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Tooele High School senior Spencer Bunn (12) jumps for a layup as Stansbury High School senior Reggie Roberts (31) defends against the shot. The Buffaloes defeated the Stallions 56-45 in the first boys basketball game between the two schools.<br>- photography / Maegan Burr Buffs bounce rival Stallions 56-45
Tooele put the hammer down on the Stallions in the third quarter of Friday’s game at Stansbury. The Buffaloes hit nine-for-nine from the field in the period and outscored the Stallions 19-10 to ex...
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Stansbury High School senior Marissa Robbins (11) goes up for a shot Tuesday against East. Robbins and her teammates willl host Tooele on Friday.<br>- photo courtesy of Steve Branch Stansbury girls nab third region win
With the Region 6 basketball season nearing its halfway mark, the Stansbury girls were looking to break even against East at home Tuesday night. The Stallions leveled their region record to 3-3 a...
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Tooele’s Marcus Westover wraps his arms around the neck and leg of Stansbury’s Mike Andersen in the 285-pound match Thursday. Westover pinned Anderson in a little over 1 minute into the match.<br>- photography / Maegan Burr Buffs tame rival Stallions in wrestling
Stansbury jumped ahead of Tooele 15-12 after the first five matches Thursday night at Stansbury. But Tooele’s two talented big guys at 215 and 285 scored the next nine points to give the Buffaloes...
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Grantsville High School junior Caleb Nesbitt (11) looks for an open player Wednesday night against Bear River. <br>- photography / Maegan Burr Team effort spurs Cowboys to victory
If a basketball team had the opportunity to choose which quarter they would make their free throws, they would most likely select the fourth quarter. Grantsville did just that as they started out ...
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Tooele High School senior Travis Brady (3) looks to pass against Woods Cross Friday. The Buffs evened their region record at 1-1 with a 54-50 victory over the Wildcats.<br>- photography / Maegan Burr Tooele whips region foe Woods Cross
After a passive offensive quarter of basketball in the third, Tooele boys came out strong in the fourth by scoring the first seven points of the period to propel themselves to their first Region 6...
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Grantsville High School sophomore Dalen Erickson (33) jumps for a layup at the end of the game against Ben Lomond Wednesday night. Erickson scored 10 points in the Cowboys’ 45-36 victory over the Scots.<br>- photography / Maegan Burr Cowboys’ ‘D’ helps notch big victory
Offense will help a basketball team put up points on the scoreboard but a stiff defense will help win a game. It was Grantsville’s defense that came through for them in the fourth quarter against ...
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Stallions grab third against 16 teams
by Mark Watson
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Eight Stansbury High School wrestlers placed at the Best of the West Tournament in Tooele on Saturday to propel the Stallions to a third-place finish in a meet that featured 16 teams. Delta A won ...
Stallions topple Tooele to open region
by Mark Watson
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Full-court defensive pressure and a 21-point second half by Marissa Robbins propelled Stansbury past Tooele Tuesday night in the first Region 6 game for both teams. Tooele led 17-14 at intermissio...
Six Cowboys shine at home meet
by Mark Watson
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Three Grantsville wrestlers won all of their matches at the Cowboy Duals last Saturday in Grantsville. Samuel Williamson at 140, Drew Hart at 152 and Jake Templeton at 215 each went 5-0 in matches...
Grantsville charges back to defeat Stansbury
by Jake Gordon
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Familiarity is definitely a word that comes to mind when Grantsville and Stansbury girls basketball teams met up Tuesday night. Grantsville coach Casey Cooke was an assistant to Stansbury coach Ke...
Wright serves youth for two decades
by Mark Watson
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This fall John Wright announced he would not return as president of Tooele Babe Ruth Baseball for the 2010 season after 20 years at the helm. It’s a major loss for youth baseball in the county. How...
Five area wrestlers perfect at tourneys
by Mark Watson
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Two Stansbury wrestlers, two Grantsville wrestlers and one Tooele wrestler finished undefeated in tournaments on Saturday. Stansbury’s Kolton Kroeger and Mason Burbidge along with Grantsville’s D...
Tooele boys snare six top finishes
by Jake Gordon
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The annual Tooele Invitational brings in some of the best swimmers from 10 teams to compete for the best times. The teams that came to the Pratt Aquatic Center Friday and Saturday did not disappoin...
Hot-shooting Ware leads GHS past THS
by Jake Gordon
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Having an outside shooting threat is always a bonus for a basketball team. Outside shooting was the noticeable difference for Grantsville girls against Tooele and that threat was Lynnsey Ware. War...
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