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Prep Sports Roundup: 2/26
Published on February 26, 2010 at 11:31PM
RICHFIELD, Utah (AP)—Sam Houston had 19 points and Kaytee Glover added 13 more as the Kanab Cowgirls humbled the North Sevier Lady Wolves, 55-42 Friday in the 2A state consolation bracket at the Sevier Valley Center. Sydney Asper had 14 points and seven rebounds in the loss for North Sevier. Kanab plays Layton Christian at 10:00 a.m. Saturday.
RICHFIELD, Utah (AP)—Jasmine Porter had 22 points and 14 rebounds and the Layton Christian Lady Eagles dismantled the Grand Lady Red Devils, 43-38 Friday in the 2A state consolation bracket at the Sevier Valley Center.
RICHFIELD, Utah (AP)—Tressa Lyman had 20 points and eight rebounds and the Enterprise Lady Wolves advanced to the 2A state title game with a 42-26 rout of the North Summit Lady Braves at the Sevier Valley Center Friday. Hayley Richins had nine points in the loss for North Summit.
RICHFIELD, Utah (AP)—Brittany Griffiths had 11 points and the Beaver Lady Beavers advanced to the 2A state title game with a narrow 38-35 win over the South Sevier Lady Rams Friday. The Lady Beavers will meet Enterprise at 5:00 p.m. in the girls’ title game.
RICHFIELD, Utah (AP)—Colton Piep had 14 points and Dawlton Veater added 12 more as the North Sevier Wolves lived to play another day by outlasting the North Summit Braves, 53-50 Friday in the 2A state consolation bracket. Keegan McQueen had 18 points and Cameron Bowen added 16 more for the Braves.
RICHFIELD, Utah (AP)—Kyle West had 24 points and seven assists and Lance Gardner added 19 points and seven rebounds as the Enterprise Wolves overpowered the Layton Christian Eagles, 74-67 in the 2A state consolation bracket Friday. Isaac Pedroza had 19 points in the loss for the Eagles.
RICHFIELD, Utah (AP)—Neal Monson had 23 points and seven rebounds and the Waterford Ravens advanced to the 2A state championship game with a 51-34 rout of the Kanab Cowboys Friday at the Sevier Valley Center. Craig Brinkerhoff had 10 points in the loss for Kanab. The Ravens will meet the South Summit Wildcats Saturday evening at 7:30 for the state title.
RICHFIELD, Utah (AP)—Judd Rydalch had 14 points and Parker Anderson added 13 more as the South Summit Wildcats got past the South Sevier Rams, 62-59 Friday at the Sevier Valley Center in the 2A semifinals. Dillon Bishoff had 26 points in the loss for the Rams.
OREM, Utah (AP)—Brooke Bliss amassed 18 points and Shacari Hinck added 14 more as the Richfield Lady Wildcats advanced to the 3A state championship game with a 58-46 win over the Canyon Veiw Lady Falcons Friday at Utah Valley University. The Lady Wildcats will meet Union for the championship game Saturday at 1:30 p.m.
OREM, Utah (AP)—Katie Richens had 12 points as the Union Lady Cougars downed the Juab Lady Wasps, 45-41 Friday in the 3A state semifinals at Utah Valley University. Tessa Bradford had 21 points in the loss for the Lady Wasps who had advanced farther than they ever had in school history.
Task Force resolves attempted murder case
Published on February 26, 2010 at 08:47AM
(RICHFIELD) – The Central Utah Narcotics Task Force has resolved a late December 2009 attempted murder case involving an illegal immigrant and a Sevier County man. Investigators reported that Edgar Perez-Monroy stole a firearm from an Austin residence in December and pawned it at a Richfield pawn shop. The report said that Perez-Monroy used the firearm in an attempted homicide of another hispanic man in Sevier County. Perez-Monroy was apprehended and booked in the Sevier County Jail on Jan. 27 for theft of a firearm, possession of a firearm by a restricted person and aggravated assault. Immigration and Customs Enforcement discovered that Perez-Monroy was in the country illegally and was turned over to federal authorities on Thursday.
Sanpete deputies investigate suicide pact
Published on February 26, 2010 at 07:25AM
(MANTI) – The Sanpete County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the deaths of two Manti brothers in a suicide pact Wednesday night. A sheriff’s report said that dispatch received a 9-1-1 call just before 9pm and then another one shortly after. The first caller said his younger brother shot himself up Manti Canyon and the second caller stated his brother shot himself in his front yard in Manti. Deputies responded to the home of 21-year old, Delano Cloward and transported the man to the Gunnison Valley Hospital where he was pronounced dead with a gunshot wound to the head. Sanpete Deputies also located the body of a 15-year old boy three miles up Manti Canyon. He also was pronounced dead from a gunshot wound to the head. An investigator from the Utah Medical Examiner’s Office arrived on scene for further examination.
Lost snowmobiler found safe up Fairview Canyon
Published on February 26, 2010 at 06:55AM
Updated on February 26, 2010 at 02:01PM
(FAIRVIEW) – A snowmobiler reported missing has been found safe after spending Wednesday night in Fairview Canyon. According to a sheriff’s report, 54-year old Doug Wheeler of Springville was snowmobiling with a group of about 20 people, when he became separated from his group and failed to return to camp late in the afternoon Wednesday. The Sanpete Search and Rescue was notified and began looking for Wheeler Wednesday night. Workers searched the Fairview Canyon area through the night until the search was called off due to poor weather conditions. The search resumed Thursday morning and a helicopter spotted Wheeler at about 11am. He was taken off the mountain in good condition. Wheeler said he kept warm through the cold night by starting his snowmobile several times. He was reported to be cold, tired and hungry.
Intercollegiate Track Roundup: 2/25
Published on February 26, 2010 at 12:18AM
BOISE, Idaho (AP)—Utah State’s Camille Fehlberg won the womens’ 800-meter indoor pentathlon in the first day of the WAC Indoor Track Championships Thursday at Boise State University. Additionally, Louisiana Tech’s Jesseka Jones won the 60-meter hurdles and Samantha Balentine of Hawai’i won the the womens’ high jump. As for the men, Boise State’s Kurt Felix swept the high jump and long jump while his teammate, Steven Piippo won the mens’ shot put. The meet will resume Friday.
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP)—Brigham Young’s Amy Otis placed first in the womens’ 60-meter hurdles and long jump to headline strong showings for numerous Mountain West Conference indoor track athletes at the first day of competition Thursday at the University of New Mexico. Additionally, New Mexico’s Sandy Fortner won the high jump and shot put events while Phaelen French of Air Force win the womens’ 800-meter dash. As for the men, New Mexico’s Richard York placed first in the 60-meter hurdles, while Jay Petsch of Wyoming took the long jump crown and Brigham Young’s Phillip Bettis placed first in the shot put. Currently, Fortner leads the womens’ heptathlon and Bettis is leading the way for the men in the pentathlon. The meet will resume Friday.