Sports

Snow basketball team sporting No. 25 national ranking following four wins   Matt Harris  Staff writer 1-19-2017   EPHRAIM— The Snow College men’s basketball team has made it clear to all that they are not going anywhere. Now standing at No. 25 in NJCAA polls, Snow followed up their 2-0 start in Scenic West play…

Lady Hawks lose eight straight, still looking for first region win   Matt Harris Staff writer 1-19-2017   MT. PLEASANT—The losing streak now comes to eight in a row for the struggling North Sanpete Lady Hawks. North Sanpete dropped two games over last week to make it a month since their last victory. Both Carbon…

Lady Bulldogs slug way to win over Manti   Matt Harris Staff writer 1-19-2017   GUNNISON—It was ugly, slow and painful but for the Gunnison High Lady Bulldogs, their rivalry match against Manti last week was a win. In a game that featured 59 free throw attempts between the two teams, Gunnison took advantage of…

Winning Tigers fall short with loss to top-ranked Florida team 61-51   Matt Harris Staff writer 1-19-2017   SPRINGFIELD, MA—Performing admirably on their biggest stage this season, the Wasatch Academy boys basketball team fell short of the win at the Spalding HoopHall Classic. Playing at the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, the Tigers faced…

All Utah schools affected by sports realignments, in effect next school year   Matt Harris Staff writer 1-19-2017   The Utah High School Activities Association (UHSAA) has finally completed sweeping changes across the map for all high school sports. Lines have been redrawn, schools have been reclassified and UHSAA has even introduced a brand new…

Lady Templars have tough week, losing to Juab, Emery and Kanab   Bob Bahlmann Staff writer 1-12-2016   MANTI—The Manti High girls varsity basketball team had a tough week, losing to Juab 45-17, Emery 62-16 and Kanab 53-22. Although frustrated with the rash of injuries this year, the Templar coaching staff are still pleased with…

Wasatch basketball team makes short work of Templars, 97-44   Matt Harris Staff writer 1-12-2017   MT. PLEASANT—Often in basketball, David does not beat Goliath. That was the case when the Manti Templars played visitor against Wasatch Academy, newly ranked the top team in the state of Utah this week. The Tigers easily defeated the…

Lady Badgers blue after five losses   Matt Harris Staff writer 1-12-2017     EPHRAIM— Snow College women’s basketball Head Coach Mike Russell is not used to this kind of adversity. After the Lady Badgers went nearly the whole month of December without a game to play due to weather cancellations, the Snow players have…

Lady Bulldogs peel off two wins to start year   Matt Harris Staff writer 1-12-2017     GUNNISON—The Lady Bulldogs varsity basketball team experienced a shift in their fate, and it happened just in time. After a long period of struggle, the Lady Bulldogs eked out two wins against American Leadership Academy (ALA) and Grand…