Darnell Dickson

Second-year Maple Mountain football coach Kalin Hall said he wants his program to be “the Corner Canyon of South County.” It’s a lofty goal, for sure: The Class 6A Chargers have won four state titles since 2018 and have sent numerous players to the next level. The Golden Eagles are probably a few years away […]

Here’s what’s going on inside Darnell’s Head as I try to wrap my brain around BYU football keeping SMU out of the end zone on Friday. Your enjoyment of the Cougars 18-15 victory in Dallas may depend on your opinion of the Mustangs. Obviously somebody liked them: The betting line moved to SMU by 13 […]

From Deanna Meyer to Reed Carlson to Pauline Jardine, coaching the Lone Peak girls volleyball program has been all about state championships — 12 of them, as a matter of fact, since 2003. The next caretaker of one of the state’s top volleyball schools in Matthew Moeai, and he has the Knights off to a […]

Here’s what’s going on inside Darnell’s head as we hurtle down I-80 with Sean Walker at the wheel of a vehicle with a KSL logo on the side. Yes, we carpooled (Jared Lloyd, Sean and I) and Sean did a fine job keeping us safe, dodging all the semis like a pro. We ate lunch […]

The Provo High football team has faced plenty of adversity this season, so falling behind Timpanogos 14-0 midway through the first quarter was a “well, of course” moment. The Bulldogs knew what to do: Give the ball to Oliver. Provo score 35 straight points over the next 2 1/2 quarters and Oliver MacKay rushed for […]

Here’s what’s going on inside Darnell’s head after witnessing the wildest seven minutes of BYU football I’ve ever seen. There have been some amazing sequences of events over the years. The last four minutes of the 1980 Holiday Bowl, for sure, as well as the 2001 matchup with Utah, the 2006 Cougar-Ute thriller (The Answered […]

Trailing Maple Mountain 21-7 midway through the third quarter, Orem turned the ball over on an interception to kill a promising drive. It turned out to be the biggest play of the game for the Tigers. The Orem defense immediately forced a safety, which kicked off a 23-point run that led to a 30-28 win […]

Kevin Young took over the BYU men’s basketball program in April, but there have been precious few chances to actually see his team in action outside of an occasional social media video clip. At Marriott Madness on Thursday, the Cougars were present and showed they know how to throw a party. Well, at least the […]

The vibe of Friday’s Region 3 showdown between Skyridge and Lone Peak changed in a hurry. The Knights led 10-7 at halftime and chewed up most of the third quarter on a long drive that reached the Falcons 17-yard line for what could have resulted in a decisive score. Instead, Skyridge pulled off two huge […]

Nobody had been able to beat the Timpview girls volleyball team in over a month. The T-Birds had rolled to eight straight victories, including a five-set win against Maple Mountain in Spanish Fork on Sept. 12. On Tuesday night in Provo, the Golden Eagles got their revenge and handed Timpview its first region loss as […]