Contest winner

Dev Gibson was last week’s winner of the Tooele Transcript-Bulletin football pick’em contest. Gibson went 7-1 on his picks along with three others but came closest to the final score of the Wyoming at Air Force game. This week’s contest is already under way. The picks are published in today’s edition of the paper or you can play by e-mailing jgordon@tooeletranscript.com,

Junior Jazz

The Tooele Jr. Jazz youth basketball program will hold its annual registration days for the Tooele, Stansbury, Erda, Stockton and Lake Point areas on Nov. 5 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.; Nov. 7 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.; Nov. 12 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. and Nov. 14 from 10 .m. to 2 p.m. This year’s registration will be held at Quality Ford on Main Street in Tooele. The Jr. Jazz program provides a fun recreational game experience with opportunities to attend a Utah Jazz game and spend an evening with a Utah Jazz player. This program is open to all K through 12th grade athletes. Please visit or website (www.tooelejrjazz.org) or email us your questions/concerns to info@tooelejrjazz.org. 

Tooele wrestling

Tooele youth wrestling sign-ups will be held on Tuesday and Wednesday from 6-7:30 p.m. in the Tooele High School wrestling room. The cost will be $65. Any questions please call Valerie Coffman at 830-7680.

Grantsville wrestling

Grantsville Little League wrestling sig-ups will be held next Monday through Thursday from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at the Grantsville High School wrestling room. The league is for wrestlers kindergarten through sixth grade. For more information call Clarence Evans at 435-841-9268.

Jr. Stallion Basketball

Jr. Stallion Basketball registration is currently taking place. All basketball players (male/female), grades K-8th who attend Stansbury High boundary schools may register. Jr. Stallions will consist of 10 Saturday sessions and is intended to progressively teach individual and team basketball fundamentals. Cost: $50. Register online at www.jrstallions.com or contact Ryan Harris, 435-841-9632, or Kenzie Newton 801-631-7708

Archery League

The indoor 3D indoor animal target league at Deseret Peak Complex will start on Nov. 5 at 7 p.m. The league is sponsored by Stansbury Oquirrh Bowmen and Tooele County Deseret Peak Complex. The league will continue every Thursday night through February. All level of shooters are invited to participate. For more information call Bryan Warr at (435) 882-6795.

Jazz waive players

Utah Jazz general manager Kevin O’Connor announced Wednesday that the team has waived forwards Alexander Johnson, Spencer Nelson and Goran Suton. The Jazz roster now stands at 16. Johnson (6-9, 230, Florida State) has played in 102 regular season NBA games with Memphis and Miami and spent last season playing for Brose Baskets Bamberg of the German League. He appeared in four preseason contests with the Jazz, averaging 4.0 points and 2.0 rebounds in 7.8 minutes a game. Nelson (6-8, 225, Utah State) has yet to appear in a regular season NBA game since going undrafted in 2005.  He spent the 2008-09 season playing in Greece for Aris Thessaloniki, averaging 9.4 points, 7.3 rebounds and 1.9 assists in 32 games. In five preseason games with the Jazz, he averaged 3.8 points and 1.4 rebounds in nine minutes a game. Suton (6-10, 245, Michigan State) was selected by the Jazz in the second round (50th overall) of the 2009 NBA Draft.  He appeared in six preseason contests with the Jazz, averaging 1.7 points and 2.5 rebounds in 8.3 minutes a game.

Season starts Oct. 30

After a dominating preseason win over the Portland Trail Blazers, Carlos Boozer feels like the Utah Jazz are ready for the regular season. “We’ve got to tighten up some stuff,” he said. “We’ve got to take care of that full-court press a little better at the end of the game, I’m sure we’ll get over it tomorrow. But for the most part, I think we did a good job defensively, especially in the half court. We did a good job of helping each other.” Deron Williams had 27 points and Boozer and Ronnie Brewer each added 16 in Utah’s 108-97 preseason victory over Portland on Tuesday night. The Jazz (4-2), missing Kyle Korver and C.J. Miles because of injuries, led by as many as 25 points. Utah plays at Sacramento on Friday and opens the regular season on Oct. 30 at Denver.