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Golden Gloves boxing: Russell lives up to his name with title win

Sat, 18 May 2013 23:42:09 MDT

Golden Gloves boxing: Russell lives up to his name with title win

By Jay Drew The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated May 18, 2013 11:42PM MDT

When your name is Gary Russell and you are from Washington, D.C., it isn’t easy to stand out. Winning a national Golden Gloves championship should do the trick. Gary Antonio Russell learned that on Saturday night as the 2013 Golden Gloves National Tournament of Champions wrapped up by crowning 10 individual champions and a franchise (team) winner at the Salt Palace Convention Center. In the 123-pound division, Detroit’s Ja’Rico O’Quinn said after his semifinal win on Friday that he had been wait...

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Prep boys’ track: Kafentzis leads Jordan sweep of throwing golds

Sat, 18 May 2013 23:42:07 MDT

Prep boys’ track: Kafentzis leads Jordan sweep of throwing golds

By Matt Ellis Special to The Tribune

Updated May 18, 2013 11:42PM MDT

Provo • Make it two in a row for Austin Kafentzis. The standout sophomore quarterback on the Jordan football team used his arm strength to secure his second consecutive Class 5A state championship in the javelin Saturday at the state meet. His throw of 179 feet was more than enough to earn him the win, but he entered the competition with higher hopes. Kafentzis holds the state record of 199 feet, 5 inches, and he wanted to be the first one to crack the 200 feet mark Saturday. A host of factors...

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3A softball: Stansbury claims school’s first state title

Sat, 18 May 2013 23:42:08 MDT

3A softball: Stansbury claims school’s first state title

By David Cordero Special to The Tribune

Updated May 18, 2013 11:42PM MDT

St. George • Nothing that happened before Elise Sutherland’s first at-bat during Stansbury’s second contest could foreshadow what was coming next. She struck out twice and stranded a village on the basepaths against Spanish Fork in the first game Saturday. Sutherland made up for it with her team trailing by two in the second inning of a winner-take-all title match-up against the Dons. She put a charge into the ball that helped the Stallions make school history. Sutherland, Stansbury’s No. 9 hi...

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Prep girls’ lacrosse: Skyline outlasts Park City for title

Sat, 18 May 2013 23:42:08 MDT

Prep girls’ lacrosse: Skyline outlasts Park City for title

By Anthony Cusumano Special to The Tribune

Updated May 18, 2013 11:42PM MDT

West Jordan • Like the other 15 seniors on the team, Skyline lacrosse player Annie Glenn wondered what it would be like to win the state championship. After three consecutive losses in the quarterfinal round, the Eagles broke through Saturday, outlasting Park City 10-9 in the Division I girls’ state championship game at Copper Hills High. Glenn tallied four goals in the win. “It’s amazing; the best thing that could have happened,” Glenn said. “We’ve been preparing for this all season. We never l...

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3A baseball: Dramatic comeback propels Desert Hills into title game

Sat, 18 May 2013 10:48:36 MDT

3A baseball: Dramatic comeback propels Desert Hills into title game

By Christopher Kamrani The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated May 18, 2013 10:48AM MDT

Orem • Heart and guts. Grit and grind. Dirty jerseys and picking up teammates and the unquestionable belief they’ll end up celebrating when that final out is recorded. That is Desert Hills Thunder, and that is the team playing for the Class 3A state championship after a raucous 5-4 come-from-behind victory over Region 9 rival Snow Canyon Friday evening at Brent Brown Ballpark at Utah Valley University. They fell behind 4-0 in the fourth inning and the breaks were going against them. Sophomore sh...

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3A softball: Stansbury stampedes into championship game

Sat, 18 May 2013 22:24:15 MDT

3A softball: Stansbury stampedes into championship game

By Christopher Kamrani The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated May 18, 2013 10:24PM MDT

The Stansbury Stallions walloped a previously 22-0 team then bounced the five-time defending Class 3A state champions in a span of nine hours. Quite the day. The Stallions punched their ticket to the 3A state championship Saturday in St. George by rolling past Snow Canyon 16-0 in the first game of Friday’s semifinals, a game in which coach Bridget Clinton said her girls just couldn’t miss. “Everybody through the whole lineup hit the ball hard,” she said. “Every single one — 1 through 9.” Stansbu...

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State colleges: BYU loses to Oregon in NCAA softball tournament

Thu, 16 May 2013 23:48:33 MDT

State colleges: BYU loses to Oregon in NCAA softball tournament

Combined news sources

Updated May 16, 2013 11:48PM MDT

Oregon beat BYU 5-2 in their opening game of the NCAA softball tournament Thursday. The Cougars outhit the Ducks 7-4 but didn’t score after a two-run second inning. The Ducks jumped to a 3-0 lead in the first and added insurance runs in the fourth and fifth. Tori Almond took the loss for BYU, allowing three earned runs. Carly Duckworth led the Cougars with two hits and two RBIs. SLCC 10, Weatherford College 2 • The Bruins won in five innings in St. George, routing their No. 10-seeded opponent...

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Thursday’s sports TV/radio programming

Wed, 15 May 2013 23:58:26 MDT

Thursday’s sports TV/radio programming

Updated May 15, 2013 11:58PM MDT

Television — Cycling • Tour of California, stage 5, 2:30 p.m., NBCSN Extreme sports • X Games, 10 a.m. & 5 p.m. (tape), ESPN Golf • European PGA Tour, Volvo World Match Play Championship, 5 a.m., TGC • Web.com Tour, BMW Charity Pro-Am, 10:30 a.m., TGC • PGA Tour, Byron Nelson Championship, 1 p.m., TGC • LPGA, Mobile Bay Classic, 4:30 p.m. (tape), TGC Hockey • IIHF World Championship, quarterfinals, teams TBD, 4 a.m., 6:30 a.m., 9 a.m., noon, NBCSN NHL playoffs • N.Y. Rangers at Boston, 5:30 p....

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Defending Nelson champ Dufner keeps even keel

Wed, 15 May 2013 23:58:26 MDT

Defending Nelson champ Dufner keeps even keel

The Associated Press

Updated May 15, 2013 11:58PM MDT

Irving, Texas • Jason Dufner says he has played a lot of rounds this year with frustration and anger on his mind. He just rarely shows those emotions, the same as when things were going so well last season. Dufner’s win at the Byron Nelson Championship, which wasn’t punctuated with any overwhelming outburst of excitement, was part of a four-week stretch in which he got his first two PGA Tour victories and got married. He followed that with a runner-up finish at Colonial and a fourth-place fi...

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NJCAA softball: SLCC enters the national tournament as the No. 2 seed

Wed, 15 May 2013 17:03:57 MDT

NJCAA softball: SLCC enters the national tournament as the No. 2 seed

The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated May 15, 2013 05:03PM MDT

Will the third time be the charm for the Salt Lake Community College women’s softball team? For two consecutive seasons, the No. 6-ranked Bruins (48-9) have lost in the National Junior College Athletic Association National Tournament championship game. This season, SLCC is looking reach the top as the 2013 tournament begins Wednesday at the Canyons Complex in St. George. The Region 18 champions enter the NJCAA Nationals as the No. 2 overall seed. The Bruins will face Region 17 and No. 15 seed ...

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Golf: Woods keeps it dry and wins Players Championship

Mon, 13 May 2013 08:52:52 MDT

Golf: Woods keeps it dry and wins Players Championship

By DOUG FERGUSON The Associated Press

Updated May 13, 2013 08:52AM MDT

Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. • A weekend filled with sharp words between Tiger Woods and Sergio Garcia came down to one last showdown Sunday in The Players Championship, this one staged across the water in a tiny, terrifying section of TPC Sawgrass. Tied for the lead with two holes to play, Woods kept his shots on land and made two pars. Garcia hit three balls into the water for a quadruple bogey-double bogey finish. If there was special satisfaction in beating Garcia again, Woods kept that to himsel...

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2A boys’ soccer: ALA downs Manti for school’s first state title (with video)

Sat, 11 May 2013 23:30:33 MDT

2A boys’ soccer: ALA downs Manti for school’s first state title (with video)

By Christopher Kamrani The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated May 11, 2013 11:30PM MDT

Sandy • Spider-Man showed up at Rio Tinto Stadium on Saturday morning for the Class 2A boys’ soccer state championship match. He stood between the posts on the south side of the stadium staring down Manti goal-scorer Carlo Garcia. Garcia took his first few steps and put the ball to the left of Spider-Man. But the man in the Spider-Man jersey read the move. He dived and stuffed the penalty-kick attempt one minute before halftime. American Leadership Academy sophomore keeper Anson Gwilliam was Spi...

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Golf: Woods, Garcia feud as Swede leads Players Championship

Sat, 11 May 2013 23:30:35 MDT

Golf: Woods, Garcia feud as Swede leads Players Championship

By doug ferguson The Associated Press

Updated May 11, 2013 11:30PM MDT

Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. • Tiger Woods was surrounded by four rows of fans who stood shoulder to shoulder, curious to see how he was going to escape from the trees on the second hole at The Players Championship. Cheers erupted when he pulled out a 5-wood, a risky shot off the pine straw through a 15-foot gap of pines. Woods said he didn’t hear Sergio Garcia hit his shot from the fairway. He didn’t see Garcia stare in his direction. But he heard Garcia on television during a storm delay. The Span...

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Hillcrest High competes for FIRST Robotics world title

Thu, 09 May 2013 12:57:16 MDT

Hillcrest High competes for FIRST Robotics world title

By Rinna Waddhany Special to The Tribune

Updated May 9, 2013 12:57PM MDT

HARV-E the robot may not clean up trash like the Disney Pixar character WALL-E who inspired his name, but he can throw a fine Frisbee. The robot, created by students at Hillcrest High School, competed in the FIRST Robotics team World Championship after the team won the Rookie All-Star Award at the 2013 Utah Regional. “The program is designed to give kids an introduction to the field of science,” said Clief Castleton, Hillcrest robotics team adviser. “It’s for kids to compete against other teams ...

State colleges: USU heptathlete leads field at WAC championship

Wed, 08 May 2013 23:33:57 MDT

State colleges: USU heptathlete leads field at WAC championship

Combined News Services

Updated May 8, 2013 11:33PM MDT

USU sophomore Chari Hawkins broke the school record in the women’s high jump at the Western Athletic Conference championship in Arlington, Texas, with a height of 1.81 meters. She leads the heptathlon field after also winning the 100m hurdles with a time of 13.82 seconds, ranking her seventh in school history in the event. She also set personal records in the 200m (24.84 seconds) and shot put (11.34 meters). She ranked second and sixth in those events, respectively. Softball SLCC 5, Colorad...

Thursday’s sports TV/radio programming

Wed, 08 May 2013 23:33:57 MDT

Thursday’s sports TV/radio programming

Updated May 8, 2013 11:33PM MDT

Television — College softball • SEC Tournament, pairings TBD, 5:30 p.m., ESPN Golf • PGA Tour, The Players Championship, 11 a.m., TGC Major League Baseball • Regional coverage, Atlanta at San Francisco or Philadelphia at Arizona, joined in progress at 8 p.m., MLB Network NHL playoffs • Ottawa at Montreal, 5 p.m., CNBC • N.Y. Islanders at Pittsburgh, 5 p.m., NBCSN • Minnesota at Chicago, 7:30 p.m., NBCSN Radio — College baseball • San Francisco at BYU, 6 p.m., 960 AM Minor league baseball...

The Players Championship: Adam Scott tries to return to earth

Wed, 08 May 2013 23:33:57 MDT

The Players Championship: Adam Scott tries to return to earth

The Associated Press

Updated May 8, 2013 11:33PM MDT

Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. • The worst thing about returning to golf for Adam Scott is that he had to leave the green jacket behind. In the three weeks since becoming the first Australian to win the Masters, Scott says he has walked to his closet each morning and slipped on the green jacket. He left that behind at his home in the Bahamas. Now it’s back to golf at The Players Championship. Scott spent a few days in New York after winning the Masters, and the rest of the time he has been on an is...

SUU basketball: T-birds sign Las Vegas guard

Wed, 08 May 2013 00:05:13 MDT

SUU basketball: T-birds sign Las Vegas guard

The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated May 8, 2013 12:05AM MDT

Trey Kennedy, a guard from Las Vegas, Nev., has signed a National Letter of Intent to play basketball for Southern Utah. Kennedy, a 6-foot-3, 190-pound guard from Bishop Gorman High School, averaged 12.7 points, 6.3 rebounds and 4.7 assists while serving as a team captain in 2013 during the Gaels’ (29-3) second straight state championship. “We are excited to welcome Trey and his family to Southern Utah,” SUU coach Nick Robinson said. “Trey comes from a great family, a championship high schoo...

Tuesday’s TV/radio programming

Mon, 06 May 2013 23:53:03 MDT

Tuesday’s TV/radio programming

Updated May 6, 2013 11:53PM MDT

Television Hockey • IIHF World Championship, preliminary round, United States vs. Russia, 11 a.m., NBCSN • NHL playoffs, Montreal at Ottawa, 5 p.m., CNBC • NHL playoffs, Chicago at Minnesota, 7:30 p.m., NBCSN • NHL playoffs, Vancouver at San Jose, 8 p.m., CNBC MLB • Detroit at Washington or Atlanta at Cincinnati, 5 p.m., MLB Network • St. Louis at Chicago Cubs, 6 p.m., WGN • N.Y. Yankees at Colorado, 6:30 p.m., ROOT NBA playoffs • Indiana at New York, 5 p.m., TNT • Memphis at Oklahoma City, 7...