The student news site of Taylorsville High School

The Warrior Ledger
The student news site of Taylorsville High School

The Warrior Ledger
The student news site of Taylorsville High School

The Warrior Ledger
Taylorsville High school during their game against West Jordan High School

Football Concussions

April 24, 2019

A single concussion can cause major brain trauma that can lead to death. Concussions are when your head has an impact with an object like hitting your head on a pole. When you hit your head your brain...

Taylorsville High's Softball team batting at the game against Jordan

The Taylorsville Softball Season

Adalyn Baddley, Reporter • April 24, 2019

The Taylorsville softball team’s Spring 2018 season was filled with many ups and downs. The team started with only one win in the first nine games. Then went on to win nine out of the next ten games...

Jessie Marchant, school athlete, pictured in the wrestling room during weight training, which ensures athletes stay fit on, and off-season.

How athletes stay fit in off-season

Jorge Estrada, Reporter • February 22, 2019
It is not a surprise that athletes are always at their peak when it comes to physical fitness. The question is, how do they stay fit during the off-season? Athletes are always training themselves during active seasons, but let’s talk about what they do during the off-season to stay fit.
Students can't join off-campus sports

Students can’t join off-campus sports

Anthony Huerta, Reporter • February 22, 2019
Soccer is the most popular sport on the planet. According to an article by Benjamin Elisha Sawe titled “The Most Popular Sports in the World” on worldatlas.com, “It is estimated that more than half of the world's population consider themselves to be association football (soccer) fans. The sport enjoys an estimated 4.0 billion person following, and a global sphere of influence.”
The Taylorsville High School Bowling Team; top left to right: Coach Susan Evans, Kai Evans, Jalen Vigil, Parker Alder, Jackson Alder; bottom left to right: Eva Black, Jasmin Robles, Vanessa Robles, Kyle Wolf. Missing: Brandon Evans

Bowling team strikes out their 2018-19 season

Vanessa Robles, Guest Writer • February 21, 2019
Bowling is one of the fastest growing sports among high schools. According to the press room on Bowl.com, more than 5,000 schools offer bowling programs to boys and girls, reaching around 55,000 participants around the United States. 48 states offer high school bowling.
Taylorsville Pole Vaulting team in tryouts. 2018 Senior Pole Vaulter, Jordan Glade, attempts to plant the pole to vault over the bar.

How to make the best of your tryouts

Rayven Cann, Sports Editor • February 21, 2019
As the spring season approaches, so are many tryouts. Tryouts are not an easy thing to undergo, and nerves can often stop athletes from doing the best they can. Nerves are something you can never truly overcome, but having an insight on what tryouts are like and what coaches may be looking for can help.
Player Profile: Olivia Ashton

Player Profile: Olivia Ashton

Rayven Cann, Sports Editor • February 21, 2019
Junior, Olivia Ashton is this year’s starting center for the Taylorsville Women’s Basketball team. Ashton has been playing basketball since her ninth grade year. “I’ve always loved the sport, and a bunch of my family members played it before me, so it’s always been a sport that has connected us,” said Ashton.
Player Profile: Benjamin Taylor

Player Profile: Benjamin Taylor

Samantha LaMont, Reporter • February 21, 2019
With the spring sports coming up, senior Benjamin Taylor is one of the few of Taylorsville Pole Vaulters. Taylor said, “Pole Vault is the art of running down a runway with a pole that’s going to slingshot you into the air.”
Player Profile: Cameron Millican

Player Profile: Cameron Millican

Diana Nguyen, Reporter • February 14, 2019
Junior, 6’3" Cameron Millican is Taylorsville High School’s guard. Cameron has been playing basketball since he was in kindergarten.
What school would be like without sports

What school would be like without sports

Brooklynn Poole, Reporter • December 14, 2018

 New York City’s Public School Athletic League for Boys was the first school athletics to be established in the nation in 1903, according to The Atlantic. Sports have been a part of schools for about...

What is a captain?

What is a captain?

Adalyn Baddley, Reporter • December 14, 2018

To play the role of team captain, it is both an honor and a responsibility. Most athletes aspire and strive to become one. On one hand, it is great because it serves as recognition of one’s credibility...

Taylorsville Girl Basketball Season

Taylorsville Girl Basketball Season

Dejahre Hunkin, Reporter • December 14, 2018

Through the season this year, Taylorsville girls basketball team has already won their games and more to come. They have been through the progress of working hard as a team to make sure they accomplish...

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