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Prep Sports Roundup: 8/14
Published on August 14, 2010 at 11:11PM
PANGUITCH, Utah (AP)-Zach Brophy doubled and the Panguitch Bobcats edged the Wayne Badgers, 7-6 Saturday in Region 20 baseball action. Troy Stevenson doubled in the loss for Wayne.
TROPIC, Utah (AP)-Zack Taylor homered and Randy Ellett, Trevor Behunin and Ty Rees each doubled as the Wayne Badgers smacked the Bryce Valley Mustangs, 12-3 in Region 20 baseball action Saturday.
MT. PLEASANT, Utah (AP)-Anna Ledingham, Shakara Merrill and Stephanie Mower had two goals apiece and the North Sanpete Lady Hawks pounded the Gunnison Lady Bulldogs, 7-2 Saturday in non-region girls soccer action. Breanna Young and Mikayla Allred each scored in defeat for Gunnison.
Packers Ready To Make Noise As a Darkhorse
Published on August 14, 2010 at 12:30AM
In numerous media circles, the Green Bay Packers have emerged as a darkhorse to represent the NFC in the Super Bowl and perhaps I can be counted among those who believe in Green Bay. For starters, Aaron Rodgers (350 of 541, 4,434 yards, 30 TD’s 7 INT’s) continues to blossom when given the opportunity to play and in Donald Driver (70 receptions, 1,061 yards, 6 TD’s) and speedster Greg Jennings (68 rec, 1,113 yards, 5 TD’s) he has a pair of solid wideouts. Of course, the emergence of Jermichael Finley (55 rec, 676 yards, 5 TD’s) gives Rodgers an embarrassment of riches that few teams can compare with. When tailback Ryan Grant (282 car, 1,253 yards, 11 TD’s) is added to the mix, I can picture the Packers creating nightmares for opposing defenses all season. Additionally, with a defense featuring the likes of Clay Matthews, Charles Woodson ( nine INT’s last season) and Nick Collins, Green Bay has the makings of a special season. Of course, expectations are high for rookie tackle Bryan Bulaga as he will likely be called upon right away to contribute to the Packers’ potentially explosive offense. With all of this said, I tip my hat to Green Bay for doing this in a small market (the NFL Record & Fact Book lists Green Bay-Appleton, Wis. as the nation’s 70th largest market) without many of the luxuries larger markets, such as New York and Baltimore, have access to. A great chance still exists that Brett Favre may jilt the Vikings so I extol Ted Thompson for not giving into #4’s demands and continuing to build his franchise. Finally, because of the Packers’ solid talent base which Thompson and president/CEO Mark Murphy have built, I can see this team winning perhaps 12 or 13 games while averaging around 25-26 points per game. Good luck to the Packers as they epitomize everything good about old-fashioned American values, pure integrity and doing the right thing. Thus, to the only NFL team where all fans at the stadium are owners of the franchise, I salute you.