2012 All-State Softball Teams and MVPs

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CLASS 5A MVP MCKENNA BULL

WEBER ACE GAVE IT ALL SHE HAD

CLASS 4A MVP JORDYNN BARRERA

ROY SHORTSTOP SMASHED DRIVES

By KYLE GOON The Salt Lake Tribune

It s t a r t ed out as a pain that McKenna Bull couldn't understand. There were stress fractures — tiny cracks in her spine. She was pitching herself to the point of injury.

That was a year ago, though. After wearing a back brace for months and enduring extensive physical therapy, Weber's star pitcher was ready to go by February. And once again, the Warriors relied on her heavily, riding her arm all the way to a Class 5A title this year.

"It really pushed me — it motivated me to make it," Bull says. "My back still gets tight, but it's nothing like last year."

Bull was dominant in many of her outings this year, giving Weber the longest undefeated streak of the season and a Region 1 title. With her in the circle, the Warriors had 5A's top defense.

Coach Melinda Wade said after offseason conditioning and therapy, there was never any doubt that Bull would be the arm that the Warriors needed. She pitched nearly every inning the team played this season.

"She takes it more as a challenge, knowing the team is counting on her," Wade says. "I think it gives her a sense of pride."

The BYU-bound junior still has another year left. But at least this summer, she can savor the ring she already has.

By NICHOLAS J. PAPPAS Special to The Tribune

The Roy Softball team wasn't expected to win another championship after losing last year's 5A MVP, Ma-cauley Flint.

Luckily, the Royals still had this year's MVP, Jordynn Barrera.

The junior shortstop was Roy's catalyst all season long. Barrera hit five home runs and recorded 17 extra-base hits for the season, including two doubles in the championship game. Coach Amanda Koford, who won a state championship when she was a pitcher for the Royals, put Barrera at the top of the batting order for a reason.

"As a pitcher, there was nothing

worse than having the leadoff get a hit off you," Koford said. "That's something Jordynn did every single game."

When Barrera got her first taste of state tournament play as a freshman, she knew she wanted more of it. She always felt that great things happen when you put in the time and effort. The Royals were expected to win state last year — they even wore shirts with targets on their backs. This year, Roy was the one shooting the arrows.

"Nobody really believed in us," Barrera said. "Nobody thought Roy would be a threat again — that we were done. We weren't done, obviously. We did what we had to do to get back to state and show everyone that we could win one more title."

CLASS 3A MVP JORDAN T H E U R E R

BEARS PITCHER GOT REDEMPTION

CLASS 2A MVP KALI T H O M S O N

MANTI SOPHOMORE FILLED BIG SHOES

By BENJAMIN RASKIN Special to the Tribune

The Bear River Bears' 8-0 shutout of Spanish Fork was more than their fifth consecutive 3A championship. It was Jordan Theurer's chance at redemption.

After losing 16-0 to Spanish Fork and getting pulled in the third inning, the hard-throwing junior retook the mound against the Dons for the title game. The double-elimination tournament offered Theurer a chance to shake off her poor outing and secure a victory for her teammates.

"It was way tough to get pulled for the first time," Theurer said. "We went into that game more focused and knew immediately that the

momentum had changed." The Bears piled on seven runs in

the first inning and never looked back. For Theurer, it wasn't as much about erasing her first outing against Spanish Fork, but taking care of business for her teammates.

"We wanted to make history," Theurer said. "I wanted to win that game for our seniors."

Theurer's efforts throughout the season have made the difference for the Bears. Starting every game, Theurer recorded a 20-5 record on the mound.

"She's not just the best fielding pitcher I have ever coached," Bears coach Calvin Bingham said. "She might be the best hitting pitcher I have ever seen."

By PARKER LEE Special to the Tribune

As a f reshman, Manti 's Kali Thomson was a virtual unknown. She played a few innings in varsity games, but she spent most of her time on the junior varsity team.

What a difference a year makes. "For the first time, I focused com

pletely on Softball in the offseason," Thomson said. "I knew that if we won or lost, it would probably be because of me."

This season as a sophomore, Thomson was given the task of replacing the Templars' best player from last year, Tauni McFarlane. Thomson did not disappoint. She peaked at just the right time, late in

the state tournament. In the state championship game, Thomson belted a three-run homer in the sixth inning that would prove to be the game-winner. She also earned the win in the pitcher's circle.

"She had some really big shoes to fill," Manti coach Susan Hatch said. "She took advice from the coaches and the seniors, and she had a great willingness to learn. Kali got better with every single game."

Class 2A still has to deal with Thomson for two more years, and she is only going to get better.

"With the way things went this season, it motivates me even more," Thomson said. "I think this season was the real start to my Softball career."

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CLASS 5A MVP MCKENNA BULL

WEBER ACE GAVE ITALL SHEHAD

It started out as a pain thatMcKenna Bull couldn’t understand.There were stress fractures — tinycracks in her spine. Shewas pitchingherself to the point of injury.

That was a year ago, though. Afterwearing a back brace formonths andenduring extensive physical thera-py,Weber’s star pitcher was ready togo by February. And once again, theWarriors relied on her heavily, ridingher arm all the way to a Class 5A ti-tle this year.“It really pushed me — it motivat-

edme tomake it,” Bull says. “Mybackstill gets tight, but it’s nothing like lastyear.”

Bull was dominant inmany of heroutings this year, giving Weber thelongest undefeated streak of the sea-son and a Region 1 title. With her inthe circle, the Warriors had 5A’s topdefense.

Coach Melinda Wade said afteroffseason conditioning and therapy,there was never any doubt that Bullwould be the arm that the Warriorsneeded. She pitched nearly every in-ning the teamplayed this season.“She takes it more as a challenge,

knowing the team is counting onher,”Wade says. “I think it givesher a senseof pride.”

TheBYU-bound junior still has an-other year left. But at least this sum-mer, she can savor the ring she al-ready has.

By KYLE GOONThe Salt Lake Tribune

CLASS 4A MVP JORDYNN BARRERA

ROY SHORTSTOPSMASHED DRIVES

The Roy softball team wasn’t ex-pected towin another championshipafter losing last year’s 5A MVP, Ma-cauley Flint.

Luckily, the Royals still had thisyear’sMVP, Jordynn Barrera.

The junior shortstop was Roy’scatalyst all season long. Barrera hitfive home runs and recorded 17 ex-tra-base hits for the season, includ-ing two doubles in the championshipgame. Coach Amanda Koford, whowon a state championship when shewas a pitcher for the Royals, put Bar-rera at the top of the batting order fora reason.“As a pitcher, there was nothing

worse thanhaving the leadoff get a hitoff you,” Koford said. “That’s some-thing Jordynndid every single game.”

When Barrera got her first tasteof state tournament play as a fresh-man, she knew shewantedmore of it.She always felt that great things hap-pen when you put in the time and ef-fort. The Royals were expected towin state last year — they even woreshirts with targets on their backs.This year, Roy was the one shootingthe arrows.“Nobody really believed in us,” Bar-

rera said. “Nobody thoughtRoywouldbe a threat again— thatwewere done.We weren’t done, obviously. We didwhatwe had to do to get back to stateand showeveryone thatwe couldwinonemore title.”

By NICHOLAS J. PAPPASSpecial to The Tribune

CLASS 3A MVP JORDAN THEURER

BEARS PITCHER GOTREDEMPTION

The Bear River Bears’ 8-0 shut-out of Spanish Fork was more thantheir fifth consecutive 3A champion-ship. It was JordanTheurer’s chanceat redemption.

After losing 16-0 to Spanish Forkand getting pulled in the third inning,the hard-throwing junior retook themound against the Dons for the titlegame. The double-elimination tour-nament offered Theurer a chance toshake off her poor outing and securea victory for her teammates.“It was way tough to get pulled for

the first time,” Theurer said. “Wewent into that game more focusedand knew immediately that the

momentumhad changed.”The Bears piled on seven runs in

thefirst inning andnever lookedback.For Theurer, it wasn’t asmuch abouterasing her first outing against Span-ish Fork, but taking care of businessfor her teammates.“We wanted to make history,”

Theurer said. “I wanted to win thatgame for our seniors.”

Theurer’s efforts throughout theseason havemade the difference fortheBears. Starting every game, Theu-rer recorded a 20-5 record on themound.“She’s not just the best fielding

pitcher I have ever coached,” Bearscoach Calvin Bingham said. “Shemight be the best hitting pitcher Ihave ever seen.”

By BENJAMIN RASKINSpecial to the Tribune

CLASS 2A MVP KALI THOMSON

MANTI SOPHOMOREFILLED BIG SHOES

As a freshman, Manti’s KaliThomson was a virtual unknown.She played a few innings in varsi-ty games, but she spent most of hertime on the junior varsity team.

What a difference a year makes.“For the first time, I focused com-

pletely on softball in the offseason,”Thomson said. “I knew that if wewon or lost, it would probably be be-cause of me.”

This season as a sophomore,Thomson was given the task of re-placing the Templars’ best play-er from last year, Tauni McFarlane.Thomson did not disappoint. Shepeaked at just the right time, late in

the state tournament. In the statechampionship game, Thomson belt-ed a three-run homer in the sixthinning that would prove to be thegame-winner. She also earned thewin in the pitcher’s circle.“She had some really big shoes to

fill,” Manti coach Susan Hatch said.“She took advice from the coachesand the seniors, and she had a greatwillingness to learn. Kali got betterwith every single game.”

Class 2A still has to deal withThomson for two more years, andshe is only going to get better.“With the way things went this

season, it motivates me even more,”Thomson said. “I think this seasonwas the real start to my softball ca-reer.”

By PARKER LEESpecial to the Tribune

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CLASS 5A F I R S T TEAM




COACH OF T H E YEAR

MVP McKenna Bull Pitcher Junior, Weber

MVP Jordynn Barrera Shortstop Junior, Roy

MVP Jordan Theurer Pitcher Junior, Bear River

MVP Kali Thomson Pitcher Sophomore, Manti

Rookie coach pushed team to finals

Catcher»Whit- First base Catcher» Kris- First base» ney Littledike, »Courtney tin Tatum, Sr., Kirtlyn Bohling, Sr., Bingham Starks, Jr., Syr- Skyline Soph., Salem

acuse Hills

Catcher» Tyree First base » Catcher» First base » Ju-Haramoto, Sr., Abby Mclntrye, Jolene Kirk, Sr., nita Royer, Sr., Bear River Sr., Stansbury San Juan San Juan

Johnson disregarded rankings, motivated Grizzlies to improve.

By KYLE GOON The Salt Lake Tribune

Second base » Second base » Dusty Kimber, Erin Reichle, Jr., Sr., Fremont Weber

Third base » Dani MacKay, Sr., Davis

Shortstop » Taylor Stroud, Sr., Weber

Shortstop » Danielle Soffe, Sr., Bingham

Outfield » Amanda Cook, Sr., Copper Hills

Outfield » Stephanie Tyrell, Sr., River-ton

Outfield » Nicole Weiss, Sr., Weber

Pitcher» Paige Pitcher» Shel-Reimann, Jr., by Abeyta, Sr., Bingham Copper Hills

Pitcher» Ashley Kay, Sr., Alta

Pitcher» Bran-di Hall, Sr., Ri-verton

Second team Catcher» Kyrae Kogianes, Jr., Riverton Catcher» Autumn Woodfall, Jr., Davis First base » Riley Cleverly, Soph., Copper Hills Second base » Karlee Jensen, Soph., Tay-lorsville Third base » Shea Ibrahim, Jr., Bingham Shortstop » Camree Wartman, Jr., Riverton Shortstop » Caitlyn Larsen, Soph, View-mont Outfield » Lauryn Kirshner, Sr., Layton Outfield » Shaelee Pearson, Soph., Tay-lorsville Outfield » Raeana Gall, Soph., Layton Pitcher» Cheyenne Norton, Jr., Davis Pitcher» Taylor Tann, Sr., Syracuse Pitcher» Carlee Beck, Sr., Layton Pitcher»Jaycie Lebaron, Fr., Taylorsville

Second base » Brooke Ford, Sr., Salem Hills

Third base » Bryce Mitchell, Sr., Roy

Shortstop » Lauren Bell, Jr., Murray

Utility » Hailey Ingram, Sr., Salem Hills

Utility » Hailee Mecham, Sr., Maple Mountain

Outfield » Ve-nessa Quintero, Jr., Box Elder

Outfield » Phoenix Sparrow, Sr., Clearfield

Outfield » Ky-lie Blau, Soph., Roy

Pitcher»Jamie Aiken, Sr., Roy

Pitcher» Elise Johnson, Sr., Murray

Pitcher» Tay- Pitcher» Baylee lor Allman, Jr., Reeves, Jr., Box Provo Elder

Second team Catcher» Caylie Phelts, Sr., Roy First base » Shaniya Jacobsen, Soph., Maple Mountain Second base » Payton Palmer, Sr., Roy Third base » Felicia Duran, Sr., Cyprus Shortstop » Megan Ventura, Jr., Provo Utility » Lexi Guild, Sr., Bountiful Utility » Hayley Childs, Fr., Herriman Outfield »Jerika Durfey, Sr., Salem Hills Outfield » Ally McAfee, Sr., Wood Cross Outfield » Mikayla Bond, Sr., Westlake Pitcher» Hailey Jensen, Sr., Skyline Pitcher» Courtney Moody, Sr., Salem Hills Pitcher» Belle Stoddard, Jr., Bountiful Pitcher» Whitney Roberts, Jr., Maple Mountain

Second base » Third base » Kassi Fronk, Sr., Shaunie Owen, Bear River Sr., Bear River

Shortstop » Kelli Hales, Sr., Spanish Fork

Third base » Madison Chad-wick, Sr., Wasatch

Outfield » Had- Outfield » li Sorenson, Sr., Kylee Wolf, Sr., Tooele Spanish Fork

Outfield » Mor- Outfield » Tay-gan Summers, lor Hintze, Sr., Bear River Snow Canyon

Pitcher» Kailee Pitcher» Lau-Christensen, Sr., ren Frailey, Spanish Fork Soph., Tooele

Pitcher» Bryt-ni Gurney, Jr., Snow Canyon

Pitcher» Erin Fitzpatrick, Sr., Juan Diego

Second team Catcher» Dani Perkins, Fr., Spanish Fork Catcher» Mitzi Gates, Jr., Snow Canyon First base » Renae Fagg, Jr., Wasatch First base » Josie Piatt, Soph., Canyon View Second base » McKinley Brinkerhoff, Soph., Spanish Fork Third base » Kenzie Redd, Jr., Canyon View Shortstop » Kirsten Andersen, Jr., Pine View Outfield » Katelyn Robinson, Jr., Stansbury Outfield » Hayden Reinhardt, Sr., Wasatch Outfield » Laci Reynolds, Jr., Uintah Pitcher» Savannah Eckhart, Jr., Canyon View Pitcher» Beth Chipman, Soph., Stansbury Pitcher» Makayli Jorgensen, Sr., North Sanpete Pitcher» Brindley Oldroyd, Sr., Cedar

Second base » Third base AN Rosquist, Sr., » Meagan Manti Dearden, Jr.,

Millard

Shortstop » Abby Hatch, Sr., Manti

Utility » Brooke Lyman, Jr., San Juan

Utility » Taki- Outfield » Tay-sha McFarlane, lor Phelps, Jr., Soph., Manti Enterprise

Outfield » Bree Outfield » Mor-Buckner, Sr., gan Overly, Jr., South Summit Gunnison

Pitcher» Tati-ana Sue' Sue', Fr., San Juan

Pitcher» Shelby Sheriff, Sr., Millard

Pitcher» Dakota Robinson, Soph., Enterprise

Pitcher» Shannon Argyle, Sr., South Summit

Second team Catcher» Madison Holmes, Soph., Enterprise First base » Taylor Hren, Sr., Grand Second base » Amanda Sheets, Jr., Grand Third base » Lizzy Palmer, Soph., Manti Shortstop » Cheryl Stephenson, Soph., Millard Shortstop » Sara Brown, Sr., Gunnison Shortstop » Meagan Chisholm, Sr., South Sevier Outfield » BrieAnn Peterson, Jr., Gunnison Outfield » Brittan Labrum, Sr., Parowan Outfield »Jaiden Huntington, Jr., Emery Pitcher» Sadee Sorensen, Soph., Gunnison Pitcher» Whitney Roper, Sr., Emery Pitcher» Alyssa Hughes, Sr., Richfield Pitcher»Jeridi Price, Jr., Emery

When she first got on the job, Copper Hills coach Jentry Johnson was ready to get rid of the cloud that had been hanging over Copper Hills.

She observed that there was an attitude around the program

— in part created by other teams, but one that many of the school's own players had accepted over the years: Copper Hills was a second-rate squad.

After a runner-up finish this year in the Class 5A tournament, that cloud has dissipated and a new optimism has formed in its wake.

"To be frank, we busted our butts this year," Johnson says. "I told my girls that rankings didn't matter — just go out and play ball. And I honestly think this season means Copper Hills is on its way." Jentry John-

J o h n s o n son » Copper played a major Hills Softball, role in that shift in only her first year as coach, leading a cultural overhaul that included longer, more focused practices and confidence-building for the Grizzlies. Traditionally left in the dust behind more high-profile programs, Copper Hills had its best-ever finish at the state tournament this year, won the Region 3 title and was the surprise of the season.

It was passion that made the difference. Johnson was as into the game as any of her players. Once during the tournament, she dove to the ground as she screamed for a baserunner to slide into second.

"She's just a great motivator, and she gave us the will to win," senior Amanda Cook says. "During practice, she wouldn't let us leave until we finished what we needed to get done. She'd tell us to stick together

— together we're better." The Grizzlies did stick together,

toppling consensus top-two teams Weber and Bingham on the way to the finals. Beating the Miners was especially meaningful — the current crop of players had never done it.

Although the Warriors later came back out of the one-loss bracket to win it all, the Grizzlies firmly established themselves as a power in 5A Softball. Even though the team graduates a significant number of seniors, a large group of freshmen should anchor the program for years to come.

"Now that we're able to step back and see the whole picture, I am so dang proud of my team this year," Johnson says. "They accomplished so many things. It was the ride of a lifetime."

2012 softball highlights

» Weber wins five straight games in two days, coming out of the one-loss bracket to win its first Class 5A title over Copper Hills. » Roy repeats as champion, winning 4A with a power lineup. » Salem Hills seniors miss graduation during a deep run in the 4A tournament, and the school principal comes up to hand out diplomas. » Bear River recovers from a 16-0 loss in the first game of the 3A championship to top Spanish Fork 8-0 in the second. » Manti makes a triumphant return to 2A, capturing a state title for the first time since 2009.

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CLASS 5AFIRST TEAM

CLASS 4AFIRST TEAM

CLASS 3AFIRST TEAM

CLASS 2AFIRST TEAM

Catcher •Whit-ney Littledike,Sr., Bingham

Catcher • Kris-tin Tatum, Sr.,Skyline

Catcher • TyreeHaramoto, Sr.,Bear River

Catcher •Jolene Kirk, Sr.,San Juan

Third base •Dani MacKay,Sr., Davis

Shortstop •Lauren Bell, Jr.,Murray

Shortstop •Kelli Hales, Sr.,Spanish Fork

Shortstop •Abby Hatch,Sr., Manti

Second base •Dusty Kimber,Sr., Fremont

Second base •Brooke Ford,Sr., Salem Hills

Second base •Kassi Fronk, Sr.,Bear River

Second base •Ali Rosquist, Sr.,Manti

Shortstop •Danielle Soffe,Sr., Bingham

Utility • HaileeMecham, Sr.,Maple Moun-tain

Pitcher • JamieAiken, Sr., Roy

Pitcher • PaigeReimann, Jr.,Bingham

Outfield • Had-li Sorenson, Sr.,Tooele

Pitcher • KaileeChristensen, Sr.,Spanish Fork

Utility • Taki-sha McFarlane,Soph., Manti

Pitcher • Tati-ana Sue’ Sue’,Fr., San Juan

Outfield •StephanieTyrell, Sr., River-ton

Outfield •Phoenix Spar-row, Sr.,Clearfield

Pitcher • Tay-lor Allman, Jr.,Provo

Pitcher • Ash-ley Kay, Sr.,Alta

Outfield •Mor-gan Summers,Sr., Bear River

Pitcher • Bryt-ni Gurney, Jr.,Snow Canyon

Outfield • BreeBuckner, Sr.,South Summit

Pitcher • Da-kota Robinson,Soph., Enter-prise

MVP McKenna BullPitcherJunior, Weber

MVP Jordynn BarreraShortstopJunior, Roy

MVP Jordan TheurerPitcherJunior, Bear River

MVP Kali ThomsonPitcherSophomore, Manti

First base• CourtneyStarks, Jr., Syr-acuse

First base •Kirtlyn Bohling,Soph., SalemHills

First base •Abby McIntrye,Sr., Stansbury

First base • Ju-nita Royer, Sr.,San Juan

Shortstop •Taylor Stroud,Sr., Weber

Utility • HaileyIngram, Sr., Sa-lem Hills

Third base •Madison Chad-wick, Sr., Wa-satch

Utility • BrookeLyman, Jr., SanJuan

Second base •Erin Reichle, Jr.,Weber

Third base •Bryce Mitchell,Sr., Roy

Third base •Shaunie Owen,Sr., Bear River

Third base•MeaganDearden, Jr.,Millard

Outfield •Amanda Cook,Sr., Copper Hills

Outfield • Ve-nessa Quintero,Jr., Box Elder

Pitcher • EliseJohnson, Sr.,Murray

Pitcher • Shel-by Abeyta, Sr.,Copper Hills

Outfield •Kylee Wolf, Sr.,Spanish Fork

Pitcher • Lau-ren Frailey,Soph., Tooele

Outfield • Tay-lor Phelps, Jr.,Enterprise

Pitcher • Shel-by Sheriff, Sr.,Millard

Outfield • Ni-cole Weiss, Sr.,Weber

Outfield • Ky-lie Blau, Soph.,Roy

Pitcher • BayleeReeves, Jr., BoxElder

Pitcher • Bran-di Hall, Sr., Ri-verton

Outfield • Tay-lor Hintze,Snow Canyon

Pitcher • ErinFitzpatrick, Sr.,Juan Diego

Outfield •Mor-gan Overly, Jr.,Gunnison

Pitcher • Shan-non Argyle, Sr.,South Summit

Second teamCatcher • Kyrae Kogianes, Jr., RivertonCatcher • AutumnWoodfall, Jr., DavisFirst base • Riley Cleverly, Soph., Cop-per HillsSecond base • Karlee Jensen, Soph., Tay-lorsvilleThird base • Shea Ibrahim, Jr., BinghamShortstop • CamreeWartman, Jr., Ri-vertonShortstop • Caitlyn Larsen, Soph, View-montOutfield • Lauryn Kirshner, Sr., LaytonOutfield • Shaelee Pearson, Soph., Tay-lorsvilleOutfield • Raeana Gall, Soph., LaytonPitcher • Cheyenne Norton, Jr., DavisPitcher • Taylor Tann, Sr., SyracusePitcher • Carlee Beck, Sr., LaytonPitcher • Jaycie Lebaron, Fr., Taylorsville

Second teamCatcher • Caylie Phelts, Sr., RoyFirst base • Shaniya Jacobsen, Soph., Ma-ple MountainSecond base • Payton Palmer, Sr., RoyThird base • Felicia Duran, Sr., CyprusShortstop •Megan Ventura, Jr., ProvoUtility • Lexi Guild, Sr., BountifulUtility • Hayley Childs, Fr., HerrimanOutfield • Jerika Durfey, Sr., Salem HillsOutfield • Ally McAfee, Sr., Wood CrossOutfield •Mikayla Bond, Sr., WestlakePitcher • Hailey Jensen, Sr., SkylinePitcher • Courtney Moody, Sr., SalemHillsPitcher • Belle Stoddard, Jr., BountifulPitcher •Whitney Roberts, Jr., MapleMountain

Second teamCatcher • Dani Perkins, Fr., Spanish ForkCatcher •Mitzi Gates, Jr., Snow CanyonFirst base • Renae Fagg, Jr., WasatchFirst base • Josie Platt, Soph., CanyonViewSecond base •McKinley Brinkerhoff,Soph., Spanish ForkThird base • Kenzie Redd, Jr., CanyonViewShortstop • Kirsten Andersen, Jr., PineViewOutfield • Katelyn Robinson, Jr., Stans-buryOutfield •Hayden Reinhardt, Sr.,WasatchOutfield • Laci Reynolds, Jr., UintahPitcher • Savannah Eckhart, Jr., CanyonViewPitcher • Beth Chipman, Soph., StansburyPitcher •Makayli Jorgensen, Sr., NorthSanpetePitcher • Brindley Oldroyd, Sr., Cedar

Second teamCatcher •Madison Holmes, Soph., En-terpriseFirst base • Taylor Hren, Sr., GrandSecond base •Amanda Sheets, Jr., GrandThird base • Lizzy Palmer, Soph., MantiShortstop • Cheryl Stephenson, Soph.,MillardShortstop • Sara Brown, Sr., GunnisonShortstop •Meagan Chisholm, Sr., SouthSevierOutfield • BrieAnn Peterson, Jr., Gun-nisonOutfield • Brittan Labrum, Sr., ParowanOutfield • Jaiden Huntington, Jr., EmeryPitcher • Sadee Sorensen, Soph., Gun-nisonPitcher •Whitney Roper, Sr., EmeryPitcher • Alyssa Hughes, Sr., RichfieldPitcher • Jeridi Price, Jr., Emery

COACH OFTHE YEAR

Rookiecoachpushedteam tofinals

When she first got on the job,Copper Hills coach Jentry John-son was ready to get rid of thecloud that had been hanging overCopperHills.She observed that there was

an attitude around the program— in part created by other teams,but one that many of the school’sownplayers had accepted over theyears: Copper Hills was a second-rate squad.After a runner-up finish this

year in the Class 5A tournament,that cloud has dissipated and anew optimism has formed in itswake.“To be frank, we busted ourbutts this year,”Johnson says. “Itold my girls thatrankings didn’tmatter — just goout and play ball.And I honestlythink this seasonmeans CopperHills is on itsway.”J o h n s o nplayed a majorrole in that shiftin only her first year as coach,leading a cultural overhaul that in-cluded longer, more focused prac-tices and confidence-building forthe Grizzlies. Traditionally left inthe dust behind more high-pro-file programs, CopperHills had itsbest-ever finish at the state tour-nament this year, won the Region3 title and was the surprise of theseason.It was passion that made the

difference. Johnson was as intothe game as any of her players.Once during the tournament,she dove to the ground as shescreamed for a baserunner to slideinto second.“She’s just a greatmotivator, andshe gave us thewill towin,” seniorAmanda Cook says. “During prac-tice, shewouldn’t let us leave untilwe finishedwhatweneeded to getdone. She’d tell us to stick together— together we’re better.”TheGrizzlies did stick together,

toppling consensus top-two teamsWeber and Bingham on the wayto the finals. Beating the Minerswas especially meaningful — thecurrent crop of players had nev-er done it.Although the Warriors lat-er came back out of the one-lossbracket to win it all, the Grizzliesfirmly established themselves as apower in 5A softball. Even thoughthe team graduates a significantnumber of seniors, a large groupoffreshmen should anchor the pro-gram for years to come.“Now that we’re able to stepback and see the whole picture, Iam so dang proud ofmy team thisyear,” Johnson says. “They accom-plished somany things. It was theride of a lifetime.”

Johnson disregardedrankings, motivatedGrizzlies to improve.

By KYLE GOONThe Salt Lake Tribune

Jentry John-son • CopperHills softball.

2012 softball highlights

•Weber wins five straight gamesin two days, coming out of theone-loss bracket to win its firstClass 5A title over Copper Hills.• Roy repeats as champion, win-ning 4Awith a power lineup.• Salem Hills seniors miss gradua-tion during a deep run in the 4Atournament, and the school prin-cipal comes up to hand out diplo-mas.• Bear River recovers from a 16-0loss in the first game of the 3Achampionship to top Spanish Fork8-0 in the second.•Manti makes a triumphant re-turn to 2A, capturing a state titlefor the first time since 2009.

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