GRANTSVILLE—North Sanpete football had too much to handle as the Hawks lost their road game against the defending 3A champion Grantsville Cowboys last Friday night, 42-6. The Hawks had some good momentum in the beginning of the game, nearly scoring on their first drive. But after fighting Grantsville to a near stalemate for most of…
MANTI—Manti football took on a championship team returning nearly all its starters last Friday night, and the end result was what usually happens when taking on a championship team returning nearly all its starters. The Templars battled early, but the Grantsville Cowboys eventually gave them more than they could handle as Manti took their first…
MT. PLEASANT—For the past three meetings, North Sanpete football has had their hands full in dealing with its pesky 2A rival, the Delta Rabbits, but this time, it didn’t seem much of a struggle. Every aspect of the North Sanpete offense was clicking as the Hawks routed Delta, 42- 13, last Friday to move to…
ROOSEVELT—The Templars talked openly about wanting to improve their offense inside the 20- yard line this season, and it only took one drive to prove it. Senior Dallin Sweat’s first varsity carry turned into a 2-yard touchdown, first of the game, as Manti football prevailed over Union on the road, 35-21, last Friday. “Not too…
Sideline View In the fall of 2018, no one knew just how fun a time it was going to be in Logan, Utah, for the next four months. On that same token, not everyone was prepared for how disappointing things would be the year after. As a former student of Utah State University, and an…
PAYSON—North Sanpete may have been the first football team in all of Utah to score a touchdown last Friday, but the moment proved as fleeting as it was exhilarating. The rest of the contest belonged to Payson as the Lions ran over the outmanned Hawks, 44-14, in North Sanpete’s first game of the season. The…
STERLING—After a storied gymnastics career, one of Sterling’s own will be enshrined as a member of the U.S. Gymnastics Hall of Fame this month. Sterling native Kalon Ludvigson recently said he was “honored” to be named the 2022 recipient of the Robert Miller Spirit of the Flame award. Ludvigson is the most decorated tumbler and…
MT. PLEASANT—Football season can be a rollercoaster ride for most teams and coaches, but in North Sanpete football’s case, last year’s ride was on a really difficult rollercoaster. When all was said and done, North Sanpete finished last year with a 5-7 record and a 56-18 crushing loss at Morgan in the 3A state quarterfinals….
MANTI—Plenty has changed for Manti football over the last few years. Coach Cole Meacham didn’t always need to disguise coverage on defense or work through a passing game on offense. Manti wasn’t always contending with 3A teams representing much larger schools. For all the warnings about trying to teach an old dog new tricks, Meacham…
‘My girls deserve every good thing, no matter what happens’ MANTI—It was a clear Saturday afternoon in May, and Manti head softball coach Susan Hatch stood out on the side of the softball diamond as the 3A softball state championship, and the last game of her coaching career, unfolded. Was there any pressure on Hatch…