The new sports year has begun for Skyline High School, with some teams well into early season matches and others just getting started. Here’s a look at season results so far through games of August 29.

GIRLS TENNIS

The Eagles are 10-4-1 on the season, 2-1 in Region 6 following a 5-0 win over Highland on August 29. Skyline was led by singles players Sofia Stahle (sophomore), Lucy Holyoak (senior) and Rain Xu (senior). Stahle and Xu won in straight sets, while Stahle beat Highland’s Caroline Gardner 7-6 (8-6) 4-6 6-2.

The first and second doubles teams of Sienna Hansen and Helena Nordhoff (both juniors) and Gianna Sanone (junior) and Riley Leverenz (freshman) won in straight sets. 

Skyline takes on Brighton and Alta this week.

GIRLS VOLLEYBALL

Skyline won its first match of the year on August 22, beating Copper Hills 3-0. Senior Addison Bookstaber led the way with a .615 hit percentage, 13 assists and 8 kills. Sophomore Ofeina Alofipo had 10 kills and 22 assists and a .364 hit percentage. The Eagles were set to begin play in a two-day tournament on August 30 and 31, after our press deadline.

Region 6 play begins on September 10 with a match at Alta

BOYS GOLF

The season is starting to ramp up. At Bonneville on August 12, Skyline shot a team score of 287 to finish second behind East (279). Skyline was led by junior Shane Mulvey with a 69, while senior Jake DeBry shot a 70 and junior Austin Shelley a 71. The Eagles were 6th last year at the state 5A golf tourney after taking first the previous five years. This year’s state 5A tourney will be held October 14 and 15 at Glen Eagle Golf Course in Syracuse.

GIRLS SOCCER

After a slow start to the season, Skyline has now won 3 of its last 4 matches, including a 3-2 overtime win versus Highland on August 29 to improve to 3-4 overall, 2-1 in region play. This came after Skyline shutout West 7-0 last week. 

Leading the Eagles this year are seniors Abbie Deans, Maya Green, Bailey Sundberg, Hadley Delaney, Caroline Handy and Mara Keller, and juniors Zoe Liang, Ivy Wilkinson, and Macey Love.

Skyline has a contingent of younger players who should make their marks this year as well. The Eagles return to action on September 4 at Alta.

CROSS COUNTRY

Race schedules for invitationals begin with the Spartan Invitational at Murray on September 6, Border Wars in Taylorsville on September 14, the Bob Firman Invite on September 28, and then region and state races. This year, the 5A state championships return to Sugarhouse Park October 29 and 30. They’ve been run the past three years at the sports complex in Rose Park.

Returners for the Eagles from last year include sophomore Halle Sullivan (11th at state last year), junior Grace Callister and senior Sophie Sullivan for the girls; with seniors Jonah Fearnley, Lorenzo Brandt and Davis Howe leading the boys team.

FOOTBALL

The Skyline Eagles fell to 1-2 on the season as Layton ran to a 30-6 win on August 30. Both teams exchanged first quarter TDs, but from then on, the Lancers were in charge. Layton quarterback Madden Sargent threw for four touchdowns, including two to Teiyon Halbasch. The second one, a 6 yard pass in the second quarter, gave Layton a 13-6 halftime lead. Sargent threw for two more scores, one each in the third and fourth quarters, and the final score came near the end when Preston DeWitt hit a 31-yard field goal.

It was a rough start for the Eagles on their season opening trip to Centerville. The host Vikings pulled to a 28-0 halftime lead and never looked back to win 46-0. Quarterback Johnny Barrus completed 7 of 15 passes for 34 yards, as the Viewmont defense stiffened on the pass. Davis Brown and Jonah Mailei each had three receptions. Jason Tupua led Skyline in rushing with 48 yards on four carries. Viewmont quarterback Titan Longson had a great game, completing 22 of 30 passes for 316 yards and five touchdowns. 

Things were much better in week 2, as the Eagles ended an 11-game losing streak with a home win over the Summit Academy Bears 33-16. Quarterback Anthony Salazar completed 10 of 20 passes for 123 yards. Diego Langberg hauled in three of them for 86 yards. Mailei rushed for 43 yards and two touchdowns. Salazar and Tohi Similai each scored TDs as well on the ground. Skyline’s defense also racked up eight sacks in the game, led by Matthew Boyack with three. λ