One last hurrah for preseason softball tourneys as region play nears

Written by Andy Griffin
March 16, 2014
Sunroc Invitational Tournament, St. George, Utah, Mar. 15, 2014 | Photo by Robert Hoppie, St. George News

ST. GEORGE — Region 9’s softball teams went through their final tune ups in the preseason before region begins next week as St. George hosted several tournaments this weekend. Dixie and Canyon View played in the Sunroc Invitational at the Little Valley Fields and Snow Canyon hosted the Snow Canyon Spring Tournament as more than a dozen teams from around Utah visited the area to enjoy the Dixie sunshine and play softball.

Region 9 action begins Tuesday as defending region champion Snow Canyon is at Canyon View, Desert Hills is at Dixie and Hurricane is at Pine View. All games are slated to start at 4 p.m.

St. George News photographer Robert Hoppie captured some of the action from the sunny, but windy Saturday in southern Utah.

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Andy Griffin has been in sports media since 1989 and has covered BYU, Utah State and the Utah Jazz as well as all sports in southern Utah. A journalism graduate of USU, Andy has carried on a dual career as both a sports writer and a sports broadcaster and has been heard around the country. He has also been published in USA Today, Sport magazine, The Sporting News, Fairways magazine, the Los Angeles Times and locally in the Deseret News, the Salt Lake Tribune and the Spectrum. Andy was “The Voice of Region 9 sports,” for many years. He also hosted a daily sports talk show for three years called AG in the a.m. Andy has been married to his college sweetheart Shelly for 28 years and has five children ages 13 to 25.

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2 Comments

  • Ken March 16, 2014 at 8:24 am

    You missed the 2A/3A Spring Warm Up at the Canyons, with two local teams Pine View and Desert Hills. Also missed the 4A/5A which had Dixie and Canyon View the previous weekend!

  • Grumpy March 17, 2014 at 2:38 pm

    Wow Ken,
    Maybe you should be happy that they got this coverage. I’m sure they can’t be everywhere, every weekend.

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