Stansbury football

The Stansbury Ute Conference football league is holding interviews for potential coaches on Saturday, April 24. Those who would like to coach in the league should call league representative Tiffany Prizkau at (435) 840-8080 to set up an interview.

Jiu-Jitsu classes

The Tooele High School wrestling team will sponsor kids and teens Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu classes as a fundraiser to send wrestlers to Fargo, N.D. to participate in the Greco and freestyle nationals this summer. Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu classes for boys and girls ages 6-18 will be offered in Tooele. Classes will be held twice per week for 10 weeks starting on April 21 and April 23. Cost is $100 for kids 6-12 years old and $125 for teens 13 -18 years of age. Siblings receive a $25 discount. Sign-ups will be held in the Tooele High School wrestling room, located in the far west end of the school. Call Jared at 435-882-4249 for more information.

e out and watch the older players try to school the younger guys. A nominal fee will be charged to spectators to help the soccer team with expenses.

THS softball clinic

Tooele High School’s 2nd annual softball clinic will be held April 17 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Clinic participants will receive instruction on hitting, pitching, fielding and base running. Cost for this year’s clinic is $40. Lunch, snacks and a T-shirt for all clinic participants. Deadline for applications is April 8. For more information contact Patty Konen at 882-2402 or Mike Mendenhall at 840-3340.

Jazz will honor Miller

Utah Jazz President, Randy Rigby announced Wednesday that the franchise will hold a day of celebration in honor of late owner Larry H. Miller on Wednesday, April 14. A Jazz jersey with the number nine, Larry’s softball number, will be raised to the rafters in addition to other tributes throughout the day. “The reason that the Jazz is in Salt Lake City today is because of Larry’s foresight and great commitment to this community,” said Rigby. Larry H. Miller Group of Companies employees working in Utah will participate in a community service project earlier in the day on behalf of the homeless, a cause dear to Miller. Attendees at the game on April 14 will receive a commemorative LHM musical note lapel pin as they enter the arena. The Jazz in-game magazine, GameTime, will be dedicated to Larry this evening and the organization will hold a private luncheon with members of the community who worked closely with Larry over the years. Miller passed away in February 2009 due to complications related to Type 2 diabetes.

Ferrari Challenge

The Ferrari Challenge will take place for the first time at Miller Motorsports Park on Friday-Sunday, April 9-11. The Ferrari Challenge was created to allow Ferrari customers to enjoy their cars in a structured competitive environment, racing against other Ferrari owners on some of the great race tracks in North America. The Ferrari Challenge is organized by Ferrari North America and its authorized dealers, and is sanctioned by the Grand American Road Racing Association (Grand-Am). Cars racing in the series are carefully prepared and maintained for competition by authorized Ferrari dealers, many of whom have formed racing teams for the series. Saturday and Sunday ticket prices are $11 daily for adults, or $17 for the weekend; $6 daily for kids 4 and over, or $12 for the weekend. Kids 3 and under are free. Admission on Friday is free to everyone. There will be three groups of cars on track. The Ferrari F430 Challenge will be for Ferrari F430 Challenge cars. They will practice on Friday, and have a qualifying and a race on both Saturday and Sunday. The other two groups are part of Ferrari’s Corse Clienti program. These are very high-tech, high-performance cars, the most advanced cars available from Ferrari. The cars are kept and maintained by the factory in Italy and flown to various racetracks around the world; the owners fly in and drive them with factory support. Miller Motorsports Park is one of only two tracks in America that will host the Corse Clienti program in 2010.