Spring Creek’s season ended with a quarterfinal exit in a 3-0 loss to Truckee, the Lady Spartans closing the year with a 10-12-1 overall record, a 7-2-1 mark in conference play and an 0-1 stint at regionals.
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The No. 6 Lady Spartans will play No. 3 Truckee in the quarterfinal round of the 3A North regional tournament at 3:30 p.m. Thursday, the game moved to North Valleys High School, in Reno, due to the abundance of snow in Truckee.
On Oct. 4, Lowry rolled to a 4-1 home win over Spring Creek — scoring the final four goals — but the Lady Spartans flipped the script and the scoreboard in the second meeting for a 3-0 home win of their own to even the season series.
On Tuesday, the Lady Indians (12-5-1 overall, 7-0-1 in league) shut out the Lady Spartans (8-11-1 overall, 5-2-1 in league) by a final score of 2-0.
The Lady Spartans (8-10-1 overall, 5-1-1 in league) will face the Lady Indians (11-5-1 overall, 6-0-1 in league) at 3:45 p.m. Tuesday, at Adobe Middle School, the first meeting with Elko ending in a 2-2 tie on Sept. 23, in Spring Creek.
The Spring Creek girls soccer team did not play its best ball Thursday against Fallon, but the Lady Spartans still managed a 1-0 victory and got back into the win column after a 4-1 road loss Tuesday to Lowry.
Spring Creek (5-8-1 overall, 2-0-1 in league) will travel and face Lowry at 3:45 p.m. Tuesday, in Winnemucca, then host Fallon at 4 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 6.
The Lady Indians (7-5-1 overall, 2-0-1 in league) will play Fallon at 3:45 p.m. Friday, Oct. 7, and Lowry at 11:45 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 8, at Adobe Middle School.
The Lady Spartans will conclude their homecoming weekend with an 11:45 a.m. Saturday game versus Dayton.
The Lady Spartans (3-7 overall, 2-2 against 3A North) will play on the road at 4:45 p.m. Friday against Wooster, in Reno, and at 11:45 a.m. Saturday versus the Lady Vikings, in South Tahoe, California.
Spring Creek will play its first 3A North home matches, taking on North Valleys at 4:45 p.m. Friday and facing Hug at 11:45 a.m. Saturday.
The Lady Spartans (1-5 overall) will open play against 3A North at 4:45 p.m. Friday, at Reno, and 11:45 a.m. Saturday, in Truckee, California.
“For having a lot of unknowns, I think we have a lot of room for growth,” Krowe said. “We have been pretty spoiled the last few years with the teams we had. We had to go back to basics and go over more of the fundamental things, and I think we need to patient and understanding as coaches going forward."
Some of the photo highlights from the Spring Creek girls soccer team's 2021 season
In the Division 3A North regional track and field meet, one team stood above the rest — literally — taking the top spot on the podium in both team races and notching numerous individual championships and school records as well.
On Saturday — at the Carson Invite — both the Spartans and Lady Spartans latched onto the team titles.
From Friday through Saturday, at the BYU Invitational, Walz competed in four events — winning the 100-meter hurdles, placing in the top-eight three times and setting new school records in two events.
Individually, Walz — already the school record holder in six events — set two program precedents Saturday, eclipsing one she previously held and adding her name to the top of the list in another.
The Lady Spartans ranked ninth of 24 scoring teams with 26 points, Elko finishing 22nd with four points.
On the boys side, the Spartans were 22nd with four points — the Indians following in 23rd with three points.
On Saturday, the Lady Spartans ranked second with a team total of 90 points — host Galena winning the event with a collective score of 136.2 points.
The Spring Creek League Meet will kick off the season for most local teams, field events starting at 9:30 a.m. and track events firing off at 10 a.m. Saturday, at Spring Creek High School.
The Spring Creek High School record holder in the 100-meter hurdles (14.87 seconds) and the 200 meters (25.76 seconds) chose Weber State after also being contact with the University of Utah, Utah Valley University, Dixie State University and the College of Idaho.
Following the conclusion of the Division 3A North-East girls soccer season, plenty of local players — and coaches — had reasons to celebrate successes.
On Friday, in the Division 3A North regional semifinal, the Lady Spartans, playing without a number of key players due to COVID protocols and strong play in the midfield by the Lady Vikings led to a 1-0 victory for South Tahoe.
The Lady Spartans (9-0-1 in league) are the No. 1 seed of the Division 3A North-East, will receive a first-round bye for the 3A North regional tournament and play for a trip to state in the semifinal round versus the West No. 2/East No. 3 winner at noon Friday, Nov. 5, in Winnemucca.
The Lady Spartans are now — pending upcoming COVID testing — guaranteed a berth in the Division 3A North semifinal round of the regional tournament, earning a first-round bye and needing just one victory at said tourney for a trip to state.