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MaxPreps hosts Zack Poff and Myckena Guerrero present the most spectacular plays from a very entertaining year.
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MaxPreps, the online high school sports leader and The National Soccer Coaches Association of America team up to honor the nation's best. (Week of 5/17-5/23)
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Sandy • Juan Diego had seen this unfold before, but the Soaring Eagle didn’t care for the outcome last time. Juan Diego found itself in a similar spot to the 2016 boys’ lacrosse finale, when Brighton stormed back from a halftime deficit and overtook the... Written by: Eric Butler - Salt Lake Tribune
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Skyline freshman Connor Robb-Wilcox may stand only 5 foot 6, but he more than made up for it in heart. He proved instrumental in propelling the Eagles to the Class 4A boys’ tennis state title by defeating Timpview’s Josh Pearce in straight sets 6-2, 6-3... Written by: Adam Turner - Salt Lake Tribune
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It wasn’t looking good for Brighton freshman Redd Owen at No. 1 singles in the Class 5A boys’ tennis state tournament Saturday. Viewmont’s Jack Taylor, who finished runner-up at No. 1 singles last year, took the first set of the semifinals 6-2 and led 4... Written by: Adam Turner - Salt Lake Tribune
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Provo • Speedster Brinn Jensen never forgot that everything she did this year was helping to start a legacy at new school Skyridge. The Weber State-bound senior wrote her own illustrious chapter Saturday, earning Class 4A gold medals in the 100 meters (... Written by: Beky Beaton - Salt Lake Tribune
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Provo • Junior sprinter Dominic Bentil helped provide 36 of Lone Peak’s 59 points at the Class 5A boys’ state track meet Saturday, lifting the Knights into fifth place and a single point behind Weber. He blazed to the finish well in front of his competi... Written by: Beky Beaton - Salt Lake Tribune
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Spanish Fork • The dancing might go on for a while in Grantsville. The Cowboys, whose only state title trophy came almost 20 years ago in Class 2A, faced tradition-laden Bear River and its eight state crowns Saturday. Better make room in the Grantsville... Written by: Eric Butler - Salt Lake Tribune
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Orem • Cooper Vest was confident in his final at-bat. He had every reason not to be. His Dixie baseball team had not led through 6 2/3 innings in the Class 3A baseball state championship game Saturday. There were two outs in the bottom of the sevent... Written by: Johanna Huybers - Salt Lake Tribune
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Provo • It wasn’t exactly a surprise when American Fork senior Casey Clinger added yet another gold medal to his pile with a victory in the Class 5A boys’ 1,600-meter race, the opening event of the state meet Friday at BYU. It was just another day at th... Written by: Beky Beaton - Salt Lake Tribune
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Provo • Bingham freshman Hannah Stetler already traded state records in the pole vault with Westlake junior Adara Christensen earlier this year. The pair of friendly competitors train together on a club team run in the offseason by Miners coach Kody Pie... Written by: Beky Beaton - Salt Lake Tribune
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Here are three standout performers and three key numbers from the Day 1 of the state track and field championships at BYU. Nicole Freestone The Jordan junior broke her personal record by more than a foot with her throw of 129 feet, 8 3/4 inches to earn the gold in... Written by: Salt Lake Tribune
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Orem • Dixie doesn’t yet know its opponent in the Class 3A baseball state championship game, but it hardly seems to matter the way the Flyers are playing these days. Dixie dissected Park City 19-1 in a battle of the only two unbeatens left in the tourna... Written by: Eric Butler - Salt Lake Tribune
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Spanish Fork • It only was fitting that it was a ground ball to the left side that set off the celebration. Grantsville third baseman Kylee Leach cleanly fielded the dribbler, set and fired to first, where Reannon Justice picked the low throw ... Written by: Kevin Winters Morriss - Salt Lake Tribune
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East’s Trever Elders came up with just one more crucial save than Olympus’ Luke Johnson in a battle between two of the best goalkeepers in the state as the Leopards advanced to the Class 4A boys’ soccer state semifinals with a 5-4 penalty shootout vi... Written by: Talon Chappell - Salt Lake Tribune
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Herriman • There was barely room to breathe, let alone create a shot. Try as they might, Herriman forwards were swarmed time after time. Then suddenly there was a crease three minutes into overtime Friday. And Ethan Alexander took advantage. The Herrim... Written by: Jon Clifford - Salt Lake Tribune
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Kaysville • Good hitters are valuable, but good pitchers are vital in the postseason. The Davis softball team improved to 2-0 in the Class 5A state tournament Thursday afternoon thanks in large part to junior Mia Cullimore proving she’s pretty darn g... Written by: Talon Chappell - Salt Lake Tribune
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Spanish Fork • The Spanish Fork softball team hit early and often on its way to an 11-1 victory over Timpanogos in 41/2 innings Thursday evening in the second round of the Class 4A state playoffs. Senior ace Cambrie Hazel tallied her 21st win in the cir... Written by: Beky Beaton - Salt Lake Tribune
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Herriman • No one at the Class 5A softball playoff game between West and Herriman really knew what could happen next until the final pitch of the game was snared in the mitt of West catcher Asia Fauga. The Panthers survived a five-run rally by Herriman ... Written by: Eric Butler - Salt Lake Tribune
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Herriman • No one at the Class 5A softball playoff game between West and Herriman really knew what could happen next until the final pitch of the game was snared in the mitt of West catcher Asia Fauga. The Panthers survived a five-run rally by Herriman ... Written by: Eric Butler - Salt Lake Tribune
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Spanish Fork • Her stuff might not have been at peak level Thursday, but that was little consolation for the batters facing Grantsville pitcher Alese Casper. Casper and the Cowboys shut down Desert Hills 5-0 to move into the Class 3A softball state t... Written by: Eric Butler | - Salt Lake Tribune
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Spanish Fork • Her stuff might not have been at peak level Thursday, but that was little consolation for the batters facing Grantsville pitcher Alese Casper. Casper and the Cowboys shut down Desert Hills 5-0 to move into the Class 3A softball state t... Written by: Eric Butler | - Salt Lake Tribune
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Orem • Ben Agnew began celebrating before he even cleared the batter’s box. His right fist shot up in excitement, and a high-five waited for him at first base, courtesy of his first-base coach. That’s when his batting helmet came flying off as... Written by: Kevin Winters Morriss - Salt Lake Tribune
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Desert Hills ran away from the field to win the Class 3A girls’ golf state championship Thursday at Sleepy Ridge Golf Course. The Thunder finished with 612 points, well ahead of second-place Park City, which finished with 588. The tournament u... Written by: Kevin Winters Morriss - Salt Lake Tribune
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Syracuse • At one time, Syracuse’s Hunter Woodhall was more than satisfied just to be able to finish races. But that wasn’t what Woodhall was all about. Somewhere around the time he entered high school is when Woodhall, who has two prosthetic legs, deci... Written by: Eric Butler - Salt Lake Tribune
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Plain City • Cottonwood senior Hunter Blunt’s three-run home run in the top of the fifth inning lifted the Colts to a 3-2 victory over Region 1 top seed Fremont in the Class 5A state baseball tournament’s second round Wednesday. Blunt stepped to the plate... Written by: Ryan Buck - Salt Lake Tribune
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Holladay • After weathering a flurry of shots in the first half, and a flurry of wind and snow in the second, the Olympus Titans advanced in the Class 4A boys’ soccer tournament with a 2-0 win over visiting Timpview on Wednesday afternoon. Despite th... Written by: Talon Chappell - Salt Lake Tribune
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Murray • Seeded first certainly seemed to afford Murray some major advantages as the Class 4A boys’ soccer playoffs began Wednesday. For one, Murray got to play at home. For another, the Spartans got to face the fourth-best team out of another region. B... Written by: Eric Butler - Salt Lake Tribune
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Spanish Fork • Sophomore Cy Nielson lifted a solo home run over the left-field fence to lead off the bottom of the ninth inning to hand the Dons a 6-5 victory over Corner Canyon in the second round of the Class 4A state baseball tournament Wednesday. Ni... Written by: Beky Beaton - Salt Lake Tribune
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South Jordan • Bingham sophomore Peyton Jones delivered perhaps the best performance of his career Wednesday in the second round of the Class 5A state baseball tournament. The left-hander struck out a career-high 12 batter and limited visiting Roy to j... Written by: Jon Clifford - Salt Lake Tribune
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MaxPreps, the online high school sports leader and The National Soccer Coaches Association of America team up to honor the nation's best. (Week of 5/10-5/16)
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MaxPreps, the online high school sports leader and The National Soccer Coaches Association of America team up to honor the nation's best. (Week of 5/3-5/9)
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Pleasant Grove • The Pleasant Grove softball team made some timely hits in the sixth inning to break a lengthy deadlock and hung on to defeat Lehi 4-3 Wednesday afternoon. It was the only time that the Vikings had managed to top the Pioneers since Lehi ... Written by: Beky Beaton - Salt Lake Tribune
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The stage was set Wednesday for the West Panthers to do what they always seem to do these days: put wbat after bat on softball and shower a deluge of runs on whichever pitcher dared to face them. But in this production, someone forgot to send a script t... Written by: Eric Butler - Salt Lake Tribune
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MaxPreps, the online high school sports leader and The National Soccer Coaches Association of America team up to honor the nation's best. (Week of 4/26-5/2)
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Sandy • Sometimes heavyweight bouts don’t have winners — only survivors. Such was the case in the battle royal between the Alta and Skyridge boys’ soccer teams. The 7-1 powerhouses in region played to a 2-2 draw Tuesday. Neither team was able to find the... Written by: Ben Raskin - Salt Lake Tribune
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American Fork • The American Fork baseball team managed to produce one more run than Lone Peak in the only offensive inning of a taut pitchers’ duel Tuesday evening, allowing the Cavemen to top the Knights 6-5 to open a three-game set in a battle of ran... Written by: Beky Beaton - Salt Lake Tribune
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Kaysville • Tuesday’s clash between Davis and Layton was only the first of three this week between the two teams. But if this Region 2 tilt was any kind of precedent, look for plenty of hand-wringing and nervous twitches before Saturday rolls around. Da... Written by: Eric Butler - Salt Lake Tribune
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Ever since Olympus beat Murray for the 2012 soccer championship, the two teams have become fierce rivals with the Spartans holding the edge. So the Titans took more than a little pleasure in earning a 1-0 victory over previously unbeaten and top-ranked ... Written by: Tom Wharton - Salt Lake Tribune
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Everyone in the East lineup, except for the No. 9 hitter, got to experience a strikeout against Box Elder pitcher Nyah DeRyke on Monday. And that last hitter in the order? She popped up twice and flew out in her three plate appearances. DeRyke struck out 15 as the Be... Written by: Salt Lake Tribune
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Every once in a while, a new rule in baseball will change the way coaches manage their personnel. The change may not be obvious to casual fans or even all that important to managers early in the season, but the postseason suddenly brings the rule to pro... Written by: Eric Butler - Salt Lake Tribune
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Cottonwood third baseman Hunter Heugly crouches with his glove at the ready, his left foot firmly planted in front of him. His eyes never leave the batter, pitch after pitch. His laser focus is rewarded as he gets a handful of baseballs hit directly... Written by: Johanna Huybers - Salt Lake Tribune
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Each week, the TribPreps staff will choose standout performers and key numbers from the previous week’s action in Utah and showcase them. Here are this week’s picks. Anesa Ernst The American Fork sophomore leads the state with 49 goals for the... Written by: Kevin Winters Morriss - Salt Lake Tribune
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West Jordan • Sophomore Jonathan Castro’s first goal of the season erased a rough final 13 minutes in regulation and saved the day for Copper Hills. Castro scored four minutes into overtime to give the Grizzlies a 4-3 Region 3 victory against visiting ... Written by: Jon Clifford - Salt Lake Tribune
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Pleasant Grove • Herman’s April Visser isn’t the biggest girl on the Mustangs roster, nor is she the strongest. She just swings the biggest stick. The junior shortstop continued her torrid power spree Thursday, and the Mustangs kept rolling in Region 4... Written by: Jon Clifford - Salt Lake Tribune
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MaxPreps, the online high school sports leader and The National Soccer Coaches Association of America team up to honor the nation's best. (Week of 4/19-4/25)
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MaxPreps, the online high school sports leader and The National Soccer Coaches Association of America team up to honor the nation's best. (Week of 4/12-4/18)
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MaxPreps, the online high school sports leader and The National Soccer Coaches Association of America team up to honor the nation's best. (Week of 4/5-4/11)
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Nelson, Reisinger, Davidson, Fouts, Gomez named 2017 MaxPreps/NFCA National High School Players of Week
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Player of the Year Michael Porter Jr. headlines our 12th annual look at high school basketball’s best.
