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Prep Sports Roundup: 5/5
Published on May 05, 2009 at 08:51PM
DELTA, Utah (AP)—Ty Church had a perfect game, while posting eight strikeouts, as the Delta Rabbits blanked the North Sanpete Hawks, 5-0 Tuesday in Region 8 baseball action.
UHSAA decides to hold tournaments
Published on May 05, 2009 at 01:59PM
(SALT LAKE CITY) – The Utah High School Activities Association has decided that all 3-A Spring State Tournaments will be held, in spite of threats of swine flu virus cases. UHSAA Executive, Bart Thompson, said due to no probable or confirmed cases of H1N1 Swine Flu in students or faculty at Park City High School, the organization made the correct decision. Thompson said the UHSAA is still taking a day-to-day approach on possible cancellations of sporting events in other schools affected by swine flu cases but for now, the activities will continue.
Wildfire Academy planned for Richfield
Published on May 05, 2009 at 01:18PM
(RICHFIELD) – The Ninth Annual Utah Wildfire Academy will be held in Richfield next week on the Snow College-Richfield Campus. The Academy is offering 16 courses for over 150 students with 70 instructors and staff May 11-15. The courses are designed to train rookie and veteran firefighters in volunteer departments from local, county, state and federal fire agencies. A live-fire exercise close to Richfield will be held May 14 at 9am, depending on weather conditions and the public is invited to attend. Fire fighters will demonstrate their newly learned skills in the exercise. The public is also invited to attend any class during the course of the Academy.
Utah Jazz brace for position shakeup
Published on May 05, 2009 at 01:02PM
(SALT LAKE CITY) – The Utah Jazz Basketball Organization continues to mull over the lineup for the next season. Jazz Announcer, Craig Bolerjack, says with the shakeup of some players possibly on their way out, the Jazz lineup still commands respect in the league. He commented that the economy, salary caps, the luxury tax and the market will all determine what the Jazz lineup will look like by the time the next season starts. Bolerjack made his comments in an exclusive interview on Mid-Utah Radio last week.
Special Olympics making torch run
Published on May 05, 2009 at 12:52PM
(RICHFIELD) – The Utah Special Olympic Torch Run will make a pass through Sevier and Sanpete Counties this Friday. Olympic organizer, Forest McNiel, says this is a big event for the state. He said the torch run will start locally in Ft. Green on Friday at 9am and will continue south on SR-89 through each town in the two counties. The run will end in Richfield at about 1pm at Lin’s Marketplace at the north end of the city. All money raised during the fundraiser will go towards the “Sevier Jazzies” and the “Sanpete Stars”, the two local teams. The public is invited to welcome the teams from the Special Olympics along the route this Friday.
Moab mill tailings officially removed
Published on May 05, 2009 at 11:03AM
(MOAB) – Utah celebrated a major milestone Monday by marking the official kickoff of removing 16 million tons of radioactive dirt from Moab. In a ribbon-cutting ceremony, Gov. Jon Huntsman, Jr. said this kind of dumping 50 years ago, would never have been done today. He said that during the height of the Cold War, 50 years ago, the decision was made to dump radioactive dirt from an old mill plant three miles out of the city and officials have been trying to get rid of it ever since. The radioactive dirt is being transported by train in big boxes to Crescent Junction at a cost of about $1 billion. EnergySolutions is the contractor for removal of the mill tailings.
Tooele County travelers arrested near Delta
Published on May 05, 2009 at 09:07AM
(DELTA) – Several Tooele County residents were arrested on Highway 50 near Delta on drug charges last Thursday. A Millard County Sheriff’s report said that deputies pulled over a black 2005 Chrysler 300-C for speeding near the SR-100 junction. The report said that four adults and a juvenile were arrested, including 22-year old, Yuridia Sevilla on speeding, driving on suspension and drug charges and 22-year old, Leon Salvador, on four warrants out of Tooele County and drugs. Other arrests included 24-year old, Ramon Avila-Nunez for drugs and 21-year old, Juan Camargo, on warrants, drugs and possession of a 357 revolver by a restricted person. A 16-year old male was also arrested on drug charges.
UHSAA gets details on swine flu
Published on May 05, 2009 at 07:22AM
(SALT LAKE CITY) – The Utah High School Activities Association continues to gather information concerning swine flu and the affect it may have on the 3-A spring state tournaments coming up. Administrative Secretary, Amy Wagstaff, says a news conference will be held this morning with further details. Wagstaff said a news conference will be held at 10:30 this morning concerning a swine flu case at Judge Memorial High School and how it will affect spring tournaments. Mid-Utah Radio will have further details on the news conference as information is made available to us.