Templars drops game against Moab, 62-55 Bob Bahlmann Staff writer 2-9-2017 MOAB—Last week was a tough one for the Manti boy’s basketball team. On Wednesday, Feb.1, the Templars traveled to Moab to take on Grand. The Red Devils had a big third quarter to pull ahead and hold on for the 62-55 win….
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…
Snow coach knows what it means to be a Badger Matt Harris Staff writer 2-9-2017 EPHRAIM—Paul Peterson, recently hired as head coach of the Snow College football team, has experienced firsthand what it means to be a Badger. Preparing for his first season as a head coach in any football program, the young…
Hawks beat Wasps 57-51, then fall to Richfield 52-44 Matt Harris Staff writer 2-9-2017 MT. PLEASANT—The North Sanpete boys basketball team came away with a season-defining win last week against their cross-county rivals, Juab. Thanks to one of the most balanced offensive efforts of the Hawks’ season, the Hawks persevered in a tough…
Lady Badgers avenge loss to Price with 66-65 win, then fall to Colorado Northwestern Matt Harris Staff writer 2-2-2017 EPHRAIM—The Lady Badgers experienced the best of times and the worst of times one after the other last week. Snow College’s women’s basketball team got a quality break when a last-second shot saved the…
Templars fight hard but fall to 2A top-ranked team at home, 68-60 Bob Bahlmann Staff writer 2-2-2017 MANTI—Friday, Jan. 27 saw the top-ranked team in 2A basketball visit the Templar home floor and, after a harrowing clash, came away with a 68-60 win against Manti. The Emery Spartans controlled the first half of…
Lady Templars have best quarter of the season against top-seeded Emery Bob Bahlmann Staff writer 2-2-2017 CASTLE DALE—Although the game was no longer in question when the Manti girls basketball team went on a run at Emery on Thursday, Jan. 26, the Lady Templars had a 23 point fourth quarter in their 69-34…
King powers Lady Bulldogs to third Region triumph Matt Harris Staff writer 2-2-2017 MOAB—For at least one game, sophomore Jaida King taught everyone a lesson in shooting. The Lady Bulldogs’ sophomore put on an offensive clinic last Saturday as the Gunnison girls basketball team beat Grand County. King netted a career and season-high…
Bulldog struggles continue with pair of tough losses Matt Harris Staff writer 2-2-2017 GUNNISON—The second round of region play has not gone as planned so far for the Bulldogs, who added more to the wrong side of the win-loss column last week. Gunnison’s boys varsity basketball team caught no breaks in games…
Wasatch taken down hard by Huskies, 106-80 Matt Harris Staff writer 2-2-2017 CHINO HILLS, CA—Wasatch experienced first-hand over the weekend why Chino Hill, Calif. is called the top team in the country. The Tigers traveled to face the California powerhouse in the Rolling Hills Prep State Review and came away with their harshest…