Sahara desert snow articles
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Region 9 boys soccer: Snow Canyon, Dixie tied on top of the table; Desert Hills wins
ST. GEORGE — Anything can happen in the race for soccer dominance in Region 9. Snow Canyon put up a flurry of goals at home in a win over Hurricane Friday night. Meanwhile, Dixie got knocked off at Desert Hills after the Thunder avenged an early-season defeat and upended the Flyers. Those results left Snow […]
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4A state baseball: Dixie, Snow Canyon earn top two seeds; Desert Hills, Crimson get byes
ST. GEORGE — Four baseball teams from Region 9 finished in the top eight in 4A, according to the RPI (ratings percentage index) formula announced Wednesday morning. That means Dixie, Snow Canyon, Desert Hills and two-time defending 4A state champion Crimson Cliffs will all get byes in this weekend’s regional round of the playoffs. The other […]
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A visit to the "Silicon Desert"
Phoenix has been in the semiconductor business for a while now, but the Biden administration is taking it to another level by sending a major infusion of cash to tech companies in the desert city to expand chip-making capabilities. In this episode, “Marketplace” host Kai Ryssdal visits Phoenix with Washington Post columnist Heather Long. They dig into the challenges of rebuilding the country’s semiconductor industry.