Deseret News Week 35 high school star athletes of the week

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Baseball

Trey Jacobsen, Canyon View (Sr.)

Canyon View is having fun with a powerful season to date with a 13-6 file, and senior Trey Jacobsen has been a key cog all through.

Jacobsen is third on the workforce with a .397 batting common to associate with his eight doubles and 17 RBIs. He has a .494 on-base proportion.

“Trey has been a two-year starter for us. Not solely is he an actual good participant, however he leads by instance by by no means being out labored, being an incredible chief and all the time being an incredible teammate,” coach Justin Keyes mentioned.

 

Softball

Eva Stoddard, Bountiful (Sr.)

Bountiful senior Eva Stoddard had per week to recollect final week.

She recorded wins within the circle towards each Viewmont and Alta, and 27 of the 30 outs she recorded have been strikeouts.

In a 10-1 win over Viewmont, 18 of the 21 outs she recorded have been strikeouts. Two days later Bountiful rolled previous Alta 19-0 with Stoddard within the circle. Of the 9 outs, seven have been strikeouts.

For the season, Stoddard is 5-2 on to associate with her three house runs, 5 doubles and 13 RBIs.

Final season Stoddard completed with a 14-5 file, a 2.11 ERA and 172 strikeouts. She additionally recorded 39 RBIs on the plate.

Boys soccer

Gage Lewis, Desert Hills (Sr.)

With eight targets and 7 assists, senior Gage Lewis has loved an impressive senior season in main Desert Hills to a 9-2 file.

“He leads the 4A in targets scored and is second in assists. Nonetheless most impressively are the issues he's doing behind the scenes to guide his workforce and encourage them by his management abilities and need to assist his teammates turn into one of the best they are often,” mentioned Desert Hills coach Benji Nelson about his three-year starter.

Roughly a 12 months in the past Lewis broke his tibia and fibula in a soccer recreation, however he labored extraordinarily onerous to get again in time for his senior season, and Nelson mentioned that dedication has made him a greater participant each on and off the sphere.

 

Boys lacrosse

Ethan Hartsfield, Olympus (Sr.)

Senior middie Ethan Hartsfield was on the coronary heart of Olympus’ large win over juggernaut Nook Canyon final week.

He recorded three targets and three assists to prepared the ground for the Titans within the 14-7 win. For the season he leads Olympus with 32 targets and 18 assists. He’s additionally recorded 36 floor balls and 9 induced turnovers.

“Ethan has been our Swiss Military knife all 12 months. He exemplifies all of our core values and embodies what it means to be a Titans lacrosse participant. ‘E’ does all of it as a scorer and helping his teammates. As a captain of the workforce he’s led by instance each on and off the sphere and continues to drive us ahead,” mentioned Olympus coach Nick Merrell.

 

Women lacrosse

Olivia Prosper, Juan Diego (So.)

Juan Diego is off to a 5-1 begin this season, and an enormous cause for all of the success is sophomore Olivia Prosper.

Prosper has scored 48 targets with an 80% taking pictures proportion to associate with her 13 assists.

“Olivia has a deep information and expertise of women lacrosse that she is continually sharing with the workforce. She has excelled at not solely main by instance by her unbelievable abilities, but in addition by educating the newer gamers and taking them beneath her wing. That is permitting our workforce to develop and adapt throughout a time of large change after the commencement of 14 seniors final 12 months. Moreover, she is a kindhearted good friend to her teammates and is valued as such,” mentioned Juan Diego coach Shaun Judd.

Prosper additionally has recorded 20 floor balls this season and 7 induced turnovers.

 

Boys observe and discipline

Smith Snowden, Skyridge (Sr.)

Final 12 months’s Mr. Soccer recipient, Smith Snowden has been exhibiting off his athleticism on the observe this spring.

Over midway all through the spring observe season, Snowden owns the quickest 100-meter time within the state (11.69) and the second quickest 200-meter time (21.97), each of which he turned in on the Utah County Invitational final Saturday at Cedar Valley Excessive College.

“Everyone knows Smith as an incredible athlete, however he is a good individual too. He's extraordinarily humble, form, very coachable and an incredible instance to his teammates. A pair issues that make Smith profitable, apart from being tremendous quick, are his consideration to element and skill to appropriate the small issues that want work,” mentioned Skyridge coach Ronda Hansen.

Final season within the 6A state meet Snowden was runner-up within the 100 meters and completed third within the 200 meters. He’ll be proper within the thick of successful each races once more this season.

 

Women observe and discipline

Cami Cvitkovich, Weber (Jr.)

A 12 months in the past Weber’s Cami Cvitkovich tied for the 6A state title by clearing 5 toes, 07.75 inches on the state meet. A 12 months later, and with a month to nonetheless go within the observe season, she’s already eclipsed her private finest.

Final Saturday on the Grizzly Invitational at Logan Excessive College, the junior cleared 5-9 to win the meet. To date this season it’s the highest bounce in the whole state.

Boys tennis

Beau Welker, Nook Canyon (Jr.)

Beau Welker has performed a mixture of singles and doubles this season for Nook Canyon, and his consistency has been an enormous key to the Chargers’ 8-0 file.

Welker owns a 5-1 file in singles play as he’s performed at the least as soon as in all three positions whereas he’s 1-0 in doubles teaming with Jaxson Roberts.

Eventually 12 months’s state match Welker competed at second singles and superior to the semifinals the place they narrowly misplaced 7-5, 6-4.

“Beau is an unbelievable athlete and tennis participant. He's quick and fierce on the courtroom. He's an unbelievable singles participant and an unbelievable doubles participant. He can actually play wherever. He's additionally an incredible workforce participant. Tennis is hard as a result of it's a person sport however with highschool tennis, particular person glory must be put aside. Beau Welker places his workforce first each time,” mentioned Nook Canyon coach Alison Rideout.

 

Women golf

Aayden Lengthy, Lone Peak (So.)

Aayden Lengthy was the 6A runner-up as a freshman final season, ending simply three strokes behind her senior older sister Berlin Lengthy. A 12 months later, she’s seeking to proceed the legacy and he or she’s off to an incredible begin.

Final week in a Area 4 match at Talon’s Cove she shot a 74 to win the match by 4 strokes. For the season she has a stroke common of 74.3.

“Aadyn is beginning to come into her personal and simply the tip of the iceberg of what she will be able to do. Superior younger woman and glad she is part of Lone Peak,” mentioned Lone Peak coach Derek Farr.

Final season in Area 4 play Lengthy ending with a 72.4 stroke common

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