2021 - 22
Class Leaders
Student Body Officers – President Kurt McLaughlin, Teya Sidberry, Georgia Stockham, Katherine Evans.
Senior Class Officers – Ben Shane, Brody Dicks, Arual Deng, Paul Florence, Andi Giovanniello.
Junior Class Officers – Leah Han, Lanee Farr, Savannah Harlan, Bridget Hankins, Justine Nicholson, Sam Daskalakis.
Sophomore Class Officers – Abbey Trewitt, Ted Hyngstrom, Skye Johnstone, Paige Larson, Riley Liechty, Gus Harmston.
Freshman Class Officers – Belinda Hernandez-Padilla, Zach Farr, Delaney Dolan, Amelia Connor, John Witt, Lorraine Hyngstrom.
The Year
National Merit Scholar: Michael Silas
Administration: Patrick Lambert, principal; Louise Hendrickson, vice principal; Matt Douglas, dean of students; Eric Wood, athletic director; Nathan Shaw, activities director; John Michael Pantlik, director of admissions; Andrew Montoya, data management and admissions; James Cordova, campus coordinator; Derek Jensen, communications director; Kenneth Lewis, maintenance; Brady Stout, technology; Stan Finn, librarian; xxx James, office secretary; Casie Edgington and Sean Strickland, learning resource center; Karla Keller and Carol Smith, finances; and Shannon Garside, Spirit Shop. Counselors were Kay Bush, Adia Waldburger, Nicola Landau, Sara Strickland, Jeanette Sawaya, Kristin Kladis and Jamie Scholl. The Advancement Office Staff consisted of Susan Lollini, Joyce Munson, Shelly Parker and Sherrie Knuth. The lunch staff was xxx Grow-Hall, xxx Nixon and xxx Gutierrez.
Faculty: Brady Walton, Adia Waldburger, Anthony Vitali, Matthew Vanderlaan, William Trentman, Nicholas Steffens, Timothy Soran, Natalie Smith, Chris Sloan, Aida Shepherd, Nathan Shaw, Shannon Roberts, Dianna Pugh, Celina Poppe, Jeremy Petty, Matt Pacenza, Michael Lovett, Zachary Laufer, Nicola Landau, Kristin Kladis, Karla Keller, Kari Johnson, Bryan Jeffreys, Connor James, Lisa Jackson, Wayne Hentschel, Brooke Healy, William Hawes, Darin Hathaway, Dylan Esson, Aundraya Dain Sobotka, Brian Chappell, Jessica Buyers, Joan Brand, Kate Bills, Kaycee Baye, Megan Barron, John Barron, Gary Ayton, George Angelo and Caroline Holyoak.
For the fourth time, Judge received the U.S. Department of Education’s “Blue Ribbon” award. Education Department Director Aba Kumi presented a plaque to Principal Patrick Lambert, Vice Principal Louise Hendrickson and Mark Longe, Superintendent of Catholic Schools in the Salt Lake Diocese, on Nov. 5 in Washington, D.C. Coming after Blue Ribbon designations in 1984, 1989 and 1998, the award “puts us in the top 1 % of high schools in the country,” Lambert noted. No other Utah high school had won the prize twice. “It is especially meaningful,” he added, “coming during our centennial as we celebrate 100 years of excellence while continuing to innovate through the challenges of the global pandemic.” Judge was one of the few high schools in Utah that was not forced to go completely virtual because of COVID breakouts. The yearbook pictured Student Body Officers Kurt McLaughlin, Georgia Stockham, Teya Sidberry and Katherine Evans posing with the plaque. Parent Robin Harmston told Judge Connections magazine “I can never express how grateful I am for the time and passion that you put in and for being at Judge.”
Serving as Student Ambassadors were seniors Sam Jacobsen, Benjamin Shane, Spencer Ewing, Isabella Valles, Araxan Olivares, Caeli Sherman, Elise Runnels, Lucy Callahan, Olivia Cowan and William Selfridge; juniors Emery Nielsen, Stella Sharp, Sofia Wedemeyer, Bridget Hankins, Tessa Poppe, Gracie Haffey-Sherman, Abigail Fowler, Jack Gose and Justine Nicholson; sophomores Han Nguyen, Samuel Cowan, Riley Liechty, AnaValeska Padilla, Sofia Landerghini, Isabel Fowler, William Yarrish, Amanda Schnitter, Anna James, Damarco Soutor, Elise Djagba, Esther Analjok, Evan Chisholm, George Frech, John Chadwick and Sarah Bowler; and freshman Keira MacGilvery.
Teacher Chris Sloan once again oversaw the Bulldog Press, new media and photography classes. His students included Gabriel Campbell, Brooklyn Woods, Samuel Hazel, Jerry Lu, Natalie Nuntapreda, Theodore Hyngstrom, Paris Tran, Charles Payne, Toni Bullough, Aaydan Saucedo, Claire Banecker, Kingsley Garrett, Athena Bland, John Monette, Myriam Cortez-Trujillo, Nicholas Dalton, Judge Brown, Samuel Cowan, Connor Marland, Tyler Bissett, Amelia Colman and Benjamin Gillespie.
Grace Leonelli was crowned Homecoming Queen. Her king was Asher Strong. Juniors Justine Nicholson and Daniel Spoor were the princess and prince.
Neve Scolere and Wren Walker were co-captains of the Cheerleaders, who took first place in the 2A state competition and finished sixth at nationals in Anaheim, Calif. Joining them in cheering for Bulldog athletic teams were Grace Leonelli, Meaghan Madlena, Kelsi Jones, Sofia Anderson, Dylann Cross, Emma Schubach, Riley Liechty, Bianca Villanueva, Sofia Andrews, Frances Reed and Tristan Malouf. Coaching the cheerleaders was Kaitlin Hoffman.
Judge students delivered 2,445 hours of service to 25 nonprofit agencies in northern Utah as part of their Christ the King service tradition. Food preparation work for Catholic Community Services featured Marcos Cuara Vega, Serena De Astis, John Chadwick, Owen Chastain, Kate DeMark, Samuel Cowan, Olivia Carroll, Ashai Dengabot, Alexandra DeBonis, Leisandra De Vaca, Lucas Christensen, Kyle Fredericks, Matthew Giovanniello, Christian Donelson, Crystal Garcia, Tessa Poppe and Peer Minister Katherine Evans. Members of Joan Brand’s class provided assistance to battered women at the YWCA, including Gracie Eldredge, Ava DiNardo, Dominika Flesher, Sofia Landerghini, Timothy Downer, Bella Franco, Elise Djagba, Nicholas Ermakov, Hannah Flynn, Benjamin Gillespie, Isabel Fowler, George Frech, Sofia Fouad, Christina Mayar, Victoria Pinycleu, Aleko Stoev, Jack Weir, Texas Wilde, Grace Willmarth, Ella Still, Niamh Wallis and Peer Minister Abigail Barnhart. Kelsi Jones and Principal Patrick Lambert were among those helping Tree Utah plant trees.
International students included Ana Violero Fernandez, Agamurad Ataev, Ruilin “Linda” Piao, Jerry Lu, Alvaro “Nico” Ruiz-Gomez, Sinan “Steven” Yang, Yu-Wei “Henry” Wang, Zhifeng Jiang and Heyongseung “Henry” Bang.
Serving as Peer Ministers were Amelia Colman, Boden Chell, Malik Judd, Abigail Barnhart, Michael Silas, Zoe Murphy, Atticus Richardson, Benjamin Shane, Neve Scolere, Anna-lece Macklyn, Paul Florence, Arual Deng, Thomas Chadwick, Alex “Buddy” Yannelli, Maya Renteria, Ruilin “Linda” Piao, Matthew Ludlow, Tyler Bissett, William Selfridge, Liam Allred, Brennan Riad and Karen Carreno. Their adviser was Celina Poppe.
What did students like? Bulldog burgers and football games, white shirts more than blue. Snapchat was easily the most popular form of social media, followed by TikTok and Instagram. When it came to shoes, the Nike brand reigned supreme, topping Vans and Converse.
The Student Ambassadors were Emery Nielsen, Stella Sharp, Han Nguyen, Samuel Cowan, Sam Jacobsen, Sofia Wedemeyer, Ben Shane, Spencer Ewing, Bridget Hankins, Riley Liechty, AnaValeska Padilla, Sofia Landerghini, Isabel Fowler, Isabella Valles, Tessa Poppe, Gracie Haffey-Sherman, Will Yarrish, Araxan Olivares, Abigail Fowler, Amanda Schnitter, Keira MacGilvery, Jack Gose, Justine Nicholson, Caeli Sherman, Elise Runnels, Lucy Callahan, Olivia Cowan, William Selfridge, Anna James, Damarco Soutor, Elise Djagba, Esther Analjok, Evan Chisholm, George Frech, John Chadwick and Sarah Bowler.
Members of the Epicurean Club, advised by Tim Soran, were Kalli Bo, Katherine Yarrish, Aidan Bonner, Michael Silas, Lillian Crockett, Audrey Selfridge, Molly Dicks, Lillian Schwartz, Atticus Richardson, Sadie DuBois, Dominika Flesher, Noah Pickron, Ian Galaviz, Olivia Micklos, Matthew Ludlow, Ricky Garcia, Sam Macklyn, Madison Hill, Keira MacGilvery, Shawn Kundinger and Sam Hill.
Covid forced Mock Trial competitions to become hybrid, with half of the courtroom set up in Judge’s classroom while the other team and judges were on Zoom. Representing Judge were Anthony Walz, Rachelle Prasthofer, Diego Mejia, Seungmin “Leah” Han, John Witt, Aidan Slade Conboy, Katherine Yarrish, Sam Daskalakis, Claire Poche, John Monette, Talon Grantz, Kurt McLaughlin, Madison Hill, Boden Chell, Molly Dicks, Marcus Romero, Neve Scolere, Brody Dicks, Justine Nicholson, Savannah Harlan, Amelia Colman and Evan Chisholm. Anthony Vitali oversaw the team with help from Deborah Kreeck Mendez, Tupakk Renteria, Rachel Slade, Cecelia Romero, Melissa Fulkerson and Robin Young.
The Interact Club was led by president Katherine Evans, vice president Savannah Harlan, secretary Sadie DuBois and social media organizer Nyalok Akec. Members included Dominic Moore, Karen Carreno, Skye Johnson, Mary Akec, Amelia Andrews, Marcella Leyva, Anastasia Deboeck, Allie Rasmussen and Katie Horne.
Seniors participating in the Kairos retreat included Marika Collins, Katherine Evans, Javier Caceres, Boden Chell, Neve Scolere, Thomas Chadwick, Teya Sidberry, Charles Leo, Claire Poche, Malik Judd, Maya Renteria, Dominic Moore, Olivia Cowan, Matthew Ludlow, Arual Deng, Woody Lloyd, Joseph Craddock, Asher Strong, Michael Silas, Ben Shane, Walter Hogle, Alex “Buddy” Yannelli, Brennan Riad, Liam Allred, Aidan Clarken. Their adviser was Celina Poppe.
Helping to assemble the Literary Magazine “Catharsis” were Katie Horne, Sadie DuBois, Genevieve Johnson, Charles Leo, Isabella Valles, Dim Lun, Anthony Walz and Claire Banecker. Bryan Jeffreys was the adviser.
Heading Judge’s robotics team, JudgeMent Call, were captains Matthew Ludlow, Thomas Chadwick, Ruilin “Linda” Piao and Zoe Murphy. Members included Aaron Burns, Tyler Zwerin, Adrian Aguirre, Thomas Mudge, Aidan Slade Conboy, Benjamin Child, Sydney Mann, Braeden Bucher, Sidney Ramirez, Diego Pasillas, Sam Klemesrud, Diya Malhi, Rylan Arico, Dylan Kelly, Finlay Henderson, Henry Kraus, Paula Campbell, Ian Galaviz, Olivia Lemos, James Young and Nicholas Ermakov.
Forming the Social Justice Assembly were Malik Judd, Ayan Juang, Nyandoar “Sarah” Daw, Karen Carreno, Rajah Ibrahim, Kelsi Jones, Achol Mayar, Sheyla Padilla, Nyalok Akec, Marcus Romero and Arual Deng.
With Covid limiting attendance at sporting events, Evan Chisholm, Drew Hansen-Coomes and Huck Jones were among the announcers providing Judge fans with accounts of the games from the press box for online consumption.
Traveling to California’s Catalina Island as part of an Oceanography class were Sofia Anderson, Katherine Yarrish, Rowan Burris, Alex “Buddy” Yannelli, Lucy Callahan, Xander Whipple, Aidan Clarken, Sofia Wedemeyer, Olivia Cowan, Reese Vigil, Joseph Craddock, Isabella Valles, Marisa De Astis, Paris Tran, Sadie DuBois, Liliana Terrill, Katherine Evans, Ava Sibthorp, Spencer Ewing, Caeli Sherman, Caroline Foy, Benjamin Shane, Ricky Garcia, William Selfridge, Andre Geraldino, Brennan Riad, Andrea Giovanniello, Tessa Poppe, Jackson Green, Samuel Oswald, Elizabeth Griffee, Kyler Nilson, Jack Gose, Justine Nicholson, Jack Harris, Evan Nelson, Daija Hutchins, John Monette, Ava Isaac, Alexander Moffat, Sam Jacobsen, Cameron McLaughlin, Grace Jensen, Nickolas Maez, Benny Johnson, Anna-lece Macklyn, Megan Johnson, Caroline Mackey, Brecklyn Jones and Ava Linke.
George Angelo’s Sports Medicine class attracted Madden Clark, Penelope Dalton, Marisa De Astis, Lucy Callahan, A.J. Warden and Sofia Wedemeyer.
Making up the Female Alliance were Amanda Schnitter, Stella Greenberg, Savannah Harlan, Emma Steffensen, Delaney Dolan and Bridget Hankins.
Karen Carreno and Brianna Valcarcel formed the LatinX to embrace Hispanic culture. Their club attracted Sheyla Padilla, Andre Geraldino, Fatima Ramos, Christian Padilla, Nyalok Akec, Javier Caceres, Lilyana Lopez, Kurt McLaughlin, Jossan Arano Vargas, Mariam Aidemirova, Dominic Moore, Andrea Carreno, Walter Hogle and Mary Akec. Their adviser was Maricruz Fimbres.
The Environmental Club teamed with Tree Utah to plant trees. Club members included Stella Greenberg, Mary Okongo, Noah Crossman, AnaValeska Padilla, Marcella Leyva, Stephanie Andrade and Isabella Keane. John Barron was their moderator.
Ava Isaac and Riley Liechty were editors of the Yearbook, overseeing a staff that featured Marcella Leyva, Marcus Romero, Olivia Lemos, Kate Borgmeier, Fatima Ramos, Emmy Hardin-Reynolds, Chance Cannon, Daija Hutchins, Kira Brennan, Lucas Maxwell, Eli Kaplan, Drew Hansen-Coomes, Diego Viramontes, Aidan Clarken, Michael Wynn, Jason Dunton, Isabel Fehoko, Solana Hogle, AnaValeska Padilla, Hannah Flynn and Amani Alhamdani. Joan Brand advised.
The Yearbook gave out the following “Senior Superlative” recognition: “Most Artistic:” Wren Walker and Cameron McLaughlin; “Most Likely to be President:” Kurt McLaughlin and Arual Deng; “Most Likely to be on Broadway:” Georgia Stockham and Brody Dicks; “Most Spirited:” Alex “Buddy” Yannelli and Lily Terrill; “Most Likely to Cure Cancer:” Penelope Dalton and Michael Silas; “Most Likely to be an Olympic Medalist:” Teya Sidberry and William Selfridge; “Best Smile:” Ava Isaac and Charles Winters; “Class Clown:” Huck Jones and Marika Collins; “Best Laugh:” Lucy Callahan and Brennan Riad; “Best Dancer:” Grace Leonelli and Joseph Craddock.
The Literary Club included president Anezka Gomez and members Diya Malhi, Gracie Haffey-Sherman, Max Keith, Arabella Martin, Ethan Carboni, Madeleine Keith, Anthony Walz and Matthew Giovanniello.
Participating in Debate were Grace Willmarth, James Acharte, Chance Voorhees, Nyalok Akec, Colin Van Uitert, Aaron Burris, Taeyada Vacharothone, Evan Chisholm, Konstantine Tsandes, Noah Crossman, Roan Sticka-Jones, Rocco Fassio, Emma Schubach, Michelle Figueroa, Claire Poche, Mia Giovanniello, Hugo Perez, Kira Grantz, Marin O’Brien, Jackson Green, Kanoelani Magner, Luke Hartung, Bledina Kurti, Isaac Hemmer, Adior Juang, GiaHy Ho, Huck Jones, Zhifeng Jiang, McKenna Jones and Zachary Johnson. Anthony Vitali was the adviser.
Making up the Black Student Union were president Arual Deng, vice president Anguau Makol, Nyalok Akec, Nyandoar “Sarah” Daw, Nyandeng Deng, Anna James, Adeel Deng, Achol Mayar, Sheyla Padilla, Manase Mangala, Amani Alhamdani, Dylan Shumba, Ayan Juang, Esther Analjok, Omnia Ismail and Elise Djagba. Adia Waldburger advised.
The Animal Service Club involved Marcella Leyva, McKenna Jones, Noah Crossman, Lucinda Larrabee, Isabella Keane, Kylee Bunting, Mary Akec, Amanda Schnitter, Andrea Carreno, Kai Robbins, Stephanie Andrade and AnaValeska Padilla. Their adviser was Kaycee Baye.
The program for the musical “Little Shop of Horrors” was designed by Ava DiNardo, one of the top art students along with Haven Walker, Emma Manross, Sofia Fouad, Claire Poche, Alex “Buddy” Yannelli, Mari Tsosie, Michael Rollins, August Wilde, Calvin McAward, Lucas Christensen, Jackson Green, Andre Geraldino, Nickolas Maez, Cameron McLaughlin, Liam Allred, Charlie Peluso, Reece Pingree and Wren Walker.
Teacher Anthony Vitali organized the Comics Club and the Adventuring Guild, in which students such as Carter Anderson played games like Dungeons and Dragons.
Bringing spirit to Judge games, the 6th Man Club was led by Georgia Stockham, Claire Poche, Lucy Callahan, Lily Terrill and Ava Isaac. Its member included Alex “Buddy” Yannelli, Andrea Giovanniello, Olivia Cowan, Paul Florence, Zoe Murphy, Brecklyn Jones, Jack Harris, Brody Dicks, Connor Marland, Emmy Hardin-Reynolds, Isabella Valles, Evan Nelson, Asher Strong, Kate Borgmeier, William Selfridge, Katherine Yarrish, Spencer Ewing, Liam Allred, Sammy Jacobson, Reese Vigil, Penelope Dalton, Olivia Leonard and Marisa De Astis.
Showing support for the LGBTQ community, the Allies Club included Kurt McLaughlin, Elizabeth Griffee, Benny Johnson, Emmy Gilbert, Brody Dicks, Justine Nicholson, Araxan Olivares, Maya Phillips, Cameron McLaughlin, Alvaro “Nico” Ruiz-Gomez, Gracie Haffey-Sherman, Lucinda Larrabee, Sam Hill, Madeleine Keith, Meredith Madsen, Lilyana Lopez, Sakura Hilburn, Nyalok Akec, Katalin Lazar and Anezka Gomez.
Forming the Dance Company, overseen by Nathan Shaw, were Sofia Anderson, Wren Walker, Sofia Andrews, Bianca Villanueva, Abigail Barnhart, Brianna Valcarcel, Karen Carreno, Stella Sharp, Marika Collins, Natalie Nuntapreda, Arual Deng, Justine Nicholson, Spencer Ewing, Anguau Makol, Lily Ferguson, Meredith Madsen, Elizabeth Griffee, Lilyana Lopez, Seungmin “Leah” Han, Grace Leonelli, Kelsi Jones, Megan Johnson, Stephen Jenny, Nyandeng Deng, Elise Djagba, Kalli Bo, Emery Nielsen, Rajah Ibrahim and Katie Horne.
Taking part in Men’s Dance were Sam Fouche, John Clark, Stephen Jenny, Olivier Baende, Nicholas Dalton, Drew Hansen-Coomes, Samuel Cowan, Joseph Craddock, Jossan Arano Vargas, Owen Chastain, Rocco Fassio, Ruben Reed, Ronald Pia and Mitchell Bledsoe.
Plays
“Little Shop of Horrors,” directed by Darin Hathaway, choreography by Nathan Shaw, starring Georgia Stockham, Huck Jones, Samuel Hilburn, Meaghan Madlena, Meredith Madsen, Savannah Harlan, Brody Dicks, Marcus Romero, Sam Hill, Alvaro “Nico” Ruiz-Gomez, Suzy Trujillo, Arabella Martin, McKenna Jones, Lucinda Larrabee, Emma Humiston, Ruby Hayden and Madison Hill.
“The Secret in the Wings,” directed by Darin Hathaway, starring Sarah Banecker, Oliver Cockle, Pilar DeFord, Brody Dicks, Paul Florence, Ricky Garcia, Savannah Harlan, Samuel Hilburn, Madison Hill, Sam Hill, Joshua Hayden, Ruby Hayden, Huck Jones, Lucinda Larrabee, Meredith Madsen, Araxan Olivares, Tessa Poppe, Marcus Romero, Alvaro “Nico” Ruiz-Gomez, Suzy Trujillo and Georgia Stockham. Stage managers John Monette and Marshall Owens were assisted by Dominic Fedor and Shawn Kundinger. Lighting by August Harmston and Diego Mejia. Sound by Ricky Garcia, Xander Klein and Damian Obray. The prop manager was Kurt McLaughlin. Working on the floor crew were James Anderson and Malen Semerad. Set construction by Mitchell Bledsoe. Original music by Damian Obray. The house manager was Nathan Shaw. Poster design by Nicholas Cendese.
“Little Women,” directed by Brody Dicks, starring Georgia Stockham, Savannah Harlan, Meaghan Madlena, Suzy Trujillo, Alli Vara, Emma Mejia, Ben Shane, Alexander Moffat and Marcus Romero. Techies: James Anderson, Dominic Fedor, Xander Klein, Shawn Kundinger and Diego Mejia. The one-act play took second place at region. Individual honors went to Madison Hill, best supporting actor and second place in humorous monologues, and Ben Shane and Alexander Moffat, third place in classical scenes.
Techies who helped make the shows a reality included Ricky Garcia, Noah Tebben, Aidan Slade Conboy, John Monette, Marshall Owens, Malen Semerad, Christopher Cordova, Mitchell Bledsoe, Evan Nelson, Walter Hogle, Jossan Arano Vargas, August Harmston and Ishmael Molina-Zepeda, Class of 2021.
Sports
The girls cross country team came in 12th at the 3A state meet. Anna-lece Macklyn was the fastest Bulldog runner, finishing in 38th place. Also running for Judge at the meet were Ella Still (61st), Myriam Cortez-Trujillo (70th), Makiah Macey (77th), Kalli Bo (79th) and Ashtyn Mudge (82nd). Rounding out the squad were Miah Alfred, Allison Varra, Caroline Mackey, Reece Pingree and Lillian Collins. Jason Heideman was the head coach, assisted by his son, Eric.
The boys cross country team finished 10th at the 3A state meet. Atticus Richardson and Tyler Bissett crossed the finish line half a second apart to claim 35th and 36th places, tops for Judge. Other Bulldog runners were Samuel Hazel (71st), Noah Tebben (76th), Paul Florence (84th), Zachary Petrogeorge (88th) and Talon Grantz (90th). Making up the rest of the squad were Alexander Varra, Sam Cowan, Ethan Carboni, Curtis Coudreaut, Oliver Cockle, Isaac Hemmings, Jackson Green and Theodon Cole. After the season, both the girls and boys cross country teams went to California for the East Bay Cross Country Championships. The father-and-son team of Jason and Eric Heideman were the coaches.
Entering the 3A tournament as a No. 7 seed, having finished second in region with a 7-2 record, the girls soccer team started with a flourish, thumping Ben Lomond 8-1. The Bulldogs’ title hopes faded in the next round, however, when they lost 1-0 to Canyon View. In posting a 10-5 season record, Coach Eric Bambabate depended on seniors Grace Jensen, Kate Borgmeier, Spencer Ewing, Olivia Leonard, Lucy Callahan, Caeli Sherman, Brecklyn Jones, Andrea Giovanniello, Marisa De Astis, Maya Renteria and Sadie DuBois along with underclasswomen Lanee Farr, Bridget Hankins, Paige Larson, Sarah Bowler, Addie Wikstrom, Abigail Fowler, Adeline Borgmeier, Paris Tran, Maleah Macey, McKayla Kanuho, Serena De Astis, Isabella Haile, Sophia Lyon, Kate Warren, Isabel Fowler, Lorraine Hyngstrom, Kira Grantz, Mia Giovanniello, Athena Bland and McKenna Jones. Bambabate’s assistant coaches were Sam xxx, Jackie xxx, Bill xxx and Emily xxx. Sherman was headed to the U.S. Air Force Academy to play soccer. Kate Borgmeier signed to play at St. Mary’s College in California.
The girls tennis team finished in sixth place at the 3A state tournament. The Bulldogs finished with six points, while Morgan won with 19. At No. 1 singles, Rachelle Prasthofer won matches against players from Grand County 6-1, 6-0 and Manti 6-2, 4-6, 6-4 before falling in the semifinals to Sophie Crosby of Grantsville 1-6, 4-6. The No. 1 doubles team of Isabella Valles and Ava Isaac prevailed over opponents from Emery 6-2, 6-3 and Union 6-0, 6-2 before they lost a heartbreaker in the semis, 7-6, 2-6, 5-7 to Morgan. Similarly, the No. 2 doubles team of Justine Nicholson and Audrey Selfridge was ousted in the semifinals by a duo from Morgan (2-6, 4-6) after wins against Union (6-4, 6-4) and Carbon (6-1, 6-2). Coaches Tracey Valentine and Christie Brightwell also relied on Megan Johnson, Claire Poche, Seungmin “Leah” Han, Caroline Foy, Han Nguyen, Anna James, Adeel Deng, Camille Webber, Grace Willmarth, Ella Aguilar, Madden Clark, Niamh Wallis, AnaValeska Padilla, Stephanie Andrade, Isabella Keane, Elise Runnels, Gianna Collins, Keira MacGilvery, Haven Walker, Emma Manross, Sidney Ramirez, Tessa Poppe, Marin O’Brien, Mary Okongo, Amani Alhamdani, Taeyada Vacharothone, Abbey Trewitt and Elise Djagba.
The football team failed to qualify for the 3A state tournament, winning just one game, but placed three players on the All-Region team – Ricky Garcia, Isaiah Hemmings and Connor Marland. The team captains were seniors Malik Judd and Connor Marland and juniors Jack Gose and Isaiah Hemmings. Seniors included Asher Strong, Shawn Kundinger, Rocco Fassio, Thomas Chadwick and Mitchell Bledsoe. Rounding out the squad for Head Coach William Hawes were Tyler Zwerin, Victor Miranda, Henry Thompson, Patrick Bird, Calvin McAward, Oliver Laughlin, Ansel Flores, August Wilde, Silas Hill, Adante Darling, Kevin Pernich, Lucas Maxwell, Patrick Clark, Stephen Jenny, Diego Viramontes, Hank Pratt, Adrian Aguirre, John Clark, Michael Wynn, Kohl Donelson, Alex Mastakas, Malakhy Smith, Adrian Palmer, Texas Wilde, Jason Dunton, Carter Imamura, Henry Mackay, Maxwell Ledyard, Camden Candilora, Jake Marland, Ethan Haney, Pierce Isaac, Atticus Kittrell, Jack Freeman, Sam Daskalakis and Drew Hansen-Coomes. Shawn Kundinger signed a letter of intent to play for Concordia University in Ann Arbor, Mich. and Connor Marland was headed to Helena, Mont. to play for Carroll College. Assisting Hawes were coaches James Cordova, Stan Finn, Parker Edgington, Sam Maxwell, Carlos Padilla, Jack Stahl and Joshawa Pike.
The girls volleyball team split four games in the 3A state tournament. Carrying a No. 12 seed, the Bulldogs beat American Leadership Academy 25-16, 25-11, 25-19 in a play-in game, but then fell to South Summit, 17-25, 11-25, 15-25. In the consolation bracket, Judge came out strong against Juan Diego in a class five-set match before prevailing 25-19, 14-25, 25-16, 19-25 and 15-13. That win pitted the Bulldogs against Canyon View, which won 24-26, 16-25, 14-25. Taylor Gustafson was the Judge coach. Her assistants were Regan Fote and Casie Edgington. Klowie Pike and Reese Vigil were co-captains of the squad, which included Shaandiin Moore, Sofia Fouad, Kelsi Jones, Mari Tsosie, Daija Hutchins, Katie Valentine, Annabelle Steele, Tilila Tuli and Dylann Johnson. Pike was honorable mention All-State in 3A and also made the All-Region team along with Daija Hutchins, Katie Valentine, Shaandiin Moore, Tilila Tulli and Reese Vigil. Sofia Fouad received the 3A Humanitarian Award.
Rhys Runnels tied for 48th place individually to lead Coach Nate Olson’s boys golf team at the 3A state tournament. Bulldog golfers also included Alexander Moffat, Hagen Schwobe, Pierce Isaac, Boden Chell, Dominic Fassio, Lawrence Winters, Matthew Ludlow and Michael Rollins. Kristin Sankowitz was Olson’s assistant coach.
STATE CHAMPIONSHIP, CHAMPIONS – Olivia Cowan won two individual state titles and was part of two other winning relay teams to lead the girls swimming team to the 3A state championship. The Bulldogs compiled 316 points to easily outdistance runner-up Carbon with 210. Cowan won the 50 freestyle in 25.60 and followed that up with a win in the 100 freestyle in 56.46. She swam in the victorious medley relay (1:59.18) with Emmy Hardin-Reynolds, Amelia Conner and Lanee Farr, then turned in the anchor leg when the 4x100 freestyle relay team of Delaney Dolan, Hardin-Reynolds, Farr and Cowan crossed the finish line in 3:58.03. Dolan also had a stellar meet, with seconds in the 200 and 500 freestyle, while Hardin-Reynolds had a second in the 100 backstroke and a third in the 500 free. Amelia Conner posted a pair of fourths (200 IM and 100 breaststroke), while Marin O’Brien was sixth in the IM and ninth in the 500 free. Caeli Sherman added a fourth in the 100 butterfly and 10th in the IM. Farr scored points in the 50 and 100 free, Penelope Dalton in the 200 and 500 freestyle, Olivia Leonard in the 50 free and Rylie Middleton and Emma Mejia in the 100 butterfly. Also swimming on the championship squad for Coach Sage Maaranen were Claire Banecker, Ashtyn Mudge, Emma Mejia, Andrea Giovanniello, Justine Nicholson, Emmy Gilbert, Claire Hill, McKayla Kanuho, Marcella Leyva, Mimi Louder, Makiah Macey, Caroline Mackey, Maleah Macey, Marisa De Astis, Sheyla Padilla and Emma Steffensen.
STATE CHAMPIONSHIP, CHAMPIONS – The boys swimming team faced a major challenge from Canyon View. But in the end, the Bulldogs prevailed 332 points to 322, capturing the 3A state championship at BYU for the second straight year. Depth carried Coach Sage Maaranen’s Bulldogs, who had only one individual championship. Nico Morton claimed that crown, winning the 500 freestyle in 4:45.47. He also had a second in the 200 freestyle and swam on two relay teams that also finished second – the individual medley (with Alex “Buddy” Yanelli, Benjamin Child and Benji Gillespie) and the 4x100 relay (with Yanelli, Rhys Runnels and Benji Gillespie). Yanelli had a second in the 100 breaststroke and a third in the 200 IM, Benji Gillespie posted seconds in the 500 free and the 100 backstroke, and Benjamin Child was third in the 100 butterfly. Matthew Eager added valuable points with a fourth in the 100 butterfly and a fifth in the 100 backstroke. Also contributing points to the championship efforts were Frank Sankovitz (a sixth in the 500 free, 9th in the 200), Runnels (7th in the 100 free and 9th in the 200 IM), Samuel Cowan (7th in the backstroke, 12th in the 500 free), Brennan Riad (10th in the 100 breaststroke), Michael Gillespie (a pair of 13ths) and James Duberow, seventh in the 100 backstroke and 14th in the 100 butterfly. Maaranen’s title-winning team also included Cameron McLaughlin, Zachary Farr, Aleko Stoev, Sam Jacobsen, Marco Crosswhite, Nicholas Barber, Jason Clark, Timothy Downer, Matthew Eagar, Garrett Kingsley, William Yarrish, Thomas Mudge, Diego Mejia, Hank Pratt and Henry Wang.
Entering the 3A state tournament as the 19th seed, the boys basketball team beat Carbon 45-39 in a play-in game, then lost 61-44 to Grantsville. Coach Sanjin Kolovrat’s Bulldogs were led by seniors Joseph Craddock, William Selfridge and Andrew Burnett. The squad also featured Manase Mangala, Longar Alor, Kyle Fredericks, Anywan Kuang, Mauricio Lemus, Damarco Soutor, Jackson Boltax, Aaydan Saucedo, Dominic Fassio and Luke Cotter. Kolovrat’s assistants were George Palmer, Nash Lockie, Nate DeSpain, DeMarcus Cornay and Josh Johnsen.
STATE CHAMPIONSHIP – Teya Sidberry established herself as the leading scorer in Utah girls basketball history, leading Judge to an undefeated season (26-0) and the 3A state championship. Bound for the University of Utah, Sidberry broke the Utah record for points scored on Feb. 3, eclipsing the old mark of 2,385. She finished her career with 2,534 points. In her senior year alone, she scored 868 points, which was 135 more than the previous single-season state record. Her 33.4 points-per-game average also topped the previous record (33.2) and was bolstered by a 56-point outburst against Providence Hall, another state record performance. Her stat line also included 1,105 rebounds (11.8 per game), 140 assists (1.5 per game) and 440 steals (4.7 per game). She had 67 double doubles and three triple doubles. Named Ms. Basketball 2022 by the Deseret News, Sidberry was praised by longtime coach Joshawa Pike: “Teya’s growth is all her. She’s mentally strong. Same with her grades, if she wants to do something she puts a lot of work and effort into accomplishing what she wants to accomplish. Everybody wants to do that, but the willingness and determination behind her is so much stronger than most. … The school is going to miss her because she’s part of SBO [student body officers], she’s always involved with stuff, the younger kids look up to her. It’s going to be some big shoes we need to fill and it might take a few years to find somebody to fill those shoes.” For her part, Sidberry told the Deseret News it was “crazy” how much her game improved from her freshman year. “My maturity grew over the years,” she said, adding “my teammates are such hard workers and that’s why we won the state championship.” An assist from teammate Marika Collins set up Sidberry to break the state scoring record. “It was a surreal moment,” she said later. “I will never forget that moment for the rest of my life. It just didn’t feel real. The gym was so loud I thought my eardrums were going to burst. It was insane. But that is just like Judge and the team in general. My teammates and the crowd were so supportive. That’s just Judge. The whole experience was just Judge.”
The Bulldogs beat Richfield 43-37 for the crown at Weber State, but the going wasn’t easy. Looking nervous at the start, Judge scored only 13 points in the first half and faced a deficit heading into the locker room. But Sidberry, who had scored nine of those 13 points, broke loose for 18 in the second half and led the Bulldogs to their first-ever championship in girls basketball. The title triumph wrapped up a week in which they crushed Juan Diego 70-33 and Carbon 57-33 before whipping Morgan 63-54 in the semifinals. Sidberry was one of five seniors on the team – Marika Collins, Adior Juang, Anguau Makol and Maya Renteria were the others. Collins also made first-team All-State in the Deseret News for averaging 13 points, 4 rebounds, three assists and three steals per game, while honorable mention honors went to junior guard Klowie Pike. Rounding out the championship squad were Christina Mayar, Anna James, Achol Daw, Mia Giovanniello, Ayan Juang, Victoria Pinycleu, Lorraine Hyngstrom, Adeline Borgmeier, Belinda Hernandez-Padilla, Daija Hutchins, Nyandeng Deng, Esther Analjok, Emma Manross, Isabella Haile, Paris Tran, Audrey Selfridge, Myriam Cortez-Trujillo, Omnia Ismail and Nyandoar “Sarah” Daw. Collins signed to play collegiately at Snow College in Ephraim while Adior Juang was headed to North Idaho College in Coeur d’Alene and Anguau Makol was set to play for the University of La Verne in California. Assisting Pike were coaches Casie Edgington, Will Hawes, Linh Tran, Parker Edgington, Taylor Gustafson and Emily Garcia.
Coached by Alex Miles, the baseball team fared much better than expected after graduating all but one starter – third baseman Kyler Nilson. The Bulldogs finished in third place in region with a 4-4 record (8-12 overall), then beat Ben Lomond 11-6 to qualify for the quarterfinals of the 3A state tournament. It was tough going after that. Judge lost 13-0 to Carbon and 16-3 to Summit Academy. Miles’s young roster included seniors Sam Oswald, Mitchell Bledsoe, Nilson and Joseph Craddock and underclassmen Patrick Clark, Owen Chastain, Max Toner, Rocco Martinez, Stephen Jenny, Aayden Saucedo, Evan Chisholm, Ethan Zang, Damarco Soutor, Oliver Laughlin, Samuel Klemesrud, Dominic Fassio, Zachary Farr, Adrian Palmer, Tyrese Boyce, Rocco Fassio, Thomas Mudge and Diego Pasillas. Nilson, who pitched and played shortstop along with his prime position at third, made the Deseret News All-State team after hitting .500 for the season. He was headed to Big Bend Community College in Washington. Coach Miles was assisted by Robb Farr and John Barron.
The girls softball team struggled through a winless season (0-17) that ended with an 18-0 loss to Richfield in a 3A state tournament qualifying game. Coach Joshawa Pike’s squad included captains Zoe Murphy and Ashtyn Mudge, seniors Ariana Andrade, Claire Sparano, Cecelia Child, Elizabeth Child, Mia Schmidt, Lindsey Housinger, Jamisin Manzanares, Liliana Anderson and MeiXing Nagata-Brown, and underclasswomen Andrea Giovannielli, Emily Gonzalez, Blu Rust, Emma Humiston, Emma Manross, Toni Bullough, Nyalok Akec, Kylee Bunting, Nyandoar “Sarah” Daw, Yorlenya German, Isabella Haile, Rajah Ibrahim, Maleah Macey, Keira MacGilvery, Achol Mayar, Mary Okongo, AnaValeska Padilla and Jade Wilson.
The girls lacrosse team was coached by Lexie Meanor. Its captains were senior Claire Poche, juniors Justine Nicholson and Madden Clark, and freshman Emma Steffensen. Seniors Rowan Burris and Spencer Ewing also were called upon for leadership of the team, which featured Audrey Selfridge, Madison Hayden, Lorraine Hyngstrom, Dim Lun, Pilar DeFord, Grace Willmarth, Sidney Ramirez, Camille Webber, Stella Greenberg, Emilia Lewis, Allison Varra, Caroline Mackey, Tatum Trentman, Emerson Glusker, Ava Sibthorp and Tessa Poppe.
Kelly Terrill was coach of the boys soccer team, which advanced to the semifinals of the 3A state tournament before losing a heartbreaker in a shootout to eventual champion Layton Christian. Evan Nelson, Connor Marland and Kolby Sessions were captains for the Bulldogs, whose ranks included seniors Mynor Corado, Jossan Arano Vargas, Agamurad Ataev, Andre Geraldino and Juan Batalla. Judge entered the tournament as a No. 5 seed and promptly dispatched Richfield 8-0. The Bulldogs then knocked off No. 4 seed Ogden 2-1 before tying 1-1 with Layton Christian, setting up the shootout. The squad was composed of Jacob Thomas, Ansel Flores, Garrett Kingsley, Pierce Isaac, Christian Donelson, Benton Ross, Nicholas Dalton, Hudson Ross, Agamurad Ataev, Joshua Hale, Ricky Bird, Arath Arano Vargas, Jossan Arano Vargas, Conrad Beck, Olivier Baende, Luke Hartung, Theodore Hyngstrom, Henry Thompson, Eli Johnson, Noah Pickron, Jack Weir, John Chadwick, Theodore O’Brien, Alessandro Salinas and Christian Padilla Fragosso. Terrill’s assistant coaches were Eric Bambabate, Ross Terrill and Rick Razzeca.
The girls track team, coached by Jason Heideman, placed 15th at the 3A state meet with eight points, well behind champion Delta’s 164. Annette Rooney was the top Bulldog performer, finishing fifth in the 3,200-meter run, eighth in the 1,600 and anchoring the fourth-place 4x400 relay team with Lily Sibthorp, Myriam Cortez-Trujillo and Isabel Fowler. Judge’s 4x100 relay team (Peyton Ables, Audrey Sparano, Lilly Lyon and Laura Sneddon) placed second, while Klowie Pike was sixth in the shot put and the medley relay team of Audrey Sparano, Maleah Macey, Myriam Cortez-Trujillo and Anna-lece Macklyn finished fourth. Rounding out the Bulldog squad were Reece Pingree, Tyree Pearson, Makiah Macey, Sophia Lyon, Ella Howarth, Corrine Higgins, Kira Grantz, Mia Giovanniello, Hannah Flynn, Nyandeng Deng, Marika Collins, Erin Clark, Adeline Borgmeier, Kalli Bo, Athena Bland, Eleanor Atencio, Miah Alfred, Grace Willmarth, Katelyn Warren, Paris Tran and Ella Still. Heideman’s assistants were Parker Edgington and Stan Finn.
STATE CHAMPION – The medley relay team captured first place at the 3A boys state track meet, with Micah Wedemeyer, Patrick Bird, Tyler Bissett and Zachary Petrogeorge completing the course in 3:55.96. Wedemeyer and Bird also teamed with Jack Gose and Victor Miranda to finish third in the 4x100 relay race, while Miranda, August Wilde, Atticus Richardson and Zachary Petrogeorge placed fourth in the 4x400 relay. Joseph Hill was the top individual performer on the boys track team, which finished 16th at state with 21 points. Delta won with 243. Hill finished fourth in the 800-meter run, fifth in the 1,600 and sixth in the 3,200 to pace the Bulldog attack. Atticus Richardson and Zachary Petrogeorge also had top 16 finishes in long-distance races. Coach Jason Heideman’s squad included Dylan Anderson, Tyler Zwerin, Olivier Baende, Texas Wilde, Kevin Bambabate, August Wilde, Carter Barber, Alexander Varra, Nicholas Barber, Colin Van Uitert, Camden Candilora, Noah Tebben, John Clark, Benton Ross, Oliver Cockle, Jonathan Petrogeorge, Theoden Cole, Calvin McAward, Curtis Coudreaut, Atticus Kittrell, Timothy Downer, Malik Judd, Lucas Jew, James Duberow, Carter Imamura, Paul Florence, Isaac Hemmett, Jack Freeman, Talon Grantz and Samuel Hazel.
Captain Ava Isaac took fifth place at the 3A state girls golf tournament, shooting a two-day total of 171 to lead the Bulldogs to third place. Joining Isaac on the state squad were Lucy Callahan (184), Brooklyn Woods (187), Sophia Medina (192), Isabella Valles (204) and Ava Linke (234). Judge’s team score of 734 was 60 shots behind the winning score of Richfield High School. Coach Nate Olson’s squad had seniors Megan Johnson and Lily Terrill plus underclasswomen Molly Dicks, McKenna Jones, Rylie Middleton, Olivia Lemos, Gianna Collins and Chance Cannon. Olson was assisted by Kristin Sankovitz.
The No. 2 doubles team of Jose Maaz Cortez and Yan Chen, Jr. won its first match at the 3A boys state tennis tournament, but that was the only point Judge could muster as the Bulldogs finished in a tie for 13th place. Waterford took state. Suffering first-round losses were singles players Henry Poppe, Boden Chell and Mark Monette as well as No. 1 doubles team of Brennan Riad, Jr. and Rhys Runnells. The Bulldogs also featured seniors Ben Shane, Charles Winters, Nick Sisneros and Michael Gillespie along with underclassmen Vincent Tsang, John Witt, Max Hanna, Sinan “Steven” Yang, Henry Wang, James Acharte and Chance Voorhees. The captains were Boden Chell, Brennan Riad and Yan Chen. Coaching the Bulldogs were Tracey Valentine, Lane Sutton and Christie Brightwell.
The Boys Volleyball team consisted of captains Matthew Ludlow, A.J. Warden and Sam Daskalakis and players Luke Cotter, Jack Freeman, Eli Morrison, Charlie D’Alessandro, Marco Crosswhite, Micah Steinberg, Jackson Boltax, Benton Ross, Tyler Bissett and George Frech. The coaches were Adam Warden, Kelsi Jones, Reese Vigil and Sophia Nord.
Playing Ultimate Frisbee were Michael Silas, Xander Klein, Alex “Buddy” Yannelli, William Selfridge, Benjamin Gillespie, Audrey Selfridge, Andrew Burnett, Will Yarrish, Liam Allred and a half dozen students from other schools. John Selfridge was the coach.
Competing at Bonwood Bowl, the Bowling Team included Eli Kaplan, Harrison Stander, Levi Galaviz, Matayis Fuenmayor, Chance Voorhees, Majak Deng, Malakhy Smith, Evan Chisholm, DeMarcus Cornay, Kanoelani Magner, Nuer Deng and Carter Anderson. The faculty team featured Kay Bush, James Cordova, Adia Waldburger, Joan Brand and Principal Patrick Lambert.
Graduation
124 graduates on May 22 at McCarthey Stadium.
Valedictorian: Michael Silas
Salutatorian: Kurt McLaughlin
Outstanding scholar-participant in athletics: Caeli Sherman and Alex “Buddy” Yannelli
Outstanding scholar-participant in activities: Kurt McLaughlin and Georgia Stockham
Gold honor cords representing cumulative grade point averages of 3.5 or better were worn by 73 graduates. The graduates received scholarship offers totaling $13.5 million. Georgia Stockham sang the school song. The rite of changing the tassel was performed by Arual Deng, Brody Dicks, Paul Florence, Andrea Giovanniello and Ben Shane. Tyler Bissett was headed to the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, Caeli Sherman to the U.S. Air Force Academy, Samuel Oswald to the U.S. Naval Academy and Neve Scolere to the Marion Military Institute.
Christ the King Awards: Georgia Stockham and Michael Silas
First Honors: Boden Chell, Penelope Dalton, Sadie DuBois, Katherine Evans, Emmy Hardin-Reynolds, Kurt McLaughlin, Michael Silas, Georgia Stockham, Alex “Buddy” Yannelli, Katherine Yarrish.
Presidential Service Awards: Javier Caceres, Olivia Cowan, Katherine Evans, Neve Scolere, Lily Vasquez-Echols and Wren Walker.
Academic Awards – A.P. Calculus: Michael Silas; A.P. Statistics: Yan “Martin” Chen; Science: Michael Silas; Science (Edison Award): Penelope Dalton; Science (Sagan Award): Alex “Buddy” Yannelli; English: Reece Pingree; Social Studies: Michael Silas; A.P. Comparative Government: Anna-lece Macklyn; A.P. Computer Science: Paula Campbell; Physical Education: Thomas Chadwick.
A.P. Studio Art: Yan “Martin” Chen; Dance: Lilyana Lopez; Boy’s Dance: Joseph Craddock; Journalism (Newspaper): Brianna Valcarcel; Music (Instrumental): Boden Chell; Music (Vocal): Wenxuan “Sarah” Zhang; Theatre: Georgia Stockham; Theatre (Production): Ricky Garcia.
Peer Ministry: Abigail Barnhart; Theology: Penelope Dalton; A.P. Spanish: Katherine Yarrish; Spanish: Suzanna Trujillo; Latin: Paul Florence; French: Caroline Foy.
