SYRACUSE — In eight seasons, Braden Hamblin has moved a lot of seniors through his alma mater's girls basketball program at Syracuse High.
But over the years, few freshmen entered his open gym with any prospect of varsity time, much less a seat on the bench.
Long before leading the Titans ...
LAYTON — Shortly before returning from winter break, Layton Christian girls basketball's group chat became a wildfire. Messages were firing rapidly, and an increasing sense of anxiety and confusion as the team made its way back for the new semester.
Amid Jarrod Hoagland's ...
The 2026 Standard-Examiner All-Area Girls Basketball First Team
Maylee Anderson, POY
Syracuse
Senior • G
16.2 ppg (1st in 6A), 5.0 rpg, 4.0 apg (4th in 6A), 3.5 spg (4th in 6A)
Makayla Williams
Morgan
Junior • G
17.9 ppg, 3.9 rpg, 1.1 apg
Rihanna May
Northridge
Junior ...
The 2026 Standard-Examiner All-Area Girls Basketball Second Team
Maylee Higley
Bear River
Freshman • G
11.6 ppg (3rd among Utah freshmen), 58 3-point field goals (1st among Utah freshmen, 15th in Utah), 1.2 apg, 2.7 rpg, 1.5 spg, 0.3 bpg
Zoe Rockenfield
Morgan
Sophomore • ...