HYRUM— The Logan and Mountain Crest boy’s soccer teams met in a fierce competition Friday afternoon. MC was looking to avenge its two goal loss to Logan last month, while the Grizzlies were hoping to lock up a share of the Region 5 title. After playing regulation and two overtime periods, it was the Grizzlies that came out on top, 2-1. The Mustangs came out of the gates and controlled the tempo of the game for the first 10 minutes. They created the first scoring opportunity off...
HYRUM— The Logan Grizzlies were able to get the 1-0 victory over Mountain Crest Wednesday afternoon on Senior Day for the Mustangs. With the win the Grizzlies put a halt to the Mustangs 12-game winning streak. It’s been nearly a month since the Mustangs suffered their last loss, a 6-2 setback to another valley rival Sky View, back on April 10th. It was a bit of payback for the Grizzlies, who lost to MC on Tuesday, as the Mustangs went on to claim the Region 5 title....
ROY—In a heartbreaking double overtime loss, the Mountain Crest Mustang boys’ soccer team fell 3-2 to the Roy Royals at Roy Tuesday. “My guys played a good game,” Mountain Crest head coach Mike Gurney said. “We felt like we had a good game plan and the guys executed it well. We felt like we could just defend a little bit and attack when we wanted, and we did that and had a lot of opportunities. They scored in literally the 100th minute. The referee said that he was to...
ROY—The Sky View boy’s soccer team continued to struggle Friday at Roy as they were shut out by the Royals 4-0. The Royals have proven to be a tough opponent for everyone in Region 5 play, and today was no different. Roy scored two goals in the first half, along with two in the second. They continued to play strong defense as well as the Royals kept the Bobcats from hitting the back of the net. Roy’s Brock Charlesworth scored two goals and Michael Ropelato and Trase Stapley...
BRIGHAM CITY—Coming off a tough loss at the hands of Roy, the Logan Grizzlies rebounded to beat the Box Elder Bees on the road Friday, winning 6-3. “It was good to come over and get a win when we needed it,” Logan head coach Mike Hansen said. “We needed to make sure we got this one after that last loss. It was good that the kids responded. They played a good game.” Logan had 11 hits and committed no errors. The Bees also hit the ball well, with...
HYRUM—Brady Lowe scored a hat trick to lead the Mountain Crest lacrosse team to a 17-10 win over valley rival Logan Thursday evening. Mountain Crest jumped out to a 7-0 lead through the first quarter and rolled the remainder of the game. Lowe found the back of the net 46 seconds in the first quarter and Brandon Tobey would score again just seconds later off a pass from Dallin Bindrup. Bindrup rounded out the seven-goal onslaught his own goal with 33 seconds remaining in the quarter. “We...
LOGAN— Despite the wind and rain, a few brave souls ventured out to run the stairs at Old Main Wednesday night as part of the 2012 Health and Fitness Challenge organized by Danene Dustin. Getting in shape, meeting goals, and having fun is what these challenge contestants are all about as they climbed the daunting wet steps underneath a clowdy sky. The challenge began April 9, and less than a week in, the contestants are already making progress working toward their goals. “My goal is to exercise five...
LOGAN—Spencer Parkinson pitched a gem for the Logan Grizzlies, as they defeated the Box Elder Bees 2-0 to open region play Tuesday at Logan High School. Chapman Walk hit 2-for-3 for the Grizzlies. Brayden Richardson and Chase Nelson scored the two runs for the Grizzlies, in the second and fourth innings. Parkinson pitched a complete game, and only allowed two hits. He struck out eight batters, and only walked one. “I just took it one pitch at a time,” Parkinson, who got his first win of the...
HYRUM—Mountain Crest soccer started region play off right with a 5-0 win against valley-rival Sky View Tuesday at Lynn R. Miller field. “It feels good to beat Sky View,” said MC’s Josh Worley, who had one goal and one assist on the day. “It’s a rivalry game and usually Sky View is a little closer than that. They got some good kids over there and they work really hard. I just thought we came out and and beat them as a whole. I don’t think there were really any...
The Mountain Crest boy’s soccer team suffered its third straight loss Wednesday, falling 3-0 to East High. Seniors James Barker, Abbi Iftin and Faysal Abdi each scored for the Leopards as the Mustangs were unable to capitalize on any scoring chances. “We saw some improvements,” MC head coach Mike Gurney said. “I’m not discouraged. We just need to play a little bit harder and a little bit smarter so we can be more clean out there on the field.” In a back-and-forth game, East found the back of...