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May 1st high not expected to exceed the mid-50’s, freeze warning issued for two counties
SALT LAKE CITY— This year, May is starting on a colder note in Utah. Additionally, the National Weather Service has issued a freeze warning for two counties in the Beehive State. KSL Meteorologist Matt Johnson predicted the high will be 55 degrees Fahrenheit on May 1 in Utah’s capital...
Softball earns bye, setting up playoff series with Tooele
The defending state champion Bear River softball squad has had its ups and downs this season, but persevered through the challenges to earn a first-round bye in the 4A state playoffs. The Bears finished second in the final Region 11 standings and earned the No. 7 seed in the state...
Calmer Pro-Palestinian protesting at Utah State Univ. Wednesday
LOGAN, Utah (KMVT/KSVT) — Wednesday around 60 to 70 pro-Palestine protestors gathered at the Quad of Utah State University to demonstrate against the war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza. CBS affiliate KUTV in Salt Lake City reports that the much more low-key protest was organized Wednesday to bring...
Wild About Utah: Great-tailed grackles
My formal introduction to great-tailed grackles was on a birding trip to Box Elder County. We stopped at the Walmart parking lot in Brigham City where Dick Hurren took a cup of cat food and tossed it out in front of our parked car. Then we watched the grackles fly in. We joked, at the time, that grackles seemed to spontaneously show up at new stores. It’s almost as if they hitchhike on semis.
Prep softball: Grizzlies moving on in state playoffs
It was a very successful two days for the Logan softball team. The 14th-seeded Grizzlies completed a sweep of 19th-seeded Dixie in a regional series in the 4A state softball playoffs Saturday. Logan beat the Flyers in Game 2, 10-3, and will now move on to the Super Regionals next week.
No. 21 Oregon sweeps doubleheader over No. 25 Utah behind strong pitching performance
EUGENE, Ore. — Heading into the weekend, No. 21 Oregon had a chance to earn some national praise and attention as they hosted No. 25 Utah, the leader in the Pac-12 standings. Oregon had dropped two of three to No. 6 Oregon State the weekend prior but had recorded...
High school baseball: 4A/2A playoff roundup from Saturday’s games
Cottonwood 9, Hurricane 8 No. 17 seed Hurricane started hot, jumping out to a 7-0 lead in the first two innings, but No. 16 seed Cottonwood stormed back to complete the 2-0 sweep and advance to the 4A Super Regionals against top seeded Dixie. Austin Carver struck out ten batters for the Colts, and added an RBI. Ladanian Gutierrez drove in four runs, including a homer. Mountain Crest 12, Tooele 0 No. 12 seed Mountain Crest shut out No. 20 seed Tooele to sweep the first round series. It relied heavily on the trio of JC Jones, Maxwell Hornsby, and Zyan Foulger, who each drove in multiple runs. Kayden Cullimore kept the Tooele offense at bay, as he pitched a complete game and allowed just 3 hits.
Prep softball: Mustangs sweep Huskies on road, advance
There was no late-game rally needed by the Mustangs in Game 2 of a regional series in the 4A state softball playoffs Saturday at Midvale. Mountain Crest was off and galloping from the start against 15th-seeded Hillcrest. In Game 1 on Friday, the 18th-seeded Mustangs used a two-run homer in the top of the seventh in a thrilling 3-2 victory. In Game 2, the visitors scored the first 10 runs of the contest and rolled to a 14-4 victory.
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