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ALTA Takes State!!!

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Rio Tinto opens doors to sellout crowd Real Salt Lake welcomes fans home with a draw
See Movies and many additional photos from the night.
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 Senior quarterback Ammon Olsen has led the Hawks to an 8-1 record and a chance to repeat as state champions.


Alta poised to defend state championship
The Alta Hawks went 19 years before claiming a state title in football. Now they are poised for a repeat if they can continue the dominance they have shown so far this season. “It would be nice ...
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Alta takes second straight girls tennis title
The Alta Hawks stormed their way into a second straight girls tennis title by dominating the state tournament held Oct. 9-11. Alta advanced all of its girls to the championship round to take the ...
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Jordan cross country heading in right direction going into state meet
It appears that the Jordan High cross country teams are peaking at the right time. With the 5A state championships just around the corner, six out of the seven Beetdiggers girl runners posted per...
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Jordan’s season comes to a close with OT playoff loss to Timpanogos
When your goal is to be perfect, there’s not much room for errors. Unfortunately for the Jordan Beetdiggers, they found that lesson the hard way, as their season came to an end in the first round...
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 Aubrey Paul is making a name for herself in the high school tennis world.

Sandy girl wins state 5A tennis title
She tried soccer. She tried dance. She tried basketball, softball and several other extracurricular activities. But when Aubrey Paul picked up her first tennis racket when she was 8, she found an...
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Despite falling short, Jordan boys golf coach pleased with season
Beetdiggers golf team stumbles, individual players finish strong Jordan boys golf coach Randy Collett counts this season as a success, even though things didn’t turn out exactly as planned in the...
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Jordan struggling through difficult preseason schedule
Jordan is almost done with its brutal preseason schedule, and head coach Alex Jacobson hopes it will make the Beetdiggers tough when Region 2 play begins. “I think we have one of the toughest pres...
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Alta boys cross country team running away with titles
The Alta boys cross country team is running away with titles this year, and hope to continue all the way to the state finals. The Hawks have already won two large invitationals as well as their p...
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Alta hopes for a repeat with girls tennis title
The first state title sometimes just makes you hungry for more. Alta High School’s girls tennis team won its first state title in school history in 2007. A repeat may be in the making with most ...
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New region opponents for Alta, Jordan
Alta and Jordan high schools have been moved from one region to another for high school athletics and other activities. The realignment will have them playing against two familiar rivals as well ...
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 Sandy’s Tyson Bowerbank competes on the U-shaped vertical ramp at the AST dew tour held Sept. 11-14 at the Energy Solutions Arena.  Bowerbank will be featured in an upcoming DVD about youth skateboarders.

Local skater makes a name for himself nationally
A local boy is making a big name on a national bike and skate competition circuit. Tyson Bowerbank, of Sandy, competed in the skate park competition of Free Flow Tour, part of the AST Dew Tour,...
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Hang on -- it’s a bumpy ride for Jordan volleyball
So far, the Jordan volleyball season has been much like a roller coaster. Perhaps that’s what Beetdiggers coach Brandie Lloyd expected. “We have a lot of younger girls,” Lloyd said, adding that t...
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Alta volleyball team off to great start
A combination of experience and new talent has helped put the Alta Hawks girls volleyball as a team to beat in the 5-A ranks. “We have three girls that have started varsity since they were sophom...
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Jordan tennis coach pleased with team’s progress
At the top of any coach’s list of objectives to meet is that their team progresses throughout the season. Place a check mark next to that box for the Jordan girls tennis team and coach Matt Bell....
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White City youth swimmer aiming high
Just like millions, she sat in front of her television set watching Michael Phelps make history at the Summer Olympic Games in Beijing. But while witnessing Phelps capture eight gold medals, Bria...
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Alta s Lauren Roundy (right) challenges Riverton s Mackensie Bath for a header in recent action.

Will it be a three-peat for the Alta girls soccer team?
Last year the Alta Hawks girls soccer team accomplished what no other team had done before. They defended their state title and became Utah’s first back-to-back 5A champions. Can they make histo...
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Alta wide receiver Zach Bigelow is the only returning offense starter from last year s state 5A championship team.
Alta to defend state title with new faces
Alta won’t have the luxury of seasoned veterans to defend its state 5A football championship this year. But the Hawks have something more important, according to coach Les Hamilton. “The nice thi...
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Jordan golf team hopes to build on tradition of success
Jordan High School boys golf coach Randy Collette says that doing well in golf is all about practicing well and supporting your teammates. If his team buys what he’s selling, one would think they...
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