The Douglas girls' soccer team will play in the regional title game for the third time in as many years Saturday after topping upstart Damonte Ranch 2-0 at Damonte Ranch Thursday in the regional semifinals.
The Douglas volleyball team cruised through the first round of the Northern 4A Regional playoffs Wednesday with a 25-17, 25-9, 25-14 against McQueen.
One of the things a team most wants to avoid in the first round of the regional soccer playoffs is letting an underdog stick around until the waning moments.
Any arguments as to why the Northern 4A is keeping eight out of 11 teams in the playoff structure were probably ended with last week's wild finish to the regular season.
It ranged from ugly to uncanny, sometimes on the same play.
Last Thursday, the Douglas junior varsity football team bounced back from the previous week's loss with a well played 27-14 win over Spanish Springs.
It appears the Douglas football team has all but locked up a trip to Manogue in the first round of the playoffs. Douglas, of course, fell 31-30 to the Miners in the second week of the season.
The Douglas High girls' soccer team will ride a three-game win streak heading into next week's regional playoffs thanks to a 2-1 win at Galena on Saturday and a 1-0 win at Damonte Ranch Monday.
Douglas' two regional tennis champs fell during the first round of the state tournament in Reno on Friday.
The Douglas football team will wrap up the regular season Thursday night with a chance to clinch the No. 5 seed heading into the Northern 4A playoffs next week.
The Douglas High boys' and girls' cross country teams are peaking at the right time heading into this week's regional championships.
Douglas linebacker Riley Griffith hammered Spanish Springs quarterback Tanner Oates, sending the ball bouncing into the end zone.
Sports fodder for a Friday morning . . . The Western Athletic Conference coaches and media are predicting the Nevada Wolf Pack men's basketball team to finish third in the regular season this year.
Playoff positioning will be on the line tonight as Spanish Springs comes to town to face the Douglas football team at 7 p.m. at Keith "Duke" Roman Field in Minden.
There's always a risk on senior night that the emotion of playing the last home game will overcome the task at hand.
