CASTLE DALE, Utah (AP)—Colby Snow and Taylor Tanner combined for five hits and two home runs as the Emery Spartans bludgeoned the North Sanpete Hawks, 12-0 Thursday in Region 8 baseball action.

DELTA, Utah (AP)—Joseph Mohrman and Brent Frank combined for five hits as the Salem Hills Skyhawks pounded the Delta Rabbits, 9-1 in Region 8 baseball action Thursday.

SALT LAKE CITY (AP)—Wes Henderson and Evan Horwood each scored for the Intermountain Christian Lions in a 2-0 win over the Beaver Beavers Thursday in the first round of the 2A state soccer tournament.

LOGAN, Utah (AP)—Eight different Logan players scored as the Grizzlies crushed the North Sanpete Hawks, 8-0 in the 3A state soccer tournament Thursday.

DELTA, Utah (AP)—Omar Torres scored the game-winning goal and Zach Smith added another score as the Wasatch Wasps outlasted the Delta Rabbits, 2-1 Thursday in the 3A state soccer tournament.

DELTA, Utah (AP)—Devri Fitzgerald went the distance on the mound as she surrendered only three hits as the Delta Lady Rabbits blanked the Emery Lady Spartans, 4-0 in Region 8 soccer action Thursday.

(PARK CITY)—Although the six-county area is currently exempt from swine flu, regrettably the same cannot be said for northern Utah. Classes at all eight schools in the Park City School District have been canceled until at least May 4 due to swine flu. The Park City School District consists of 4400 students. Additionally, all school events have been canceled for the short term, which includes the Park City High Senior Prom. At this time, KTVX Channel 4 in Salt Lake City reported that three students, in elementary and junior high, could be contaminated. According to the Summit County Health Department, there have been 12 cases that have warranted further testing. Of those cases, six are still being looked at as cases that could be sent to the CDC Thursday.

(SOUTH BEND, Ind.)—The National Football Foundation announced that former Brigham Young All-American tight end Gordon Hudson has been elected to the College Football Hall of Fame Thursday. Hudson was selected from a national ballot of 76 candidates and was among the inductees announced by Archie Manning, the chairman of the National Football Foundation and College Football Hall of Fame in I-A. Hudson is the sixth former Cougar to be inducted as he joins legendary coach LaVell Edwards, and quarterbacks Gifford Nielsen, Marc Wilson, Jim McMahon, and Steve Young. The 2009 class will be officially enshrined on December 8 in New York City. Hudson was a two-time first-team All-American in 1982 and 1983 and still holds the Division I-A record for average catches and receiving yards a game for a tight end as well as the yardage mark for a tight end in a game with 259 yards. Other inductees include former New Mexico State halfback, Pervis Atkins, Texas defensive tackle Steve McMichael, Nebraska defensive end Grant Wistrom, and Arizona safety Chuck Cecil.

(SALT LAKE CITY)—Scientists at the University of Colorado at Boulder have confirmed that a skeleton found in remote southeastern Utah was that of a talented artist, poet and wanderer of the 1930s. Everett Ruess, who described himself as a vagabond from California has become a legend throughout the West as he inspired books, songs and documentaries. As a 20-year old, Ruess departed from Escalante in 1934 and he reportedly traveled east as his skeleton was discovered 60 miles east of Comb Ridge in San Juan County. CU geneticist Kenneth Krauter stated DNA tests involving the explorer’s surviving relatives make it “irrefutable” that they discovered Ruess’ bones.

(WASHINGTON)—Thursday, transportation secretary Ray LaHood ordered a review of bus safety in response to a Utah crash in January 2008 that killed nine people and injured 43 others returning from a weekend ski trip. The Transportation Department said a plan to improve motorcoach safety will be created from the review’s findings. The National Transportation Safety Board stated at a hearing last week that driver fatigue was the likely cause of the crash which occurred near Mexican Hat and also staetd that a protracted delay by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration in implementing motorcoach safety recommendations contributed to the crash’s severity. In the crash in question, the roof of the bus was sheared off and everyone aboard, except for the driver and one man pinched between two seats, was ejected from the bus.

(MILFORD) – The swine flu scare has put hog producers on alert. Circle Four Farms in Milford raises more than a million pigs a year and hauls them to a market outside of Utah. Their parent company in Smithfield also has a similar farm in Mexico, which is uncomfortably close to “ground zero” for the epidemic. In spite of the scare, a Minersville Texaco station worker, says people in Milford and surrounding areas are not worried about the spread of the virus. The Smithfield company says it does routine testing of its pigs and has not detected the virus and the Mexican government backs up that claim. At Circle Four in Milford, biological control is part of the daily rhythm.

(WASHINGTON D.C.) – May is National Healthy Vision month and this year’s focus is on the importance of eye exams in detecting common vision problems. Dr. Rachel Bishop of the National Eye Institute, says regular eye exams are very important. She said, according to statistics, 26% more women age 12 or older have uncorrected visual impairment due to refractive error, compared with men age 12 or older. Bishop said corrective care for refractive errors amounts to an estimated $3.8 to $7.2 billion annually. National Healthy Vision month is sponsored by NEI and is devoted to promoting the vision objectives in the “Healthy People 2010” initiative.

(SALT LAKE CITY) – An investment research firm has shown that the Utah Educational Savings Plan is ranked as one of the top five in the country. Morningstar says when most 529 management firms reported declining losses, Utah’s plan kept on a continuing path of improvement. The research firm said that UESP took a bold approach by putting 65% of its accounts in S & P age-based equities for college beneficiaries. Morningstar stated it was the main reason UESP sustained a far more sensible investment plan than what other savings organizations were performing. The firm rates the best and worst college savings programs in the United States. UESP is administrated by the Utah State Board of Regents and the Utah Higher Education Assistance Authority with $2 billion in assets and more than 139,000 accounts, which are held by a majority of Utahns.

(RICHFIELD) – The Central Utah Public Health Department in Richfield is preparing for any outbreak of swine flu or any flu virus that may occur in our local areas. Executive Director, Bruce Costas, says the key is to be prepared, not to panic. He said that no known cases of swine flu have been found in the state and the National Center for Disease Control is providing a day-to-day report to CUPHD on the spread of and viruses.