MANTI—Tiffany Hermansen, a senior member ofthe Manti softball team, has been named the 3A player ofthe year by the Deseret News. Tiffany led the Templars to the 3A state championship by batting 407, hitting 13 home runs and getting 33 RBIs. On the pitching mound, she had a 22-7 win-loss record and maintained a 1.81…
PROVO—There were good vibes all around as Sanpete’s track and field teams performed magnificently at the UHSAA State Track and Field meet in Provo last weekend. Led by two individual gold medal wins by Manti senior Levi Smith, the county’s local athletes combined to win five different events and finish third or better in 13…
‘Wonder and pandemonium’ SPANISH FORK—Senior Ashley Rasmussen had one word, a number, written on her left arm above her gloved hand: “110%.” This was it. It was the time to give it everything. With two outs on the inning, and a foul ball in the air, Rasmussen dove, extended that same arm, and reeled in…
SPANISH FORK—The Lady Bulldogs didn’t go down without a fight, slugging to the finish in a playoff run cut short. Gunnison Valley softball finished their season going down swinging, falling in the fourth round of the one-loss bracket in the 2A softball state championship tournament. After falling short against Parowan in the second round of…
JUAN DIEGO H.S.—The Bulldogs’ typical presence in the later rounds of playoff baseball was not to be felt in 2022. Gunnison Valley baseball finished their season in the second round of the one-loss bracket in the 2A baseball state championship tournament, losing in a tight matchup to Milford last Thursday, 7-5. The Bulldogs finished their…
North Sanpete softball had their run in the playoff cut short as they fell to Canyon View, 13-2, last Thursday in the one-loss bracket. Prior to the loss, North Sanpete fell out of the winner’s bracket with an 11-0 loss to Grantsville, then beat down Providence Hall to advance in the one-loss bracket to face…
AMERICAN FORK—With the season now over for the Templars, all that’s left is to think about where to climb from here. Manti baseball ended their season last Thursday in the second round of the 3A state baseball championship tournament, falling to Grantsville, 13-5, in the one-loss bracket. They finished their season with an overall record…
The Snow College Lady Badgers participated in the Scenic West Conference Softball Tournament this past week, losing their first game to the College of Southern Nevada, 6-11, and dropping into the elimination bracket. On Thursday morning, the Badgers played Utah State University-Eastern, who they had split the season series with 4-4. Snow started out hot…
PROVO—They may say that lightning never strikes the same place twice, but Levi Smith sure did. The Manti Templar showcased incredibly at the 2022 BYU Track and Field Invitational during the weekend of May 6-8, winning the gold in both the boys 100-meter final and the long jump final as he led a proud contingent…
MT. PLEASANT—North Sanpete baseball saw the end of its season at the hands of one truly merciless pitcher. The Hawks could not get anything moving as they struck out 19 times at the hands of pitcher Gage Adams and the Morgan Trojans, 4-1, in the No. 16 vs. No 17 play-in round of the UHSAA…
MONROE—Vengeance was sweet for the Bulldogs last week, but the playoff mountain got a little steeper afterwards. Upon earning a No. 9 playoff seed, Gunnison Valley baseball finally got the win that had evaded them all season long, beating rival North Sevier, 12-0, last Saturday in the first round of the UHSAA 2A Baseball State…
MANTI—Make it 14 straight for the Lady Templar. Manti softball notched their 14th straight victory last week in the game that mattered more than any so far, shutting out No. 14 Richfield, 9-0, as the No. 3 seed in the first round of the UHSAA 3A State Softball Tournament last Saturday. The win was their…
RICHFIELD–Two middle school-age basketball teams from the Manti area took first place in the Central Utah Basketball League championship. The CUBL is a competitive basketball tournament for fifth to eighth grade students in central Utah. The Manti Templars took first place in the fifth and eighth grade divisions. The season typically lasts from the last…
GUNNISON—Head coach Sara Ellsworth’s first crack at a playoff game with the Lady Bulldogs couldn’t have gone much better. Gunnison Valley softball earned the No. 4 seed in the UHSAA 2A softball state championship tournament and subsequently routed No.13 Piute in the first round of the playoffs, 15-0, last Saturday. The Lady Bulldogs preceded the…
OGDEN—Between this year and the last, the Templars are just having too much fun in the playoffs. After earning the No. 14 seed, Manti baseball is still alive in the UHSAA 3A Baseball State Championship tournament following an upset win over No. 11 Ogden, 9-3, last Saturday. The Templars played their way into the first…