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5A boys basketball: Gavin Lowe caps sensational career with Olympus' 3rd straight title
Sean Walker, KSL | Posted Feb. 27 - 9:27 p.m.
Lowe had 16 points, six rebounds and four assists to help Olympus rally by Bountiful, 53-46 to clinch the Titan's third consecutive 5A championship Friday night at the Huntsman Center.

6A girls basketball: Bingham finds rhythm at right time for 1st title since 2020
Sean Walker, KSL | Posted Feb. 27 - 6:40 p.m.
Stacia Peoples scored 14 points, and Veanna Pau'u added 10 points and six rebounds as Bingham pulled away for a 49-33 win over Lone Peak to lift the Miners to their first 6A title in six years Friday at the Huntsman Center.

5A girls basketball: Pleasant Grove's wily point guard comes up big in 1st championship
Sean Walker, KSL | Posted Feb. 27 - 4:26 p.m.
The 5-foot-3 Sikander had 21 points, five rebounds, three assists and two steals as the Vikings capped an undefeated season with a 45-30 win over West in the 5A girls basketball state championship at the Huntsman Center.

5A, 6A boys basketball semifinals: Bingham rallies, survives overtime to fend off American Fork
Sean Walker, KSL | Posted Feb. 27 - 12:42 a.m.
Luke West scored 25 of his game-high 32 points after halftime to go with 15 rebounds, and the Miners overturned a double-digit second-half deficit to stun American Fork.

5A, 6A girls basketball: Lone Peak holds off No. 1 Westlake for improbable title game run
Sean Walker, KSL | Posted Feb. 26 - 9:08 p.m.
Charli Warner had 14 points, three assists and two steals, and Maddie Pope added 12 points and five rebounds as the Knights held off top-seeded Westlake 49-44 Thursday afternoon.

2A boys basketball: Fast start propels South Sevier to 1st title since 2012
Sean Walker, KSL | Posted Feb. 25 - 10:12 p.m.
Raidon Barney had 21 points, 12 rebounds, five assists and two blocks as the Rams jumped out to an 11-2 lead after one quarter and pulled past South Summit 59-44.

2A girls basketball: Top-seeded Kanab caps redemption tour with 4th title in 5 years
Sean Walker, KSL | Posted Feb. 25 - 8:17 p.m.
Utah signee Rylee Little had 17 points, 12 rebounds, five assists and two blocked shots to lead the Cowboys by Enterprise 54-29 at Utah Valley University.

Former Farmington High football player loses 4-year battle with cancer
Arianne Brown, KSL | Posted Feb. 24 - 3:04 p.m.
A Farmington family just announced the passing of their son, Afu Fiefia, 19, following a four-year battle with cancer. Fiefia, 19, was a star football player at Farmington High School.

3A boys basketball: Big-game seniors help Trojans repeat
Sean Walker, KSL | Posted Feb. 21 - 11:03 p.m.
Bracken Saunders poured in 28 points including three 3-pointers, and fellow senior Jake Hansen added 23 as Morgan jumped out to a 36-24 halftime lead and never looked back in a 64-51 win over American Heritage to clinch the Trojans' second straight 3A championship Saturday at Southern Utah University.

3A girls basketball: Layton Christian uses 3rd-quarter rally for 1st title
Sean Walker, KSL | Posted Feb. 21 - 11:00 p.m.
Sarah Ledio scored 15 points, and Fabiana Lopez added 13 points, four rebounds, four assists and a pair of steals as the Eagles used a 17-8 third-quarter run to rally past Morgan, 44-40 to capture their first 3A title Saturday at Southern Utah University.

Provo claims boys 4A state championship with 62-42 win over Hurricane
Jaxon Wynder, KSL | Posted Feb. 21 - 5:40 p.m.
Provo defeated Hurricane 62-42 behind Makai Allen's near triple-double as the Bulldogs snap a 18-year title drought to win their first state championship under head coach Chris Collinsworth.

Green Canyon captures first girl's basketball 4A state title with thrilling win over Dixie
Jaxon Wynder, KSL | Posted Feb. 21 - 3:42 p.m.
Green Canyon erased an eight-point second half deficit behind standout performances from Talyssa Nelson and Kloey Tensmeyer who combined for 31 points in the Wolves 59-53 win over Dixie.

Committee tables bill seeking to change transfer rules for high school athletics
Amy Donaldson, KSL | Posted Feb. 20 - 6:31 p.m.
Legislation aimed at changing some of the rules governing Utah high school sports was tabled Friday after a hearing where everyone hoping to address lawmakers was opposed to the bill.

'It means a lot': Herriman's Jackson Spencer named Gatorade boys cross country athlete of year
Sean Walker, KSL | Posted Feb. 18 - 5:00 p.m.
The Herriman High cross country star and national champion was named the Gatorade national player of the year for boys' cross country Wednesday, when he was surprised by U.S. Olympian Grant Fisher.

Committee tables bill to shift Utah prep sports control from century-old association
Amy Donaldson, KSL | Posted Feb. 18 - 4:07 p.m.
A bill seeking to shift control of high school sports from the nonprofit Utah High School Activities Association to the State School was put on hold Wednesday.

4A girls wrestling: Depth carries Mountain Crest to 5th title in 6 years
Sean Walker, KSL | Posted Feb. 14 - 10:36 p.m.
Mountain Crest had four second-place finishers, one in third, four in fifth and placed two more on the podium in sixth place to hold off rival Ridgeline's four individual champs.

4A boys wrestling: Uintah posts 5 individual titles to roll to 3rd straight championship
Sean Walker, KSL | Posted Feb. 14 - 10:07 p.m.
Hacking finished off his second title at 132 pounds, one of five individual champions and eight finalists as the Utes rolled to a third consecutive 4A state title at the UCCU Center at Utah Valley University.

5A girls wrestling: Skyhawks' 4 champions, 7 finalists pace program's 1st title
Sean Walker, KSL | Posted Feb. 13 - 11:54 p.m.
Winterton won her second state title as Salem Hills its first-ever team title at the 5A girls wrestling state tournament at the UCCU Center at Utah Valley University.

5A boys wrestling: Wasatch digs deep to collect 1st title in 6 years
Sean Walker, KSL | Posted Feb. 13 - 11:11 p.m.
Nebraska commit Wyatt Hanssen won his second state title, and Ben Kohler a third as the Wasps held off Box Elder to win their first 5A championship since 2000.

6A boys wrestling: Austin Paris' 4-peat helps Lancers cruise to 4th straight title
Sean Walker, KSL | Posted Feb. 12 - 11:39 p.m.
The Wyoming commit didn't allow a point in four matches of his first 6A state tournament as Layton cruised to a fourth consecutive team title Thursday in Orem.

6A girls wrestling: Mountain Ridge girls repeat with 4 champions, 'special' father-daughter duo
Sean Walker, KSL | Posted Feb. 12 - 11:28 p.m.
Bella Birch was the fourth individual champion for Mountain Ridge as the Sentinels repeated as 6A girls wrestling champions Thursday night at the UCCU Center in Orem.

5A state drill: Pleasant Grove holds off loaded field for 1st title
Sean Walker, KSL | Posted Jan. 31 - 10:31 p.m.
Pleasant Grove finished first in dance and show and second in military to clinch its first 5A state drill title in program history Saturday night.

6A state drill: Late adjustments and a mostly new group lift Farmington to 3-peat
Sean Walker, KSL | Posted Jan. 31 - 8:46 p.m.
The Nixelles returned less than half of their drill team from a year ago, but some late adjustments helped Farmington sweep all three categories to claim a third consecutive 6A drill championship.

2A, 3A state drill: South Sevier, Canyon View back on top
Sean Walker, KSL | Posted Jan. 30 - 11:52 p.m.
The Sensations swept all three categories to win their second 2A championship in three years and 14th in school history.


