Sports – The Warrior Ledger

Player Profile: Suzanne Buttenob

November 8, 2018

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Sports have been her life ever since she was young. Buttenob has done basketball, tennis, volleyball, cheer, and dance. She has been active from a very young age. At the age of just four years old she started dancing. She has done that all the way up to her senior year in high school at Taylorsville ...

Player Profile: Dane Leituala

Diana Nguyen, Reporter

November 6, 2018

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Senior Dane Leituala is the school’s varsity quarterback. Leituala has been on the football team since he was a freshman in high school. Not only is he the starting quarterback this year but he has been the quarterback on the varsity team since freshman year. Leituala has been playing football since he ...

2018 – 2019 NBA Off Season Review

Ivan Gonzalez, Reporter

October 4, 2018

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It’s been three months since the Golden State Warriors lifted the Larry O'Brien trophy for the third time in four years, and as another NBA season is upon us it's smart to see what teams have done throughout the offseason to improve their rosters. It was an offseason full of blockbuster trades, signings, and wi...

Life of a cheerleader

Samantha LaMont, Reporter

October 4, 2018

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Yelling, jumping, throwing and catching. Mini skirts and whatever those Pom Pom things are. From cheering at all of the games to studying for our next tests. The responsibilities that come with being a high school cheerleader come to the plate. At first glance, people may see a uniform, usually, mini ...

NFL Hit Rule

Jeremy Reynolds, Reporter

October 4, 2018

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New rules are always being put in place in the National Football League (NFL). Players and coaches are getting frustrated with the league’s choices on rules. Especially the new hit rule of the 2018-2019 season. The NFL put in a rule regarding the way players are to hit, this means that players a...

Swim team dives into new season

Callé Hansen, Opinion Editor

October 4, 2018

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Summer is gone, and with it, the days at the pool, basking in the sun, but the opportunities to swim are still here. Taylorsville swim team has just started, and it is not too late to join. The swim team welcomes swimmers of all abilities and strengths. It is a team that competes individually to wi...

Player Profile: Amy Chung

Thomas Woods, A&E Editor

October 4, 2018

Filed under Sports

Sophomore Amy Chung is a Varsity goalie player for the Taylorsville High Girls’ Soccer team. She has been playing soccer for four years, starting in 6th grade, and has held her position of goalie the entire time. In soccer, the goalie is responsible for preventing the other team from scoring by intersecting shots the opposing team makes.

2 stroke or 4 stroke dirt bikes: which is better?

Henry Wilcock, Reporter

October 2, 2018

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Which dirt bikes are better for motocross and which ones are better for enduro? According to Mr.groveau at Taylorsville high school he says "a 250cc 4 stroke is better than a 250cc 2 stroke because the clutch timing is better but when it comes to a desert, a 4 stroke would be better, because you can...

Tennis team spikes into new season

Alida Nesbitt, Reporter

October 2, 2018

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As the tennis season is well underway for the men’s team players, many students don’t know a lot about Taylorsville High School’s Men’s Tennis team or tennis itself. Tennis is a sport that is played worldwide. Each tennis match is made up of two to three sets. Tennis can be an individual gam...

Dance Company prepares for state comp.

Oliver Fierro, Reporter

May 15, 2018

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This year the Utah Dance Education Organization is holding their 17th annual High School State Dance Festival. It will be held at Granger High School in Salt Lake City on March 17, 2018 and the Taylorsville High School Dance Company with be performing with two pieces.

Track season is racing towards us at full pace

Rayven Cann, Reporter

May 15, 2018

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As the crisp winter air carries in rain showers and the growth of new flowers, it also brings along a new season of sports. One of the many sports involves track and field. In order to better an athlete’s performance, they will undergo conditioning. “Long distance runners have continued to r...

Eagles win Super Bowl LII

Dallen Cameron, Sports Editor

May 15, 2018

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Super Bowl LII started with Pink singing the National Anthem while battling the flu.

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