Copper Hills softball got a big boost out of freshman Emily Sweet, who knocked in the winning run in a 5-4 victory against Bingham on Wednesday in the Class 5A semifinal. The win gives Copper Hills its first-ever berth to the 5A finals, and Sweet talks about it in this video:

Sweet and the Grizzlies will take on the winner of Weber-Bingham on Thursday afternoon at 5 p.m.

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Roy senior third baseman Bryce Mitchell brought a pair of runs home in Wednesday night's 4A semifinal against Murray that would prove to be the winning scores in a 9-6 victory. In the video, Mitchell talks about the Royals' return to the finals:

Be there at 5 p.m. when Roy attempts to win its second straight championship Thursday at Valley Complex.

— Kyle Goon

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In an odd twist of timing, the Salem Hills softball team ran up against a critical problem: The Class 4A playoffs came up at the same time as the school's graduation ceremony Wednesday night.

The team's 10 seniors elected to play through, and the Skyhawks won both their games against Bountiful and Box Elder. And afterward, their parents and school officials provided a tender ending: The school principal came up to have a brief ceremony on the softball field. Alexis Parker and Kiley Williams talk about in this video:

In Tuesday night's 5A quarterfinal, Alta shook up the high school baseball landscape. It wasn't necessarily surprising that the Hawks beat Bingham, but moreso that they beat the Miners 16-5 in six innings.

Beau Kallas starred in the blowout, nearly hitting the cycle with a home run, a triple and two doubles. He talks about the win here:

Just for context, Bingham hasn't been 10-runned since 2008 in an out-of state game. The Hawks ...

Senior Austin Ovard was Mr. Do-Everything in Snow Canyon's 5-1 win over Juan Diego on Saturday, getting the only two hits and earning the save to help lead the Warriors to their first title since 2007. It had been a long road, as Snow Canyon lost two championship games last season to Spanish Fork.

Ovard reflected on what it meant to win a championship in this video interview:

One more week of playoffs this spring — stay with the ...

You have to feel just a tinge of sympathy for Juan Diego.

The Soaring Eagle were the underdogs of the Class 3A baseball tournament, forced to play Snow Canyon in the first round, winning six straight games in the one-loss bracket and pushing Snow Canyon to the verge of collapse. The highlight should be remembered as Juan Diego's surprise 3-1 upset over Spanish Fork — pitcher Croyden "Bubba" Carr talked about the victory after the game:

The Soaring Eagle went on to beat Snow Cany...

High school baseball fans were tuned in for Friday's mega-match between 3A powers Snow Canyon and Spanish Fork. By most accounts, the game lived up to the hype as the Warriors edged the Dons 7-3 in the semifinals.

Junior pitcher Riley Gates struck out nine, and here he talks about the game and playing for the championship on Saturday:

Join us for the championship at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday at Kearns, as Snow Canyon takes on the wi...

Rain, rain, go away, we want to play tournaments to-day ...

Unfortunately, the weather has other ideas, so whip out your umbrellas and check your daily planners because Friday's state tournament action is being pushed back.

Class 3A baseball at Kearns Field will be delayed until at least 2 p.m. 3A softball has been moved to Salt Lake Community College and will only play two consolation games today.

Carbon and Delta baseball will play a consolation game at 2 p.m. down at Spanish Fork.

We will update the schedules as the delays are announced or extended, but for now, here they are:

3A baseball, Kearns HS

In Spanish Fork's win against Carbon on Thursday, Hayden Nielsen pitched a complete game, striking out seven. He let up a homer in the game, but he didn't let it faze him, he says here:

There's more baseball playoff action on Friday, as Snow Canyon takes on the Dons in a Class 4A title game rematch. Be there at Kearns for this match-up at 4:30 p.m.

— Kyle Goon

Talon Shumway said Monday that he nearly committed to BYU for basketball last summer. Then he changed his mind — and his sport.

The two-sport Lone Peak High School star picked football Monday, but stuck with the Cougars, committing to BYU, despite not expecting to play for coach Bronco Mendenhall until 2015 or 2016.

A 6-foot-3 athlete who has played quarterback, receiver, running back, tight end and linebacker in his career with the Knights, Shumway said he expects to play receiver for the Cougars. He had offers from Utah and Utah State and recently received interest from Oregon and Boise State.

Shumway said he quickly developed a relationship with first-year receiver...

Update: Thanks to Kyle Kafentzis in the comments for the updates. Looks like after six years, the state record was broken twice on Thursday. In addition to Porcaro's 198-10, Austin Kafentzis threw 197-2 to also eclipse Jorgensen's mark. Should be fun to see where the record stands at the end of the season.

The state javelin record fell Thursday, but it wasn't broken by whom you might expect.

Maple Mountain senior Skyler Porcaro threw the javelin 198 feet, 10 inches Thursday at the meet at Mountain View High School. He broken the record of 195-5, set in 2006 by North Sanpete's Austen Jorgensen.

Two other athletes have threated to break t...

The UHSAA announced last week that the 4A and 5A baseball playoffs would be played at Gates Field at Kearns High School. It turns out that nature forced their hand.

Why wasn't Lindquist Field in Ogden — the originally planned site for the tournament — available for the high school games? Grass fungus.

UHSAA director Rob Cuff acknowledged field officials had determined a "grass fungus or disease" had eaten away patches of the grass in the outfield. Now, new grass is growing there as grounds crews try to get the field ready for the Ogden Raptors minor league season beginning next month, but it's not ready to be played on by May 21, when high school games were to begin there.

In Utah high school girls' basketball, Emilie Volk could be the next big thing.

The 5-foot-11 guard is drawing Division I basketball offers as she plays the spring circuit withher AAU club Salt Lake Metro. The junior is playing her recruiting close to the vest, but she has drawn a number of in-state offers and at least one out-of-state Pac-12 school.

Volk made a splash with the Lakers after transferring from Christian Heritage, which closed last year. Leading Bonneville with about 13 points per game, Volk helped the Lakers reach the quarterfinals of the Class 4A tournament and win Region 5.

"It definitely helped step up my game," Volk said. "[My recru...

Here are some of the top performers in high school sports from last week:

• Baseball - Ty Bartholomew, Gunnison Valley: Facing a pretty tough playoff game against last year's runner-up Beaver, the senior led a strong effort on defense. Although he gave up eight hits, he held the Beavers to only three runs in a 10-3 victory. He also helped himself out, knocking in a two-run homer that helped put the Bulldogs back in the final four of the winner's bracket.

• Softball - Sadie Blacker, Box Elder: The freshman is turning out to be something of a sensation for the Bees, and they need her to play her best last week. Blacker hit a home run in each o...

Throughout his recruiting process, Austin Waddoups reminded himself that patience would eventually bring rewards. Last week, it finally paid off.

The 6-foot-1 senior guard verbally committed Monday to Southern Utah University. When he signs his letter of intent - he plans to next week - he'll be on his way to achieving a longtime dream of playing Division I basketball.

The most interesting thing about Waddoups' offers is both came in at the eleventh hour, so to speak. Idaho State offered him on May 4, and SUU officially offered him only two days later.

"It feels great - it feels like a huge stress relief," he said. "I kinda knew it was gonna be like this. A lot of peo...

San Juan got to a hot start in the 2A baseball playoffs Saturday, toppling defending champ Enterprise 6-4 in the opener then routing South Sevier 15-1 in the second round at Hillcrest High School. Junior pitcher Logan Meyer was an ironman on the mound, notching two wins.

Here, he talks about how the Broncos got their bats going against the Rams and how they're feeling about the next round on Thursday:

— Kyle ...

Admittedly, this game happened last week, but Salem Hills' close win over Maple Mountain still has a big relevance to the Region 8 standings. Centerfielder Jerika Durfey talks about what it means to beat her team's biggest rival and the team's propects at the upcoming 4A state softball tournament.

— Kyle Goon

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The Provo City School District has posted an opening for Timpview's head football coach as former coach Louie Wong continues to appeal his dimissal last month.

The opening, posted on May 3, seeks a successor to Wong, who was suspended in March and fired last month after his suspension after a state audit asserted there were financial improprieties in athletic spending at the school. In the posting, the district wrote it sought a candidate who could be "an adviser, a manager, a teacher, a boss, a role model, and most importanly a leader."

Andrew Blanchard said there were only a handful of jobs he would've left Mountain View for. Right near the top of that list was Copper Hills, only minutes away from his home in West Jordan.

After being announced as the Grizzlies new boys' basketball coach this week, Blanchard said it only made sense to be invested in a school in the area where he grew up.

"I kind of wanted to get back to where I was from, and coach kids who were similar to me when I was growing up," he said. "Copper Hills has a good foundation, and they've always had athletes. But we want to make sure we're in the tournament every year."

Blanchard comes to Copper Hills after several y...

Alta senior Lexe Selman, a captain on the Hawks soccer team that won a Class 5A state title this past season, is now in the fight of her life after being diagnosed with leukemia last month.

Several media outlets have reported on the soccer star's battle with the disease, and she's already started chemotherapy. Alta coach Lee Mitchell said in an interview with the Tribune that it's been a difficult time for the school community, but so far Selman is approaching her treatment with a positive attitude.

"She's a tough kid," Mitchell said. "I know she's struggling, but she hangs in there."

The news was a shock to the Ariz...

Basketball nowadays is now a year-round affair, and it seems Lone Peak junior Nick Emery is never out of season.

Most recently, the sharpshooting Emery, ranked as one of ESPN's top 60 2013 prospects, was lighting up the AAU circuit at the Philly Hoop Group Jamfest for the Utah Reign. It's a team that is essentially Lone Peak's high school roster that travels and plays for coach Quincy Lewis.

As he has been prone to do when he travels, Emery impressed, scoring enough to be named

After coming painfully close last season before losing to a resurgent Waterford team, the St. Joseph Jayhawks have been on top of Class 2A soccer all season — or at least they were before losing late to an old rival.

So, does that mean a state title?

The 2A tournament starts today, with the Jayhawks, who lead the state with 46 goals, hosting Liahona at 4 p.m. St Joe finished second in the 2A Central with an 11-3, 9-1 record, with its only 2A loss coming against rival Rowland Hall on April 23.

Adam Brodstein, a key player last season for the Jayhaks, leads St. Joe t...

Jaden Jackson had some offers out East, but he wanted to stay home. He had a chance to try to walk on at Utah, but he wanted a chance to earn a scholarship.

In the end, Salt Lake Community College seemed like the best fit for the West Jordan senior. Playing for his old AAU coach, Jackson hopes to prove he's worth a Division I scholarship some day.

"I think I'm a DI player, and I had some options, but I think working at SLCC for a few years can help me get there," Jackson said in an interview with the Tribune. "It just made a lot of sense."

The 6-foot-1 Jackson was the leading scorer in the state as a junior, but stunned Utah basketball observers by tranferring from Sk...

Here are some of the top high school sports performers from last week:

• Baseball — Tanner Draper, Riverton: The Silver Wolves couldn't get a full sweep of Lehi last week, but Draper helped keep the team's playoff hopes alive in the team's first two wins. First, the junior pitched his way to victory in an 8-1 win, then hit a home run the next day to help boost Riverton 8-0 over the Pioneers. To date, he's the best hurler the Silverwolves have, boasting a 4-1 record.

• Softball — Tess Matagi, Hunter: In state history, only two players have ever hit two grand slams in a single game. The sophomore...

When Grand County's Derrick Beddoes comes up to bat, no one is looking to strike him out.

Beddoes has provided a lifting spirit to the Red Devils this season, serving chiefly as a helper but nonetheless a part of the team, those around him say. The senior has a developmental disability that prevents him from participating in all the team's activities, but some of the highlights of the year are when he's been up to bat.

As first reported by the Moab Times-Independent, Beddoes has seen action in several games this year, none more exciting than when he got his first true base hit against Emery on April 17. It was a process tha...

The boys' soccer playoffs get underway this week, with the first two rounds of the 2A and 3A tournaments. The 2A tournament begins Wednesday, while 3A commences on Thursday The first two rounds will be played at home sites, with the 2A semifinals hosted by Juan Diego High School on May 11 and the 3A semis at Jordan High the same day.

The 3A championship will be at Rio Tinto Stadium at 11 a.m. on May 12, with the 2A title game following at 1:30 p.m.

Two 3A games are still being hammered out. Ben Lomond and Ogden will both host opening round games, but it is still unclear which team will be Region 11's No. 1 seed and which will be No. 2. Ogden wraps the regular season at Morga...

The Swing For Life softball tournament, which raises money for breast cancer research, got off to a bit of a rocky start Friday as rain forced the participating teams off the fields at Cottonwood Complex. But Alta's team got to work on its own field, making it playable to salvage five games out of the schedule. Pitcher Ashley Kay talks about what the Hawks had to do to get ready:

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UPDATE: In a conversation late Friday with The Tribune Salt Lake County District Attorney Sim Gill said no final decision has been made on whether Josh Lyman will face criminal charges. He said the process will likely be completed next week. However, Ed Brass, Lyman's attorney, said he spoke with senior staff in the DA's office Friday night who informed him everyone had been notified of the decision. "I don't know who's not communicating with whom," Brass said. Gill said he was baffled that there was a belief that there were no charges coming, because he had not yet reached that conclusion. He said that decision is final "not when a reporter says it, now when...

After a transfer on Snow Canyon's baseball team was found to be ineligible, Class 3A's No. 2-ranked team may have to forfeit four region wins and is in danger of missing the playoffs.

The coaching staff had discovered player who transferred from out-of-state had not filed the proper paperwork when he moved into Snow Canyon boundaries. The principals from Region 9 handed down the punishment Wednesday, making the team forfeit all the games the player had entered.

"It may seem like a harsh decision, but it was a difficult one," Dixie principal Larry Bergeson said. "The bottom line is the appropriate paperwork wasn't filed to the state. There was no official approval."

Th...

Most of the Major League Baseball scouts who watch him are more concerned about how he throws from the mound, but there's no doubt that Spanish Fork's Kayden Porter has some pro potential at the plate, as well.

On Tuesday in an 8-0 win over Delta, Porter left his mark on the Utah record books. The senior hit a moon shot to right centerfield, the 31st home run of his high school career. That number makes him the all-time leading home run hitter in state history.

"It feels really good," Porter said in an interview with the Tribune. "I love this group of guys I'm playing with, and it's nice to leave something behind with them."

Porter eclipsed Pleasant Grove's Damian Sap...

The month-long ordeal at Timpview that has led to football coach Louis Wong's suspension is nearing a conclusion.

Wong's attorney, Elizabeth Dunning, will submit an appeal to the Provo School District on Thursday that addresses allegations of financial improprieties that were revealed by state and district audits. Wong was suspended on March 13. He originally was given 15 days to appeal, but Dunning was granted an extension through Thursday.

Dunning said Wednesday she hopes to meet with school district officials this week for an "informal effort to work it out" and save Wong's job.

"Everyone agrees that he has had tremendous and positive impact on the lives o...

Here are some of the top high school sports performers from last week:

• Baseball - Riley Gates, Snow Canyon: The junior was locked in an intense match-up with Region 9 foe Canyon View last week, but helped pull out a win with 11 strikeouts in six innings of work. He also hit his first home run of the season against Pine View, helping the Warriors surge to an victory. Gates is already considered one of the top pitchers in the state, but he could be increasing his stock as a college or pro prospect with more good performances.

• Softball - Belle Stoddard, Bountiful: Another prep who makes an impact at the plate and the mound, the junior was s...

He's a 6-foot-7 forward who made first team all-state in Class 4A this year, but at 15, Dalton Nixon has plenty of time to think about where he wants to play his college basketball.

Regardless, the Orem 2014 recruit took his first big step into the recruiting world this morning, when he was offered a scholarship by Utah State assistant Chris Jones.

"Utah State was one of the first schools to show interest in me last summer," Nixon says. "Coach [Tarvarish] Felton watched some of my games and was really impressed."

The Aggies held up their reputation of being first to the table when it comes to in-state recruits, but in Nixon's case, it's unlikely they'll be the last. B...

When Rowland Hall softball coach Kathy Howa can take time to appreciate what Swing For Life has grown into, she's always amazed.

The annual breast cancer research fundraiser is coming around again, with events scheduled for April 27 and 28. There will be 24 teams at this year's tournament, held at the Cottonwood Softball Complex and the Valley Softball Complex.

"It's gotten to the point where it's an amazing situation," Howa says. "I never want it to get so big that we pay anyone's salary, but it's great to have other people step in and help out. Being big is a good problem to have."

Every penny raised by Swing For Life is directly invested into the Huntsman Cancer Fo...

The Bingham Miners baseball team got a critical win at home yesterday, scoring a 4-3 victory over American Fork with a walkoff double by shortstop Brady Lail. It was the first game of the series, and the two teams will head down to the Cavemen's field Thursday and Friday to finish it out. Here's Lail talking about the clutch hit:

I thought this might be a good place to sneak in some extra prep links this morning:

Wood Cross has dismissed Todd Street from coaching the boys' basketball team after 11 seasons, and no one was more surprised by the ouster than Street himself.

Street said he met with the administration last Friday, and principal Stephen Park told him the school had elected to look for a new coach. The main force behind the move, Street said, was parents who had met with the administration and asked for a coaching change.

"He told me had talked to a number of parents and I had grown distant from them," Street said. "It caught me completely off guard. They told me it didn't have to do with ethics or anything like that, but that they'd decided to go in a different direction."<...

Here are some of the top high school sports performances from last week:

• Boys' soccer - Taylor Fankhauser, Brighton: A four-year contributor and three-year starter for the top-ranked Bengals, forward Fankhauser had one of his best, and most magnanimous, performances last week. In a 3-1 win over Jordan on Wednesday, the BYU commit recorded three assists, including one to his younger brother, Seth. Fankhauser is the leading scorer for the 7-1 Bengals, with five goals.

• Baseball - Zac Fuller, Davis: The senior infielder had a tremendous week, earning a win in a 26-0 thrashing of Northridge and allowing only two hits in the game. He also knoc...

Two Utahns have made Maxpreps.com's list of basketball All-Americans. And they're no surprise.

West Jordan forward Jordan Loveridge became the first Utahn to make the Maxpreps.com All-American team, landing on the honorable mention list. The 6-foot-6 senior Utah signee averaged nearly 23 points and more than 13 rebounds per game for the Jaguars as they made it to the Class 5A semifinals.

Lone Peak junior guard Nick Emery didn't make the cut for the all-ages squad, but he was selected to the junior All-American team for helping lead the Knights to a second straight 5A title. Emery, a 6-foot...

When Lori Parkinson signed her letter of intent to play basketball at Southern Utah University, it marked the end of a whirlwind journey her the Cyprus star and her coaches.

In less than four years, the 6-foot-1 forward went from playing her first basketball game to becoming a Division I commit. It was anything but easy, but coach Josh Adams said seeing Parkinson sign was an unparalleled moment in his coaching career.

"It was an emotional experience in a lot of ways," Adams said. "It's been a long few years, and she's invested a lot of time, and we as coaches have invested a lot of time. In my teaching and coaching career, this is the best I've ever felt. She's a special kid...

High school soccer and Rio Tinto Stadium: Not just for state championships anymore.

In addition to a smattering of regular season games at the Sandy home of Real Salt Lake, the club will host the inaugural Real Cup Friday and Saturday.

Class 4A Sky View will play defending 5A champion Alta at 3 p.m. Friday, with 3A Juan Diego challenging 5A Jordan at 6 p.m. The winners will play a championship match Saturday at 4 p.m., while the losers will play a consolation game Saturday at 1 p.m.

Single session tickets are $4 for students and $6 for adults, while tickets for all four games are $6 for students and $10 for adults. On-site parking costs $10.

— Bill Oram

Woods Cross High School is having its second annual Red-White softball game, a charity event to raise for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society of Utah, on May 9.

The event was inspired by Steven Drott, a teacher and former softball coach from the school who is suffering from multiple myeloma, a form of blood cancer. His health and weekly chemotherapy treatments forced him to step down, but Drott is still involved with the team.

Woods Cross will host Skyline, and the two schools will have blood cancer awareness events leading up to the game. The game itself will feature food as the teams raise money for th...

Skyline girls' basketball coach Deb Bennett, one of the longest-tenured and winningest coaches in the state, has announced that she will step down from coaching.

The 19-year leader of Skyline's program told her players yesterday afternoon that she had decided to not return to the hardwood next season. Bennett cited a tough balance of her teaching duties and her role as one of the school's athletic directors as the main reason she stepped down.

The school has already named 26-year-old assistant Lynette Schroeder as Bennett's successor.

"It's a big decision — as long as I can remember, the word 'coach' has preceded my name," she said in an interview with the Tribune. "I...

Here are a few of the top high school athletes from last week:

• Boys' soccer - Adam Richardson, Juan Diego: The senior striker added to his goal total this week, scoring a hat trick as the Soaring Eagle knocked out Judge Memorial in a 3-1 win. It was his second three-score game of the season, and both have been in region play. With Richardson heating up - he has 11 goals already - Juan Diego is hoping for better luck when it hosts Wasatch next week.

• Baseball - Mark Trevino, Park City: It would be hard for anyone else to lay claim to the honor after the senior pitched the perfect game last week. Trevino notched what is sure to be a lifeti...

A quick post on some recent college signings:

• Viewmont's Bella Swan has signed to play her college basketball at Salt Lake Community College. Swan averaged just over 10 points per game as a forward for the Vikings. The team celebrated her signing Monday, coach Clint Straatman said. He added a few other schools were interested, but Swan was motivated in part by a desire to stay close to home.

"She's a tremendous athlete — one of the best jump shooters I've seen," Straatman said. "She was a great player for us and a leader. She's going to make a great addition at SLCC."

• Kobe Farrer of Juab has signed to play at Snow College in the fall, according to former Wasps coa...

Bingham's Brady Lail and Connor Williams were profiled in this Sunday's Tribune, but here's the postscript: The two helped the Miners win the USA Classic in Memphis this weekend.

The Memphis Commercial Appeal had the story on Bingham baseball, who edged hometown Memphis University School 6-4 in the championship on Saturday. Lail, the team's ace and an Arizona signee, started on the mound and gave the Owls fits to allow the Miners to take a five-run lead. MUS would eventually come back, but the deficit was too great. Williams and Brennon Lund hit doubles in the win.

With a ...

For those whose heart is still in the gym instead of the pitch or the diamond, here are a few basketball updates from the preps sports world:

• West Jordan star and Utes commit Jordan Loveridge is in Fullerton, Calif., for the BallisLife.com All-American game. The 6-foot-6 senior who was the Tribune's Class 5A MVP was selected as one of the top prospects out of the West, joining 21 other senior standouts. The event will feature a 3-point contest and dunk contest Friday night, and the game itself will be played at Hope International University on Saturday.

• Jordan Pryor, Loveridge's West Jordan...

Gov. Gary Herbert was the host of the first annual State of Sport Awards, given to the top athletes in Utah, and a pair of former high school luminaries were honored.

Ex-Lone Peak quarterback Chase Hansen earned the Male High School Athlete award, while former Springville basketball and soccer star Lexi Eaton earned Female High School Athlete of the Year.

The twist is that both no longer are in high school. Hansen enrolled early at the University of Utah to get into spring football camp. Eaton is a freshman on the BYU basketball team, and was named the West Coast Conference's Co-Newcomer of the Year.

But Hansen, who attended the event at EnergySolutions Arena, said it...

The "super match" last week between defending 5A champ Bingham and 4A champ Spanish Fork ended in the Miners' favor in a 4-0 shutout. But despite taking on their first loss, the Dons haven't dropped out of the national rankings, and Bingham is starting to climb.

Spanish Fork managed to stay afloat in the Maxpreps.com top 25 and ESPN's Fab 50. Of course, the drop was steep - the Dons were in the top 5 of both polls but fell to No. 17 in Maxpreps and No. 33 in E...

For a while, Wasatch had a nice thing going. But the streak of shutouts came to an end yesterday.

The defending Class 3A champs were playing region opponent Uintah, and got a 2-0 lead at halftime. On the Utes' short field, all it took was just one shot the Wasps weren't ready for.

Wasatch still won, 4-1, but its streak of eight straight shutouts — and its shot at no goals allowed for the season — went up in smoke.

"Our boys were mad about it, actually, which can be a good thing," coach Dawain Wheatley said. "We just lost our focus in the back, and they poked one in. But hopefully that takes some of the pressure off."

Undefeated Wasatch (9-0) has had the best st...

A contingent of Utah high school wrestlers fared well against top-level competition at the National High School Coaches Association wrestling championships in Virginia Beach, Va., last week.

Seven wrestlers placed in the top eight of their respective brackets. The Utah team was led by second-place finishers junior Grant LaMont and freshman Jacob Armstrong.

Overall, the team placed 19th nationally among 40 teams. A list of the national placers:

• Grant LaMont, Maple Mountain • 2nd place, 138 lbs junior bracket
• Jacob Armstrong, Salem Hills • 2nd place, 138 lbs freshman bracket
• Jed Mellen, Payson • 3rd place, 132 lbs junior bracket
• Kimball Bastian, Mapl...