The Pleasant Grove boys soccer team has a lot of assistant coaches, perhaps more than most teams around the state, and it's a team that has also secured a 16-0 undefeated mark on the season. Coincidence? Not according to long-time Viking coach Chris Ecalono. The Vikings secured their 16th ...
After a Wasatch boys volleyball match earlier this spring, former wrestling coaching legend and athletics administrator Wade Discher approached head coach Mike Wilton. “He said, ‘Man, this might be my new favorite sport,’” Wilton said. “’It’s just so exciting, you ...
Juniors, and then more juniors, with a few sophomores and a lone senior sprinkled in. That's the look of Orem's heavily-weighted roster toward one class of players, and for all intents and purposes, the junior are getting things done. On Tuesday the Tigers dispatched of Region 8 rival ...
Unlike a lot of teenagers, Cy Chrisman takes a long-term approach to life. Chrisman was Utah’s top prep power hitter last season at Maple Mountain, setting a state record with 19 home runs and posting a ridiculous slugging percentage of 1.202. He could have returned for his senior year, ...
Daily Herald writers Darnell Dickson and Brandon Gurney rank the top five Utah Valley teams in baseball, boys soccer, softball, boys volleyball, boys lacrosse and girls lacrosse for the week of April 27. BASEBALL 1. Maple Mountain 17-4 Showdown with PG this week should be a good show. 2. ...
The Salem Hills softball team lost its first game of the season on Saturday by an 8-6 margin to 4A powerhouse Desert Hills, although the actual game result was a relative afterthought. At the forefront for all involved were those who have given their lives for the United States of America in ...
It was the same as it ever has been for the Skyridge girls lacrosse team when taking on defending state champion Farmington on Thursday night. And that's certainly a good thing. Consistently dominant throughout the season, the Falcons followed largely the same script in securing a resounding ...
Precious few seniors grouped with a bevy of freshmen and sophomores can make for an interesting team dynamic, although for the Spanish Fork Softball team, things seem to be working out just fine. Take Tuesday's thrilling 7-5 comeback win over Region 7 rival Maple Mountain as the most recent ...
Lone Peak baseball coach Matt Bezzant has one regret about senior pitcher Grady Slesk. “It sucks that he’s a senior,” Bezzant said. Slesk was terrific in Tuesday’s Region 3 showdown, which featured the top two teams in 6A RPI (Lone Peak No. 1, Skyridge No. 2). After ...
It's a fact you'd only realize if you looked at Maple Mountain's actual roster. Vocal, assertive and in control, McKay Beattie appears nothing like a mere sophomore when out on the court for the Golden Eagles this season. But he's become a big part of his team's success despite his ...
