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Medium-sized Tooele High School in Utah has become a prep softball dynasty the past six or seven years. Not surprisingly, local colleges are beginning to tap in to that talent pool for help with their programs.
Last week, we mentioned that former 3A MVP Lindsey Palmer of Tooele had signed with Utah (after a stint at Salt Lake Community College), along with several others.
Saturday, Dixie State College softball coach David Dwyer let us know that he has signed a couple of Tooele seniors -- Lauren Folta and Kelsey Mendenhall -- to national letters of intent, along with Spanish Fork star Whitney Holm.
I'm feeling old today because, waaaay back in high school, I used to work with Mendenhall's mother, Nan, at a certain fast-food restaurant that neither of us likely wants to divulge.
But I digress.
Folta was the 3A MVP last year as a junior after helping Tooele win its second state title in three years. She is also the Wendy's High School Heisman winner for Tooele High.
Mendenhall was a member of the 3A all-tournament team last spring and a second-team all-state selection. Like Folta, she's been a member of two state title teams. She was selected to the adidas Top-100 Futures national camp earlier this year.
Holm has started for the Dons since her freshman season and helped the team take the 5A state title in 2006. She's been a first-team all-stater three straight years and was the Utah Valley Player of the Year last spring.
"With the addition of [Holm, Mendenhall and Folta] we feel like we have gotten three of the top players in Utah this year," Dwyer said.
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Utah State coach Candi Letts has also been busy signing players for her softball program.
Last week, the Aggies announced they have signed junior college transfer Rachel Evans, a former Viewmont High star from the College of Southern Idaho.
Also, the Aggies signed two players from Shadow Ridge High in Las Vegas: 3B Rayna Bradshaw and SS Jasmine Harris.
Gina Rawls, an outfielder from Tualatin High in Tigard, Ore., has also signed with USU.
In case you missed the post about Utah's softball signings, they were: Hannah Clements of Poway, Calif; Joni Cook of Eagle, Idaho; Haylee Hoch of Fremont High in Plain City; Jasey Jensen of Layton High and SLCC; Brooke Olson of Riverton High and SLCC; Taylorsville senior Tiare Palauni and Tooele/SLCC's Palmer.
Last week, we mentioned that former 3A MVP Lindsey Palmer of Tooele had signed with Utah (after a stint at Salt Lake Community College), along with several others.
Saturday, Dixie State College softball coach David Dwyer let us know that he has signed a couple of Tooele seniors -- Lauren Folta and Kelsey Mendenhall -- to national letters of intent, along with Spanish Fork star Whitney Holm.
I'm feeling old today because, waaaay back in high school, I used to work with Mendenhall's mother, Nan, at a certain fast-food restaurant that neither of us likely wants to divulge.
But I digress.
Folta was the 3A MVP last year as a junior after helping Tooele win its second state title in three years. She is also the Wendy's High School Heisman winner for Tooele High.
Mendenhall was a member of the 3A all-tournament team last spring and a second-team all-state selection. Like Folta, she's been a member of two state title teams. She was selected to the adidas Top-100 Futures national camp earlier this year.
Holm has started for the Dons since her freshman season and helped the team take the 5A state title in 2006. She's been a first-team all-stater three straight years and was the Utah Valley Player of the Year last spring.
"With the addition of [Holm, Mendenhall and Folta] we feel like we have gotten three of the top players in Utah this year," Dwyer said.
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Utah State coach Candi Letts has also been busy signing players for her softball program.
Last week, the Aggies announced they have signed junior college transfer Rachel Evans, a former Viewmont High star from the College of Southern Idaho.
Also, the Aggies signed two players from Shadow Ridge High in Las Vegas: 3B Rayna Bradshaw and SS Jasmine Harris.
Gina Rawls, an outfielder from Tualatin High in Tigard, Ore., has also signed with USU.
In case you missed the post about Utah's softball signings, they were: Hannah Clements of Poway, Calif; Joni Cook of Eagle, Idaho; Haylee Hoch of Fremont High in Plain City; Jasey Jensen of Layton High and SLCC; Brooke Olson of Riverton High and SLCC; Taylorsville senior Tiare Palauni and Tooele/SLCC's Palmer.
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