Sports – Page 5 – The Warrior Ledger

Swim team dives into new season

October 4, 2018

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Sexual harassment in sports is real

Dallen Cameron, Sports Editor

May 15, 2018

Sexual assault in sports takes on a unique approach because of the power relationships established with coaches and because of the necessary focus on athletes’ bodies.

Player Profile: Skylar Cooper

Callé Hansen, A&E Editor

May 15, 2018

Senior Skylar Cooper is on the swim team, as well as a water polo player. All year long he is in the water doing one thing or another.

Player Profile: Spencer Morgan

Dallen Cameron, Sports Editor

May 15, 2018

Junior Spencer Morgan competes with the wrestling team here at Taylorsville in the weight class of 145 lbs. Morgan has been wrestling since he was six years old. Morgan loves the sport of wrestling and it has made a positive effect on his life.

2018 NCAA Tournament

Dallen Cameron, Sports Editor

May 15, 2018

The NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament is a 64-team single elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's basketball. The tournament is known as “March Madness” or “The Big Dance” The Final Four and Championship games were held in San Antonio, Texas. The first round...

Softball Coach Profile: Steve Wooley

Pearl Ashton, Editor-in-Chief

May 15, 2018

Physics and Botany teacher Steve Woolley is the assistant coach for Taylorsville High Softball team, under the supervision of Coach Hymas. His favorite part of assistant coaching is the relationship he’s made with the athletes, and “seeing them grow into better people and players.” Woolleys fr...