Sports

The Duchesne High School football team made new coach Tom Clark a winner for the first time at the helm of the program.

The Roosevelt 12U Dirt Devils put the city on the map during the Cooperstown All-Star Village baseball tournament.

Uintah rolls into the annual Basin Bowl football clash with Union after outlasting Tooele 45-31 for a 2-0 mark to start the season with powerful momentum.

Union stepped up to play 6A Copper Hills in the volleyball season opener in Roosevelt.The Lady Cougars, who are in 3A this fall, earned a 3-1 win over the visiting team.“I was proud of our team effort,” Union coach Chelsey Jones said.

All eyes will be on Duchesne this weekend for the junior high and high school rodeos Aug.

It was the start Union coach Dustin Long had hoped for as the Cougars beat Judge Memorial 33-7 Aug.

Duchesne scored three touchdowns late but it wasn’t enough to overtake Uintah, falling 47-28 in the season football opener in Aug.

A jam-packed schedule has generated a 3-2 record for the Union High School girls soccer team.The wins have been over Juab (5-0), Parowan (7-0) and Summit Academy (11-0).Union’s setbacks were against Maeser Prep Academy (3-1) and Carbon (2-0).“I think that we are doing okay,” Union coach Atlee Zipf said.

With an experienced and deep team, the Union High School volleyball program has high expectations for the season.