Feature Stories

For all the current Sports Feature Stories
please subscribe to our complete edition: Click Here
Grantsville’s Tayler Orgill hits a forehand shot in a match against Magen Heder of Tooele on Wednesday. Orgill is undefeated after four singles matches this season.<br>- photography / Maegan Burr Cowboys upend Buffaloes in tennis
The Grantsville girls tennis team had little trouble dropping the Tooele Buffaloes Wednesday on the Cowboy tennis courts. The Cowboys won all five varsity matches in straight sets. Tayler Orgill ...
6 days ago | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
full story
Grantsville’s Bryce Ekins picks up yardage in action against Wasatch Friday night. The Cowboys scored twice in the second half to defeat the Wasps 15-12.<br>- photography / Maegan Burr Cowboys swat Wasps 15-12 in opener
The defense of the Grantsville football team didn’t need a half to warm up, and that’s a good thing. Taking on Wasatch’s aerial attack, the Cowboys faced 44 pass attempts from Wasp quarterback Tyl...
8 days ago | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
full story
Tooele High School football players Nick Yepez and Isi Saffi collide during a drill Wednesday afternoon at practice. The Buffaloes open the season Friday at Judge Memorial.<br>- photography / Maegan Burr Buffs battle Judge Bulldogs on Friday
As far as the first stringers go for Tooele football, coach Ray Groth feels pretty confident that they will be able to get the job done on the field. Of course Tooele has to avoid the injury bug t...
13 days ago | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
full story
Ben York drives the Blanchard-Black-York Lakester car off of the starting line Sunday during Speed Week on the Salt Flats. Several cars reached 200 mph while only a few eclipsed the 300 mph mark.<br>- photography / Maegan Burr Few can top 300 mph at Speed Week
Since 1927 more than 700 drivers have averaged more than 200 mph on a one-mile stretch at the Bonneville Salt Flats to reach the 200 MPH Club. Forty drivers were inducted into the club last year...
15 days ago | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
full story
Stansbury’s Cierra Golden (left) and Grantsville’s Renee Castagno fight for the ball Wednesday. Golden scored the second goal of the game for the Stallions. <br>- photography / Maegan Burr Stallions trample Cowboys in opener
After Grantsville barely lost its first soccer match to Carbon on Tuesday 0-1, it looked liked the Cowboys might be primed for a tight match against 4A neighbor Stansbury High School on Wednesday....
20 days ago | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
full story
Daryl Frame’s car (left) collides with Larry Clark Saturday at the Tooele County Fair Demolition Derby. Frame survived the assault from all other competitors to win the derby.<br>- photography / Maegan Burr Aggression pays off for derby winner
When it came down to the main event of the Tooele County Fair Demolition Derby there was no clear would-be winner from the start. Each driver in the main event had their struggles in the final but...
22 days ago | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
full story
Conditioning drills begin for gridiron teams
by Jake Gordon
27 days ago | 0 0 comments | 9 9 recommendations | email to a friend
Three weeks isn’t a lot of time to prepare for an opening football game but that is what Tooele, Grantsville and Stansbury gridiron teams are faced with starting this week. All three schools opene...
Goff wins top prize at bull riding event
by Mark Watson
29 days ago | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
Stock provider Wes Clegg of 7C Buckers of Tooele rounded up some of his top bulls to challenge the top bull riders in Tooele County Saturday night at the Bulls & Broncs Rodeo in Grantsville. In so...
Taylorsville takes down Stansbury 9-6
by Jake Gordon
1 month ago | 0 0 comments | 9 9 recommendations | email to a friend
In a back-and-forth game between Stansbury and Taylorsville Legion in the Utah Legion State Tournament Tuesday afternoon, it was Taylorsville that always seemed to have the upper hand. A two-run ...
Palmer nabs second at Utah State Am
by Mark Watson
1 month ago | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
Stansbury Park’s Sadie Palmer is among the top female golfers in the state and last Wednesday she nearly won the top prize of the year at Utah’s biggest amateur golf event. Palmer finished second ...
Kids soak in football fundamentals
by Mark Watson
1 month ago | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
Potential Tooele High School football stars have been busy this week learning the fundamentals from THS head football coach Ray Groth and some of his senior varsity players. The camp for kids in fo...
Grantsville scores 33 runs to sweep Roy
by Mark Watson
1 month ago | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
The Grantsville American Legion team scored 20 runs on 18 hits in the third inning of the second game against Roy Monday evening at Grantsville. Even in the best of dreams, hitting is never that g...
All-Stars advance to state title game
by Jake Gordon
1 month ago | 1 1 comments | 11 11 recommendations | email to a friend
Right from the beginning, the Tooele 11-year-old all-stars brought out the bats and put 11 runs on the board in the first inning before Taylorsville could even touch their bats. Tooele rode that ...
Pagenaud repeats as LeMans champ
by John Bell
1 month ago | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
Simon Pagenaud was flawless in duplicating last year’s American LeMans Series win at Miller Motorsports Park bringing his Patron Tequila-sponsored Honda home for the win on Sunday. The winning race...
National Sports News