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SUGAR-SALEM BOYS TRACK AND FIELD

1st Round

Defeated Kimberly Boys Golf (73% to 27%)

Quarterfinals

Defeated Wendell Boys Soccer (62% to 38%)

Head Coach

Brett Hill, 13th Season

Key Athletes

Ace Clark, 11, Jumps/Relays

Frank Fillmore, 11, Jumps/Relays

Andrew Galbraith, 11, Hurdles/Relays

Benjamin Hegewald, 11, Sprints/Relays

Jack Larson, 11, Jumps

The Digger boys have claimed nine of the past eleven state titles at their respective classification (previously 3A, now 4A).  It’s all been under the tutelage of legendary coach Brett Hill, who has 55 total championships combined between cross country and track in coaching stops at both Firth and Sugar-Salem.

This year’s team ran away with the 4A state title, piling up 94 points.  Second-place finisher Filer was a distance away, 25 points away with a total of 69.  Even more impressive is the fact that the Diggers only had one first-place finisher: Jack Larson in the high jump (6 feet, 4 inches).  That means that Sugar-Salem pounded the opposition with a flurry of second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth place finishers, which is a more difficult path to take to a championship.

Junior Benjamin Hegewald placed in all four of his events (400, 4x200 Relay, 4x400 Relay, Sprint Medley Relay), as did sophomore Frank Fillmore (Long Jump, 4x100 Relay, 4x200 Relay, Sprint Medley Relay).

MALAD BOYS WRESTLING

1st Round

Defeated Grace Lutheran Volleyball (69% to 31%)

Quarterfinals

Defeated Nampa Christian Softball (87% to 13%)

Head Coach

Devin Morrison, 15th Season

Key Athletes

Gabe Hooste, 12, 175 LBS.

Oakley Maddox, 10, 157 LBS.

Orrin Miller, 12, 285 LBS.

Drake Morrison, 10, 150 LBS.

Jack Willie, 11, 106 LBS.

Malad won their second consecutive state championship (and fourth overall) in a narrow battle with Ririe.  The Dragons compiled 211.5 points, while the Bulldogs finished with 194.  At the 3A State Tournament, Malad boasted three state champions and eleven placers overall.  Both numbers were the best among 3A teams.

Junior Jack Willie (106 lbs.), sophomore Drake Morrison (150 lbs.) and North Fremont transfer and senior Orrin Miller (285 lbs.) all claimed their first individual championships.  Willie and Miller each finally finished on top after placing three times in four years overall.  Each finished second at last year’s state tournament.

Porter Mills also became a three-time placer at 132 pounds, finishing sixth overall in that weight class.   Gabe Hooste was Malad’s highest-placing non-champion, as he finished third overall at 175 pounds.  As a bonus, Malad also won the academic championship for 3A wrestling in 2025.