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Sparks, Reed win in hostile territory
The Sparks Railroaders won’t have to worry about ending the prep football season on a nine-game losing streak this season.
Sep 03, 2010 | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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Tribune/John Byrne - University of Nevada tight end Virgil Green runs out of a tackle during the Wolf Pack s 49-24 season-opening win over Eastern Washington. Nevada wins season opener
RENO — Colin Kaepernick passed for 306 yards and two touchdowns and rushed for two others as Nevada beat Eastern Washington 49-24 on Thursday.
Sep 02, 2010 | 0 0 recommendations | email to a friend
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Spanish Springs spikers spank Sparks; Reed wins at Whittell
Sparks and Spanish Springs hooked up in a prep volleyball battle Thursday night but the clash of spikers wound up one-sided. The Cougars were never threatened and rolled to a 25-9, 25-8, 25-12 non...
Sep 02, 2010 | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
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Tribune photo by John Byrne - Reed’s senior QB Brent Showalter hands off to running back John Covello during a ball-security drill at a preseason practice. Local football programs gear up for Week 2 tilts
Nevada’s high school football season kicked off last week and all three Rail City schools got their feet wet in season openers. While the local program had different results, all three coach...
Sep 01, 2010 | 0 0 recommendations | email to a friend
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Cougars win first HDL tournament
by Tribune Staff
Sep 01, 2010 | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
The High Desert League girls golf season could not have started much better for the Spanish Springs Cougars. The SSHS squad posted a 348 team total to easily win the HDL’s first tournament of the f...
Spanish Springs, Reed boys soccer win league openers
by Aaron Retherford
Sep 01, 2010 | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
Spanish Springs midfielder Irvin Somera did his best to get the Cougars off on the right foot in the Northern 4A boys soccer opener Wednesday afternoon at Wooster.
Volleyball Roundup: Cougars outlast Truckee; Sparks, Reed swept
by Aaron Retherford
Aug 31, 2010 | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
Ignoring the fact it’s the first week of the season and Spanish Springs and Truckee aren’t in the same classification, there was some heated playoff style volleyball going on in north Sparks Tuesda...
Spanish Springs girls soccer rolls, Reed struggles
by Dan Eckles
Aug 31, 2010 | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
RENO — The Spanish Springs Cougars got off on the right in their Northern 4A opener Tuesday afternoon, downing Wooster 3-0 in girls prep soccer action.
Girls soccer programs looking for return trip to postseason
by Aaron Retherford
Aug 30, 2010 | 0 0 recommendations | email to a friend
The Spanish Springs girls soccer team nearly took the second seed for last year’s playoffs due to some strong defensive efforts.
Dwarfs battle at American Valley
by Dan McGee
Aug 29, 2010 | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
The American Valley Speedway hosted a two-day show, the Northern Western Dwarf Car Regional. Fans that attended on either night saw some in your face racing as these little speedsters tore around t...

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LSU holds on against short-handed Tar Heels 30-24
By PAUL NEWBERRY 2010-09-05T05:43:35Z
ATLANTA (AP) -- With the NCAA lurking around Chapel Hill and some of its best players sitting in the stands, North Carolina found itself in a most improbable position....
Sun Sep 05 00:43:35 -0500 2010
No love lost: Sharapova blanks Capra 6-0, 6-0
By HOWARD FENDRICH 2010-09-05T04:15:28Z
NEW YORK (AP) -- Maria Sharapova knows the story all too well: An unknown American kid shows up at the U.S. Open, upsets a seeded player, gains some buzz and belief, then gets a shot at Sharapova in the third round....
Sat Sep 04 23:15:28 -0500 2010
Dalton leads No. 6 TCU to 30-21 win over Oregon St
By STEPHEN HAWKINS 2010-09-05T04:43:38Z
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) -- The TCU Horned Frogs realize they likely will have to be perfect again in the regular season for the chance at a BCS do-over....
Sat Sep 04 23:43:38 -0500 2010
Arizona Cardinals release quarterback Matt Leinart
By BOB BAUM 2010-09-05T02:32:27Z
PHOENIX (AP) -- The Arizona Cardinals have released Matt Leinart, parting ways with the former Heisman Trophy winner who was supposed to be the team's franchise quarterback but couldn't escape the backup role....
Sat Sep 04 21:32:27 -0500 2010
Spagnuolo names Bradford as Rams starting QB
By 2010-09-04T19:35:57Z
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- No. 1 overall draft pick Sam Bradford will start at quarterback in the regular-season opener at home against Arizona next weekend....
Sat Sep 04 14:35:57 -0500 2010