Tooele soccer

The THS soccer team tied West Jordan on Thursday 1-1 with a goal from Airica Stewart. The Buffaloes were shut out on Friday losing 5-0 to Cottonwood. Tooele played Copper Hills today and hosts its first region game against Woods Cross on Thursday.

Overlake Championship

Coby Duffin beat Justin James on the second playoff hole to win the 2010 Overlake Club Championship on Saturday. Both players finished at 148 to force a playoff. Duffin fired a 72 and 76 to score 148 while James shot a 67 and 81 to tally 148 also. Mark Gressman placed third at 149 with rounds of 74 and 75. Cody Lopez shot a final round 69 to win the Blue Flight with a two-round total of 141 after shooting 72 in the first round. Curtis Sharp was second at 145 with a 73 and 72. Chris Martin finished third with a 153 with rounds of 78 and 75. Merl Thompson beat John Miller on the first playoff hole to win the Senior Flight. Thompson and Miller tied at 159 with Thompson shooting a 77 and 82 and Miller shooting an 83 and 76.

New softball team

A new 10U accelerated softball team is looking for players for the 2010 fall season. The season begins the week of Sept. 7. Girls who are interested must be born in 2000 or later to be eligible to play. Girls from any area are invited to try out. For more information on tryout dates, please call Allison at (801) 940-0071 or Lesley at (435) 830-6672.

10U accelerated softball

Tryouts for the 2010-2011 season will be held at 9 a.m. on Aug. 21 at Stansbury High School softball field. Girls from all areas are invited to try out. Girls must be born in 2000 or later. Call Casey (435) 843-0111 or Dave (435) 830-3100.

Junior Stallions

A three-day basketball skills camp for boys and girls in grades third through eighth will be held Aug. 16-18 at Stansbury High School. Cost is $25 per player which includes a T-shirt. Grades third through sixth will play from 3 p.m. until 4:30 p.m. with seventh and eighth graders from 4:30 p.m. until 6:30 p.m. For more information call Ryan Harris (435) 841-9632 or Kenzie Newton (801) 631-7708.

Dodge Ball

Utah Jazz guards Deron Williams and Ronnie Price and former teammate, Kyle Korver, are excited to announce information regarding the 2010 Dodge Barrage, a charity dodge ball tournament. This year’s event is scheduled for Sept. 18 at the Salt Palace Convention Center. It will benefit local foundations to support people in need throughout the Salt Lake City area. The NBA players are encouraging local competitors to start assembling their teams now and begin training at once. Registration opened online at www.pointofhopefoundation.org on Monday and is expected to fill very quickly. Last year the event was capped at 40 teams with a huge waiting list. This year the event is expanding will have a maximum of 96 teams.

Tour of Utah

The 2010 Tour of Utah bicycle race starts today with the prologue at the state capitol. Stage 1 is set for Wednesday with a race from Ogden to Salt Lake City. Stage 2 on Thursday runs from Thanksgiving Point to Mount Nebo. Stage 3 is an individual time trial and will be held at Miller Motorsports Park on Friday. Stage 4 is a criterium in Park City and Stage 5 starts in Park City and winds through 100 miles of mountainous terrain ending at Snowbird. Deemed “America’s Toughest Stage Race,” the week-long race covers 325 miles with nearly 30,000 feet of climbing. The Tour will attract 19 professional cycling teams totaling 144 cyclists competing for a cash/prize purse of $45,000. 

AMA returns

AMA Pro Racing will return to the Miller Motorsports Park schedule in 2011 and will join the FIM Superbike World Championship presented by HANNspree on Memorial Day weekend, May 28-30, 2011. This event will mark the return of AMA Pro Racing to Miller Motorsports Park for the first time since 2008. They will be joined on the schedule by the third annual Lucas Oil Superbike Challenge. The AMA Pro Racing series will complement the Utah USA Round of the FIM Superbike World Championship presented by HANNspree, which will be making its fourth appearance in Utah.