Sports

PROVO — On a soggy Clarence F. Robison Track at Brigham Young University Saturday, the Davis High School girls track team proved for the third consecutive year why they deserve to be state 5-A champs.

OGDEN — Even a downpour couldn’t dampen the spirits of thousands of soggy runners and their friends and family during Saturday morning’s Zions Bank Ogden Marathon.

HILL AIR FORCE BASE — Kirk Siddens found a bit of redemption in winning the UGA Senior Match Play championship Friday at Hill Air Force by a 3 and 1 margin over Mark Madsen. 

For 15 years, every time Siddens has set foot on the Hubbard Golf Course at Hill Air Force Base, memories of the past have stalked him with the ghost of ‘what could have been.” 

PARIS — Never a stranger to the big stage, David Beckham went out in a burst of fireworks and adulation Saturday in his final home game for Paris Saint-Germain before retirement.

Fans chanted his name before the game, and they chanted some more when he was finished. There was an outpouring of hugs, cheers, song and congratulations — from teammates, opponents and even former President Nicolas Sarkozy.

There also was some soccer to be played. And Beckham, appointed captain for the game, was involved in two of his team’s goals in a 3-1 victory over Brest.

PROVO — News travels fast in the world of track and field.

Ogden High’s Sarah Feeny set the Utah prep record in the girls mile on Friday morning, and by the afternoon, the Tigers’ junior star had been extended an invitation to compete in the prestigious Dream Mile next weekend in New York City.

Several records fell on Friday, the first day of action at the state track and field championships at BYU’s Robison Track Stadium.

Today, individual and team champions will be crowned in all five classifications.

WEST JORDAN — Syracuse High will play for the Utah High School Lacrosse Association Division II boys title today during championship action at Copper Hills High School.

Finishing a marathon is an accomplishment worth noting.