northern 4A league play with a 6-4 victory over visiting Galena on Thursday afternoon.
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Miscues plague Sparks in lopsided softball loss to Hug
The Sparks softball team took a break from Mount Rose League action and squared off with Hug on Thursday afternoon but dropped a 16-2 affair with the Hawks.
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Tribune photo by John Byrne - Sparks' Kieffer Putman runs down the line on a base hit.
Sparks miscues prove costly in loss at Hug
The Sparks baseball team stepped away from league play on Wednesday afternoon and suffered a 13-11 loss to Hug. It was an error-filled game plagued with rough outings on the mound for both sides.
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Aces clip Grizzlies, 7-6, in 11 innings
FRESNO, Calif.—Jake Elmore collected three hits and scored the go-ahead run in the 11th inning Wednesday afternoon, as the Reno Aces halted a brief losing skid with a 7-6 win over the Fresno Grizzlies at Chukchansi Park.
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Tribune photo by Nathan Orme - Soccer coaches Rob Moreland (left) and Mike Faker (right) were busy playing keep away from local youths during the Spanish Springs soccer club’s Advantage Program practice Tuesday evening at Lazy 5 Park. The two coaches also coach at Spanish Springs High School.
Advantage Cougars : Spanish Springs-area soccer program foc...
The American Youth Soccer Organization has a strong presence in the Rail City. Because there are so many young kids playing soccer in Sparks, many coaching vacancies are filled by parents. It’s very similar to Little League in that aspect.
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Tribune photo by John Byrne - Reed's Victor Gbenjo reaches back for a handoff in a relay race.
Flying High : Raiders win local track bragging rights
It was a day of shattered records and impressive individual performances for the Reed Raiders at the 2nd annual Rail City Track and Field Championships presented by Scheels and the Sparks Tribune Tuesday at Sparks High.
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Reed baseball knocks off Carson in 8 innings, 3-1
The Reed baseball team travelled to Carson City on Tuesday afternoon for a Northern 4A showdown with the Senators and used extra innings to sneak away from the capital city with a 3-1 win over the hosts.
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Grizzlies knock off Aces, 4-2
Joe Martinez dealt a quality start, and Cody Ransom hit a two-run home run, but the Aces came up short Tuesday night, dropping a 4-2 decision to the Fresno Grizzlies in the series opener at Chukchansi Park.
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Spanish Springs golfers second at Sierra Sage, Reed fourth
For Reed, sophomore Trevor Wood was the star of the day. His round of 73 earned him individual medalist honors at Sierra Sage Golf Course Tuesday.
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Tribune file photo - Reed sophomore Gabby Williams and the Raiders will be the favorites to win the Rail City Track and Field Championships today.
Reed looks to repeat at Rail City Track and Field Championships
While Sparks High won’t have the team depth to compete for a trophy at the 2nd annual Rail City Track and Field Championships when the meet presented by Scheels and the Daily Sparks Tribune starts today at 3:30 p.m., one Railroader in particular will be looking to compete against the best athletes the other Rail City schools have to offer.
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River Cats edge Aces, 2-1, in finale
Ryan Wheeler hit a solo home run in the second inning Monday night, but that was all the offense the Aces would draw, dropping a 2-1 decision to the Sacramento River Cats in the series finale at Raley Field.
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Tribune/Dan McGee - Shawn Natenstedt helped start the season at Fernley 95A Speedway by scoring a run-away victory in the IMCA Modified feature. Here he’s ripping through Turn 3 on his way to the win.
Hard racing, attrition mark 95A Speedway’s opening
The Fernley 95A Speedway, which used to be the Reno-Fernley Raceway, started its season Saturday. After weeks of hard work, a team of volunteers headed by promoters Vukie Wilson and Matt Ramthun had the facility ready to run.
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Tribune/Nathan Orme - Mendive Middle School teacher Jim Fitzpatrick has gone from player to coach to umpire.
Jim Fitzpatrick: Making the journey through the sports world
For Jim Fitzpatrick, baseball and sports in general has been a part of his life dating back to his earliest childhood memories. Picking up a bat and ball from a young age and playing baseball through his college years at the University of Nevada, Fitzpatrick remained involved with the game as a coach. Now after spending many years playing and coaching baseball, the current fulfillment he gets from the sport is by calling balls and strikes on t...
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