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 West Jordan s Rayes Gallegos, who has committed to play at the University of Nebraska, surveys the court during a game last season.
Jaguars’ Gallegos signs with the Cornhuskers
West Jordan senior guard Rayes Gallegos became the first player in the Jaguars’ 27-year history to commit to play at a university before starting his final year. Gallegos verbally committed to pl...
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Inconsistent play ends season for Grizzlies soccer
Part of a coach’s job is to teach lessons not only pertaining to the game, but also of life. And after a year like the Copper Hills girls soccer team just suffered through, there are many lessons...
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Copper Hills girls soccer
8/12/08 Copper Hills 7, South Summit 0 WIN 8/14/08 Cyprus 4, Copper Hills 1 LOSS 8/19/08 Copper Hills 3, Payson 0 WIN 8/20/08 Skyline 8, Copper Hills 0 LOSS 8/26/08 Taylorsville 2, Copper...
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Carrie Johnson is one of the senior leaders on the West Jordan High School girls soccer team. Coach Richard Hoonakker lined up a difficult preseason schedule in order to get his team ready for Region 3 play.

Jaguars soccer stresses teamwork during region play
West Jordan soccer coach Richard Hoonakker isn’t trying to discourage his players. He’s trying to toughen them up. Entering his fourth year at the helm of the Jaguars program, Hoonakker decided to...
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West Jordan girls soccer schedule
8/12/08 Tooele 4, West Jordan 4 TIED 8/14/08 Hillcrest 6, West Jordan 1 LOSS 8/21/08 Mountain Crest 8, West Jordan 0 LOSS 8/26/08 West Jordan 0, Pleasant Grove 0 TIED 8/28/08 Jordan 8, ...
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The West Jordan Pony Baseball 9- 10-year old division players are, in alphabetical order, Christian Archuleta, Bryan Banks, Alex Borton, Mitch Draper, Nate Green, Garrett McClellan, Alec Moran, Brayden Ogden, Tanner Petersen, Jason Ramon, Jamael Swanigan and Ryan Topham. Head coach is Mike Topham; assistant coaches are Russ Draper and Lou Banks.

(Editor’s note: In the last issue of the West Jordan Journal we inadvertently ran the incorrect names with the photo of the West Jordan Pony Baseball team. Therefore we are running photos of both teams with the names of the players. We apologize for the error.)
Pony Baseball teams have successful season
The West Jordan Pony Baseball players in the 13- to 14-year-old Pony division are the 2008 Pony All-star team. They went undefeated through an invitational tournament, a district tournament and a ...
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Local high school football teams gear up for region play
Three games into the season, the two football programs at West Jordan and Copper Hills have achieved the same thing – winning all of their games. They just have arrived there in very different wa...
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West Jordan High School’s new yell leaders are Junior Lapale, Marty Buhler and Caldy Buhler. West Jordan High trains its’ first ever yell leaders
Becoming a trailblazer as the first yell leader to cheer on West Jordan’s sports teams was never what Marty Buhler had in mind when he tried out for the squad last spring. “I just thought it woul...
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The West Jordan Pony League Mustang Division all-star baseball team (pictured here) was one of two West Jordan Pony league teams to go to Chino Hills, Calif. for a regional baseball tournament. West Jordan Pony League Baseball sends two teams to regional tournament
A pair of West Jordan little league baseball teams spent the first week of August in California, thanks to strong performances in the state tournament. The West Jordan Pony League Pony sent its P...
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Grizzlies hope to build on momentum, experience from last season
Optimism is a word thrown around quite a bit by coaches, but Copper Hills’ girls soccer coach Michael Shaughnessy really means it. If the way the Grizzlies ended the 2007 season didn’t serve noti...
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West Jordan, Copper Hills football teams looking for improvement
The past few seasons have been frustrating for the West Jordan and Copper Hills football teams. Both squads have finished near the bottom in region standings. This season, four teams from Region ...
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Copper Hills tennis faces rebuilding year
Rebuilding is certainly a reality in any sport at any level. And it’s a reality that’s hit the Copper Hills tennis program in a big way. The Grizzlies enter the season with only two players who h...
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2008 Football Schedules
2008 West Jordan football schedule Aug. 22 at Lehi 7 p.m. Aug. 29 at Mountain View 7 p.m. Sept. 5 at Olympus 7 p.m. Sept. 12 vs. Taylorsville 7 p.m. Sept. 19 at Hillcrest 7 p.m. Sept. 2...
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Copper Hills lacrosse members were well represented on the All-State team. Pictured here, top row from left: Joey Christenson, Royce Williams and Brad Corbett; bottom row from left: Marcus Monson, Dakota Bowman. West Jordan, Copper Hills athletes receive All-State honors
A number of local high school athletes got some good news heading into their summer vacations. A total of 16 West Jordan and Copper Hills high school players were named All-State in their respect...
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West Jordan co-ed youth soccer league open to all skill levels
Some people play sports for the competition; some play simply to have fun. The West Jordan Youth Soccer League offers an opportunity for youth to play the sport, regardless of talent or experienc...
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Cameron Huber (#55), Austin Anderson (#3) and Jordan Loveridge (#15) battle for the rebound in a game during the Las Vegas Easter Classic earlier this season. The players compete on local team made up of boys who just finished the eighth grade.
 
West Jordan youth helping local basketball team reach the top of its game
The West Jordan High School boys basketball team should be in good hands the next few seasons. Not only will the Jaguars return 10 players from last year’s team this November, but the long-term p...
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Juan Diego baseball player Patrick Fratto, shown playing infield in a recent game, has received a scholarship to Taft College. JDCHS baseball player off to California college
Juan Diego Catholic High School baseball player Patrick Fratto is taking his game to Taft College in southern California this fall. Fratto, son of Pat and Kim Fratto of West Jordan, received an at...
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Megan Bailey Bingham High athlete named Academic All-State
Bingham High’s Megan Bailey recently was recognized with an Academic All-State honor for achieving academic excellence while performing as an integral part of the Minerettes drill team. Bailey,...
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The Steppin  Up Cheer and Dance Senior Fusion All-Star Team recently competed at the United Spirit Association National Competition in Anaheim, Calif. Local dance and cheer teams winning big in local and national competitions
West Jordan has no shortage of talented dancers and cheerleaders. Just ask Emily Morgan, whose dance and cheer programs have seen great success in recent months. Morgan runs the Steppin’ Up Cheer...
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