ROY— The Mountain Crest Mustangs travelled to Roy to take on the Royals Friday in the last game of the regular season. Despite the Royals battling for the final playoff spot in Region 5, the region champion Mustangs had no problem, winning 8-1. “It was a good overall outing for us,” Mountain Crest head coach Steve Hansen said. Ben Weese won the game on the mound for the Mustangs, pitching seven innings and only allowing a single run. Mountain Crest hit the ball well, getting nine hits....
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...
LOGAN— With Region 5’s second seed up for grabs Friday, the Logan baseball team was looking to send its seniors off with a bang. The Grizzlies did just that, as there were plenty of fireworks in a 6-5 win over Bonneville on the final day of the regular season, at the conclusion of which Logan honored its seniors. “It’s nice to send the seniors out that way,” Logan head coach Mike Hansen said. “A positive note, it keeps you in positive mode for next week. We’ll take...
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,...
HYRUM— Thanks to some help from Mountain Crest, Logan scored a run in the top of the first inning in a valley softball rivalry Thursday. That’s about the only good thing that would happen for the Grizzlies though, as the Mustangs demolished the Grizzies on Senior Day, 15-1. “It was an awesome Senior Day, that was the game we needed. I’ll tell you, we had to have that,” MC head coach Mike Anderson said. “Mentally, I’m seeing a little bit of a different swagger in the kids, a...
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...
HYRUM—The region title is still up for grabs after the first day of the Region 5 track meet Wednesday. Teams are pushing to get their athletes qualified for the finals, which will take place Thursday, leading to state competition. After Wednesday’s competition, Sky View is in the lead for the boys scoring 27.5 points, Logan in third behind Box Elder with 22, and Mountain Crest bringing up the rear with only four. The Mountain Crest girls are in second place only four points behind Box Elder with 46,...
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...