By now, nobody should be fooled by Orem going into the state playoffs with a double-digit seed. In 2021 the Tigers went into the 5A playoffs as the No. 21 seed and advanced to the semifinals. Last season, Orem was the No. 10 seed and also found itself moving into the semifinals. In 2023, ...
In during the 2021 and 2022 seasons, the Lone Peak girls soccer team won an impressive 32 total games. The Knights, however, had to live with the fact that the season ended on a day when they didn't play their best. That is not the case in 2023. Lone Peak put together one of its most ...
Maple Mountain sophomore goalkeeper Anya Gulley crouched on the ground in front of her net at America First Field in Sandy, her head bowed in disappointment. The No. 10-seed Golden Eagles had been leading Friday's 5A state championship by a goal but No. 6-seed Bountiful had earned a penalty ...
It was in 1986 when Payson last won a state playoff football game, but Friday night was “Swasey Time.” Cooper Swasey was the dominant athlete on the gridiron leading his Lions to a 35-17 4A first round win over Mountain View. After both teams went scoreless in the first quarter, ...
The regular season is over and Utah Valley high school football teams are hoping to be at their best as the postseason gets underway. Here's prep football expert Brian E. Preece's breakdown of how the teams stack up as they start their respect state tournaments (Utah Valley teams in ...
American Fork junior keeper Sarah Mathis faced four in-game penalty kicks during the 2023 regular season and Caveman head coach Derek Dunn said he always tells her the same thing as they line up: "You got it, Sarah! I know you got it!" And three out of four times, he was right. But could ...
