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5A state girls basketball: Bountiful's 3-peat denies West's undefeated season
Sean Walker, KSL.com | Posted Feb. 28 - 8:36 p.m.
Milika Satuala had 17 points to help Bountiful hold off West 57-47 for its third consecutive title Friday night at the Huntsman Center at the University of Utah.

6A state girls basketball: Lone Peak, Copper Hills set up championship game rematch
Sean Walker, KSL.com | Posted Feb. 26 - 12:59 p.m.
Kennedy Woolston had 12 points as three-time defending champion Lone Peak advanced to the championship game against Copper Hills for the second straight year.

3A state boys wrestling: Holmans humming at Juab with 9th straight title
Sean Walker, KSL.com | Posted Feb. 13 - 9:42 p.m.
Ladd Holman defended his individual championship with a dominant victory by technical fall in the 157-pound championship match to help Juab cruise to its ninth consecutive 3A state title at the UCCU Center.

6A state boys wrestling: Rivera's 4-peat paces Layton to 3rd straight title
Sean Walker, KSL.com | Posted Feb. 13 - 9:37 p.m.
The Utah Valley signee cruised to a 7-1 win over Westlake's Curtis Borge to wrap up his fourth-straight championship and help Layton to a third consecutive 6A championship Thursday night.

4A state boys wrestling: 4-timer Alexander helps Uintah pin down 28th team title
Sean Walker, KSL.com | Posted Feb. 13 - 12:31 a.m.
Alexander reversed course quickly, pinning Ploehn in 1 minute, 31 seconds to wrap up his fourth consecutive state title Wednesday night.

5A state boys wrestling: 4-time champ Shelley paces Spanish Fork repeat
Sean Walker, KSL.com | Posted Feb. 12 - 11:52 p.m.
Karson Shelley did something he had accomplished three years previous in his high school career.

1A/2A girls wrestling: 5 champions guide Duchesne's repeat title
Sean Walker, KSL.com | Posted Feb. 8 - 10:43 p.m.
Breann Ivie won her second state title at 110 pounds, and Duchesne placed five wrestlers atop the podium to clinch a second consecutive team title Saturday.

1A boys wrestling: Panguitch pins down 6 titles to clinch 6th straight championship
Sean Walker, KSL.com | Posted Feb. 8 - 8:03 p.m.
Panguitch's boys wrestling dynasty continued to roll Saturday night with six individual champions and an additional four runner-up finishes to lead the Bobcats to a sixth consecutive 1A state title at the Sevier Valley Center.

2A boys wrestling: 4-time champ Eldredge paces Millard to 4th straight title
Sean Walker, KSL.com | Posted Feb. 7 - 11:48 p.m.
Dak Eldredge won his fourth state title, and Millard claimed eight individual championships to cruise to a fourth consecutive team crown Friday at the 2A boys wrestling state tournament.

6A state drill: Farmington sweep paces Nixelles to repeat championship
Sean Walker, KSL.com | Posted Feb. 1 - 11:11 p.m.
The Nixelles swept all three categories of military, dance and show to repeat as 6A state champions Saturday night at the UCCU Center at Utah Valley University.

5A state drill: Bountiful caps long road back with state-record 22nd title, 1st since 2019
Sean Walker, KSL.com | Posted Feb. 1 - 4:38 p.m.
The Mandonelles won dance and show, and finished second in military, to unseat Davis County rival Viewmont and clinch the program's first 5A state drill championships since 2019 at the UCCU Center at Utah Valley University.

4A state drill: Hillcrest repeats after 310 days of defense
Sean Walker, KSL.com | Posted Jan. 31 - 10:50 p.m.
Hillcrest placed first in military, second in dance and finished off the event with a Mad Hatter-inspired first-place show category to hold off Ridgeline for a ninth state title in program history.

5A state cheer: Long days pay off for Cedar Valley coed; Salem Hills wins 3rd straight
Sean Walker, KSL.com | Posted Jan. 24 - 10:35 p.m.
Cedar Valley swept all three categories to clinch its first 5A state cheer coed championship, and Salem Hills continued its dominant run with a third straight all-girls title.

4A state cheer: Snow Canyon all-girls, Crimson Cliffs coed back on top
Sean Walker, KSL.com | Posted Jan. 24 - 7:25 p.m.
The road between through St. George from Santa Clara to Washington Fields may be littered with state cheer titles by now, but added a couple more Friday night.

6A state cheer: Bingham claims 1st all-girls title, Westlake repeats as coed champs
Sean Walker, KSL.com | Posted Jan. 23 - 12:29 a.m.
The Thunder are back on top in coed competitive cheer, while Bingham won its first state title in the 6A all-girls division Wednesday at the UCCU Center at Utah Valley University.

3A, 2A, 1A state cheer: Morgan all-girls, Juab coed capture repeat titles
Sean Walker, KSL.com | Posted Jan. 22 - 11:24 p.m.
Morgan swept all three categories of show, cheer and dance to repeat as 3A all-girls champions during Wednesday's UHSAA competitive cheer championships at Utah Valley University.

Timpview's Jane Hedengren blazes new trail as Gatorade national runner of year
Sean Walker, KSL.com | Posted Jan. 21 - 4:30 p.m.
Hedengren, the record-setting distance runner who has signed with BYU, was named Gatorade national athlete of the year for girls cross country Tuesday by the organization.

All-star wrestling: 2-time state champ Canyon View's Matakaiongo proving herself against Utah's best
Sean Walker, KSL.com | Posted Jan. 9 - 12:22 a.m.
Matakaiongo reversed Keilikki Nau Rarick in the final seconds of the duo's match at Wednesday's 26th annual Ross Brunson All-Star Duals to secure a 10-6 victory.

Here's a look at Wednesday's high school wrestling all-star duals at UVU
Sean Walker, KSL.com | Posted Jan. 7 - 7:31 p.m.
More than 120 total participants will showcase Utah's boys and girls wrestling heritage at the 26th annual Ross Brunson all-star fundraiser Wednesday night.

After Duke commitment, 5-star Emilee Skinner focused on 3-peat with Ridgeline
Sean Walker, KSL.com | Posted Dec. 16 - 1:04 p.m.
For most people, Kara Lawson is a former two-time All-American at Tennessee, a WNBA All-Star and league champion, and an Olympic gold medalist.

UHSAA approves 2nd draft of realignment, regions for 2025-27
Sean Walker, KSL.com | Posted Dec. 4 - 7:56 p.m.
The UHSAA board of trustees met Wednesday and approved its second draft of realignment and new regions for the 2025-26 and 2026-27 school years.

BYU signee Burgess, Utah State-bound Allen have Orem looking part of 5A favorites
Sean Walker, KSL.com | Posted Nov. 29 - 11:18 a.m.
Led by BYU signee Chamberlain Burgess and Utah State-bound guard Jax Allen, Orem went 2-0 at the third-annual 5 for the Fight National Hoopfest with a 41-40 win over California's Sierra Canyon.

AJ Dybantsa showcases several sides in Utah Prep's win over No. 1 Link Academy
Sean Walker, KSL.com | Posted Nov. 27 - 7:35 a.m.
"He's a joy to play with. He's an even bigger joy to be with and to spend time with off the court," Utah Prep's JJ Mandaquit told KSL.com of his teammate.

Wasatch Academy's Maryland transfer 'fell into our lap,' but Tigers are glad he did
Sean Walker, KSL.com | Posted Nov. 26 - 8:09 a.m.
James Miller didn't expect to be the only Latter-day Saint member on his high school basketball team when he transferred to rural Sanpete County before his senior year.
