Marathon man

Tooele's John Gregrich was among the Tooele County residents who competed in Saturday's Salt Lake City Marathon. The 71-year-old runner has competed in 34 marathons, but there was a bit of a gap between his 33rd and 34th. "I haven't run a marathon since way back when I was 65," Gregrich said. "This was my slowest marathon ever," he said. Gregrich finished in 1,035th place out of 1,375 runners with a time of 5 hours and 3 minutes. "Not too bad for my 71 years. There were only two people in the marathon older than me."

Grantsville baseball

Grantsville fell behind too much too soon in a game at Morgan on Tuesday. The Trojans scored nine runs in the first two innings. The Cowboys came back to score seven runs, but were not able to overcome as the Trojans prevailed 11-7. Grantsville collected nine hits with doubles from Mark White and Alex Childs. Grantsville is 3-4 in region standings behind Bear River and Logan. The Cowboys host Ben Lomond today and Logan on April 29

Tooele girls golf

Tooele has now won their second of as many matches by double digit strokes. At The Reserve at East Bay the Buffs shot a 414, which was good enough to beat second place Orem by 19 strokes. Led by Sadie Palmer who shot a 4-over 76, followed by Meredith Nigh and Jacque Trujillo who each shot 112. Mallory Peterson rounded out the scoring with a 114.

Mule Deer Foundation

The Tooele County Chapter of the Mule Deer Foundation will hold its Second Annual Banquet on May 17. The event will start at 5:30 p.m. with dinner at 7 p.m. The night will include live auctions and raffling of prizes. Children will also be able to bid for prizes. The foundation was awarded $7,400 in chapter awards which will go toward projects in the county. The foundation is looking for volunteers to help complete various work projects using these funds. For more information call Jared at 830-1232.

Softball clinic

Tooele County Thunder softball is holding its annual softball clinic for girls ages 6-12 on Saturday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Instruction will be given on hitting, fielding, base running and pitching. Space is limited so sign up now. The clinic will be held at the Tooele City swimming pool park. In case of inclement weather it will be held at the Dow James City Complex. The camp will include lunch, snacks, drinks and a T-Shirt. Cost is $35. Contact Nancy at 882-5530 or Patty at 882-2402 for more information.

Karting

The second round of the Snap-on Stars of Karting will offer 10 lucky karters the opportunity to sample a form of motorsports that many of them hope will be in their future. Formula BMW America has arranged to allow 10 drivers that were born prior to December 31, 1993 the opportunity to test the Formula BMW FB02 race car on Friday. The event will take place after the on-track racing activity has concluded for the karters and will take place on the 2.24 mile Eastern Circuit. In order to be eligible for inclusion for the test, the participants must register for the opportunity by this Friday. The 10 winning drivers will be notified on Monday. The event will include a late afternoon classroom session and seat fitting Thursday.

Hunting Permits

If you applied for a 2008 Utah big game hunting permit, your wait is almost over. By Wednesday, you'll know whether you drew a permit. "If you draw a permit, congratulations" says Judi Tutorow, wildlife licensing coordinator for the Division of Wildlife Resources. "If you don't, mark June 12 on your calendar. That's when general bull elk permits go on sale. It's also the day that any general buck deer permits that aren't taken in the draw go on sale." Utah's 2008 Big Game Draw will be conducted this month. If you applied for a 2008 permit, you should receive an e-mail and a letter by April 30. The e-mail or letter will let you know whether you drew a permit. If you don't receive an e-mail or a letter by Wednesday, you can learn whether you drew a permit by logging onto the DWR's Web site or by calling 1-800-221-0659.

Mountain Land Rehabilitation

Stansbury Clinic offers free injury assessments and treatments to all high school athletes on Saturday from 9 a.m. until noon. For more information call 882-4144.