OGDEN — Heading into Saturday night's contest between Scotland and the United States, both teams had suffered sluggish starts to their 2026 World Curling Championship campaign at the Weber County Ice Sheet. Scotland had dropped its first two games but notched its first victory earlier ...

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 • ...

The 2026 Standard-Examiner All-Area Girls Basketball Third Team Jade Kulpa Weber High Junior • G 8.4 ppg, 4.2 rpg, 2.7 apg, 1.7 spg Brynn Wadman Fremont Junior • G 8.1 ppg, 3.4 rpg, 0.9 rpg, 1.2 spg Ellie McArthur Fremont Freshman • G 8.8 ppg, 8.1 rpg, 1.8 apg, 2.6 ...