Softball

St. Joseph Catholic High School is taking applications for head coaches in boys tennis and girls softball.

OGDEN -- The Weber State University softball team has signed nine players to national letters of intent, head coach Tina Johnson has announced.

Rudi Barrios, Dusti Blair, Jessica Chaulklin, Jessica Craner, Brooke Ford, Lindsey Kamphuis, Krystin Kubo, Jazmine Thompson, and Millilani Vanta have each signed to compete for the Wildcats, beginning in the spring of 2013.

The state girls soccer tournaments jump into action this afternoon, with the top teams angling for an appearance later this month at Rio Tinto Stadium.

Region 1 will send four squads into the state 5-A bracket, with Davis and Fremont earning home games after tying for the league title, and Northridge and Weber facing big road battles this afternoon.

Region 2 champion Viewmont is also one of the top teams in the 5-A ranks. The Vikings reached the title game a year ago before falling to Brighton.

Region 5 champion Bonneville is one of two Top of Utah schools to bear the defending champ label -- St. Joseph is the other -- but the young Lakers appear equal to the task.

SALT LAKE CITY -- A Utah softball coach accused of stealing money from a charity tournament has pleaded guilty.

Shawnn Marie Brakefield, of Hooper, accepted a plea agreement Monday that reduced her original theft charge to a 3rd degree felony.

You want winners:

* In MaCauley Flint's four years as a starter (2008-11), the Royals swept a state 4-A softball title (2009), were 5-A runners-up (2010) and won a state 5-A championship last month. Roy High was a four-time outright or league co-champion in Regions 5 and 1 with a 52-4 record and went 95-18 overall.

* During Kelli Smart's four years with Da Bears -- the last three as a starter -- Bear River had a 3-A four-peat, joining Bingham as the only schools to capture four consecutive state softball titles. The Bears were 37-3 in Region 11 spanning 2008-11 with three outright or shared league titles and went 93-19 overall.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- The softball game is being billed as Jeff Fisher's "Final Farewell," not that the former Tennessee Titans coach is leaving Nashville anytime soon.

"Regardless of what happens in the future, I'm going to continue with my role in the community. I'm gong to keep a home here. I just wanted to continue with it," Fisher said of the game. "It's a great opportunity for No. 1 to see current players and No. 2 the former players and then of course just to benefit all the charities."

Fisher left his job with the Titans in late January after 16 full seasons as head coach in a stunning move at the time. The Titans replaced Fisher by promoting his offensive line coach, Mike Munchak.