It was truly apropos that Provo won the 4A boys state basketball title the same year as one of its greatest coaches will be inducted as a Distinguished High School Coach into the Gallery of Honor of the Utah Sports Hall of Fame. Craig Drury, who led the Bulldog program to eight state titles ...
Not only was it a historic moment that won't soon be forgotten at Westlake High School, but it was also done the right way. For the first time in boys athletic history the Thunder earned the designation of state champions by virtue of the boys basketball team providing an inspiring 71-55 win ...
SALT LAKE CITY — It was finally somebody else’s turn to celebrate. The Lone Peak girls basketball program had won four straight 6A state titles, electrifying performances at the highest level. On Friday, Bingham finally broke that long streak, shutting down the Knights with an ...
SALT LAKE CITY — Turns out the kids are right: There ain’t no party like a PG party. That familiar chant at Pleasant Grove athletic events was in full swing Friday afternoon before, during and after the Vikings won the school’s first-ever girls basketball state title with a 45-30 ...
Westlake doesn't reside in Region 3 anymore, although it's certainly making the most in climbing past its old region foes in a march toward a 6A state championship. In the quarterfinal round, the Thunder dispatched Lone Peak 82-67, and the very next day did the same to Region 3's Lehi with a ...
The first thing Lone Peak coach Nancy Warner did after leaving the locker room following her team's 49-44 semifinal win over Westlake was pour over the stat sheet, looking for one particular stat. The stat? It was her team's total turnovers, most of which were committed during the final ...
The Pleasant Grove girls basketball team has become accustomed to holding opponents with relatively few points, although providing a low point total itself hasn't proven typical. But it's the state playoffs, which makes for tough sledding, and particularly so when going up against an always ...
Peaking at the right time is the goal of every competitive athlete, and for Lehi's Tuk Howe, he certainly proved to be on top of his game during his team's 67-59 win over Farmington in the 6A state quarterfinals on Wednesday. And a breakout game from the 6-foot-7 junior forward was certainly ...
The Cedar Valley girls basketball team's otherwise inspiring breakthrough season came to a tough end on Wednesday with a 60-57 loss to Bingham in the 6A state quarterfinal round. Leading throughout, the Aviators were blitzed late by the Miners and ultimately gave up a late lead and never ...
SALT LAKE CITY - It’s not giving away the game plan to say that Pleasant Grove wants to get the ball to 6-foot-6 sophomore Sutton Villa. Everyone knows it. They just can’t stop it. And, the Vikings are really good at getting Villa the ball. No. 1 Pleasant Grove established Villa early ...
