SAIGE NIELSEN
Ogden trailed 4-1 after one inning, scored five times in the top of the third to take the lead and then held on for a 6-5 win Monday at Ben Lomond to complete the season sweep over the Scots (1-14, 0-12 Region 11).
SALT LAKE CITY — James Harden overcome a horrible shooting performance and scored 14 of his 22 points in the fourth quarter, leading the Houston Rockets to a 104-101 win over the Utah Jazz for a commanding 3-0 lead in their first-round playoff series.
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OGDEN — Whatever softball remains for Weber State, Chloe Camarero gave home fans a lasting image of the season on a beautiful spring afternoon Saturday at Wildcat Softball Field:
Weber State University softball defeated the University of Montana 2-1 on Saturday, April 20, 2019, at Wildcat Softball Field in Ogden. The Wildcats won in the bottom of the eighth inning with a home run by Chloe Camarero.
PLEASANT VIEW — Jayci Finch pitched a complete-game shutout and Clearfield softball scored twice in the seventh inning to beat Weber 2-0 on Friday.
BOUNTIFUL — With every passing second, the scoreboard clock carved deeper into the afternoon sky Friday.
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KAYSVILLE — Suddenly, the Region 1 baseball race has gone from a two-team battle between Davis and Clearfield to a three-team battle with Fremont a half-length behind.
Davis defeated Clearfield 5-2 on Friday, April 19, 2019, at Davis High School in Kaysville.
ROY — Saige Nielsen batted 3 for 4 with a home run, a double and six RBIs to lead Roy softball (6-8, 3-5 Region 5) to a 13-0, four-inning win Thursday over Viewmont.
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OGDEN — There’s no true consensus on where Brian Jones’ home run landed Thursday.
Bonneville High School defeats Ogden 11-1 on April 18, 2019, at Ogden High School in Ogden.
KAYSVILLE — A frustrating aspect of a shutout soccer loss is that after 80 minutes of blood, sweat and tears, a team has the same number of goals as when the game started.
Just before Game 2 of the first-round series between the Utah Jazz and Houston Rockets tipped off Wednesday night, Shaquille O’Neal said on TNT’s studio show, “We’ll have to see if the Jazz play old-school defense or gimmick defense.”
BRIGHAM CITY — Sophomore pinch hitter Nic Migliori blasted a walk-off, three-run home run to lift Box Elder baseball to a 4-1 region win over Bountiful on Wednesday.
Layton defeated Fremont 8-4 on April 17, 2019, at Layton High School in Layton.
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LAYTON — The sun was out, the field was as dry as it had been in a week, Layton and Fremont were ready to play softball and to top it off, they came into Wednesday's meeting tied for first place in Region 1.
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OGDEN — If you saw Addie Jensen pitch during Big Sky Conference play, you’d never know she was recovering from a knee injury and perhaps should have been rusty.
LAYTON — Davis boys soccer scored twice after halftime in a 3-0 region road win Tuesday at Layton (8-1-1, 5-1 Region 1).
Fremont High boys basketball junior guard Dallin Hall and Davis High senior wing Tyson Garff were honored Tuesday with selections to 2018-19 All-USA Utah Boys Basketball Team.
As the regular signing period for Division I basketball opens Wednesday, head coach Randy Rahe still has a little more work to complete Weber State’s men’s basketball roster.
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BOSTON (AP) — The two-time Boston Marathon champion turned onto Boylston Street with a sliver of a lead, leaning in front of two others with the finish line in sight.
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This week appears to be shaping up similar to last week: rain early, sunshine later. The schedule backlog isn’t as big of an issue for the 6A and 5A schools, but for 4A, 3A and 2A, it’s a bigger deal because those classifications begin their state playoffs earlier.
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AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Fallen hero, crippled star, and now a Masters champion again.
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Here’s the thing about the college basketball coaching world: it’s not always as sexy as big television networks make it out to be with multi-million dollar contracts, a closet full of tailored Armani suites, $100 haircuts and five-figure bonuses for things such as a team grade point average…
OGDEN — A historic season has come to an end for the Ogden Mustangs after falling 2-0 to the El Paso Rhinos on Saturday night in the Western States Hockey League Thorne Cup Championship Game at The Ice Sheet.
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OGDEN — When Daniel Wright Jr. ripped a 68-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter, it was just enough to give Weber State’s offense a 38-37 win over the defense as the Wildcats ended spring camp with their annual spring game at Stewart Stadium.
Weber State football's spring game on April 13, 2019, at Weber State University in Ogden.
Weber State softball has claimed all four of its Big Sky Conference series to move to 9-1, but lost Saturday’s series finale at Idaho State to stop a 10-game win streak, which ties the program’s all-time record for consecutive wins.
OGDEN — The Ogden Mustangs will play the El Paso Rhinos for the Western States Hockey League championship for the second consecutive season.
Ogden defeated Bonneville 4-3 on April 12, 2019, at Bonneville High School in Washington Terrace.
MORGAN — Morgan softball took an 8-3 lead after the top of the fourth inning and held off a late South Summit charge for a 12-10 region win Friday in a game weather forced to be moved to Morgan.
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WASHINGTON TERRACE — Ogden and Bonneville’s impending Friday afternoon soccer tussle was already going to be a backyard brawl, but now the weather had put its chips in the center of the table.
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OGDEN — The Ogden Mustangs are two wins away from their first Western States Hockey League championship in franchise history.
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LAYTON — Since Layton and Weber started regularly playing each other in soccer this decade, none of their seven contests have been separated by more than two goals.
Layton beats Weber High School 3-0 on Thursday, April 11, 2019, at Layton High School.
Farmington baseball swept Box Elder in two games Wednesday, one of which was resumed from Monday, by scores of 17-4 and 13-5.
OGDEN — Taking advantage of rules that allow underclassmen to enter the NBA Draft but later return to school if desired, Weber State junior guard Jerrick Harding announced his decision to enter the draft Wednesday morning on Twitter.
PLEASANT VIEW — Northridge soccer extended a most frustrating streak on the road against Weber as the visiting Knights fell in overtime, 2-1, against the Warriors on Tuesday.
FARMINGTON — Janson Port netted a golden goal in extra time to lift Box Elder boys soccer to a 3-2 region win Tuesday at Farmington.
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The Utah Sports Hall of Fame Foundation held its annual spring banquet Monday in Salt Lake City to honor area athletes and coaches, and four men from Northern Utah were recognized for their careers in high school athletics.
The Weber State Spirit Squad won its third straight national championship and Weber State's mascot, Waldo, repeated with the National Mascot title at the 2019 NCA and NDA Collegiate Cheer and Dance Championships over the weekend in Daytona Beach, Florida.
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Prep roundup: Ogden sweeps baseball doubleheader; Ben Lomond soccer scores golden goal at Bonneville
Ogden High baseball swept Ben Lomond in both games of a doubleheader that were played Monday in advance of wet weather later this week. The Tigers won the first game 14-3 and took the second game 7-3.
