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The Morgan High School soccer team wrapped up their region play in a game against Tooele on April 25. 

This is the stuff kids dream of.   Last inning, tie game, home team up, winning run on base, and you’re the batter.  Last week, in the biggest baseball game of the year, Dallin Dickson’s dream came true.

Our league is now over for the season and our big 1st place winners are team Northrop Grumman and team members are Ashton Hoopes, Pat Olsen, Pat Bird, and Randy Glanville. In 2nd place is team Holy Bowlers and team members are Cathy Friery, Laurel Hoopes and Dave and Ruth Preece. Our high scores and series for our last week go to Cody Coleman 186, Steve Michealson 205=508, Pat Olsen 205=552, Mike Shope 186, Teresa Shope 151, Lynsey Enlow 205=526, Craig Mahoskey 258=682, Misty Spendlove 197=487, Dillon Smith 197=538, Heather Lombard 173, Danny Kline 278=602, Cathy Friery 168=465, Ruth Preece 161, Bill Skeen 192=522, Susan Skeen 159, Kasie Chappell 157, and Shadd Straw 197=503. Great bowling everyone and see you next year! 

Our team standings for this week are in 1st place is Crandall Ford and team members are Cara Jones and Susan Crandall. In 2nd place is Head Over Heels and team members are Margaret Bowman, Joann Rees, Cindy Matthews, and Laura Hull. In 3rd place is Eagle Rock Construction and team members are Ethel McQueen, Barbara Roemmich, Berniece Warner, and Gloria Marcellin. Our high scores and series for this week go to Susan Crandall 184=490, Misty Spendlove 180=484, Pat Olsen 179=506, Cathy Friery 156=452, Jane Casper 174, Pat Bird 167=453, Laura Hull 164, Ethel McQueen 156, Berniece Warner 166, Gloria Marcellin 157, 9Becky Wilde 157, Kelly Christiansen 173, Lynette Bosworth 200=551, Terrie Stephens 188=467, Shawna Froerer 171=464, and Pauline Maxwell 162. Nice bowling ladies

Our team standings for this week are tied for 1st place with 31 wins each is Eagle rock Construction and team members are Ethel McQueen, Barbara Roemmich, Berniece Warner, and Gloria Marcellin and team Head Over Heels and team members are Margaret Bowman, Joann Rees, Cindy Matthews, and Laura Hull. In 3rd place is Crandall Ford and team members are Cara Jones and Susan Crandall. Our high scores and series for this week go to Becky Wilde 160, Lynette Bosworth 158=458, Terrie Stephens 187, Misty Spendlove 160, Pat Olsen 212=508, Cindy Matthews 193=486, Laura Hull 178=485, Cathy Friery 168=479, LeeAnn Rudd 156, Susan Crandall 193=510, Ethel McQueen 184, and Gloria Marcellin 204=512. Great bowling ladies.

If you are interested in getting out and seeing the beautiful scenery in our area up close and personal, a new club has been developed to help you achieve that.

Our team standings for this week are in 1st place is Eagle Rock Construction and team members are Ethel Mcqueen, Barbara Roemmich, Berniece Warner, and Gloria Marcellin. In 2nd place is Crandall Ford and team members are Cara Jones, and Susan Crandall. In 3rd place is Head Over Heels and team members are Margaret Bowman, Joann Rees, Cindy Matthews, and Laura Hull. Our high scores and series for this week go to Barbara Roemmich 153, Gloria Marcellin 181=513, Connie Watterson 155, Cindy Matthews 169=468, Becky Wilde 160, Lynette Bosworth 192=539, Terrie Stephens 162, Cathie Layton 164=458, Shawna Froerer 162=467, Misty Spendlove 200=459, Bonnie Jeffrey 156, and Susan Crandall 159=459. Great bowling ladies.

Our team standings for this week are in 1st place is Crandall Ford and team members are Cara Jones and Susan Crandall. In 2nd place is Eagle Rock Construction and team members are Ethel McQueen, Barbara Roemmich, Berniece Warner, and Gloria Marcellin. In 3rd place is Head Over Heels and team members are Margaret Bowman, Joann Rees, Cindy Matthews, and Laura Hull. Our high scores and series for this week go to Margaret Bowman 157, Joann Rees 156, Cindy Matthews 163=475, Amy Lopez 155, Cathy Friery 178=464, LeeAnn Rudd 183=482, Berniece Warner 161, Gloria Marcellin 160=456, Terrie Stephens 159, Cathie Layton 183=479, Becky Wilde 150, Kelly Christiansen 156, Lynette Bosworth 171=477, Cara Jones 142, Susan Crandall 216=509, Pat Bird 174, and Pat Olsen 154. Nice bowling Ladies! 

Cassidee Lish’s dream of playing volleyball in college was fulfilled through NCSA athletic recruiting.

The synergy of this year’s Morgan High School boys basketball team was undeniable. With one common goal in mind, they were impossible to stop. They are the well deserved 2013 3A State Champions. 

The annual Morgan Lions basketball tournament will be held Friday, March 8, and Saturday, March 9, in the Morgan Middle School gymnasium.  The games will start at 4:30 p.m.

Cameron Skinner, Morgan High School varsity basketball player, has been selected to represent his school on the UHSAA Academic All-State Basketball Team.

HIGH SCHOOL BOWLING TEAM

You have warm clothes and waterproof boots. Your ice fishing equipment is ready to go. And you have a basic idea of how to locate fish and catch them through the ice.

Matthew Millburn, age 11, made a hole in one at Round Valley Golf Course on the 16th hole

The Morgan High wrestling team had a busy weekend. On Thursday, Dec. 13, Morgan hosted Summit Academy and Grantsville, in Morgan. 

Morgan High wrestlers hosted North Summit at Morgan High on Thursday, Dec. 6. Morgan did well beating North Summit in front of their home crowd.  They wrestled again on Friday and Saturday, Dec. 7 and 8, at Roy duals. The varsity team placed 12th beating out Brighton by one point. 

WEDNESDAY NIGHT OWLS  Our team standings for this week are in 1st place is Holy Bowlers and team members are Cathy Friery, Laurel Hoopes, Ruth Preece, and Dave Preece. In 2nd place is Shooters and team members are Mike Shope, Teresa Shope, Lynsey Enlow, and Craig Mahoskey. In 3rd place is Northrop Grumman and team members are Ashton Hoopes, Pat Olsen, Pat Bird, and Randy Glanville. Our high scores and series for this week go to Natalie Coleman 153, Chad Hayes 190 and a 506 series, Teresa Shope 158, Pauline Maxwell 178 and a 463 series, Shadd Straw 194 and a 512 series, Neal Betz 177, Misty Spendlove 154, and Renn Hoopes 189. Great Bowling!

Natasha Lyn Andersen was named to the Utah High School Activities Association 2012 academic all-state girls’ soccer team.  She was honored at the 3A state soccer championship game at the Rio Tinto stadium on Oct. 20. These are such intelligent girls, the cumulative grade point average of the selected team members is a 4.0.

We have had an enjoyable and exciting fall season!   On Saturday, Sept. 15,  basketball regionals were held at the Clearfield Aquatic and Fitness Center.  We had eight athletes compete in basketball skills and they all did a great job.   Swimming regionals were held on Saturday, Sept. 29 at Utah State University.

On Saturday, Oct. 20, members of the Morgan Mountain Bike Race Team participated in the first-ever Utah High School Cycling League state championships.  Seven team members and their coaches traveled to Soldier Hollow in Heber Valley to compete against 24 other Division 2 high school teams in what was the perfect ending to an incredible first year of high school mountain bike racing in Utah.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT OWLS Our high scores and series for this week go to Natalie Coleman 153, Cindy Coleman 173, Steve Michaelson 203, Shelly Betz 159, Misty Spendlove 162 and a 470 series, Kacie Chappell 153, Pat Olsen 195 and a 524 series, Mike Shope 181 and a 506 series, Teresa Shope 156, Lynsey Enlow 171, Craig Mahoskey 251 and a 630 series, Cathy Friery 160, Ruth Preece 162, Dillon Smith 181, Danny Kline 195 and a 503 series, Pat Scoville 170, and Chad Hayes 193 and a 516 series. Our team standings for this week are in 1st place is Shooters, and team members are Mike Shope, Teresa Shope, Lynsey Enlow, and Craig Mahoskey. In 2nd place is Northrop Grumman, and team members are Ashton Hoopes, Pat Olsen, Pat Bird, and Randy Glanville. we also have a four-way tie for third place this week. Great Bowling!

MONDAY MORNING LADIES Our high scores and series for this week go to Cathy Friery 152, Susan Crandall 164 and a 458 series, Misty Spendlove 168, Pat Olson 151, Shawna Froerer 165, Cindy Matthews 172, Becky Wilde 170, Lynette Bosworth 183 and a 493 series, Pat Bird 159, and Berniece Warner 189 and a 502 series. Our team standings for this week are in 1st place is Layton Leftovers and team members are Terrie Stephens, Cathie Layton, Shawna Froerer, and Pauline Maxwell. In 2nd place is Eagle Rock Construction and team members are Ethyl McQueen, Barbara Roemmich, Berniece Warner, and Gloria Marcellin. In 3rd place is LR Originals, and team members are Amy Lopez, Bonnie Jeffrey, Cathy Friery, and LeeAnn Rudd. Our bowler of the week is Lynette Bosworth. Great bowling ladies!

A Morgan High School athlete was honored at the 34th annual Dinner of Champions presented Sept. 12 by the McCarthey Family at La Caille Restaurant in Sandy.

Our Wednesday Night Owls Bowling League has rolled into our new season. We have 8 full teams this year, and are very excited for that. We have several new bowlers this year we would like to welcome to our league. Shadd Straw, Kacie Chappell, Steve Michaelson, Cindy Coleman, Natalie Coleman, Cody Coleman, Danny Kline, Casie Carter, Heather Lombard, and Dillon Smith. 

Morgan County is home to some of the most active kids I have ever seen, so it is no surprise that there is a new outdoor sports team in the area, the Morgan MTB race team. 

The Morgan High golf team continued their Region 11 season Aug. 22, at Sky Way golf course in Tremonton. The eight varsity players that qualified for Morgan were: Seniors - McKay Kearsley, Aaron Babbitt and Jake Miles; Juniors - Rhett Ballantyne and Garren Miles; Sophomore - Tanner Jensen and Freshmen - Russell North and Braxton Ovard.

The Morgan High golf team continued their Region 11 season Aug. 15, at El Monte golf course in Ogden. The eight varsity players that qualified for Morgan were: Seniors - McKay Kearsley, Aaron Babbitt, Jake Miles, Juniors - Rhett Ballantyne, Garren Miles, Sophomore -Jason Bledsoe, Freshmen - Russell North, Braxton Ovard.

Under the direction of their coach, Dennis Peterson, the Morgan High golf team started their Region 11 season Aug. 9, at the Oquirrh Hills golf course in Tooele. The eight varsity players that qualified for Morgan were: Seniors - McKay Kearsley, Aaron Babbitt, Jake Miles,  Juniors - Rhett Ballantyne, Garren Miles, Sophmores -Jason Bledsoe, Freshmen - Russell North, Braxton Ovard.

After a six-year hiatus, the demolition derby came back to Morgan County. Historically, Morgan has had a rich tradition of hosting demolition derbies. Although the derby this year started out small, we were fortunate to be able to bring it back. Organizers are hopeful that last Thursday’s event will have increased interest not only from spectators, but also for future drivers who want to test their driving skills in the arena. Hopefully this was the first of many, and through the years it will be able to grow. 

Local organizing committees and host cities for the Larry H. Miller Tour of Utah are looking to fill 2,000 volunteer positions this year for the August 7-12, 2012 professional cycling event. Course marshals are still needed in Morgan County for stages 1 and 3 as well as course marshals for stage 4 at the finish area near the EnergySolutions Arena in Salt Lake City.  Individuals can join by completing an application online at the official web site, www.tourofutah.com/volunteer.  Applicants must be at least 18 years old, and are required to sign a waiver.

Snowbasin is proud to introduce the new Discovery Pass Program for the upcoming 2012/2013 Winter Season.  The Discovery Pass program gives several options for skiers and riders to enjoy all that Snowbasin has to offer.  For a limited time only, the Discovery Value Pass is available for $449. The pass does contain some restrictions including holiday blackout dates.  

An inspiration to all the youth in Morgan who might try their hand at mutton busting, local resident Caleb Bennett currently holds the title of 7th in the World Bareback standings. Caleb is the son of Bob and Claudine Nance Caldwell and grandson of Connie Nance and the late Bernie Nance. Caleb started riding at the tender age of 4 years old.  Starting out on calves and sheep, he later moved on to horses and Jr. Bulls as he competed in Jr. Rodeo. 

As formidable rivals on both the slopes and soccer field, Stacie Palmer and Erika Beckstrom never fathomed that one day they would not only be best friends, but working together to bring Utah’s premier cycling event, the Wildflower Pedalfest, to Morgan County.  

The fifth-annual Marie McQuiddy Daley softball tournament was held last weekend.  Marie was diagnosed with breast cancer in May of 2006.  She was a strong woman with a beautiful smile and a big heart, so the community was left with a void when she lost her battle with cancer on January 16, 2007.  Marie fought hard against cancer and played hard during her softball career in high school and college.

This year marked the 10 year anniversary of the Widowmaker Event in Croydon. The event was started in 2002 with the help of Albert Wilde and his family.  The Widowmaker Hillclimb and Adventure Expo is a three-day event that brings in riders from all over the U.S. and Canada to try to climb the 1000 foot hill.  

May 18-19, 2012, was the weekend for the State Championships in Track and Field at the BYU Track Complex in Provo.  With the strength shown by the Morgan girls at the Region 11 meet a week earlier, there was great anticipation for some good things to happen for many different girls at the state meet.  It didn’t take long for those results to start coming.

Sometimes parents discipline their children when they kick and punch each other, but some find that their children discover discipline through kicking and punching.  Discipline, self-respect, coordination, confidence, integrity, determination, and attention are just a few of the attributes students can learn while developing their martial arts skills at Martial Science. Martial Science began instructing in February and has been a hit.  

The first ever AAU Utah District Volleyball Championships were held this past weekend, May 11-12, 2012 at nine different locations from Ogden to Draper. 114 teams from Utah, Idaho, Wyoming and Montana entered this historic event.  

Another beautiful weather day greeted the track athletes as they unloaded the buses at Stansbury High School to compete for the Region XI Track and Field Championship.  The two day meet is always exciting as it brings to a close the months of hard work and training that the athletes have extended to be ready to battle for the region trophy.  The first day of running events are all trials except for the 1600m.  The top 8 times in each event are brought back on the second day for a one heat final.  Field events are competed on both days with finals taking place on each day in each event.  Athletes work very hard to qualify the first day for the finals on the second day.   The top four places in each event qualify for the state meet including relays.

The Trojan track team will be represented at the state meet by 10 girls and 9 boys.  Many of these athletes made the state qualifying marks (SQ)and others placed in the top four at the region meet  to be eligible for the State Championships in Provo May 18-19.  Listed below are the athletes and the events in which they will be participating this weekend at state.

Morgan’s Varsity baseball team won two critical games last week to all but assure the team a playoff berth.  Braden Daniel struck out ten batters over seven innings to help Morgan defeat Tooele, 4-2 on April 24th.  Daniel also helped out his cause with an RBI single in the first inning.  Lantzen Toomer was 2-3 with a triple and an RBI single.  Cameron Jarrett also reached base twice, including an RBI double in the third inning. 

The boy’s tennis team played against Grantsville on Thursday, April 26th.  VARSITY SCORES: 1st Doubles: Swish Wiscombe and Ben Holland won 6-1  7-6 (7-5).  

The Morgan High Men’s Tennis Team is off to a great start.  The Varsity team is undefeated in Region so far.  They recently participated in the Logan Tournament, playing several 4A and 5A schools.  On Monday, April 23, they played against Ben Lomond.  

The Trojan Track Team has been busy with meets at Bear River on April 4, a home meet April 11 and the Logan Invitational April 14.  The girls won two of the meets and placed 6th at Logan out of 30 teams.  The boys were second at Bear River and third at home and due to a band trip and the ACT could only send five boys to the Logan meet.  

Morgan School District (MSD) employees had an opportunity this year to be involved in a new wellness program. A wellness committee was formed last year before school started to decide how to motivate the employees to incorporate healthy habits into their life. The committee decided to adopt a similar program developed by the Wasatch School District. The name of the program is “Seven Steps in Seven Months: Healthier Habits = Healthier You”.  The goal of the committee for this year was to unite and encourage the employees of Morgan School District to improve overall health and wellness.

It’s that time of year when spring is in the air and Evanston Cowboy Days is getting ready for their big rodeo over Labor Day Weekend.  First we must have a queen to reign over the festivities and promote the sport of rodeo.   Evanston Cowboy Days is looking for any young lady ages 16 to 24, living within a 50 mile radius of Evanston, to fulfill this fun and exciting job.

Wednesday, March 21, started the track season for the 2012 edition of the Trojan Track Team.  Morgan hosted a five team region meet with Bear River, Tooele, Ben Lomond, and visitor St. Joseph.  Weather is always a concern for a track meet but the athletes had sunshine and warmth and no wind, a great day to begin the season.  The first meet is always exciting because there are newcomers to the team that are just seeing their first track competition, and the returning team members are anxious to see if they can improve on last years’ marks.  Coaches have the very same feeling as the athletes; what will the new members bring to the team and how well will the older athletes perform with an added year of experience.

WEEKLY RECORD 3-2, OVERALL RECORD 9-4

With the completion of the high school basketball season comes the time for individual awards to be handed out. The Deseret News and the Salt Lake Tribune recently posted their All State teams, and several players from both the Morgan Trojan boys and girls squad were recognized for their successful seasons. 

The Trojans bounced back this week with two strong home performances.  Morgan dominated the Cowboys from Grantsville with a balanced offensive attack.  Five different players found the net with the final score 5-2.  

One walking trail in Mountain Green parallels old highway, directly east of the Mountain Green exit. This walking trail was a community effort and took the dedicated work of many individuals to make it a reality.   In 1993, it was recognized by members of the community that a safety hazard existed for young children, walkers, and bike riders who traveled from Monte Verde, Polls and the Highlands to the Old Farm Market or from one subdivision to the other. Pedestrians had to walk on the edge of old highway road which is the main thoroughfare through Mountain Green and connects to Trappers Loop. Especially because of the increased traffic from Ogden Valley due to the completion of Trappers Loop road and the fact that this traffic had to use the old highway in order to connect with the interstate, an effort was made to solve the safety hazard—by creating a walking path.

East Canyon Reservoir – One of the “wild signs” of spring is the annual sage grouse “shuffle”—male sage-grouse strutting, dancing and vocalizing on a historic breeding ground.

Morgan started the season March 6 against defending 1A State runner up St. Joseph’s.  Senior Josh Holman found the net to keep the game tied at half time.  But as the snow moved in, the Trojans went cold falling to the Jayhawks 4-1.  The following day, Morgan traveled to Roy to face a powerful 4A team.  The Royals shut Morgan down, winning 8-0.  

Students at Mountain Green Elementary School were entertained while learning some very valuable information when Boots and Bunkers came to visit the school. 

The Morgan boys basketball squad ended the regular season with some mighty impressive numbers: 12-0 record in Region 11 play, 18-3 overall record, undefeated on their home court for the season, and undefeated in 2012, with their 3 defeats all coming early in the preseason in November and December. 

Kristen Korth received the Coach Administrator of the Year award from AYSO (American Youth Soccer Organization) at the Section Meeting in Las Vegas February 12.

The annual Morgan Lions Basketball Tournament will be held, Friday, March 9 and Saturday, March 10 at the Morgan Middle School Gym. The games will start at 4:30 p.m.

Morgan Crush is a new girls volleyball team, made up of local 6th and 7th graders from Morgan Middle School. The team has been practicing together since early December, and playing in tournaments since the first of the year. They placed 2nd in their division in their first tournament in January, and recently received a silver medal for their play at “The Gym” in West Haven.

Preparations are under way for the 2012 Morgan County Fair.  This years Fair will run July 26th thru August 4th.  Along with some of the old favorites there will be some new events.  We will be adding a Demolition Derby which will be held Thursday August 2nd.  We have great committee members who are working hard to make this year bigger and better than ever.  

The winter crowds poured into watch the Annual Dew Ski Tour competitions with competitors competing in SuperPipe, SlopeStyle, and Free Flow at Snowbasin Resort last weekend. Snow Basin was the welcoming host of top athletes from around the world for the winter sports competitions.  Athletes come here to Winter Dew Tour to vie for the desired Winter Dew Cup and additional awards. 

Varsity Basketball players Swish Wiscombe and Colby Skinner were selected to the UHSAA Academic All-State Basketball Team for this school year. 

Congratulations to both the Morgan High Varsity Girls and Boys Basketball in winning in Region. Support these teams in the First Round Play Offs at Morgan High School on Friday Feb. 17 and Saturday Feb. 18 at Morgan High School.

Results of the 2012 Region Wrestling meet in Tooele on Friday and Saturday the 3rd and 4th of February.

With snowmobile season underway and avalanche conditions high, Utah State Parks Off-Highway Vehicle (OHV) Statewide Coordinator Chris Haller encourages snowmobilers to be aware of and prepared for dangerous conditions.

MMH Boys Varsity Basketball Win over Grantsville at Region. 

JUNIORS Our Junior bowlers high scores for the week go to Josie Hunt 113, Kaytlin Comer 121, Nate Chappell 131, Tiffany Chappell 85, Preston Butikofer 116, Garrett Matthews 135, Wyatt Matthews 110, and Braxton Edson 103. Great bowling Juniors.

Morgan County has a long tradition of producing outstanding wrestlers and this year was no exception.  January 27 and 28 The Morgan Wrestling club sent 10 wrestlers to the 1A/2A/3A State Championships at Richfield and they all did a very good job representing our community.

The Snowbasin Dew Tour will be starting up on Thurs. Feb. 9 with festivals beginning at Snowbasin with entertainment and vendor booths.  The Competition itself will be Feb. 10-12.  All competitions are free and open to the public. 

Morgan Varsity Basketball enjoys a win on Wed. Jan. 11,  over the Bear River Bears with a win of 72 to 64.

TUESDAY MORNING LADIES Our Tuesday Morning Housewives league standings for this week are in 1st place is 60s Chics and team members are Janet Bell, Cheryl Skidmore, Janice Nielsen, and Melva Minster. In 2nd place is Gutter Minds and team members are Stacey Buchanan, Judy Carter, Candice Johnson, and Carole Townsend. In 3rd place is That;s How We Roll, and team members are Jessica Jorgensen, Gloria Smith, and Veronica Stout. Our high games and series for this week go to Melva Minster 151, Jessica Jorgensen 165, Veronica Stout 181 and a 465 series, Linda Compton 168, Stacey Buchanan 168 and a 480 series, Candice Johnson 177 and a 453 series, Carole Townsend 151, Cleo Stuart 186 and a 457 series, Camille Nichols 169, and Wendy Winn had a 164. Great bowling Ladies.

TUESDAY MORNING HOUSEWIVES Our Tuesday morning Housewives standing for this week are in 1st place is 60’s Chics and team members are Janet Bell, Cheryl Skidmore, Janice Nielsen, and Melva Minster. In 2nd place is Gutterminds and team members are Stacey Buchanan, Judy Carter, Candice Johnson, and Carole Townsend. In 3rd place is Thats How We Roll and team members are Jessica Jorgensen, Valerie Johnson, Gloria Smith, and Veronice Stout. Our high games and series for this week go to Nichole Slate 162, Wendy Winn 177 and a 484 series, Misty Spendlove 183 and a 478 series, Jessica Jorgensen 152, Janet Bell 163, and Melva Minster 236 and a 612 series. Great bowling ladies!

The Morgan High Basketball team started the season with three games last week.   On Wednesday they traveled to Juan Diego to play the Soaring Eagles who moved to region 10 this year.  It was Juan Diego’s second game of the year having beaten Bear River on the road by three points.  The Trojans were off to a great start with Garrett Kuns hitting his first four baskets for eight points. The Trojan defense was strong, holding Juan Diego to two baskets and only seven points.  The Trojans led 15-7 at the end of the first quarter and during the second quarter Boston Saunders scored all of Morgan’s 9 points putting the team in the lead by three at halftime. In the third quarter Juan Diego outscored the Trojans 19-8 taking an eight point lead, but the Trojans mounted a great comeback during the fourth quarter. Down by 10 with fewer than 3 minutes to go, Jake Miles caught fire and scored 10 points from the field to help gain the lead.  Finishing it off, Colby Skinner hit a huge 3 and the team made 8 of 9 free throws to ice the 55-49 victory. 

Kelsey Henry, a senior at Morgan High School received a four year scholarship from Western Oregon University and signed on with the Oregon State ‘Wolves’ Girls Basketball Team.  Henry was an All-Region selection last season after helping MHS to it’s second consecutive Region Championship in the 3 A state tournament.  Kelsey, standing at 6’1” tall will be a great asset to the new team.

Snowbasin- UT The OVWSF and Snowbasin are proud to introduce the Snowbasin Freeski Team development program. The program, a partnership between the OVWSF and Snowbasin Snowsports Learning Center, is designed to take skiers into the realm of freeride skiing.  Not only will students hone in on advanced skiing skills, they will also receive training in the terrain park, halfpipe, big mountain skiing, as well as mountain safety.  Gordon Perry OVWSF Director said, “The foundation has had a demand for freeskiing for the past couple of years and with the addition of a new head coach Jake Seipel, he will bring the quality of coaching and guidance people have grown to expect of the OVWSF and Snowbasin.”

JUNIORS. We would like to introduce you to our Junior bowlers for this year. They are in the age range between 6-14. Names and high scores for the week are Sheridan Bird 93, Riley Bird 135, Josie Hunt 121, Kaytlyn Comer 98, Preston Butikoffer 120, Garrett Matthews 102, and Wyatt Matthews 83.

Morgan High School student, Christian Wiscombe, was selected for the Wendy’s (Restaurant) High School Heisman Award program. Twenty of Utah’s top scholar-athletes were announced as State Finalists for the prestigious award. 

Our loving, father, grandfather, great grandfather, and great-great grandfather passed to the other side of the veil to be with his sweetheart. Laurel Dean Rock passed away on November 12, 2011 from causes incident to age. Dean was born May 6, 1921, to Laurel and Leatha Phillips Rock in Morgan, Utah. He graduated from Morgan High School and LDS Seminary in 1940.

Our Wednesday night Owls bowling league had some great bowling this week. Our team standings for this week are in 1st place is Northrop Grumman and team members are: Ashton Hoopes, Pat Olsen, Pat Bird, and Randy Glanville. 

MHS Boys basketball schedule 2011-2012

The First Few Hours

Weather

The weather was beautiful across the entire state.  The skies were sunny and the temperatures were comfortable.  You couldn’t ask for a more pleasant day to hunt deer.

In a show-case match featuring two tall and talented volleyball squads, the defending 3A champs from Morgan (21-4) came from behind to defeat the reigning 5A champs from Lone Peak 20-25, 25-23, 25-22, and 27-25.

I am proud to say that our Trojans have been playing like true warriors this year! Last week’s game was hands down amazing with a win to Ogden Tigers at 34 to 0, it qualified them for the Region playoff’s! It is stuff like this that makes me proud to be part of this school, and also brings school spirit and unity! I have come to know most of these boys and WOW! These guys are amazing! They know what it means to be a team, to have each other’s backs, and to be brothers. 

Ed Kinsey, local insurance broker from Peterson, and cofounder of 52weekstoprosperousliving.com, won the 220 lb. weight class at the AWPC World Power lifting Championships last weekend.  

The Morgan Trojan varsity football team gained another win, against the Tooele Buffalos!

 The OVWSF and Snowbasin are proud to welcome the newest Team Utah chapter to its slopes this season as well as Head Coach Jon Clark.  Team Utah Program Director Lane Clegg said, “We are not only excited to expand to Snowbasin, but after a long search and many interviews Jon Clark was a perfect fit for our newest mountain chapter”.   

The Morgan High School golf team finished third in the region.  The region winners were:

1st Bear River with 56 points

2nd Standsbury with 49 points

3rd Morgan with 48 points

4th Tooele with 37 points

5th Ogden with 34 points

6th Grantsville with 19 points

7th Ben Lomond with 9 points

Friday, September 30, 2011 (07:00 PM)
League game at Bear Rver

Morgan Trojans 48, Bear Rver Bears 12

Date Time Opponent Score

Wednesday 11/30 7:00PM vs. Juan Diego Catholic High School Soaring Eagles (Endowment game) Event Info

Friday 12/2 1:00pm @ Hurricane High school Tigers Richfield tourmanet Event Info

When push comes to shove it wasn’t enough for the Trojans this time against the stallions who won at 27 to the Trojans 14

On Thursday, September 15, the Lady Trojan’s volleyball team battled Bear River on the court.  Ashlee Gallen led the team to a 3-0 win with 19 points (3 aces) and 13 digs while teammate Casidee Lish contributed 12 kills and 7 digs.  The Trojan”s found themselves down 4-7 in the first game when Gallen served seven straight, the team held the lead for the remainder of the game.  Serving 10 straight in the second game Gallen gave the ladies a comfortable lead at 17-5 setting them up for a 25-17 win.  The team played hard throughout the match and the scores showed it, the final scores were 25-18, 25-17, and 25-16.

Morgan High School Trojan football team “de-feets” the Ben Lomand Scotts at the 2011 Homecoming game. See statistics inside.

Bailey Woolsey did very well at the Nationals.  She finished as 2nd runner-up overall out of 42 contestants from all over the US, 4 provinces in Canada and Australia.

Friday, September 9, 2011 (06:24 PM)
League game at Grantsville

Grantsville Cowboys 14, Morgan Trojans 7

Even though we didn’t bring home a fourth win, the Trojans varsity football still put forth their best effort in this game. From the defensive line to the offense, they still showed their burning passion for this sport. 

Powder Puff Football Takes the Field

Region 11 play is underway for Lady Trojan volleyball, with wins against Grantsville, Ben Lomond, and Stansbury.

Our Trojans have done it again! Gaining another win from the Wasatch Wasps. With a win of 34 to 10. Being able to participate in our school sports is always a rush, especially when the Trojans display teamwork and dedication to their passion. The offensive line gave a lesson on creating holes to bring home this victory. The speed of #4 Joe Kippen, combined with the power of #34 Bridger Anderson and #11 Jose Patino created a hole that the Wasps couldn’t climb out of. Once again Morgan showed this on Friday as the offensive line created holes for 4, 34, and 11 and through the crushing run through tackles of #77 Davey Glover and #41 Boston Saunders. 

Utah State University Extension Cache Valley Master Gardeners will host the Utah State Master Gardener Conference Sept. 23 and 24 at the American West Heritage Center, 4089 South Highway 89/91, Wellsville. “Bees, Bugs and a Healthy Garden” is the theme for the 2011 conference where USU horticulture professors and Extension specialists will present an array of horticultural topics.

Friday, August 26, 2011 (06:35 PM)
Non-league game at South Summitt

Morgan Trojans 37, South Summitt Wildcats 31

Morgan faced off against the Maple Mountain Golden Eagles.  Maple Mountain High School opened in fall of 2009 as a brand new school.  It is located in Spanish Fork (on the border of Spanish Fork and Mapleton) but pulls in all high school students living in Mapleton and some students living in eastern Spanish Fork.

The Morgan High School Varsity Football Players hosted their annual Football Dinner and Cake Auction Thursday August 11th.  There was a huge turnout for the football fundraiser with over 800+  meal tickets sold for the delectable meal served by the honorable Morgan High Trojan Varsity Football players. The Morgan High Drill Team and Cheerleaders entertained the crowd and brought pep and precision dancing for the upcoming football season.  

Although some events scheduled at the arena during the fair were a little muddy, the participants in final regular season 4-H horse show could not have enjoyed more favorable conditions.  The show was held as a two day event starting on Thursday July 28th at 6:00 pm with the Written Test, Showmanship, Western Equitation and Bareback Equitation.  Friday night events included Barrels, Poles and the Scurry Race.   We have seen so much improvement in many of our 4-H exhibitors during the year and hope they had a fun time with their projects over the summer.

Biologist Paul Thompson recently caught this nice brown on the Weber River--It was 22 inches and weighed four pounds! Paul says he can’t recall in recent memory the browns being in this great of condition in mid summer.

Rookie

Jameson Burraston

Look inside to see the results.

The 1st Morgan Valley Marathon, half marathon and 5K has come and gone.  With  650 runners, many volunteers, great sponsors and wonderful community support- this race was a huge success.  The Biggest Little Marathon in Utah has definitely made its mark!   All the comments from the runners were positive and encouraging. “Very organized, especially for a first race”  “The best Aid Stations and volunteers ever!”  “Beautiful, amazing course”  “Great medals, shirts and bags”  “Fun Prizes”  “We’ll run this race every year”  were just a few of the comments made.  

Morgan County Fair Royalty contest is coming up on Monday August 1,2011. This is the 100th anniversary of the Morgan County Fair, a special year indeed. Young ladies from around the county have been getting ready to compete for the chance to win one of the royalty positions. The girls are divided into groups according to age/grade in school. The judges will conduct private interviews with each contestant at 9:00am. The public is invited to attend the contest at 10:30 am at Morgan Elementary School. Each girl will present a short speech, modeling, and answer impromptu questions. The contest will then move to the Morgan County Fairgrounds at 2:00pm where the girls will compete in the horsemanship portion. 

Head Wrangler contestants - Brad Halverson, Tanner Neville, Tucker Wixom, and Levi Vigoren.

1st Wrangler contestants - Ethan Brown, Gage Brown, Daxton Rowser, and Trever Weaver

2nd Wrangler contestants - Rylee Brown, Jameson Burraston, Porter Hales, and Tres Vigoren

On Saturday July 23rd twenty-nine cowboys and cowgirls from every county in the state of Utah will take center stage at the Ogden Pioneer Days Rodeo to be honored for their outstanding contribution to the preservation of Utah’s cowboy culture today and for future generations.  The individual selected from Morgan County is Rodney Haslam.

Marie’s Messengers of Hope would like to thank everyone who helped make this years Marie McQuiddy Daley Memorial Softball Tournament a huge success. A special thanks to all the teams that participated, the scorekeepers, and to our sponsors: Carrigan Motors, Boyce Construction, Little & Sons Electric, Multiple Concrete, Morgan Valley Metals, Woodscape, Ace Fab & Welding, Errol Nelson, Farmer’s Insurance, Larry’s Spring Chicken Inn, Wilkinson Construction and Morgan Valley Polaris.

The 2011 Morgala Days Queen is Kacee Waldron, daughter of Rex and Suzi Waldron. Kacee follows a long legacy of Morgala Days Royalty including her mom, aunts, and cousins. She expressed a special thank you to her parents, family, and friends for all the support. Kacee also received the Personality and Appearance prize.

The 2011 Morgala Days Queen is Kacee Waldron,daughter of Rex and Suzi Waldron. Kacee follows a long legacy of Morgala Days Royalty including her mom, aunts, and cousins. She expressed a special thank you to her parents, family, and friends for all the support. Kacee also received the Personality and Appearance prize.

The following is the 8th part in a series of “The History of baseball in Morgan County”. Most of the information is taken from a book by Paul Stewart called “Baseball in Morgan County: The Early years”.

On September 6th, 1946 a Championship game was held in Morgan county between South Morgan and Richville. The game was played at the county fair grounds before a full house. In 1946 there were not any floodlights for the field so the length of the game was at the mercy of the sun. With the first pitch at 2:30 in the afternoon, there was little chance of running out of daylight. This game was the exception.

On June 8, at a ceremony in Heber City at the Utah State High School Rodeo finals, Bailey Woolsey was crowned Miss Utah High School Rodeo Queen.  Bailey is a student at Morgan High School where she will be a senior in the coming year.  

The following is the 7th part in a series of “The History of baseball in Morgan County”. Most of the information is taken from book by Paul Stewart called “Baseball in Morgan County: The Early years”.

The Morgan Storm U12 girls soccer team took 1st in their division in spring play.   Congratulations!

Four members of the Morgan Girls Golf team traveled to the Mountain View Golf Course in Salt Lake City last Wednesday for the 3A Girls Golf State Championship. After 18 holes of golf in favorable conditions, the team placed 11th in the final standings.  Based on scoring throughout the year, the following golfers played in the State tournament.  Senior Emili Ballantyne; juniors Camille Wheatley, Danielle Rice, and sophomore Kinzee Dawson.  Leading the way for Morgan was Emili with a round of 98.  Next up for Morgan was Kinzee with a round of 111.  Rounding out the scoring for Morgan were Danielle and Camille with a 117.  Many thanks to Dick Apedaile and Dennis Peterson for their coaching and the time they spent with these girls.  With several underclassmen playing prominent roles, the golf team is setting up to be very good in the coming years. 

A man who can wear many hats (or in this case many uniforms), Zane Gray is finally hanging up one of them.  Over the last three years Zane has served as the Regional Commissioner for Morgan County American Youth Soccer Organization (AYSO), but in June he will be retiring.  AYSO serves approximately 550 of Morgan County’s finest youth soccer players, ranging from four to nineteen years of age.  These players can be seen each weekend in the spring and fall on the fields of the Morgan North Stake Bowery and Kent Smith Park in Mountain Green.  It is probably the largest athletic organization in the county, yet little has been said about the man who has lead these efforts with no remuneration for his work.

On Saturday April 30, the track teams attending the Morgan High “Pocket Change” Invitational found snow laying on the field and one inch of snow in the stands.   But some blue sky and sunshine was also a welcome guest.  Everyone pitched in with snow shovels and cleared the stands and the throwing areas of the snow and the thirteen teams that made the trip began the days competition.  

Morgan played Grantsville at home on May 4 2011.  The Lady Trojan’s played hard against the Cowboys.  The first inning neither teams scored and in the second inning Grantsville got two runs in and three runs in the third inning.  

he Morgan Girls Golf team traveled to The Bluff Golf Course in West Point last Thursday for the Region 11 golf tournament.  

Morgan traveled to Salt Lake on May 3 2011 to play Judge Memorial.  

Morgan came with their game face on, and stomped on the bulldogs.  Shay Hatch went 2 to for 5 with two runs.  

The Morgan Stars, a Special Olympics team made up of athletes from Morgan County, competed in the Northern Area Regional Track and Field games at Utah State University on Saturday, April 30.  

On April 7, 8, and 9 the first Morgan High Alumni Basketball Tournament was held to help raise funds for the Boys Basketball program and the Morgan Education Foundation to help with the New Century Sports Building that will begin construction this Spring.  

This Saturday, April 30, will be the fourth annual Morgan High School Track and Field State Qualifying Invitational.  Fourteen teams from the Northern Utah area will be attending the meet that begins at 9:00 a.m. and will run until approximately 4:00 p.m..  The meet is again sponsored by Julie Duerden, owner of “Pocket Change”, our local dollar store in Morgan.  At a state qualifying track meet , athletes whose times or marks reach those set by the state of Utah are then qualified to participate in the State Track Championships held on May  20-21 in Provo.

The Morgan High School Track Team has traditionally attended the Logan High, Grizzley Classic, Invitational for the last decade.  It is a large meet with over twenty schools from 1A-5A classifications competing.  

The following is the 5th part in a series of “The History of baseball in Morgan County”. Most of the information is taken from book by Paul Stewart called “Baseball in Morgan County: The Early years”. The only exception was the April Fools day edition that was from the mind of the author.

The sun finally came out long enough for Morgan to play softball at Juan Diego on Tuesday 19th April 2011.  The Lady Trojan’s played tough defense through the third inning keeping the score 0 to 0.  When the Eagles took advantage of the Trojan’s errors, and got one run in the fourth inning, four in the fifth inning and two in the sixth inning.

April 6 was a little relief from the snow and rain that has been plaguing spring sports at Morgan High,  and was a pleasant break to have no bad weather other than a wind that seemed to blow continually, for the afternoon of track competition in a tri-meet at Bear River. 

The Lady Trojan’s played Bear River for their first home regional softball game on Tuesday April 5 2011, at Morgan.  The Bears gained a 7 to 0 lead in the first three innings.  The Trojan’s tried to turn the game around in the fourth inning, but was only able to bring in one run.  Shay Hatch was 2 for 3, Amiee Sowder had a double with one RBI and was 1 for 2, Raqeal Jensen had a double, Whitney Titus was 1 for 2 and Brook Pierce was also 1 for 2 and was the only one that scored this game.  Morgan only had six hits this game, but continued to battle, but unfortunately Morgan could never recover and Bear River won 16 to 1

In the early years of baseball in Morgan County almost all of the communities had teams. One such team was from North Morgan. I don’t think there is a parent who doesn’t like to watch their son or daughter play sports. Can you imagine an entire team comprised of 10 of your boys? The North Morgan team were all the sons  of the LDS Stake President Daniel Heiner. His sons were Sylvester, Brent, Charlie, Henry, Roswell, Hamner, John, Moroni, George and Heber. Apparently none of his boys could throw hard or straight enough because they had to bring in Thomas Fry and Arthur Francis Jr. and another young man from Ogden to fill the position. 

The first home track meet of the year was held March 30 at Morgan.  

The Trojans hosted the Grantsville Cowboys.  With one meet under their belts the Morgan track team was eager to get back on the track and see what another week of practice had done. 

he Morgan High softball season has been rather slow this year due to the weather.  

The Lady Trojan’s have missed five of their pre-season games and one JV tournament, but they didn’t let the snow we received on Sunday stop them this time.  

By Bill Ross

As I mentioned in last weeks article baseball gradually made its way west in the late 1800’s. The Cincinnati Red Stockings went on a tour of the western United States and played exhibition games. As a result of these games many people were introduced to the sport of baseball.

With winter finally releasing its grip on Morgan Valley, we will witness an amazing transformation. Many of us trade our snow shovels in for garden shovels. Some store their snowmobiles for the winter and load up four-wheelers for a trip to the dunes. Still others will trade snowboards and ski’s for their hiking boots and backpacks.

It was an alumni reunion in the stands last Saturday night. Many Trojan fans made the trip to Salt Lake City to watch our Morgan boys basketball team play for the state 3A title. Everyone expected a close game but I don’t think anyone expected a 44 to 33 final score.

The Morgan Lady Trojan basketball team made it a clean sweep of their Region 11 opponents, going 5-0 to start off league play after polishing off the Lady Bears of Bear River by a score of 84-47. The Trojans will now begin their second trip around the league, starting Thursday Jan. 27th at Ben Lomond.

The Morgan Lady Trojan basketball team began it’s 2nd round of Region 11 battles with two road games, the first against Ben Lomond on Thursday January 27 and the second against Grantsville on Tuesday Feb. 1. Both games were blow outs in favor of the visitors, with Morgan beating Ben Lomond 71-30, and then thumping Grantsville 76-16.

Last Thursday night, the senior wrestlers were honored before their final home dual of the season.  The 11 seniors are:  Preston Barnett, Brady Libby, Connor Jensen, Randon Prochnow, Jordan Mendoza, Cormick Breshears, Tyler Johnson, Nate Losee, Clint Young, Rylan Rowser, and Jackson Lake.  

With  basketball season  done and the weather getting  warmer it will be spring and will be having baseball  games soon.
So here is a little  history about  Morgan High’s Baseball.
Trojans  started baseball in 1948 !  
This season will be  57 season for Trojan  baseball!
They hold  six  region championships  in baseball: 1951, 1956, 1961, 1966, 1969, 2009!  
Their only state  baseball  championship was sixty years ago! They record was   22 wins 0 losses!  
Remember who they played when  they won  that game?  The answer was South Sevier!  Morgan ranks 43rd in all time wins for baseball, according to the Utah High School Activities Association
Their  first baseball  game will be at Roy High School on March 7  at 3:30 p.m.
What was Roy’s record last season  in baseball ?   The Royals record was 11 wins 12 losses and 1 tie! Doug Johnston, the editor of The Morgan County News went to Roy High but likes Morgan more!
 I think the Trojan  Baseball record will be 22 wins 2  losses this season!
This is   my pre season  Baseball region 11 poll
1st Morgan
2nd Juan Diego
3rd  Bear river
4th Judge
5th Grantsville
6th  Ben lomond
Also my preseason 3A state wide baseball poll
1st  Morgan
2nd Juan Diego
3rd  Desert Hills
4th Canyon View
5th Cedar
6th Park City
7th Wasatch
8th Judge
9th Emery
10th Delta
11th Bear River
12th Hurricane
13th  Juab
14th Manti
15th North Sanpete
16th Carbon
17th Richfield
18th American Leadership
19th Union
20th Ben Lomond

Boys Tennis

BoysBaseball Schedule

Girls Golf Schedule

Boys Varsity Soccer Schedule

Girls Softball Schedule

Track Schedule

Wow, what a game! Morgan fans got their moneys worth last Friday night as the Trojans took on the Desert Hills Thunder in the state 3A semifinals. There was never a dull moment from tip off to final buzzer.

Local mom and fitness enthusiast, Karen Nelson will be starting a running club for kids of all ages.  While helping with the initial planning of Morgan’s first Annual Marathon, Karen was inspired to fulfill her dream of working with kids in the fitness arena.  She has always wanted to do some kind of running type activity that involved children and a running club seems to be the perfect fit. 

By William Bateman

MONDAY MORNING LADIES BOWLING
STANDINGS                                           WINS            LOSSES
1- Head Over Heels                                   24                      4
2- Morgan Drug                                          18                    10
3- Gordy’s Girls                                          14                     14
4- Western Automatic Sprinkler     14                     14
5- Morgan County News                       14                    14
6- Eagle Rock Construction                11                     17
7- Rees Fur Farm                                         9                     19
8- Crandall Ford                                          8                    20

The 1st Annual  Morgan Valley Marathon, Half Marathon and 5K will be held on Saturday July 30. That’s only 5 months away!

Above, Boston Saunders leaps high against the Manti Templers. Below Ashley Garfield makes a left handed layup against North Sanpete in the first round of the playoffs.  
Both the boys and the girls teams are currently in Salt Lake City playing in the 3A tournament.

       The Morgan girls Basketball team played the girls from Grantsville high on Tuesday Jan 11th. in Trojan gym. In a totally dominating performance from start to finish, the Lady Trojans destroyed the visitors by a score of 83-15.

Monday Morning Scores and Standings
1- Western Auto Sprinkler                       37                19
2- Eagle Rock Construction                   321/2          231/2

By Doug Johnston
managing editor

I’ve had the opportunity to interview Morgan High School Volleyball Coach, Liz Wiscombe many times before, so as I sat down on Wednesday to interview her about the volleyball team’s recent win of the 3A state championship, it seemed like old times.

MONDAY MORNING LADIES

I predict Morgan Boys will beat Delta High Rabbits on December 10 at Delta High, 50 W 300 N, Delta, UT  at 7 p.m.  I think the score will be MHS 67, Delta 42.  I think the half time score will be MHS 44, Delta 20.
These are the scores from the past Delta basketball games:
2008-09  MHS 38, Delta 45
2006-07  MHS 51, Delta 52
2004-05  MHS 46, Delta 38
1998-99  MHS 41, Delta 53
Which former Delta head coach is now at Morgan?  The answer is Jim Wiscombe.
This information is from the Utah High School Activities Association.
The last time Morgan won at Delta in boy’s basketball was in 2004-05 when our current players were in middle school!  This information is from past Morgan High year books.
 

History of Morgan High girls basketball uniforms
Home uniforms:
1997-2004 White uniforms with   maroon  letters with gold writing that said Morgan.

How do you spell DOMINATION?  During the Harry Burchell Classic basketball tournament last week, it was spelled “Morgan High Lady Trojans Basketball,” as the girls played and beat 5A Fremont High 60-44, and then tourney host 4A Bonneville High 63-21 for the tourney championship.  This is the second year in a row that the Trojans have won this tournament.

The Morgan Lady Trojans played their second game of the 2A-3A preview on Saturday, December 18 against the Delta Rabbits. The Ladies would play without senior point guard and three year starter Becca Rees, who suffered a knee injury in the previous game against Richfield.

The Morgan Wrestlers traveled to Coalville last Wednesday,  December. 8, to face North Summit and Carbon in a tri-meet dual.  Morgan easily  defeated both teams. 

The Morgan Wrestling Club hosted Morgan’s first “Morgan Junior High Dual Tournament” on Saturday, December 4 at the Morgan Middle School. 

The Morgan girls basketball team invaded “The Nest”, as the newly built gymnasium at the brand new Wasatch High school is called. The Trojans made themselves right at home, stinging the Lady Wasps in a non-region game on Tuesday December  21 by a score of  52-27.

The Morgan girls basketball squad opened their season on Tuesday Nov. 30 with a home game, hosting the Mtn Crest Lady Mustangs, a 4A squad out of Hyrum. Last season, the Lady Trojans went to Hyrum and snuck out of town with a big victory. Mtn. Crest would return the favor this year, beating our home town girls by a score of 57-50.

Girl's Basketball Schedule

Wednesday Nite Owls Scores and Standings

Team Standings

Morgan High School athlete Ashley Garfield is one of only nineteen students in the State of Utah  as a finalist for the Wendy’s High School Heisman Award Program.

Colby Skinner, Junior, had an awesome game against Judge last week.  He completed 4 out of 5 passing attempts, one of which led to a touchdown.  He also has been a consistant player as quaterback for this years Varsity Football team. 

Ashley Garfield, Senior, had an outstanding performance in the state play-off game against Juab.  She had 25 service points, 10 of those in one game, and 5 aces.

I’ve had the opportunity to interview Morgan High School Volleyball Coach, Liz Wiscombe many times before, so as I sat down on Wednesday to interview her about the volleyball team’s recent win of the 3A state championship, it seemed like old times.

I predict Morgan will beat the  Hurricane Tigers on Oct 29 at 5 p.m., 345 W 100 S,Hurricane, UT 84737-1927

Syracuse – Visit Antelope Island State Park and witness a western roundup from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, October 29 and if necessary, Saturday, October 30. (In previous years, most bison are moved the first day.) This annual event is an opportunity to view one of the nation’s largest and oldest public herds as horseback riders move the bison from the southern tip of the island, to the handling facility located at the park’s northern end.

I predict that Morgan will win in football over Judge Memorial. I predict the score will be MHS  48, Judge memorial 14!
I think the half score will be MHS   28 Judge  0

 Robbie Nelson, Senior, had an outstanding game against Box Elder.  Robbie rushed for an average of 27 yards per carry, had a 20 yard reception leading to a TD, a fumble recovery from co-athlete of the week, Lantzen Toomer’s tackle, 4 defensive tackles of his own, and last but not least; on a kick-off he kicked the ball through the uprights! 

Chelsey Stegelmeier, Senior, had a great game even though the girls soccer team was met with a loss.  As Morgan met Juan Deigo in the first round of the play-off’s, Chelsey was the ONLY thing between them and all the extreme shots taken against her.  She stopped all but 5 of these shots.