MHS Sports Shorts

Girls Tennis claims 2nd at Region Tournament

Morgan played a terrific Region 13 tournament and came up just short for the Region 13 title, losing to Rowland Hall by one point. The 2nd Doubles team of Macey Dee and Carys Morgan claimed the Region Title. Sophie Rabbe, playing 2nd Singles, came back to beat her opponent from Grantsville in the finals after a loss to her earlier in the tournament.

Savannah Dutson (1st Singles) and Isabella Dickman (3rd Singles) claimed third place while the 1st Doubles duo of Willa Anderton and Kaitlyn Carter claimed second.

Morgan will play in the state tournament Oct. 6 and 7 at Liberty Park.

Girls Volleyball adds 

two more wins

The Lady Trojans remain atop the Region 13 standings with two victories over South Summit and Ogden. In Kamas last Tuesday, they defeated the Wildcats 25-17, 25-23, 25-16. Against Ogden in the Homecoming game, Morgan prevailed 3-0 (25-13, 25-12, 25-9) soundly defeating the second-ranked team in region to set them in good position to claim another region title.

In the South Summit game, Gentry Criddle and Liv Jaffa led the attackers with 12 kills apiece followed by Tori Smith and Josilyn Jaffa with seven each. Emma Thurston recorded four serving aces and Kamryn Randall served 15 points.  Defensively, Criddle led the serve receive with 26 and added 10 digs.  

Morgan hosted their annual Pink Night Sept. 28 as they took on Ben Lomond. The Trojans’ final home game will be Tuesday, Oct. 10. They will be honoring their seniors for Senior Night.

Boys’ Golf wins tourney at 

Soldier Hollow by eight strokes

The Morgan boys’ golf team continued to show their strength in their quest for the Region 13 title. At Meadowbrook Golf Course in their final tune-up for the region tournament, Morgan earned another first-place team victory. The Trojans shot 304, clipping Union by two strokes (306) and Ogden (317) by 11. Ben Lomond’s Cayson VanBeekum shot a 66 to claim individual honors. Morgan’s Lance Loughton, who leads the region with the lowest overall average score, placed second with a 71. MHS golfers Zaylin McCleary (76) and Daxton Loertscher (78) placed sixth and eighth respectively.  

Headed into the region tournament, the Trojans hold a four-stroke lead over Ogden.  

Trojans competed at the Region 13 tournament Sept. 26-27 at Schnieter’s Bluff and Glen Eagle. 

Girls Soccer drops second game to Ogden,1-4, beats Union 5-1

Morgan dropped their second region game to Ogden on the year with a 1-4 loss at Ogden but bounced back to defeat Union 5-1 last Thursday. The Trojans hosted South Summit Tuesday and came away with a  huge 13-0 victory. Their final home game will be Oct. 3 against Ben Lomond.

In the Ogden game, Lacie Poll scored the lone goal on an assist from Kapree Charlton. Goalie Madi Wangsgard had two saves with one goal scored against her while goalie Miya Turner had six saves with three goals against her.

The Union game two days later showed the team’s determination as they came out and scored five to the Cougars one.  Kaydence Wardell tallied the brace, and Amy Thomas, Kapree Charlton, and Ashlynn Noss each added a goal. Assists were recorded by Charlton (2) and Poll (3). Goalie Miya Turner registered six saves with one goal against.

In their home match-up against South Summit, Tuesday, Sept. 26, Miya Turner earned the shutout as goalie, and a number of players contributed goals. Poll scored a season-high four goals and three assists in the game. Wardell added two goals and two assists while Macie Burton and Macey Miller added two goals each as well. Kendall Peterson, Saige Jones, and Charlton all found the back of the net once. Charlton assisted on two goals while Noss, Emma Toone, Peterson, and Mia Sommers each added one assist in the high-scoring event. λ