Each week, Daily Herald sports writers Darnell Dickson and Brandon C. Gurney rank the top five teams in the Utah Valley in football, girls soccer and girls volleyball (records as of August 24):
FOOTBALL
1. Skyridge (1-1)
Falcons hosting out-of-state team (Hun, NJ) on Friday.
2. Orem ...
Even if you're a program as decorated and historically competitive as Lone Peak football, things can get ugly when taking on a team like IMG Academy.
The Knights found that out in earnest on Friday in taking a 59-3 loss to to the Bradenton, Florida-based program and its roster full of 4-star ...
Throughout his long football journey, Kirk Chambers never found himself far away from his roots.
Chambers' legacy at Provo High School, which included stops at Stanford and the NFL, was on full display Friday when he was honored by the school with the retirement of his No. 66 ...
A separation of 364 days made all the difference for Pleasant Grove in its annual showdown against Westlake Friday night.
A 26-point loss to the Thunder last year still fresh in their memory, the Vikings brought the intensity and showed off their year-by-year improvement in their second ...
Thursday's Results
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL
Lone Peak def. Pleasant Grove 3-1
Maeser Prep def. Merit Academy 3-0
APA West Valley def. American Heritage 3-0
Murray def. Timpview 3-1
Skyridge def. Mountain Ridge 3-2
Draper APA def. Rockwell 3-0
Waterford def. UMA-Camp Williams 3-0
Providence ...
The first four sets between No. 1 Orem and No. 3 Green Canyon was everything you'd expect from two of the top teams in Class 4A girls volleyball.
The fifth set, not so much.
The Wolves took advantage of a flurry of Tiger errors and powered to an 11-1 lead in the fifth set, riding that ...
Wednesday's Results
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL
North Sanpete def. Payson 3-1
GIRLS SOCCER
Syracuse 4, Lehi 2
Friday's Schedule
FOOTBALL
Monticello at UMA-Camp Williams, 7 p.m.
Timpanogos at Desert Hills, 6 p.m.
Deer Creek at Hillcrest, 7 p.m.
Wasatch at Mountain Crest, 7 p.m.
Salem Hills at ...
It's not the Lone Peak girls soccer team most are used to, but that doesn't mean Coach Shantel Jolley's team isn't fun and intriguing while holding a lot of potential.
On Tuesday the Knights worked their way past visiting Mountain Ridge 2-1 while fielding a very young team which included ...