Prep roundup: Fremont softball beats Pleasant Grove, gets to 2nd round
BRIAN WOLFER, Special to the Standard-Examiner
Fremont High's Jocie Johnson (13) high-fives a coach after scoring a run against West Field during a Region 5 softball game Tuesday, April 28, 2026, in Taylor.PLEASANT GROVE — In Game 3 of a 5A first-round regional series Monday, Cara Henrie batted 4 for 5 with a double and three RBIs for Fremont High softball and the No. 14 Silverwolves edged No. 19 Pleasant Grove 11-9 to advance to the second-round super regionals.
Halli Atmore and Neveah Griffis each had three hits, with Atmore driving in three, for Fremont (15-15). Brooklyn Himelright hit an RBI triple. Kashlytn Reuther got the win with 13 hits and eight earned runs over 6 2/3 innings.
Fremont will travel to face No. 3 Spanish Fork in the best-of-three super regional series, beginning with Game 1 on Thursday.
PLEASANT GROVE 10, FREMONT 6
In Game 2 earlier Monday, Pleasant Grove (7-23) scored three runs in the fifth inning to take the lead for good. Himelright batted 3 for 4 with one RBI for Fremont. Jocie Johnson hit an RBI double and Griffis added a double.
MANTI 13, MORGAN 11
SPANISH FORK — No. 4 Manti (11-17) rallied from an 11-6 deficit with seven six-inning runs to eliminate No. 8 Morgan (8-18) in 3A bracket play.
Summer Bangerter batted 2 for 3 with a double and three RBIs to lead Morgan at the plate. Joesi Kelly hit 2 for 4 with a double. Manti outhit Morgan 17-14, with seven extra-base hits to Morgan’s two.
CANYON VIEW 13, OGDEN 5
SPANISH FORK — No. 11 Ogden (10-16) outhit No. 5 Canyon View (17-10) by a 9-8 margin but issued seven walks and loss in 3A bracket play elimination game.
Sophia Edwards tripled and drove in two runs for Ogden. Madi Arney hit 2 for 3, and Baelee Ulm and Kassidy Waddell each hit a double. Jill Wood took the tough loss on the mound, issuing the seven walks but allowing only three earned runs out of the 13.
BASEBALL
DESERT HILLS 12, BEAR RIVER 6
KEARNS — No. 6 Bear River scored three runs in the first inning, but No. 2 Desert Hills (23-6) scored eight straight runs to take control in a 4A bracket play contest Tuesday at Kearns High School.
Jackson Barfuss batted 3 for 4 with one RBI for Bear River (21-8). Chipper Hawes went 2 for 4 with a double and two RBIs. Jaxon Theurer hit a two-run double.
The Bears face No. 7 Crimson Cliffs in an elimination game at 10 a.m. Wednesday.
BEAR RIVER 9, TIMPANOGOS 5
KEARNS — No. 6 Bear River scored five runs in the third inning and added three in the fifth to best No. 3 Timpanogos (23-6) and advance in 4A bracket play at Kearns High School on Monday.
Chipper Hawes hit a three-run home run for Bear River (21-7). Jackson Barfuss batted 3 for 4. Dallen Rice went 2 for 5 with a double and three RBIs. Stephen Starnes and Broxton Gardner each drove in one with a single. Starnes got the win with seven hits, four earned runs and 10 strikeouts over five innings.
BOYS SOCCER
6A SECOND ROUND
No. 7 Mountain Ridge 2, No. 10 Layton 1
No. 4 Salt Lake Academy 2, No. 13 Syracuse 0
5A SECOND ROUND
No. 8 Skyline 3, No. 9 Northridge 2
No. 5 Bountiful 3, No. 12 Box Elder 0
No. 2 Pleasant Grove 4, No. 18 Bonneville 1
No. 4 Granger 5, No. 20 West Field 0
BOYS LACROSSE
WEST FIELD 18, ROY 5
TAYLOR — Cooper Horspool netted six goals and No. 9 West Field eliminated No. 24 Roy in the first round of the 5A playoffs.
Lincoln Miller totaled four goals and two assists for West Field (14-5). Gavin Clarke scored three goals.
Tyler Dickson had two goals and one assist for Roy (5-13).
West Field next hits the road for a second-round matchup at No. 8 Olympus (10-6) on Thursday.
6A FIRST ROUND
No. 16 Cedar Valley 16, No. 17 Layton 8
5A FIRST ROUND
No. 16 Northridge 10, No. 17 Maple Mountain 0
No. 14 Spanish Fork 17, No. 19 Fremont 2
No. 22 Hillcrest 20, No. 11 Box Elder 3
GIRLS LACROSSE
6A FIRST ROUND
No. 16 Westlake 19, No. 17 Layton 3
5A FIRST ROUND
No. 10 Bonneville 14, No. 23 Roy 9
No. 14 Northridge 12, No. 19 Maple Mountain 11
No. 15 West Field 8, No. 18 Springville 7
No. 16 Woods Cross 11, No. 17 Box Elder 10


