SALT LAKE CITY— With prep sports tournaments in full swing, members of all three Cache Valley high school tennis teams gathered at Liberty Park in Salt Lake City Friday and Saturday with the same goal in mind – to win a state title.   But the Grizzlies, Mustangs and Bobcats all ran into the same problems as Timpview overcame mother nature and a tough field of competitors to sweep the tournament, winning all five individual titles on its way to the overall team title.   “Everybody eventually ran against...

  PROVO— If Friday served as the appetizer for the 4A State Track & Field Championships, then Saturday certainly was the main course. Sky View’s Brenna Porter won two of her three events and set a state record in the 300-hurdles, while the Mountain Crest girls came in second overall.   The day started off early with the 2-mile run, and all of the valley schools represented in that event. Logan’s Jerrell Mock came in second with a time of 9:17.75, while Sky View’s Connor Mantz came in third at...

  PROVO— Mother Nature threw out some curveballs Friday morning, but high school track and field teams from Cache Valley paid little mind on day one of the State Track & Field Championships at Brigham Young University.   Mountain Crest’s Karlee Kartchner won a state title and Sky View’s Brenna Porter qualified with the top time in thee events, as multiple athletes from Logan, SV, and MC performed well on the day.   “She’s amazing, I don’t know what to say. She’s a fighter,” MC head coach Rob Thomas said...

  SPANISH FORK— After earning a win against Westlake Tuesday, the Sky View baseball team went back to work Wednesday in a game against Maple Mountain. The Bobcats were victorious, defeating the Golden Eagles, 7-1, in the second round of the 4A State Tournament.   “It was a huge win for us,” Sky View head coach Brady Pond said. “We’re trying to just take this one game at a time. It was good for us to stay in the winner’s bracket, and hopefully we have success next week.”   Mitch...

  SMITHFIELD— Winning ugly is still winning, and that’s what the Sky View baseball team did Tuesday afternoon as the Bobcats defeated Westlake, 4-2, in the first round of the 4A State baseball tournament.   “We needed everything, we need all aspects of our game today,” SV head coach Brady Pond said. “We needed good defense, good pitching, good hitting. I thought we put together a pretty solid game today.”   Despite having faced and defeated the Thunder earlier in the season, the Bobcats were facing Westlake’s ace pitcher for...

    SMITHFIELD— After going through the motions in a loss to Roy Wednesday, the Sky View baseball team focused and did what it had to do Friday, to lock up the No. 2 spot in Region 5 and guarantee itself a home game in the first round of the state playoffs.   The Bobcats (16-8, 10-5) surgically disposed of the Box Elder Bees, 5-0, to come away with the Senior Day win and leave nothing up to chance. Going into the game, Sky View was tied with valley-rival Logan,...

  SMITHFIELD— Having no shot at making the state playoffs didn’t stop the Sky View softball team from turning in one of its best games of the season and defeating region power Bonneville, 5-2, on Senior Day.   The Lakers quickly scored with an RBI in the first inning after Alex Weaver stole second and third base, and was brought home by Andy Hancock’s ball to center field. Weaver had another RBI on a double made by McKinlee Westmoreland, leaving the Bobcats trailing 2-0 by the third inning.   Defense...

  HYRUM— After all was ran and thrown in the Region 5 Track and Field Championships, the Mountain Crest girls squad walked away as champions.   “It’s exciting. These girls have worked so hard,” MC head coach Rob Thomas said. “The girls stepped up and finished. They wanted it. They’ve worked so hard to get it. We’re excited to move on and improve.”   In the boy’s division, Sky View was unable to hold off Bonneville down the stretch, and the Bobcats finished second behind the Lakers for region honors...

  ROY— The three valley schools all travelled to Roy Wednesday to play in the Region 5 Tennis Tournament. Logan emerged victorious, winning with 45 points. Bonneville took second with 39 points, Sky View finished third with 28 points, and Mountain Crest finished fourth with 20 points. Box Elder and Roy rounded out the bottom half of the region.   Logan’s singles players lost all their matches, but each game was close and competitive. Parker Jones of Bonneville defeated Andrew Hugie 6-2, 2-6, 6-1 in first singles. In second singles,...

    SMITHFIELD— One day removed from a late-inning rally at Roy, the Bobcats’ comeback bid fell short as the lost to the Royals at home for the second time this season, 6-5. The loss dropped Sky View into a tie for second place in the region standing with valley-rival Logan.   “We just take them lightly, we think we’re going to win,” senior Jason Oliverson said. “We come out thinking we can just step on the field and win without really trying – that just takes us out of...