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Hunter-Reay in fast company

Tue, 21 May 2013 00:24:13 MDT

Hunter-Reay in fast company

By ellen horrow USA Today

Updated May 21, 2013 12:24AM MDT

If there’s a favorite for Sunday’s Indianapolis 500, odds are it’s a member of Andretti Autosport. Andretti drivers have won three of the first four races in the Izod IndyCar Series this year, and all five drivers qualified in the top nine for Sunday’s race. Andretti also sports the reigning IndyCar champion — Ryan Hunter-Reay, who will start seventh in the 97th running of “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing.” Alongside pole winner Ed Carpenter, the front row will feature two Andretti drivers — ro...

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5A boys’ soccer: Copper Hills shuts out Hunter

Sat, 18 May 2013 00:02:29 MDT

5A boys’ soccer: Copper Hills shuts out Hunter

By Tony Jones The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated May 18, 2013 12:02AM MDT

West Valley City • The Copper Hills boys’ soccer team battled youth and inexperience all season. It’s hard to tell now. The Grizzlies are back in the Class 5A state semifinals for the second consecutive year. A 2-0 victory over Hunter cemented the process. As a result, the Grizzlies will advance to the final four at Woods Cross High, where they will face Bingham. “It hasn’t always been easy for us this year,” Copper Hills coach Eddie Moura said. “We’ve had to deal with a lot. But this team has s...

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Prep softball: Inopportune bounce sidelines Hunter’s McDonald

Wed, 15 May 2013 15:51:02 MDT

Prep softball: Inopportune bounce sidelines Hunter’s McDonald

By Neil K. Warner Special to The Tribune

Updated May 15, 2013 03:51PM MDT

It turns out there is a way to keep Hunter’s Sam McDonald off base. Keep her on the disabled list. She took a bad hop to the face and suffered a broken nose and a concussion during a game against Manti last week. She now has a protective face guard and is waiting for medical clearance to get back in the lineup. “She’s champing at the bit and is raring to go, but there is nothing I can do until she gets a release from the doctor,” Hunter coach Wes Haymond said. “We are hoping she will be back f...

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Prep boys’ soccer: Hunter’s freshman keeper a surprise sensation

Tue, 14 May 2013 13:49:52 MDT

Prep boys’ soccer: Hunter’s freshman keeper a surprise sensation

By Kyle Goon The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated May 14, 2013 01:49PM MDT

West Valley City • Sometimes Justin Motzkus dives in front of a shot and makes the save and his Hunter teammates taunt the shooter, sarcasm thick in their voices. “But that wasn’t supposed to happen,” they say. “He wasn’t supposed to save it. He’s just a freshman!” They’ve gotten to teasing their opponents now, but it wasn’t long ago when the 14-year-old goalie was a near-anonymous newcomer in tryouts. “I was just ready to play JV,” Motzkus said. “But I wanted to take anything I could get.” Seni...

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Sean P. Means: Celebrating 10 great movie mothers

Sun, 12 May 2013 00:25:11 MDT

Sean P. Means: Celebrating 10 great movie mothers

By Sean P. Means The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated May 12, 2013 12:25AM MDT

Obituaries can make you cry. The one that ran two weeks ago in The Oregonian, the newspaper in Portland, Ore., for Margaret Groening made me smile. Groening, 94, was the mother of Matt Groening, the cartoonist and creator of “The Simpsons.” And reading through her obituary (reprinted this week by Gawker.com) reveals names familiar in “The Simpsons’ ” fictional home of Springfield. Margaret (or Marge) was married to Homer Groening. Her maiden name was Wiggum (also the name of Springfield’s polic...

Prep boys soccer: Edgar Estrada offers quiet leadership

Wed, 08 May 2013 16:49:39 MDT

Prep boys soccer: Edgar Estrada offers quiet leadership

By Anthony Cusumano Special to The Tribune

Updated May 8, 2013 04:49PM MDT

Taylorsville’s Edgar Estrada just might be the most unassuming leader there is. Rather than boast about his soccer abilities or acumen in the classroom, the senior is humble about what he has been given. Heck, you’d even have to pry out of him that he has earned a full-ride scholarship to the University of Utah and is the editor of his school paper. “He’s someone who would do whatever you need,” Taylorsville coach George Sirstins said. “He never wants to disappoint you. He’s very quiet and humb...