West Jordan’s Loveridge, Alta’s Morrison make PARADE basketball teams Prep basketball » Seniors led 5A in scoring, took teams deep in playoffs. West Jordan senior Jordan Loveridge and Alta senior Makenzi Morrison played their last high school basketball games two months ago, but their accolades keep rolling in. Loveridge and Morrison been named to PARADE’s All-America basketball teams, one of about 100 outstanding athletes to make the cut this year. PARADE has been long considered to be one of the top high school honors in the country. "It’s kind of evolving," PARADE spokeswoman Luci Scott said. "It used to be more about statistics but it’s now more about how that individual affects the community and how they are as a person." Either way, both love ... Continue reading →

photo courtesy BYU-Hawaii McKay Foyer is a central part of campus at BYU-Hawaii. BYU-Hawaii offers a scenic, low-pressure alternative for LDS athletes BYU-Hawaii » Provo campus’ sister school attracts several native Utah athletes. Laie, Hawaii • An avid Brigham Young University fan while growing up in West Jordan and playing soccer at Copper Hills High School, Mark Davis figured he would never wear red in his college career. He also thought he would never represent BYU, owned by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, on the soccer field, either, let alone learn how to surf. But at BYU-Hawaii, an NCAA Division II school operated by the LDS Church here on Oahu’s North Shore, Davis has done all three — and proudly. About BYU-Hawaii ... Continue reading →

By Steve Hummer The Atlanta Journal-Constitution The sky was leaden and weepy, warning away the casual golfer. But playing golf for Georgia Tech is not a casual thing. A little rain didn’t shoo the Yellow Jackets away from the Golf Club of Georgia on Wednesday as they prepared for an NCAA regional tournament date. They have a long, proud tradition of playing through the elements. While at Tech, the world’s 16th-ranked pro, Matt Kuchar, used to get his khakis in a bunch whenever coach Bruce Heppler dragged the team outdoors on freezing winter days for a practice round. Then he’d get even, sneaking into Heppler’s office while the coach was away and turning the thermostat way down so he’d have to work in the cold. ... Continue reading →

Looking for a better lifestyle fit, returned missionary is transferring from CSU to BYU Published on May 8, 2012 12:54PM Colorado State safety Drew Reilly walked into new CSU coach Jim McElwain's office a few weeks ago full of trepidation and apprehension. The sophomore-to-be from Valley Center, Calif., (near San Diego) was about to ask for his release from the Rams not knowing if another Division I program -- Utah, BYU and Utah State were his preferred landing spots -- would be willing to take him as a walk on, let alone offer him a scholarship. He also knew what happened to another safety who wanted out of his scholarship at a D-I school, Hawaii's Michael Wadsworth (see last week's blog). "I was really, really ... Continue reading →