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By Coach Dave Hammer
2010 Boys Metro Basketball Practice to Begin

Practice begins Saturday March 20.  As always we will post a blog entry notifying each group with the time and location of the practices.  We will also be posting a link to the tentative practice and tournament schedule for the 2010 season.

Come prepared to work hard, have fun and improve as basketball players.
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2010 Girls Metro Basketball Practice to Begin

Practice begins Friday March 19.  As always we will post a blog entry notifying each group with the time and location of the practices.  We will also be posting a link to the tentative practice and tournament schedule for the 2010 season.

Come prepared to work hard, have fun and improve as basketball players.

 

SALT LAKE METRO is an adidas sponsored team.
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POSTREGISTER.COM: District 6 senior all-stars put on a final show

Below is an excerpt from an article reprinted from the PostRegister.com:

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District 6 senior all-stars put on a final show

By zkyle
March 11, 2010

The East beat the West 89-70 in the girls game. Lacie Widerburg led the East with 23 points, and Sofia Hepworth kicked in 17.

Mailie Garner led the West with 17 points, and Grace Hansen scored 10.

The District 6 Basketball Officials Association handed out its annual sportsmanship awards. On the girls side, Olivia Gardner, Jocelyn Ostermiller and Allisa Harrigfeld each took home scholarships worth $250 and banners for their home gyms. Jason Struhs, Bryten Farley and Dalton Crane won scholarships for the boys..
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Lexi Eaton - 2010 Gatorade Utah Girl's Basketball Player of the Year


2010 UTAH PLAYER OF THE YEAR - LEXI EATON

Lexi Eaton has been selected as Gatorade Utah Girls’ Basketball Player of the Year

Lexi led the state of Utah in scoring and was selected as Utah 4A tournament MVP leading Springville High to a Utah 4A state championship and an undefeated season.

This is the sixth time that a Salt Lake Metro player has won the Gatorade Utah Player of the Year.  
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THEMWC.COM: Mountain West Announces 2009-10 Women's Basketball All-Conference Team

Below is an excerpt from an article reprinted from the Mountain West Conference

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Mountain West Announces 2009-10 Women's Basketball All-Conference Team

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

First Team All-Mountain West Conference Women's Basketball
*#Helena Sverrisdottir Jr. G/F 6-1 TCU
*Emily Carter Jr. G 6-1 TCU
**Kalee Whipple Sr. F 6-0 Utah
**#Jené Morris Sr. G 5-9 San Diego State
**Amy Beggin Sr. G 5-6 New Mexico
Second Team All-Mountain West Conference Women's Basketball
*Mindy Bonham Jr. G 5-10 BYU
Kim Mestdagh So. G/F 5-10 Colorado State
*Paris Johnson Jr. C 6-4 San Diego State
Taryn Wicijowski Fr. C 6-2 Utah
*Hillary Carlson Jr. F 6-3 Wyoming
Aubrey Vandiver Jr. G 5-11 Wyoming
Third Team All-Mountain West Conference Women's Basketball
**Quenese Davis Sr. G 5-10 San Diego State
*TK LaFleur Sr. G 5-8 TCU
Erica Helms Jr. G 5-7 UNLV
Emma Langford So. F 6-2 Wyoming
Honorable Mention All-Mountain West Conference Women's Basketball
Raimee Beck Jr. G 5-8 Air Force
Jazmine Foreman Jr. G 5-5 BYU
Haley Hall Jr. G 5-4 BYU
Kristen Riley So. F 6-3 BYU
Coriann Wood Jr. F 6-1 BYU
Amanda Best Jr. G/F 6-0 New Mexico
Jessica Kielpinski Jr. F 6-1 New Mexico
Starr Crawford Fr. F 6-0 TCU
Eboni Mangum Sr. G 5-8 TCU
Jamie Smith So. G/F 6-0 UNLV
All-Defensive Team
Mindy Bonham Jr. G 5-10 BYU
Jazmine Foreman Jr. G 5-5 BYU
Amy Beggin Sr. G 5-6 New Mexico
Jené Morris Sr. G 5-9 San Diego State
Eboni Mangum Sr. G 5-8 TCU
Halie Sawyer Sr. F 6-1 Utah
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Idaho State basketball all-stars announced

North Idaho College announced the rosters for the seventh annual Idaho high school basketball all-star games and two Salt Lake Metro players were named.

The games, which pit seniors from District I and II against the rest of the state, will feature Sugar-Salem’s Sofia Hepworth and Bonneville’s Mailie Garner on the girls side.

The game is set for Saturday, March 13 at North Idaho College in Coeur d’Alene. The girls game starts at 1 p.m. with the boys game at 3:30 p.m. A 3-point shooting contest and a dunk contest will also be featured.

Sportswriters and broadcasters from around the state voted on the rosters. 

SOUTH GIRLS:
Mailie Garner, Bonneville
Sofia Hepworth, Sugar-Salem
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Davis County All-Stars slated to play Friday night

The Davis County All-Stars will show off their basketball skills on Friday at Davis High School.

 

   A girls 3-point contest is set for 5 p.m., followed by the North-South girls game at 5:30 p.m.

 

   A boys slam dunk contest is set for 6 p.m., followed by the North-South boys game at 7 p.m.

The following Metro players have been selected to play:

Girls North—  Jasmine Porter (Layton Christian),  Jen Hazlett (Syracuse), Meagan Butler (Syracuse),

 Boys North—  Isaac Pedroza (Layton Christian), Kevin Aranda (Layton Christian),

Congratulations to all players selected.
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Former Metro player McKenzie Jessop (Westminster College) selected Frontier Conference Player of the Year

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Former Metro player McKenzie Jessop (Westminster College) was selected Frontier Conference Women's Basketball Player of the Year.  Congratulations to McKenzie on her selection.
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Former Metro player McKenzie Jessop (Westminster College) selected Frontier Conference Defensive Player of the Year
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Former Metro player McKenzie Jessop (Westminster College) was selected Frontier Conference Women's Basketball Defensive Player of the Year.  Congratulations to McKenzie on her selection.
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Former Metro player Nicole Yazzie (Westminster College) selected Frontier Conference Freshman of the Year

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Former Metro player Nicole Yazzie (Westminster College) was selected Frontier Conference Women's Basketball Freshman of the Year.  Congratulations to Nicole on her selection.
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