Van Wagoner, introduced by the school via Instagram late Tuesday night, is a 15-year expert in lacrosse with stops at the high school level and the Southern Nevada Lacrosse Association Board. She’s been around the game since 2012, when her eldest daughter first picked it up, according to the school’s announcement.

The Royals finished 2-16 overall last year in the final season of Chris Christiansen’s two-year run as head coach. As a varsity sport, Roy girls lacrosse hasn’t surpassed the seven-win high of its 2021 campaign, and hasn’t punched above three wins since 2023.

Box Elder softball trio signing this month

Softball tryouts are a few innings away, but Box Elder seniors Izibel Mason, Kennadie Blackmer and Kailee Hall are stepping up to the plate, pen in hand, this month to officially ink with their respective college destinations.

• Nov. 11: Kailee Hall (BYU): Hall finished her junior run as a top-10 home run hitter (8th with 14), as well as total runs (4th with 62). She led Utah’s Class 5A hitting .566 and finished last season seventh with 23 stolen bases.

• Nov. 17: Izibel Mason (USU-Eastern): As a junior, Mason finised top-10 in Utah’s Class 5A with 44 total runs; she collected 27 total RBIs on 37 hits during the 2025-26 run, and returns as an integral part of Box Elder’s infield this spring.

• Nov. 23: Kennadie Blackmer (Utah Valley): The reigning Gatorade Utah Softball Player of the Year, Blackmer is headed for Orem after high school, but not without one more year of prep ball under her belt. Blackmer led the state with 26 home runs and is on pace to breach 50 career homers and 200 career RBI this season.

The Bees fell short of the 5A state championship last spring, but all three soon-to-be college ballplayers will return to Brian Merrill’s program next year.

Ogden’s Weston signs with Baylor

Wrapping her career with a third state title, Ogden High soccer standout Elle Weston signed with Baylor to continue her playing career on Wednesday.

Weston, the twin sister of fellow Tiger athlete Blake Weston, punched home the 81st and final goal of her prep career for a 2-1 victory over top seed Manti in the 3A girls soccer state championship last month. She wraps her soccer career with those 81 goals, 24 assists and 186 total points as a Tiger.

Signing with the Bears, Weston becomes Alexis King’s second Power Four signee since Bella Gray (now at Utah Tech) signed with Ole Miss in 2024.

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