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Finders keepers: Utah family finds $20K treasure. Here’s where it was
A treasure chest crammed with $20,000 is pictured throughout a press convention within the Finest Purchase parking zone in South Salt Lake on Could 31, as John Maxim and David Cline announce plans to cover the cash within the Utah wilderness. The chest was situated on the Ben Lomond Path. (Kristin Murphy, Deseret Information)
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NORTH OGDEN — The search is over.
A Kaysville couple and a Herriman man gleefully ran down a Ben Lomond Peak path, holding a treasure chest containing the $20,000 prize {that a} pair of actual property buyers positioned earlier this month, in keeping with a video posted on Instagram by David Cline and John Maxim, the organizers’ of the search.
“We’re nonetheless form of in shock that we discovered it,” stated Ira Rice, within the video posted on-line.
Rice stated he noticed a path digital camera first, which was their signal they have been shut. A number of moments later, he, his spouse, Rachelle, and her brother, Micheal Rose, discovered the treasure crammed with money by a flat rock within the space.
The household stated they took a special path to a treasure chest as a result of the principle highway to the situation was closed. Cline stated that he and Maxim did not know that the highway can be closed for just a few weeks, main them to query if folks would discover it throughout that point.
“Our purpose was (protecting it hidden for) 30 days,” Cline instructed the household. “We thought that even with the highway closure, possibly that will probably be our manner of dishonest to get to 30 days. However that did not cease you guys.”
This secondary route added an additional mile to the hike, the household famous.
“They actually went the additional mile,” Maxim joked.
The chest was positioned alongside the path and the 2 organizers posted a clue on social media on June 3.
Ira Rice defined that he and his household initially got down to discover the treasure on the Purple Butte Canyon’s Dwelling Room hike in Salt Lake Metropolis due to a clue that included “warning,” which he attributed to the colour pink. The household additionally considered a path in Eagle Mountain earlier than heading into northern Utah based mostly on the set of clues.
However then he and Rose discovered a path that appeared like a pair of fowl heads by Ben Lomond Peak, which they believed may match the clue “the place two birds feed.” They discovered just a few different clues that led them to circle the successful hike on Saturday.
Maxim and Cline stated they have been impressed as a result of that is precisely what they meant with the clues they printed.
In the meantime, Rose stated he awakened at 4 a.m. to accompany the Rices on the hike.
“Slightly drained however undoubtedly value it,” he stated, hoisting the treasure chest.
The trio plans to separate the cash. The Rices stated they plan on taking their kids on a “enjoyable journey” with their winnings, whereas Rose stated the cash will assist pay for payments related to a having new child little one at dwelling.
As for everybody else, you may have to attend till subsequent yr to search out the treasure hidden within the Wasatch mountains.
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Here’s what Utah basketball’s first Big 12 schedule will look like
The Big 12 released its opponent schedule matrix for men’s and women’s basketball on Thursday, giving a full picture of what the University of Utah will face during its first season in the league.
Utah men’s basketball 2024-25 Big 12 opponent matrix
- Home-and-away: Baylor, BYU, Cincinnati, Oklahoma State, West Virginia
- Home-only: Arizona State, Colorado, Kansas, Kansas State, Texas Tech
- Away-only: Arizona, UCF, Houston, Iowa State, TCU
What stands out?
The Utes’ 20-game conference schedule is highlighted by getting blue blood program Kansas to come to the Huntsman Center in the only matchup between the two schools during the upcoming season.
Utah and BYU will play a home-and-home, and the Utes will also play twice against two other teams appearing in early top 25 projections, Baylor and Cincinnati.
Utah travels to Arizona in the lone matchup with the Wildcats this season, and also must play Houston and Iowa State — two other projected top 25 teams — in their only games against the Cougars and Cyclones, respectively.
The Utes also host Kansas State and Texas Tech in their only matchups this season, as well as two other programs, Arizona State and Colorado, also jumping from the Pac-12 to the Big 12 this year.
Utah women’s basketball 2024-25 Big 12 opponent matrix
- Home-and-away: Arizona, Arizona State, BYU
- Home-only: UCF, Colorado, Houston, Kansas, Kansas State, Oklahoma State
- Away-only: Baylor, Cincinnati, Iowa State, TCU, Texas Tech, West Virginia
What stands out?
Utah’s 18-game league schedule includes home-and-away matchups with three teams, and they’re all longstanding rivals with the Utes: former Pac-12 compatriots Arizona and Arizona State, as well as in-state rival BYU.
The Utes will play three of the four Big 12 teams ranked ahead of them in ESPN’s way-too-early top 25 on the road only — Baylor, Iowa State and West Virginia.
Of the five teams Utah will face at home, Colorado (who finished last year ranked No. 15) and Kansas State (another projected top 25 team) highlight that list.
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What the Runnin’ Utes’ Craig Smith once said in scouting Utah Jazz’s No. 10 selection Cody Williams
Craig Smith had multiple opportunities last season to conduct a scouting report on Cody Williams, the Utah Jazz’s first selection in Wednesday night’s opening round of the 2024 NBA Draft.
That’s because Williams’ Colorado Buffaloes faced Smith and the Utah Runnin’ Utes three times during his lone collegiate season, with Williams playing in two of the contests.
Williams and the Buffaloes got the best of Smith and the Utes the two times the 6-foot-7 wing played against them. They beat them by 24 in late February, then blew them out again during the Pac-12 tournament quarterfinals.
Williams missed the teams’ first meeting last season, when Utah edged the Buffaloes in Salt Lake City. Still, getting familiar with Colorado gave Smith several chances to check out film on the future Jazzman.
Before the teams played in February, Smith talked about what Williams brings to the floor.
“He can get it going in any number of ways. At his size and his length, when he gets around the rim, he’s able to finish at all kinds of angles, over shot blockers,” Smith said at the time.
Williams averaged 11.9 points, 3.0 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game last season for Colorado, a squad that included fellow first-round draft pick Tristan da Silva (he went 18th overall to the Orlando Magic on Wednesday night) and guard KJ Simpson, who’s projected to be a second-round selection on Thursday.
Williams also shot 55.2% from the field during the 2023-24 season and 41.5% from 3-point range in limited attempts.
The talented wing never made much of an impact against the Utes. in Colorado’s two wins over Utah, he averaged 5.0 points, 2.0 rebounds and 1.0 assists per game.
Smith was also impressed with what Williams does defensively.
“He’s a good defender because he’s so long,” Smith said. “You can get deep and you might have a half a step advantage, but with his length, he can catch up and make those plays.”
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Excited Utah Jazz fans gather for 2024 Draft watch party
SALT LAKE CITY — Fans of the Utah Jazz waited with bated breath at the 2024 NBA Draft watch party, hosted by the team Wednesday night at the Delta Center.
Entry was free to the public, with the broadcast of the draft on the jumbotron. While some sat in the stands to watch picks 1-9, others occupied their time playing games like cornhole, taking photos in front of the Jazz’s “Mountain Basketball” logo, shopping for team merch and hitting the concession stands.
Fans in attendance said they’re optimistic, with most saying they hope the Jazz front office selects someone to help complement Lauri Markkanen.
Utah ended up picking Cody Williams, a freshman forward from the University of Colorado, as their first draftee of the night (10th pick overall). The team also has the 29th pick.
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