Wasatch thumps Jordan, 101-44 Tigers continue to earn No. 1 Utah ranking Matt Harris Staff writer 2-23-2017 MT. PLEASANT—Once again, Wasatch showed everyone why the No. 1 state ranking is all their own. The Wasatch Academy boys basketball team flat-out hammered visiting 5A power Jordan, No. 16 in the state, 101-44….
Badgers come back to win over So. Idaho, then lose to SLCC, 96-83 Matt Harris Staff writer 2-23-2017 SALT LAKE CITY — Snow men’s basketball pulled off a comeback victory once again against Southern Idaho before the Badgers hit a snag against Salt Lake. The 19th-ranked Badgers beat Southern Idaho, 99-93, and…
Lady Hawks fall to Grantsville in first round of playoffs to lose, 62-43 Matt Harris Staff writer 2-23-2017 GRANTSVILLE—The Lady Hawks season came to a close last week with a loss to Grantsville in the first round of the 3A playoffs. Unable to overcome a variety of obstacles in the game, the…
Gunnison ladies fall in first round of state games to Layton Christian Matt Harris Staff writer 2-23-2017 OREM—The Gunnison girls basketball team fell in the first round of the 2A playoffs to Layton Christian Academy last Friday night, 59-40. Although many assumed that the Lady Bulldogs were unlikely to get the win,…
Lady Badgers drop two games, now ranked third in the SWAC Matt Harris Staff writer 2-23-2017 SALT LAKE CITY— Consistency, which has often evaded the Lady Badgers all season, once again was not on their side in two losses last week. The extremely young Snow women’s basketball team continued to exhibit growing…
Lady Tigers fall to Lady Broncos, 58-57 Matt Harris Staff writer 2-23-2017 OREM—The season of the Lady Tigers came to an anti-climactic end last week against San Juan as the Wasatch girls basketball team fell to the Lady Broncos in overtime, 58-57. A game-winning three-point shot in overtime sank the previously…
Snow men rally for wins against CSI and SLCC Matt Harris Staff writer 2-9-2017 EPHRAIM—In the heated contest to be the top dog in the conference, the Badgers are letting out a long victory howl. Snow’s men’s basketball team came back from late-game deficits twice to pull out thrilling victories against fellow title…
Wasatch girls lose undefeated status; Layton Christian edges them, 56-54 Matt Harris Staff writer 2-9-2017 MT. PLEASANT—The Lady Tigers’ road trip didn’t start out all the way they’d hoped, suffering their first loss of the season. The Wasatch Academy girls basketball team was stunned by a well-prepared Layton Christian team, 56-54, which subsequently…
Lady Hawks drop to 1-6 in region play following losses to Juab, Richfield Matt Harris Staff writer 2-9-2017 MT. PLEASANT—The Lady Hawks are catching no breaks, having lost their last three games. North Sanpete’s girls basketball team dropped to a paltry 1-6 region record following losses to Juab and Richfield this past week,…
Wasatch boys win at Vivint Smart Arena Matt Harris Staff writer 2-9-2017 SALT LAKE CITY—It’s not likely that anyone expected the Layton Christian Eagles to hang at all with the No. 1-ranked Tigers, but it happened. While poor shooting and possession control plagued the Wasatch boys basketball team for 24 minutes of action,…
Lady Badgers lose early leads, fall to both foes Matt Harris Staff writer 2-9-2017 EPHRAIM—“So close, and yet so far” would be an accurate way of describing the week that the Snow College women’s basketball team just had. After last week’s humiliating loss to Colorado Northwestern, the Lady Badgers held solid leads against…
Emery runs away from Gunnison 73-36 Matt Harris Staff writer 2-9-2017 GUNNISON—The Lady Bulldogs showed promise for the future despite a 73-36 dismantling at the hands of the first-place Emery Lady Spartans. The Gunnison girls basketball team never had much of a chance in the lopsided affair, down by 15 at the end…