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Lady Noles Spear Jackets
Published on February 15, 2010 at 11:03PM
ATLANTA (AP)—Jacinta Monroe amassed 14 points and nine rebounds as the #10 Florida State Lady Seminoles bested the Georgia Tech Lady Yellow Jackets, 69-59 Monday in Top 25 womens’ college basketball action. The Lady Noles overcame an early 10-point deficit and outscored the Lady Jackets, 46-33 in the latter stanza to win going away. Brigitte Ardossi posted 23 points in the loss for Georgia Tech, which dropped the Lady Jackets to 20-6 on the season. The win improved Florida State to 22-4. In other Top 25 action Monday, #21 Virginia surged past #20 North Carolina, 82-78 in double overtime and #1 Connecticut overpowered #12 Oklahoma, 76-60.
Jayhawks Hold off A&M
Published on February 15, 2010 at 10:57PM
Updated on February 16, 2010 at 06:03AM
COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP)—Xavier Henry, Cole Aldrich and Marcus Morris each had 12 points and the #1 Kansas Jayhawks got past the #23 Texas A&M Aggies, 59-54 Monday at Reed Arena in Top 25 mens’ college basketball action. Although the win was the 11th in a row for Kansas, it did not come easy as the Jayhawks needed a late 7-2 run to pull out the victory over the scrappy Aggies. David Loubeau had 17 points to lead Texas A&M in the loss. The win improved the Jayhawks to 25-1 on the season while the Aggies fell to 18-7. In other Top 25 action Monday, Connecticut upset Villanova, 84-75.
Prep Sports Roundup: 2/15
Published on February 15, 2010 at 10:37PM
RICHFIELD, Utah (AP)—Kayla Maxwell had 22 points and the Valley Lady Buffaloes advanced to the 1A state tournament with a 43-11 rout of the Salt Lake Lutheran Lady Lynx Monday in a play-in game at the Sevier Valley Center.
TROPIC, Utah (AP)—Sydney Cornforth keyed a balanced scoring attack with 12 points and the Bryce Valley Lady Mustangs pounded the Monument Valley Lady Cougars, 66-49 Monday in a 1A state girls play-in game. The Lady Mustangs now advance to the first round of the state tournament Wednesday at the Sevier Valley Center.
RIVERDALE, Utah (AP)—Brittani Nelson had 15 points and the Wayne Lady Badgers bested the Christian Heritage Lady Crusaders, 49-39 in a 1A state girls play-in game Monday. The Lady Badgers now advance to the first round of the state tournament at the Sevier Valley Center Wednesday.
WENDOVER, Utah (AP)—Andrea Mayer amassed 21 points and the Milford Lady Tigers dismantled the Wendover Lady Wildcats, 36-27 Monday in a 1A state girls play-in game. The Lady Tigers now advance to the first round of the state tournament Wednesday at the Sevier Valley Center.
ALTAMONT, Utah (AP)—Whitney Fieldsted had 23 points and the Altamont Lady Longhorns gashed the Tintic Lady Miners, 58-31 in a 1A state girls play-in game Monday. The Lady Longhorns now advance to the first round of the state tournament at the Sevier Valley Center Wednesday.
Nearly 100 SL County Workers Take Early Retirement
Published on February 15, 2010 at 02:41PM
(SALT LAKE CITY)—Nearly 100 Salt Lake County employees have taken early retirement since the county began offering new incentives about a year ago. Darrin Casper, the county’s chief financial officer, says the departures have helped avoid layoffs as the county deals with a budget crunch. The county has offered retirement incentives to longtime employees twice in the last 14 months in an effort to trim its workforce. The latest offer includes 75 percent of accrued sick leave plus a $5,000 stipend for each year of employment above 30 years. County officials say as many as a dozen more workers may take early retirement by the end of March. The county has also left more than 300 positions vacant for a savings of nearly $20 million.
UEA Lukewarm on School Supplies Amendment
Published on February 15, 2010 at 02:36PM
(SALT LAKE CITY)—A proposal on Capitol Hill would help teachers who say they have to pay for supplies out of their own pockets. However, the largest teachers’ union in Utah wants the Legislature to take a different approach. The bill’s sponsor, Representative Kraig Powell of Heber City, says when he lived in other states, his children received a list of school supplies they must buy before each school year. He said he hasn’t seen that happen much in Utah and his bill would have parents pay for school supplies, rather than schools. Powell says this is a constitutional amendment because Utah’s Constitution states public education should be free. Nevertheless, Utah Education Association president Kim Campbell stated that while she appreciates Powell’s efforts, the overall funding for education needs to change instead. Campbell also said the constitution requires a free and public education in Utah and the proposed amendment would allow fees in elementary schools, just as in secondary schools. Powell says his bill may not go anywhere this year, but he at least wants to get the discussion started.
Christian School Plans To Sell Elementary Building
Published on February 15, 2010 at 02:30PM
(RIVERDALE)—A private Christian school in Riverdale has announced plans to sell its elementary school and stop its elementary education program. Officials at Christian Heritage School say they plan to sell the elementary building to Good Foundations Academy, which hopes to start operations later this year. Steve Diehl, the interim headmaster for Christian Heritage Academy, says there are currently about 210 students enrolled in the elementary program. The school, which is facing a budget crunch, laid off 12 employees but it wasn’t enough to make up the deficit. Lawmakers approved funding for the Good Foundations school for the 2011-12 school year but officials are hoping to move the funding up so the school can open in August.
Man Uses Facebook To Track Down Assault Suspect
Published on February 15, 2010 at 02:26PM
(PARK CITY)—A Utah man hunted down his alleged attacker on Facebook. According to the Deseret News, the man was feeding some stray cats on a vacant lot in Park City November 25. A man approached him, told him his family owned the land and hit the man who was feeding the cats. Police say the attacker went to his truck to get a bat or club. The victim had since called the police so the attacker fled. Authorities stated the victim later figured out who owned the land, searched the name on Facebook and found the match. Additionally, he later identified the man in a photo lineup. Friday, prosecutors charged the suspect, Brooks Richard Finlinson, with aggravated assault. The Deseret News reports the victim’s jaw was broken in several places and will require surgery.
MHS student gains First Wind scholarship
Published on February 15, 2010 at 08:13AM
(FILLMORE) – A senior at Millard High School in Fillmore is the recipient of a scholarship provided by Utah’s newest and largest wind farm. Boston-based First Wind recently awarded 17-year old, Kelsey Mitchell a $3,000 scholarship to be used at a college of her choice. Carol Grant, senior vice-president of external affairs at First Wind, said the reason for awarding the scholarship was to give back to the school due to the ingenuity of a local teacher and his students, who played a big role in making the Milford Wind Corridor a reality. More than a dozen students helped Millard High engineering and technology instructor, Andy Swapp calculate data from a small turbine he set up at his farm, resulting in many inquiries from wind energy businesses across the country. The project has grown to 97 wind turbines with the capacity to generate clean, renewable energy to power approximately 45,000 homes per year in Southern California. The project became operational in November of 2008 and has created more than 250 development and construction jobs and resulted in more than $85 million in economic benefits to Utah.
Deputies respond to possible Annabella fire
Published on February 15, 2010 at 07:05AM
(ANNABELLA) – Sevier County Deputies were dispatched to a possible home fire in Annabella Thursday at 10:50pm but discovered a coal bin had smoke coming out of it. The possible fire was located at 720 North Annabella Road at the residence of Natalie Veater. Deputies determined the coal bin was not on fire and do damage was done to the home. Richfield Fire Department arrived on scene and used fans to clear the house of smoke.