Monday was another routine workout for the Ogden High cross country team ahead of Wednesday’s state championship race in Salt Lake City. The runners ran around the stadium track, alternating between running slow and running fast.
DRAPER — Morgan volleyball swept Summit Academy by scores of 25-18, 25-12, 25-10 in a match Tuesday.
DRAPER — The way Tuesday night’s Layton-Davis girls soccer semifinal went for the first hour, it had the mark of a game that would have one good scoring chance from both sides.
DRAPER — For the second year in a row, a sparkling season that had promise of a state championship ended prematurely for the Syracuse girls soccer team.
OGDEN — Jawian Harrison Jr. got the game ball Saturday after Weber State football’s 14-6 victory over the No. 4 Eastern Washington Eagles.
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Including Weber State’s (2-1 Big Sky) 14-6 win over No. 4 Eastern Washington (3-1), it was another wild Saturday in the Big Sky Conference. Here’s a rundown of the action.
OGDEN — It was only right Jawian Harrison entered the postgame press conference with the game ball.
MANTI — Morgan girls soccer got a goal in the second half to beat top-seed Manti 1-0 on Saturday and advance to the 3A semifinals.
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Tyler Huntley is flashing his familiar gap-toothed smile a lot more often these days.
FARMINGTON — The only thing Kyrese Rowan would have differently about his interception returned for touchdown would be if it was on the Farmington High sideline instead of the Roy sideline.
BRIGHAM CITY — With less than a minute left and Box Elder leading 35-28, Woods Cross scored on a pass but missed the PAT attempt Friday.
BOUNTIFUL — The 54th annual installment of Bountiful vs. Viewmont arrived with plenty at stake.
SYRACUSE — It doesn’t matter anymore.
OGDEN — Weber State men’s basketball opened its doors for a scrimmage Friday afternoon at the Dee Events Center and a few things were apparent.
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OGDEN — Weber State’s defense has forced 18 turnovers in five games this season. It’s the second-highest mark overall nationally. At 3.6 turnovers forced per contest, it’s the highest per-game mark in the country.
OGDEN — When your offense scores touchdowns on all six first-half drives, that's usually a good omen. There are plenty of good omens going around the Ogden High football program these days.
LAYTON — Journee McDowell blasted a penalty kick through the Westlake keeper six minutes into extra time to send two-seed Layton (12-4-2) to the 6A semifinals with a 2-1 win on Thursday night.
SYRACUSE — Syracuse had all the momentum, but its high-powered scoring machine was broken in the first half Thursday.
The 66th Iron Horse Game, the Ogden City football rivalry between Ben Lomond High School and Ogden High School, was played Thursday, Oct. 11, 2018, at Weber State University in Ogden.
For every one of the area football teams except Layton Christian, this Friday’s games represent the last meaningful games of the year before the playoffs (or, of your career if your team misses the playoffs).
OGDEN — Weber State football will play the proverbial strength-versus-strength matchup for its homecoming game this weekend. No. 4 Eastern Washington brings its high-flying, high-scoring offense to Ogden against the tough, turnover-forcing defense of the No. 13 Wildcats.
WASHINGTON TERRACE — Bonneville senior goalkeeper Ashley Croyle was, for lack of a better phrase, not happy.
OGDEN — Before Thursday’s football clash at Stewart Stadium, before Ogden and Ben Lomond take the field, they sat down and had an amicable dinner.
The Ogden Mustangs started their 2018-19 home schedule with three victories over the Casper Bobcats in a 7-3, 7-1, 7-0 sweep on Oct. 5-7 at the Ice Sheet.
SALT LAKE CITY — Bringing back a roster virtually unchanged from the end of last season isn’t intended to be a sign that the Utah Jazz have embraced the status quo.
ROY — Glen Urry is a passionate, lifelong Atlanta Braves fan, so October is his favorite month of the year.
ROY — Alyssa Foutz was the first one on the field, running toward the goal with her finger raised in the air, the rest of the Roy Royals sprinting behind her.
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STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — The defense was opportunistic all night, the running game was productive and Utah even delivered some big plays through the air for a change.
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — The sports adage says any road win is a good win.
Cyclists of all ages and genders competed in Utah Cyclocross Race 4 on Saturday, Oct. 6, 2018, at Snowbasin Resort in Huntsville.
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — The way Weber State’s contest Saturday at Northern Arizona started, it felt like a strange game was about to unfold.
Weber High sophomore Jacque Dunyon captured the 6A girls tennis state championship at No. 1 singles with a 6-2, 6-0 win over Lone Peak's Marinn Patch in Salt Lake City.
BOUNTIFUL — Farmington football (2-6, 2-2 Region 5) picked up its first road win in program history in a 34-10 victory Friday at Bountiful (3-5, 1-3), putting the Phoenix close to a potential playoff berth.
ROY — The T-shirt cannon that paraded the Roy High sideline was a bit overpowered Friday. For once, people standing in the back could catch the clothing projectiles, which rolled off the snack-bar rooftop a few times.
LAYTON — It’s been a tough few weeks for the Darts against the Region 1 elite.
LAYTON — By definition, a harrier is “a runner on a cross-country team.”
Welcome to Week 8 of high school football in Northern Utah.
PLEASANT VIEW — Hudson Schenck got a chance and took it, the only chance Weber High needed in a game that essentially amounted to a fast draw duel of the 1800s.
After a bye, No. 6 Weber State football is finishing preparations for a trip to Northern Arizona, the team’s first road conference game and third overall of the season.
PLEASANT VIEW — That Region 1 championship is going to have to wait. But not too long.
I moved to Utah for a job at the Standard-Examiner in 2013. After nearly six years as a staff photographer, this is my last week at the paper.
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