The fall sports season at Mountain View is always a highlight of the school year, and with wrestling, girls basketball and boys basketball coming up, there is a positive atmosphere around the school. 

Boys and girls basketball tryouts were held on Nov. 7th and 8th, and expectations are high for both basketball teams in their up-coming seasons.

While the boys team had  an overall record of 12-11 last sea-son, the team is looking to do better in region than their 5-9 record from last year. Last year’s team graduated seven seniors, so the face of the 2017-2018 Bruin boys basketball team will look very different as they head into their season this year.

“We’ve been with Coach Groves since sophomore year, and the team has really bonded and become close over the years,” Ethan Walker said. “I’m looking forward to playing with them an-other year and I am excited to see how the season turns out.” 

Mountain View girls basketball team members have been practicing for weeks and have high hopes for the state playoffs and a potential state championship this year after a strong 12-1 run in region last year.

Although last year’s team lost in the first round in the 2016-2017 state tournament last year to East High, the girls team is pushing to improve and take state this year.

“We’ve been getting better and stronger as a team,” senior Tahlia White said. “The team unity and chemistry will be better this year because we have all played together for a few years. 

White continued, “This year’s region isn’t as strong as last year, but we will still have to work su-per hard and respect opponents. We have a good shot at winning state. But we still need to be pre-pared for the season.” 

With this being the first year that both the boys and girls team have had the same coach all three years of high school, they are not lacking in team chemistry or goals for their respective seasons. 

As students know by now, Mountain View is now in a new region with new teams to play in every sport. As part of the 4A Region 10, Mountain View’s teams will face Lehi, Payson, Salem Hills, Spanish Fork and Uintah. The only team left in the new region left from the previous region is Orem, so with a completely new region both the boys and girls team are looking to pull ahead quickly and stay on top. 

No one can predict exactly how this season will play out, so support the Bruins basketball program and show up to see why MVHS is the best.

Mountain View girls cross country has been fairly successful for the past few years, bur this year, both the boys and the girls team have potential to do well at state .

Boys and girls cross country team took first in pre-region, and the girls finished 1st in region over the weekend, while boys finished 2nd behind Spanish Fork.

After being asked what his plan was going into a race, Garrett Faragher, a senior at MV, responded "I just wanted to hang onto the front pack for as long as I could."

Faragher and Spencer Standing, a Mountain View sophomore, led the Pre-region race up until the last half mile. Ryan Raff, a  nationally ranked runner from Lehi, took first at pre-region, and faragher and standing followed.

The Lady Bruins also did well, with 7 girls finishing in the to 10. 

Alissa Fielding said, "The team plan going into pre-region was to get into a good pace first mile then stat to pick up pace and start to pass people in mile 2 and 3." 

Whether it was the plan that worked, or it all just working out,  in the end, it was a success.

Winning state for the boys team may not be an easy task with Stansbury High School and Hurricane High School in the way, and the girls will have to face down pine view, but with state creeping closer, the ​ruins are hoping to come home with some new hardware to put in the trophy case

By Nicholas Kretschmer

It’s no secret that every sports team at Mountain View wants to win a state championship, and with the new changes in the region, many of Mountain View’s teams may be poised to secure the school’s 88th title.

The two most recent championships were back-to-back boy's tennis state titles in 2012-2013 and 2013-2014.

With the girl’s basketball team coming off last season with a total record of 19-3, their chances to win state can’t go unnoticed. The team is led by star center Tahlia White, who averaged 15.4 points per game last season and pulled down an average of 7.3 rebounds per game.

The team fell in a heartbreaking game against East High School during the first round of the state playoffs last year, dashing their hopes at the 88th title and creating the drive that is pushing them into action before the season even officially starts this year.

With practices already underway and a determination formed, the girl’s basketball team seems poised and ready to win it all.

Coming up fast in the hunt for the 88th title, however, are the school’s cross country teams. The boy’s cross country team in particular looks “really good this year,” senior Isaiah Smith said, “especially with some young runners on the varsity team. Garrett Faragher and Spencer Standing have both improved immensely and are helping the team push towards a winning season.”

With the willpower and determination to win, Mountain View’s boys could pull the 88th state title.

The girls cross country team, however, might not wait around for that to happen.

Mountain View’s juggernaut girls cross country team experienced unexpected heartbreak last year as well, as they fell to Timpanogos at the 4A state championships on October 19, 2016, losing the title by one point.

“We worked so hard, and we just didn’t have a very good race,” runner Mimi Miyazawa said last year. This year, though, the girls are determined to conquer, and have already made strong showings at the BYU Autumn Classic and the Park City Invitational.

Region cross country took place on October 6, and the state championships are planned for October 18 in Salt Lake City.
The girls volleyball team is not to be forgotten, either, since they ended last season with 14-8 record. Powering through to place 3rd in state, the whole team is ready to prove they are better than ever. With players like Danja Stafford standing at 6’0” and  Mia Wesley at 5’11” they definitely have the height and skill to dominate the game.

The girls are currently third in region, behind Spanish Fork (8-1) and Lehi (7-2). The Mountain View girls (5-3) fell to Spanish Fork, Lehi and Uintah earlier in the season. They played Orem on Oct. 6th and will go up against Salem Hills and Payson to end regular-season play

Overall, Mountain View is ready to obtain the elusive 88th state championship. It is possible that they might even take a 89th title this year as well.



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This year’s tennis team was different from past teams, because although tennis is an individual sport, the team members this year found a way to come together and connect as a team.

The Mountain View tennis team, during their 2017 season, did a great job at creating an environment where everyone could be a leader and everyone could be successful.

Although winning a state championship is probably a goal for the future, according to coach Ben Dennett, “The girls did a great job of putting in a bunch of hours this summer to get closer. They’ve done a great job of creating a tennis family where people want to play tennis all year and get better.”

HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE SEASON
Tennis won at Uintah the day before school started back in August. During that MV vs. Uintah tennis showdown, all three of the single matches went into a third set, overtime, and they were able to win all three to win the team match.

Tennis also beat Kearns and Lehi this season.

At a tournament in St. George, Savannah Evansen won two matches to win a gold medal, Kenidee Peterson came back from a 3-7 deficit to win a 9-8 match and Janessa Meiners beat a higher seeded player to get third in her group. Also, Sophie Glenn and Emily McKell beat Bountiful, which took 6th in state last year, and Abi Peterson and Cami Nakai got the sportsmanship award for their attitude and effort.

Kenidee Peterson, a senior, plays first varsity and singles. Here’s what she had to say about her tennis experience:

“Why do you love tennis?”
   “I love tennis because each point is a new challenge. You never know what's coming until the ball is over the net and you have less than a second to decide where you need to be and how you need to hit it. I love that rush of having to think fast and act on those thoughts even faster.”
 “Why do you play tennis?”
    “I play tennis because it's hard and I like a challenge.”
 “ What does tennis mean to you?”
    “Tennis is my way to destress and push my brain and reaction speed to the limit”
“Why should people care about tennis?”
   “People don't realize how much skill goes into playing tennis until they try it, but it really is difficult, and it takes a very dedicated person to excel.”



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By Connor Crandall

​The Mountain View Bruins traveled to Uintah on Friday September 29th and came away with a hard-fought win with a final score of 32-28, getting the W and also taking one more step toward reaching state.

The game against Uintah started out slow for the Bruins, with them going down early to a deficit of 14-0. But they then bounced back strong with two touchdown of their own, as well as playing a great second quarter where they held Uintah scoreless while scoring a touchdown of their own, thus making the halftime score 19-14 in favor of the Bruins.

They then followed that first half of the game up by having a great second half and held serve to every score that Uintah made for the rest of the game.

The Bruins outlasted Uintah in the end to take the big victory on the road. Not only was this win big for the school, with it being their second win of the year, but it was also huge for playoff implications.

The Bruins’ state hopes are getting better and better week by week. With two more region games left, as of right now, the Bruins have the last spot for state because they are sitting at fourth in the region. The two games left on their schedule are a tough road test in Spanish Fork and a crucial home game against Salem Hills.

The playoff picture looks like this: Spanish Fork and Orem lead the region, and both are undefeated. Payson then holds the third seed with one win in region, which was over Mountain View. The Bruins then hold the fourth seed ahead of Salem Hills and Uintah.

In region play, the Utah High School Athletics Association lists Spanish Fork as having three region wins, Orem as having two region wins, Payson as having two region wins, and now Mountain View with one region win. Salem Hills and Uintah are currently both sitting at 0 wins in region play, and it’s Mountain View’s job to make sure it stays that way.

After not making it into the state tournament last season, the Bruins just need one more win to secure a spot in the playoffs this season. So be sure to be there when the Bruins face the Skyhawks in a key game on October 12th at the Bruin Bowl.

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