fall sports wrap up shines a light on cchs's stellar athletics
The Utah Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Administration awards teams based upon varsity cumulative GPA. Last year, Corner Canyon won the Director's Cup with the highest team average, combined with success of the field/court/mat etc.
This year, our Fall Sports are off to a great start. Several of our teams had great a great season on and off the field. Here is a brief summary: Golf - Our boys finished 2nd in the state, 4th in the nation, and had a team GPA of 3.54 Tennis - Our girls qualified Sierra Strong to the state tournament and had a team GPA of 3.797 Soccer - Our girls lost a heartbreaker in the 2nd Round of the state tournament and had a team GPA of 3.747 |
Cross Country - Our boys and girls qualified for the state finals next week. The boys' team is ranked in the top 20 nationally. The boys had a team GPA of 3.704 and the girls had a team GPA of 3.937 to finish with the 4th highest score in the state!
Volleyball - Our girls have improved every week, relying on many underclassmen in the regular rotation. Their final home match is Thursday against Lone Peak. The team GPA is 3.857, the 3rd highest in the state! Football - Our team finished the regular season ranked #1 and will play their next game on Oct. 29. The team has already claimed some hardware, as they are the #1 team in the state for GPA, with a combined team average of 3.635! Congrats to all our coaches and students for their successes. Thank you, teachers and staff, for your efforts in helping our students thrive! INFORMATION PROVDED BY: Patrick Thurman Corner Canyon High School Director of Athletics RAA Head Swim Coach POSTED 10/21/21 |
CCHS BOYS GOLF GETS 2nd PLace at State Tournament!
BY JANICA STOCKING
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
State Individual Championships Rankings
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After so many amazing victories this year, the Corner Canyon Boys Golf Team ended the season with a bang. The team is coached by Coach Derek Fox. Derek Fox is a local business owner, who operates and owns Impact Golf Center in Draper, a golf instructor, and a master club fitter & builder. Through his leadership, the team was able to place 10th at the National High School Invitational at Pinehurst Resort in North Carolina this summer. This season, the team was also able to win the region championships. After months of hard work and winning, Corner Canyon was given the incredible opportunity to compete at Boys Golf State Championship at Davis Park.
The members of the Corner Canyon Boys Golf Team that were allowed to compete at state were Harrison Dana (Senior), Maddox Vincent (Senior), Jackson Mauss (Senior), Jantzen Anderson (Senior), Zach Labrum (Junior), Alex Edwards (Junior), and Bo Mauss (Freshman). In the end, Corner Canyon was not able to win the team championship but did come close and won second place in the team championship. However, Corner Canyon was able to notably place in the individual championships. Zach Labrum (Junior) was able to place 6th in the individual championship. Maddox Vincent (Senior) tied for 8th place in individuals with Zak Richins from Layton High School. There was also a 4-way tie between Jackson Mauss (Senior), Bo Mauss (Freshman), Luke Kelley from Farmington High School, and Max Landon from Davis High School. |
CCHS Boys Golf Team at State Championship
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Girls volleyball seasonal tournament
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The girl's volleyball season started on the 19th of August and while they came out with a rough start, they have certainly been able to bounce back. Their first win of the season was at their fifth game against Mountain Ridge, the newest school built in Herriman. Out of the 17 games they had this season, before the volleyball tournament held on Friday, they had only won 5 of the 17.
The first part of the girl's volleyball tournament was held in our very own Charger Arena on Friday the 8th, being separated at two different times. The first game was held at 3 and was against Bishop Manogue Catholic High School in Reno, Nevada. Throughout the first round of the game against the Bishop Manogue Miners was neck to neck; The Chargers won 26-21 in the first 23 minutes. The second round was also a close game because the Bishop Manogue Miners were in the lead for the majority of the time before our team caught up. The Chargers won the second round of the first tournament game with a 25-22 win. The next tournament game later that day at 7, the Chargers faced Springville High School’s Red Devils. During the first set of that game, the Chargers remained in the lead for the majority of the time. They won the first round against the Red Devils with a nine-point lead of 25-16. During the second round of the game, the Chargers fell behind the Red Devils, becoming neck and neck towards the end of the set, and surpassing them with a win of 25-20. |
The second part of the volleyball tournament took place on Saturday, the 9th of October. The Chargers went against the Bonneville High School Bees from Idaho Falls, Idaho. The game against the Bees was separated into 4 sets, 3 of which Corner Canyon won, the other was won by Bonneville High. The second of the three games held on Saturday was against Madison High School from Rexburg, Idaho. The first two sets of the game were one by the Madison Bobcats, and the next two sets were won by the Chargers. The game went into the fifth set in which Corner Canyon won 15-8. The third and final game of the tournament was played against Copper Hills from West Jordan. The game had 3 sets, in which the Grizzlies won 2 and the Chargers won 1, ending with them losing the game. Though the girls lost the final tournament game against Copper Hills, they still had a major improvement. On Friday, their win rate of the season was a 29.4% success rate. At the end of the tournament (only 2 days), the percentage grew to a 43.5% win rate. The head coach, Coach Ricks, said, “...They had improved every game. By the Copper Hills game, who are the first in the state right now, they only lost by three points.” We would love to see how the girls do in the end and future seasons. |
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Chargers group together mid game. Via Alaina Mast
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Girls soccer senior night was a raging success
On Thursday, September 30, Corner Canyon girls soccer had its senior night. The girls were playing American Fork, here at Corner Canyon. A goal was scored by Ainsley Bowers in the first half of the game. An American Fork player ended up scoring a goal as well, so the game went into overtime. The overtime was split into two 10 minute halves, playing according to golden goal (meaning the first goal scored wins the game.) No one scored during either of the 10 minute halves, so it went to penalty kicks. Usually there are five penalty kicks, and whichever team has scored more of the five wins. However, in some cases there isn’t a need for all five penalty kicks, because one team scores enough that the other team cannot catch up. At this game, they shot 4 penalty kicks, and the Corner Canyon girls made all 4. The penalties were scored by Tess Werts, Maggie Hart, Ainsley Bowers, and Elise Jeppson. But enough of the game, let’s get to the seniors!
The seniors this year are Lizzy Johnson, Ellie Jones, Ella Muir, Brielle Peavely, Riley Stevens, Hallie Tripp, Mikayla Zvekan, Sydney Christensen, Tess Werts, Maggie Hart, and the team managers: Megan Jackson and Skye Meyers. The girls have all worked so hard every year that they have been a part of the Corner Canyon soccer team. We’re so proud of seniors and we hope that they have an amazing rest of their senior year.
The seniors this year are Lizzy Johnson, Ellie Jones, Ella Muir, Brielle Peavely, Riley Stevens, Hallie Tripp, Mikayla Zvekan, Sydney Christensen, Tess Werts, Maggie Hart, and the team managers: Megan Jackson and Skye Meyers. The girls have all worked so hard every year that they have been a part of the Corner Canyon soccer team. We’re so proud of seniors and we hope that they have an amazing rest of their senior year.
CCHS ACADEMIC ALL-STATE AWARDS FROM UHSAA GOES TO...
Congrats to the following students who have earned the Academic All-State Award from the UHSAA. This is based upon GPA, ACT or SAT scores, and athletic ability. Thank you to the teachers, counselors, and coaches who have helped them get to this point in their lives.
Girls Cross Country Boys Cross Country Volleyball Girls Soccer Football
Allison Oler Dallin Gibbs Isabel Crofts Elizabeth Johnson Cody Christensen
Brynlin Pettit Jackson Henstrom Lily Crofts Sydney Christensen Cody Hagen
Natalie Hunt Tyler Randall
Rachel Oldham
Girls Cross Country Boys Cross Country Volleyball Girls Soccer Football
Allison Oler Dallin Gibbs Isabel Crofts Elizabeth Johnson Cody Christensen
Brynlin Pettit Jackson Henstrom Lily Crofts Sydney Christensen Cody Hagen
Natalie Hunt Tyler Randall
Rachel Oldham
Mountain Biking Makes the other teams Bite Dust
Photo Credit: @waldorfdevelopmentteam
By Vee Witzel
Headline News Editor
If you’ve ever had a friend on the mountain biking team you know how busy they are. They’re out of town almost every single weekend during race season and still have practices all week long! This is what our mountain biking team (which is known for being THE LARGEST high school team in the country, by the way!) has been doing this fall. Nils Haugen, senior on the team, got out of this insane time commitment early when he hurt his wrist at disco night. “I haven’t been able to race due to a recent injury, but I was super proud of my teammates, they did a real bang up job.”
The most recent tournament happened in Price this weekend. It was actually one of the last tournaments of the year because it was the regional championship. Walker Dunbar, senior, said about this race, “Speed is fast in Price.” “Speed is fast” is a term used often by the Waldorf Development team, of which Walker and Nils are both apart of, and it is an elite group of mountain bikers from our school. They have an instagram where they give both serious and very fun updates on mountain biking races, so give them a follow at @waldorfdevelopmentteam !
Usually, the state of Utah is divided into 4 regions: north, east, south, and west, and each region only competes against each other throughout the year. But now, whoever wins all of these regional championships will go on to compete against each other.
The course our chargers are competing on for the state championship coming up is St. George, and is much less rough and bumpy than the ones they are used to practicing. So, we expect them to do well. Paul Harrison, senior, says he’s excited for state because “it’s fun to compete with a bunch of different people in a friendly competition, whom I will destroy utterly.” Everyone will compete on the same track, but depending on what level you’re in, you’ll do a different amount of laps.
Our mountain biking team has brought home the dub before, with an entire case filled to the brim of biking trophies, and we’re rooting for them to do it again this year. Wish your friends on the team good luck as their season this year comes to a close!
POSTED 10/11/21
Headline News Editor
If you’ve ever had a friend on the mountain biking team you know how busy they are. They’re out of town almost every single weekend during race season and still have practices all week long! This is what our mountain biking team (which is known for being THE LARGEST high school team in the country, by the way!) has been doing this fall. Nils Haugen, senior on the team, got out of this insane time commitment early when he hurt his wrist at disco night. “I haven’t been able to race due to a recent injury, but I was super proud of my teammates, they did a real bang up job.”
The most recent tournament happened in Price this weekend. It was actually one of the last tournaments of the year because it was the regional championship. Walker Dunbar, senior, said about this race, “Speed is fast in Price.” “Speed is fast” is a term used often by the Waldorf Development team, of which Walker and Nils are both apart of, and it is an elite group of mountain bikers from our school. They have an instagram where they give both serious and very fun updates on mountain biking races, so give them a follow at @waldorfdevelopmentteam !
Usually, the state of Utah is divided into 4 regions: north, east, south, and west, and each region only competes against each other throughout the year. But now, whoever wins all of these regional championships will go on to compete against each other.
The course our chargers are competing on for the state championship coming up is St. George, and is much less rough and bumpy than the ones they are used to practicing. So, we expect them to do well. Paul Harrison, senior, says he’s excited for state because “it’s fun to compete with a bunch of different people in a friendly competition, whom I will destroy utterly.” Everyone will compete on the same track, but depending on what level you’re in, you’ll do a different amount of laps.
Our mountain biking team has brought home the dub before, with an entire case filled to the brim of biking trophies, and we’re rooting for them to do it again this year. Wish your friends on the team good luck as their season this year comes to a close!
POSTED 10/11/21
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Waldorf Development Team member riding a dinosaur instead of a bike.
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Girls tennis season comes to and end...Lets hear the Highlights!!
By Oaklee Ewing
Mind/Body Editor
The girl’s tennis season at CCHS just came to an end, and their overall win-loss ratio was 1-4. The team’s top player, Sierra Strong, competed for state and played her very best. Unfortunately, Sierra did not move on from State. Aside from that, let’s look at the bright side. After interviewing many of the senior players, here are some of the biggest highlights of the season…
Presley Germer says that her favorite moment of the season was the team retreat up in Heber. “It was a great bonding moment and allowed me to create a relationship with every girl on the team!” Katie Shaffer’s big moment was also the retreat. “It’s what really bonded the team from the beginning!” The retreat took place at the end of August, and many pictures posted by the Girls Tennis Team Instagram page really catch a glimpse at the bonding fun!
Nara Robertson appreciated the time the team was on the grass cheering for players while “cracking each other’s backs and eating snacks.” Can’t have back problems when you play!
Eden Jacobs says her highlight was the team dinners every week, “it was super fun getting to know the girls in a more relaxing environment.”
The very beginning of the year was a big favorite for Abby Brady because “that’s when you’re getting to know the girls, we just have made a ton of inside jokes and have crushes on boys, region is always super fun because it brings everyone together. Having the different classes mesh together and creating best friends from other grades is so fun.”
Even if the tennis team doesn’t measure up to the 48 straight wins of the football team, it sure sounds like they have just as much, if not more, fun as anyone else
Posted 10/7/21
Mind/Body Editor
The girl’s tennis season at CCHS just came to an end, and their overall win-loss ratio was 1-4. The team’s top player, Sierra Strong, competed for state and played her very best. Unfortunately, Sierra did not move on from State. Aside from that, let’s look at the bright side. After interviewing many of the senior players, here are some of the biggest highlights of the season…
Presley Germer says that her favorite moment of the season was the team retreat up in Heber. “It was a great bonding moment and allowed me to create a relationship with every girl on the team!” Katie Shaffer’s big moment was also the retreat. “It’s what really bonded the team from the beginning!” The retreat took place at the end of August, and many pictures posted by the Girls Tennis Team Instagram page really catch a glimpse at the bonding fun!
Nara Robertson appreciated the time the team was on the grass cheering for players while “cracking each other’s backs and eating snacks.” Can’t have back problems when you play!
Eden Jacobs says her highlight was the team dinners every week, “it was super fun getting to know the girls in a more relaxing environment.”
The very beginning of the year was a big favorite for Abby Brady because “that’s when you’re getting to know the girls, we just have made a ton of inside jokes and have crushes on boys, region is always super fun because it brings everyone together. Having the different classes mesh together and creating best friends from other grades is so fun.”
Even if the tennis team doesn’t measure up to the 48 straight wins of the football team, it sure sounds like they have just as much, if not more, fun as anyone else
Posted 10/7/21
Corner Canyon Chargers Counting cross country wins already
Girls Cross Country team competing at a meet. Photo cred: Avery Hansen
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BY VEE WITZEL
HEADLINE NEWS EDITOR We all know how bad school traffic is if you try to leave right after the bell. But it’s easy to get cheered up by our large cross country team that runs faster than our cars, passing us on the sidewalks almost every day after school! The cross country season is off to a great start, with the team having competed in two meets already. One was last weekend and one happened just barely! Avery H., senior on the team, informs us that “the last meet the boy chargers took the duuuubbbb,” and also said that “we have four more meets leading up to state. We’ve been performing well and training everyday!” Congrats to our chargers for placing first last week, and good luck at the rest of your competitions! Jackson H., also a senior on the team, tells us that, “We race again at the Utah pre-state meet on September 16th and are looking forward to hopefully bringing the state championship back to CC soon,” adding “...we are very good.” Show up to the meet on September 16th and later to the state meet to see how good they really are and to support our cross country chargers! POSTED 09/05/2021 
SIDELING SUPPORT FOR GIRLS XC TEAM
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BY STEPHANIE GUZMAN DE LA HOZ
STAFF WRITER As sports start to start up again and school life begins to buzz. One of the sports that most people rarely hear about is cross country. Corner Canyon offers cross country in the fall and track and field in the spring. No one has to try out, they just come, make friends, get better at running, and of course try their best! Cross country starts at the beginning of the year and ends October 27th, for the normal season. It is right after school at 2:45 in the north part of the stadium and they have Saturday practices too at 8:00 at the Equestrian Center at Corner Canyon. There is also postseason where runners keep running to stay in shape and connect with people in the winter. If you guys want to have some fun, workout, and be part of such a happy fun team, cross country is a sport you can try! Avery Garcia, Lindsey Glod, and Ava Brinkerhoff all said they loved cross country because they get to meet new people and be part of a supportive community of teammates. Races are every Friday and Saturday depending on the week, so you can either wake up really early or miss half of class, and everyone likes that. Everyone is excited for this upcoming season and year, “Seeing the growth of the new athletes as they take on a new sport and find a passion for it. That’s probably the most exciting. Second most exciting thing would be seeing individuals take risks and learn how to be competitive,” states Coach Moody, the head coach of cross country. So come make friends, see what all the hype is, and of course run. POSTED 9/8/21 PRE RUN WORKOUT!
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Girls' Volleyball: Corner Canyon Loses Twice in a week
By Janica Stocking
Editorials Editor
Editorials Editor
Score report for Corner Canyon v. Riverton game.
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Score report for Corner Canyon v. Copper Hills game.
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In the first competition this week, Corner Canyon played Riverton and lost 2 to 3. In the first set, Corner Canyon beat Riverton 25 to 19. Corner Canyon also won the second set 27 to 25. Though Corner Canyon had a strong start winning the first 2 sets, Riverton made a comeback and won the last 3 sets. Riverton won the third set 25 to 16, the fourth set 25 to 18, and the last set 15 to 8. The final score for was 3-2 with Riverton winning.
In the second competition this week, Corner Canyon played Copper Hills and lost for the second time that week 1 to 3. Corner Canyon started off relatively strong narrowly winning the first set 25 to 23. Unfortunately, Corner Canyon wasn't able to maintain a lead for the rest of the time. Copper Hills crushed Corner Canyon in the rest of the sets. Corner Canyon was unable to score more than 18 points for the rest of the sets. Copper Hills won 3-1.
POSTED 08/29/2021
POSTED 08/29/2021
Girls wrestling join now!!
By: Mele Fager
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“For younger athletes - women, especially, if it's a male-dominated sport - I'd say be very careful to just be true to yourself. I spent a lot of time trying to emulate how a male wrestler was. They're tough, they're very confident, they don't show a lot of emotion, and they push through everything. That's not me at all. I'm a wrestler but I have emotions, I'm sensitive. When I stopped trying to be something that I wasn't, I felt like I was freeing myself up to find ways to make it work for myself.” -Helen Maroulis
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BY MELE FAGER
STAFF WRITER
Hello women of corner canyon and guys I guess if you're into this, have you thought of taking up a sport but don’t know which? JOIN GIRLS WRESTLING!!! In my opinion, it's the best sport in the world! Do you want to learn self defense?
Take wrestling!
You want to be stronger? Wrestling trains all of your muscles and training is how you get stronger so wrestling's the way to go. You want to take a sport to keep your body in shape for the off season? Join wrestling. Wrestling helps mental toughness, physical toughness, all the toughness. If you don’t want to get a job, donate your time to wrestling. Wrestling gets you places. Like scholarships. And money. If you're doing wrestling for those reasons.
Last year girls wrestling was verified as a separate sport from boys wrestling. So if you're thinking, “ I would love to do wrestling but it would be awkward doing it with boys.” Well now you know that it’s a separate sport and it won’t be awkward.
And some of you might not care so what are you doing? Do wrestling my gosh that’s what this whole article is about getting girls to wrestle. Because wrestling gets you strong. It keeps you mentally strong. It’s a skill that will help you through life. If you're not actually sure you want to do it but want to try it, come to one practice and see how you like it.
The girls wrestling practice is on A days 4th period if you want to switch your schedule to it. Come and join the making of history. Come join Corner Canyons first all girls wrestling team.
STAFF WRITER
Hello women of corner canyon and guys I guess if you're into this, have you thought of taking up a sport but don’t know which? JOIN GIRLS WRESTLING!!! In my opinion, it's the best sport in the world! Do you want to learn self defense?
Take wrestling!
You want to be stronger? Wrestling trains all of your muscles and training is how you get stronger so wrestling's the way to go. You want to take a sport to keep your body in shape for the off season? Join wrestling. Wrestling helps mental toughness, physical toughness, all the toughness. If you don’t want to get a job, donate your time to wrestling. Wrestling gets you places. Like scholarships. And money. If you're doing wrestling for those reasons.
Last year girls wrestling was verified as a separate sport from boys wrestling. So if you're thinking, “ I would love to do wrestling but it would be awkward doing it with boys.” Well now you know that it’s a separate sport and it won’t be awkward.
And some of you might not care so what are you doing? Do wrestling my gosh that’s what this whole article is about getting girls to wrestle. Because wrestling gets you strong. It keeps you mentally strong. It’s a skill that will help you through life. If you're not actually sure you want to do it but want to try it, come to one practice and see how you like it.
The girls wrestling practice is on A days 4th period if you want to switch your schedule to it. Come and join the making of history. Come join Corner Canyons first all girls wrestling team.
Girls soccer up and running
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GAME SCHEDULE:
Fri 9/9 -Junior Varsity: 3:30 pm Varsity: 5:15 Tue 9/14- Junior Varsity: 3:30 pm Varsity: 5:15 pm Thu 9/21- Junior Varsity: 5 pm Varsity: 7 pm Tue 9/25- Junior Varsity: 3:30 pm Varsity: 5:15 pm 
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Players:
Margaret Covey. Lexi Wong. Brighton Jakeman. Ellie Jones. Lizzy Johnson. Ainsley Bowers. Ella Muir. Sophie Poulson. Esme Fletcher. Riley Stevens. Rachel Houmand. Hallie Tripp. Kylie Hiatt. Tess Werts. Megan Meyer. Sydney Christensen. Elizabeth Baird. Mikayla Zvekan. Hanna Larsen. Natalie Blaser. Maggie Hart. Taylor Bowers. Ashley Gastello. Brylie Harward. Kayla Welker. Elise Jeppson. Kenna Wong. Brielle Peavley. Megan Broadbent. Cambria Davies. Sunny Meyers. Chaselyn Nichols. Addie Wells. Bella Call. Sadie Werts. Allie Sanderson. Delaney Dolphin. Emily Hartness. |
Freshman/Sophomore Girls soccer
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Calendar: https://cornercanyonathletics.com/teams/3162009/girls/soccer/freshman/schedule
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