Utah County Sports Roundup: 3/13
Baseball Dixie Invitational @ Dixie High School ST. GEORGE, Utah-Kash Wallin homered twice and the Salem Hills Skyhawks smoked Skyline 14-1 Friday at the Dixie Invitational at Dixie High School. McKoy Grover netted six strikeouts in six innings of work to earn the win on the mound for the Skyhawks. Peyton Papadakis drove in a […]
Potter scores 25 as Utah Tech beats Abilene Christian 80-74 in WAC Tournament
PARADISE, Nev. (AP) — Ethan Potter had 25 points in third-seeded Utah Tech’s 80-74 victory over No. 6 seed Abilene Christian on Thursday night in the Western Athletic Conference Tournament. Utah Tech (19-14) plays No. 2 seed Cal Baptist in the semifinals Friday. Potter added seven rebounds for the Trailblazers. Britton Berrett scored 12 points, […]
McCreary’s 18 lead UT Arlington past Southern Utah in Western Athletic Conference Tournament 69-63
PARADISE, Nev. (AP) — Marcell McCreary had 18 points in No. 4 seed UT Arlington’s 69-63 win against fifth-seeded Southern Utah on Thursday in the Western Athletic Conference Tournament. UT Arlington (18-13) plays No. 1 seed Utah Valley in the semifinals Friday. McCreary added eight rebounds for the Mavericks. Casmir Chavis scored 14 points and […]
Connor Bedard scores in OT to lift the Blackhawks past the Mammoth, 3-2
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Connor Bedard scored off a rebound off a post at 3:57 of overtime to give the Chicago Blackhawks a 3-2 victory over the Utah Mammoth on Thursday night. Bedard, Tyler Bertuzzi and Frank Nazar each had a goal and an assist and Spencer Knight stopped 29 shots to help the […]
No. 5 Houston stops record-setting Dybantsa, BYU
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Kingston Fleming scored 17 points as No. 5 Houston held off AJ Dybantsa and defeated BYU 73-66 in the Big 12 quarterfinals Thursday night. Dybantsa played all 40 minutes, finishing with 26 points, but he was held to 3-of-10 shooting in the second half. He came into the game just […]
Falslev’s 24 lead Utah State over UNLV 80-60 in Mountain West Conference Tournament
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Mason Falslev had 24 points in Utah State’s 80-60 victory over UNLV on Thursday in the Mountain West Conference Tournament. Falslev also contributed nine rebounds and three steals for the Aggies (26-6). Michael Collins Jr. scored 20 points and added three steals. Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn led the way for the Rebels (17-16) […]
Utah County Sports Roundup: 3/12
Baseball Pine View Tournament @ St. George ST. GEORGE, Utah-Boston Walkenhorst homered and the Lone Peak Knights blanked the Centennial (Idaho) Patriots 5-0 Thursday at the Pine View Tournament. Gradly Slesk netted nine strikeouts in seven innings of work to earn the win on the mound for the Knights. Mustang Classic @ Crimson Cliffs High […]
AJ Dybantsa powers BYU past West Virginia 68-48, setting up a Big 12 quarterfinal with No. 5 Houston
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — AJ Dybantsa had 27 points in another brilliant Big 12 Tournament performance, Kennard Davis Jr. added 20 points, and No. 10 seed BYU beat seventh-seeded West Virginia 68-48 on Wednesday night to advance to the quarterfinal round. Robert Wright III also had 11 points before a crowd that included BYU […]
Utah County Sports Roundup: 3/11
Baseball Non-Region PROVO, Utah-Teegan Adams netted three RBI and the Westlake Thunder stormed past Timpview 10-4 Wednesday in non-region baseball play. Korby Sorensen netted six strikeouts in four innings of work to earn the win on the mound for the Thunder. Will Cannon drove in two runs in the loss for the Thunderbirds. RIVERTON, Utah-McKade […]
A.J. Dybantsa Named To The Sporting News All-American First Team
Wednesday, BYU freshman guard/forward A.J. Dybantsa was named to The Sporting News All-American First Team. The 6’9″ Dybantsa was the first Cougar since Jimmer Fredette to receive this distinction when he became a consensus All-American and the national player of the year in the 2010-11 season. Dybantsa is currently averaging 25.2 points and 6.8 rebounds […]