Steward Health Care Week 8 high school star athletes of the week

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Soccer

Will Warner, Snow Canyon (Sr.)

Will Warner performed a giant function in main Snow Canyon to a powerful 56-12 victory over Dixie final week.

The senior scored on offense and particular groups, all within the first half, en path to the win.

“Will Warner is among the greatest all-around athletes I've ever seen in highschool. He has a 3.94 cumulative GPA with an especially difficult schedule. Not solely does he play soccer, but in addition basketball and monitor the place he helped each groups final season to a championship. He is a good child and nice chief,” stated Snow Canyon coach Mike Esplin.

Warner returned a punt 82 yards for a rating, a kickoff 89 yards for a rating after which caught a 38-yard landing reception. He completed with 5 catches for 55 yards after which recorded two tackles defensively.

 

Women Soccer

Nixon Jackson, Maple Mountain (Sr.)

Maple Mountain heads into this 12 months’s 5A state event as a No. 7 seed, and Nixon Jackson has performed a giant half in that success.

The senior ahead recorded 17 targets and 6 assists in the course of the common season because the Golden Eagles posted a 12-4 general file and a 9-1 mark in area play to say the Area 8 title.

“Nixon has been excellent all season. She is a dynamic participant that works extraordinarily arduous. Coming off of an harm in the course of the spring, we weren’t positive what her sport could be like this 12 months. Luckily for us, she has gotten higher every week. Nixon is a good teammate, on and off the sphere. She includes others and is all the time serving to gamers to step as much as her degree,” stated Maple Mountain coach Cliff Swain.

Final week she scored a aim in Maple Mountain’s 4-0 win over Spanish Fork, then within the regular-season finale she famous a aim and assists in a 3-0 win over Salem Hills.

Volleyball

Kalia Kohler, Lone Peak (Sr.)

Lone Peak has navigated a difficult schedule to this point this season and Kalia Kohler has been a gradual drive all through.

The senior setter has led Lone Peak to a 12-6 general file this season and a 5-0 file in area play, which included a 3-0 sweep over rival Nice Grove final week.

In that sport Kohler recorded 33 assists, 4 digs and 4 kills.

“As a workforce captain and our setter, Kalia runs our offense, typically isolating our hitters with a single block. Kalia averages 8.7 assists per set with a 42% effectivity,” stated Lone Peak coach Paula Jardine.

 

Women Cross Nation

Hadlie Ballard, Inexperienced Canyon (So.)

With highschool cross nation heading into the ultimate few weeks, Inexperienced Canyon sophomore Hadlie Ballard is positioning herself nicely for excellent success this October.

Ballard gained the Cache Field cross nation meet in Wellsville final week with a robust time of 20:05, simply two seconds forward of the runner-up finisher from Preston, Idaho.

“Hadlie is a tremendous runner. She works arduous day by day and is devoted to the game. She joined us late within the season as a result of she needed to recuperate from stress fractures in each her toes, however as soon as she began she by no means seemed again. She conjures up the entire workforce to do higher and we love that she is a part of our workforce,” stated Inexperienced Canyon coach Aubrey Bracken.

Final season as a freshman Ballard completed 22nd on the 4A state meet however she figures to be within the hunt for a prime 10 end this season.

 

Boys Cross Nation

Will Luoma, Northridge (Sr.)

A 13th-place finisher on the 5A state meet a 12 months in the past, Northridge senior Will Luoma is eyeing a good higher end this season, and his current efficiency on the Davis District Championships definitely places him within the dialog of potential prime 10 finishers.

Luoma gained the Davis District meet final weekend at Layton Commons with a robust time of 13:52.77, almost seven seconds sooner than the runner-up finisher from Bountiful.

“Not solely is Will the quickest runner on our workforce, he's in all probability probably the most humble as nicely. It's obvious that he prefers to rejoice workforce successes reasonably than his personal. His humility, together with different optimistic traits that make him a terrific athlete, is a big cause why he's such a terrific chief for our workforce. He all the time holds himself and others accountable with out being demeaning or condescending. Due to this, others on the workforce love seeing him do nicely,” stated Northridge coach Alan Rawlings.

“One among Will’s strongest traits in his working is his persistence. He is aware of find out how to maintain calm underneath strain and run the race that he has deliberate reasonably than let different runners round him dictate what he does. I couldn’t be extra pleased with Will and what he has completed all through his highschool profession. I can’t wait to see what the longer term holds for him.”

 

Women Tennis

Emi Dowdell, Olympus (Fr.)

Olympus freshman Emi Dowdell recorded some massive workforce factors all through final week’s 5A state event as she performed a giant function in main the Titans to the state title.

Dowdell gained all 4 of her third singles matches in straight units and solely dropped 5 complete video games within the course of.

“Emi’s greatest strengths are her shot choice and persistence. She has unimaginable method with all tennis pictures, understands when to unload offensively, and easily is aware of find out how to put on her opponents down,” stated Olympus coach Katie Zimmerman.

Dowdell completed the season with a 13-0 file at third singles after which was 8-4 in her first doubles matches this season.

 

Boys Golf

Lance Loughton, Morgan (So.)

Lance Loughton polished off a terrific common season final week by taking dwelling the Area 13 medalist honors.

Loughton shot a two-day mixed rating of 141 at Lakeside Golf Course and Glen Eagle Golf Course to edge teammate Zaylin McCleary by two strokes for the area championship.

Loughton ended area play with the perfect season scoring common of 70.55.

Loughton heads into subsequent week’s 3A state event in Richfield as one of many prime contenders. Final season he completed tied for 11th on the state event as a freshman.

Baseball

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