Highland wins U19 rugby championship


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SANDY — In an all-Beehive State rugby showdown, Highland defeated Utah United Saturday at Rio Tinto Stadium, 38-24, to claim the Boys Under-19 national championship.

It was an especially sweet victory for legendary Highland coach Larry Gelwix, whose team won its 20th national title in his final season as coach.

Gelwix has been called to serve as the mission president of the LDS Church's California Fresno Mission, a position he will assume in July.

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