Rowland Hall boys soccer just won 2A state championship in PKs 9-8, it went to the 16th shooter. Crazy!

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Check out the pairings for the 6A/5A baseball playoffs after today's final RPI rankings release. American Fork in 6A and Brighton in 5A claim No. 1 seeds.

🚨Track State Record
-American Fork’s Daniel Simmons just ran a 4:01.78 to set a new state record in the 1,600 meters at the BYU invite. He beat his own state record by 2 seconds. Narrowly missed sub-4.

🚨Track State Record
- Timpview’s Jane Hedengren just shattered 1,600 meter state record at BYU Invite, running a phenomenal 4:37.72 (beat her own previous state record by 6 seconds).

🚨Track State Record Alert
West Jordan senior Dominic Overby (an Iowa State Football commit) set a new state record in the Long Jump today during the BYU Invite, jumping 23'11.00 - beat the old record by 1/2 inch.

🚨 Track State Record Alert
- Timpview sophomore Lily Alder ran a 2:07.28 at BYU Invite today (eclipsing the 2013 state record held by Davis High's Shea Martinez, 2:08.45).

The UHSAA Board of Trustees voted in favor of the new transfer student and international student athletic eligibility rules. A vote will now be sent to each member school, and if 2/3 vote in favor it will take effect during the 2024-24 school year.

Does anybody know a good place in Utah to buy a few cases of fresh California strawberries. My wife and kids are hoping to make a bunch of strawberry jam (we used to get them from in-laws when they lived in CA)

IT’S OFFICIAL! We will be 4A/Region 11 in our inaugural year as a school. The six schools currently in Region 11 have already been very welcoming. We look forward to competing in one of the best regions, in all classes, in the entire state! UHSAA

I am absolutely thrilled for this opportunity! Excited to get to work and showcase Syracuse High School and our community! #TitanForLife

Isaac Wilson was a great QB for Corner Canyon, the reason he was named Mr. Football, but he also seems like a great kid who has the intangibles to on to even greater things.
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Official: Nate Tuatagaloa is Fremont High's new football head coach. He was introduced to the football class this morning, per school athletic director Corey Melaney

Fun anecdote, as we were doing the Ms. Volleyball photoshoot last weekend with Lone Peak's Zoey Burgess (great kid), we realized 23 years ago — as I was getting started in the biz — I wrote a full-blown feature on her mom, a Ute soccer player.
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Souli Phongsavath, the 2nd winningest girls soccer coach in state history, has retired from coaching at Davis High after a decade-plus as the girls & boys soccer head coach.

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This week the Utah Royals FC have brought back 2 former Ms. Soccer recipients (Michelle Vasconcelos and Mikayla Cluff) ... Can't help but think this year's winner, Bella Devey of Lone Peak, has a similar career path in her future.

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High school girls soccer: Deseret News 2023 4A all-state team deseret.com/2023/11/21/239…

High school girls soccer: Deseret News 2023 5A all-state team deseret.com/2023/11/21/239…

High school girls soccer: Deseret News 2023 6A all-state team deseret.com/2023/11/21/239…

The Deseret News sports dept is hiring a part-time scoreboarder position. Work remotely. Responsibilities involve pm data entry and maintaining data on our HS website. Writing opportunities as well covering HS sports. Email kcondon @ deseretnews.com if interested.

5A soccer semifinal between Brighton and Bountiful is heading to a shootout RIGHT NOW if anyone wants to check out the always-tense drama of PKs.
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