From Deseret News archives:
2007 Drill Team Competition Roy thrilled to capture its first 4A state title
"I worked the night shift and my daughter had to be at (drill team) practice at 5:30 a.m.," he said. "So I would pick her up and sleep while she practiced."
"This is just the neatest thing for these kids," he said, watching them take photos with the trophy that will now grace the school's hallway. "Dallas (Draper, the coach) did an awesome job of pulling these girls together."
Not easy for a woman who took over a program that was dead the past three years ago. "We were in very last place," she said of her first year on the job. "Last year we didn't place at state, and this year we won. My girls are amazing. It's just so magical."
Roy won the Military competition, took second in Dance and second in Prop. That gave the Royals the overall title, while Granger, a team that wowed the audience with their prop routine, finished in second place in 4A.
The 2A teams saw a first-time winner crowned as South Sevier edged drill powerhouses Manti, which finished second, and Millard, in third place. The Rams won the Prop category and finished second in the other two competitions.
Colvin said the Roy team has improved so much since Draper took over three years ago that their success earlier this season almost got the best of them.
"They won one of the first competitions they went to, and she was great about not letting it go to their heads," he said.
The girls couldn't agree more.
"It was a new experience," said Aly Larsen, a senior on the team. "We just let it go to our heads a little."
Her teammates nod in agreement.
"We lost momentum after we won that first competition," said senior Destiny Calvano. So what did their coach say to them that brought them down to Earth and put them in position to win that 4A title?
Recent comments
didnt school #31 harriet ross tubman school win last year
monty | April 25, 2008 at 9:22 p.m.
Everyone did good! i loved Box elders dance i loved grangers prop!
lisa | Nov. 8, 2007 at 10:05 a.m.
everyone did great! but i loved grangers and box elders prop!
lexi | Nov. 2, 2007 at 9:39 a.m.
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