Beky Beaton

GIRLS SWIMMING Most Valuable Performer Alyssa Soderquist (Jr. Lehi): State gold medalist in the 100-yard butterfly and came in fourth in the 100-yard backstroke, where she swam her best time of the season in the preliminaries. Also a silver medal with her squad in the 200-yard medley relay at State, plus sixth place with her team in the 400-yard freestyle relay. Most Inspirational Performer Mallory […]

Four Lehi High School seniors accepted opportunities to continue their athletic careers at the next level in a ceremony at the school on April 16, two each in the sports of volleyball and cross country. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Bella Loftin – Concordia University (Irvine CA) Golden Eagles, OH/OPP Loftin played all but one set for the Pioneers last fall and was the […]

The Lehi boys soccer team has earned a 1-4 record Region 3 matches since upsetting American Fork after returning from spring break. April 11: Pleasant Grove 4, Lehi 3 (OT) The Vikings scored in the first minute on their home field as they caught the Pioneers off guard, but the visitors responded to tie the score on a goal by junior Gavin Richards assisted by senior Mark Franco. Pleasant Grove […]

The Skyridge boys soccer team has earned a 5-1 record inRegion 3 play since returning from the spring break and was locked in a three-way tie for first place with American Fork and Lone Peak coming into this week with two matches remaining in the regular season. The Falcons were 11-4 overall and ranked No. 4 in […]

The No. 10 Lehi baseball team overcame a four-run first inning deficit to eliminate No. 3 Davis 7-5 and earn the right to face No. 1 American Fork for the 6A state championship in the best-of-3 series beginning Friday (May 23) at Utah Valley University at 4 p.m. The Pioneer starting pitcher got into trouble quickly, giving up four walks […]

For more than 40 years, the Utah High School Activities Association has presented the Academic All-State Award to recognize those students who have excelled in the classroom as well as in athletic competition. Individuals are selected for this award on the basis of their athletic ability as a varsity contributor and academic proficiency, as measured by cumulative grade point average combined with an ACT or SAT score. All students […]

Four-time All-City and three-time All-State softball player Sophie Bliss was recognized with a special career achievement award at the Lehi softball team’s closing banquet earlier this summer. The senior started a program-record 133 of 134 varsity games during her four seasons as a Pioneer, missing just once with an ankle issue. She primarily played shortstop or center field and occasionally pitched, […]

The Lehi High School community is invited to join the Pioneers for the annual football fundraising dinner and auction, which has been set for Saturday, Aug. 2 beginning at 6 p.m. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. All proceeds will go to the football program. The dinner tickets are $15 per person or a family pack of four for $50 and can be purchased at https://auction.lehifootball.comor by […]

For most of the past year, I’ve been looking into how high school sports are paid for and who makes the decisions that govern their administration and inclusion. What I found is in the accompanying articles. There are several reasons why I started down this path. First on the list was my own observations about how the recent additions to […]

Beky Beaton / Lehi Free Press The 2024-25 Lehi softball team has received All-America Scholar-Athlete Awards from the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA). “This is a massive accomplishment,” said Pioneer Coach Tim Kennedy. “Lehi Softball had the 14th highest team GPA in the nation. We also had 14 of our 16 rostered girls with a […]