Sports

By TERESA CHIPMAN  PHS sports writer The Indians pulled off a come-from-behind win in overtime against the previously undefeated Shelley Russets on Saturday in Preston. The overtime wasn’t the most impressive part though. It was the few minutes leading up to it. Preston started off a bit slow and ended the first quarter with...

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By TERESA CHIPMAN  PHS sports writer After a poor showing in Burley on Dec. 13, where they lost 46-14, the Preston girls jumped out to an early lead against Marsh Valley and maintained it much of the game, winning 36- 31 on Thursday. With two minutes left in the first quarter Preston had limited...

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By TERESA CHIPMAN  PHS sports writer After coaching soccer for seven years, four as head coach, Dee Dee Ford has decided to resign her position as head soccer coach with Preston High School. “I decided it was time to resign from coaching soccer and focus more on my family and other interests in my...

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By ROBERT S. MERRILL  Assistant editor Preston High School’s head football coach for the past six years, Shawn Marlow, resigned his position late last week, but will continue teaching at the high school. “I have resigned as head football coach. I handed in my formal resignation and met with the players this past week....

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By TERESA CHIPMAN PHS sports writer The Indians boys basketball team was successful against visiting Bonneville on Tuesday, Dec. 6. Despite playing without starting point guard Wyatt Christensen, Preston prevailed 68-58. In the first quarter things stayed very close with the Indians leading by only a basket or two most of the time. The...

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    By TERESA CHIPMAN  PHS sports writer The Lady Indians faced off against a tough Marsh Valley team at home on Saturday, Dec. 10. Though they lost 54- 32 Coach Pope felt the score was not indicative of how they played. “They are a very talented and experienced team. I was very proud...

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By ANDREA MARTIN  WS sports writer The West Side Wrestlers traveled to their first two meets of the season last week. One at Malad, and the other at Marsh Valley. This year the Pirates have a small team, with not as much experience as they would like to have. Only a small handful of...

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By ELLEN GREGORY  Special to The Citizen The momentum is building. With back-to-back meets on Dec. 7, 8, 9 and 10, the Preston Indians proved they are ready to wrestle, and they launched their season with strong showings against Marsh Valley and Sky View, and at the Roy Duels tournament. Marsh Valley provided few...

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By ANDREA MARTIN  WS sports writer The West Side Boys Basketball team had a bittersweet week. They defeated the Grace Grizzlies at home with a score of 56-45, but lost to Firth. They ran the floor really well and had a lot of fast breaks to keep their momentum going throughout the game. During...

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