Sean Walker

BYU’s Kihei Akina caps standout freshman season in top 10 at NCAA Championship

Kihei Akina shot 2-under-par 70 to finish tied for eighth at the end of stroke play at the NCAA Championship at Omni La Costa Resort in Carlsbad, California.
3 months ago

Did No. 22 BYU men’s golf make the cut at NCAA championships?

After adding his third-round score of 71 played on Thursday to first- and second-round tallies of 69 and 70, respectively, Akina led BYU men's golf in a tie for seventh on the stroke-play leaderboard to advance to the fourth round.
3 months ago

Utah Celtic boys wrap up unprecedented run of 4 straight national tournament titles at MLS NEXT Cup

Patrick Stevenson notched a brace as Utah Celtic scored five second-half goals in a 5-0 win over St. Louis Developmental Academy in the championship match of the MLS NEXT Cup U19 boys' academy division.
3 months ago

Taylor Lovell 1st in steeplechase as BYU track and field adds 10 NCAA championship bids

In all, the BYU track and field women's team secured 10 entries at the NCAA Championships, which run June 10-13 at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon.
3 months ago

Royal Reality: Utah Royals remain atop NWSL with 2-2 draw at Portland

Kiana Palacios scored her second goal in as many matches, and Cloé Lacasse added another as the Utah Royals split the points with a 2-2 draw at NWSL-leading Portland on Saturday afternoon at Providence Park.
3 months ago

BYU track and field adds 4 more entries to NCAA championships through West regionals

Isaac Hedengren, Tayvon Kitchen, Carter Cutting and the Cougars' 4x400-meter relay team all earned bids to the NCAA championships Friday night at the West preliminaries in Fayetteville, Arkansas.
3 months ago

High school baseball: American Fork adds to 6A dynasty with 4th title in 6 years

Bode Gaggero ripped a pair of home runs in his first two at-bats and finished with three RBI, and Talon Willardson added a triple and an RBI to lead American Fork to back-to-back 6A titles with a 5-3 win over the Falcons.
3 months ago

High school baseball: Spanish Fork goes back-to-back, battling back to beat Maple Mountain for 5A title

The Dons pounded out eight runs on nine hits en route to an 8-4 win over Maple Mountain in the third game of the 5A baseball championship series Saturday at Utah Valley’s UCCU Ballpark.
3 months ago

High school boys lacrosse: Skyridge’s 6A title stops Corner Canyon’s 5-year championship streak

Dylan Forsgren scored four goals, and Tamanuitoi Johnson’s marker with 2:29 left in the fourth quarter helped Skyridge snap the Chargers' five-year title streak, 12-11 in the 6A boys lacrosse championship.
3 months ago

Kiana Palacios’ first NWSL goal helps Utah Royals FC to rivalry win over Denver Summit

Kiana Palacios scored her first goal for Utah Royals FC, and Mina Tanaka notched her fourth goal via second-half penalty kick to help the Royals extend their club-record unbeaten streak to nine matches with a 2-1 win over expansion club Denver Summit.
3 months ago

High school boys lacrosse: Team ball leads Park City to 5A title win over Brighton

Henry Alnwick had two goals and two assists, and Park City used a 6-0 second-quarter spurt to pull past Brighton, 10-6 in Saturday's 5A championship match at Zions Bank Stadium.
3 months ago

High school boys lacrosse: Late goal leads Waterford to 4A title over Juan Diego

"We could just feel him this whole season," Rurka said moments after scoring his second goal in a 7-6 win over Juan Diego at Zions Bank Stadium. "Every single game, every single win, we knew he was there with us."
3 months ago

High school boys soccer: East hands Murray 1st loss for 4A title

Teo Hummasti scored the match-winning goal four minutes after halftime, and goalkeeper Adi Helac made it stand up as the Leopards won their first state title since 2006 with a 2-1 win over previously undefeated Murray in the 4A championship at Zions Bank Stadium.
3 months ago

High school boys soccer: Stevenson’s ‘Pat trick’ lifts Lone Peak to 1st 6A title in 21 years

Stevenson scored three goals as Lone Peak clinched its first title since 2005 with a 3-1 win over the Phoenix on Friday afternoon at Zions Bank Stadium.
3 months ago

High school boys soccer: Extra-time penalty lifts Bountiful to first 5A title since 2013, 10th overall

Cameron Martin stepped up to the spot in the final minute of the second extra-time session, ripping a right-footed take into the upper 90 to give the Redhawks a 1-0 win over Maple Mountain in Friday's 5A championship at Zions Bank Stadium.
3 months ago

High school softball: Hamblin’s grand slam helps Riverton to 3rd straight 6A title

The Utah commit smacked two home runs for six RBI, including a game-tying grand slam in the bottom of the seventh inning as Riverton rallied from a 15-9 deficit in Game 2 to outlast Herriman 16-15 in eight innings and clinch a third consecutive state title Saturday at BYU's Gail Miller Field.
3 months ago

High school softball: Salem Hills defense powers 1st 5A title since 2014

Leila Stevenson had a home run, a double and four RBI as Salem Hills opened the 5A championship series Thursday with a 9-2 win over Box Elder at BYU's Gail Miller Field.
3 months ago

High school girls lacrosse: Szwajkun’s 8 goals lift Park City to repeat 5A title

The sophomore totaled eight goals as Park City stormed to its second-straight 5A championship and third title in four years with a 19-9 win over Fremont at Zions Bank Stadium.
3 months ago

High school girls lacrosse: Bear River cruises to 5th straight 4A championship

HERRIMAN — Ella Criddle remembers the last time Bear River girls’ lacrosse team lost a competitive match, back on March 17, 2023.   She was a freshman, playing with the junior varsity team during a mid-March visit to Corner Canyon and a 7-5 loss to the 6A quarterfinalists.   “We lost, but we really tried […]
3 months ago

High school girls lacrosse: Riverton stuns Skyridge in OT for 1st 6A title

Maggie Bird scored her third goal on the game-winner with 32 seconds left in overtime as Riverton rallied for an 8-7 win over top-seeded Skyridge at Zions Bank Stadium.
3 months ago

NCAA golf regionals: No. 24 BYU delays Hall-of-Fame coach’s retirement with 4th-place finish in Athens

The 24th-ranked Cougars clinched their 34th ticket to the NCAA national championships with a fourth-place finish Wednesday in the Athens regional at University of Georgia Golf Club.
3 months ago

NCAA golf regionals: BYU, Utah in dogfight to advance to national championships

Parker Bunn added a 67 to his first-round 70 to move into a tie for ninth at 5-under-par 67 as BYU moved down a spot to fifth place at 11-under after 36 holes at the University of Georgia Golf Course in Athens, Georgia.
3 months ago

High school boys soccer: Farmington, Lone Peak to meet in 6A championship after emotional semifinal

Dax Patrick, Kade Mackintosh and Jack Burrup each scored a goal as the Phoenix pulled away for a 3-1 win at Zions Bank Stadium.
3 months ago

High school girls golf: Depth carries Woods Cross to repeat 5A title; Lone Peak wins 5th in a row

Tess Poulsen fired a two-day total of 1-under-par 143 to tie for second, Vivian Oaks added 6-over 150 for fifth, and the Wildcats pulled past Skyline by 10 strokes at Riverbend Golf Course.
3 months ago