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James Edward

James Edward is a sports writer at the Deseret News, serving as the prep editor and Real Salt Lake beat writer. A graduate of the University of Utah in 1998, he has been a full-time sports writer of the Deseret News since 1999. James was raised in Salt Lake City and attended Olympus High School, graduating in 1994. He's had a passion for all sports since he was a toddler. James and his wife, Megan, have two children and live in Sandy, Utah.

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High school track: Ogden's Sarah Feeny breaks 1,600 state record on first day of state meet

Published: Friday, May 17, 2013 7:06 pm MDT

Ogden's Sarah Feeny sets a new state record in the 1,600 meters at the state meet Friday, while Herriman freshman Kaysha Love posts the top qualifying times in the 100 and 200 meters.

High school track: Park City's Ben Saarel breaks 5-year-old state record in 1,600 meters

Published: Friday, May 17, 2013 7:02 pm MDT

Despite laboring through a performance that he said wasn't his best, Park City's Ben Saarel still set a 1,600-meter state record at the state track meet Friday morning.

High school track: Park City's Ben Saarel and Ogden's Sarah Feeny break state records

Published: Friday, May 17, 2013 10:17 am MDT

Park City's Ben Saarel and Ogden's Sarah Feeny each set new state records in the 1,600 meters at the state track meet on Friday morning.

High school baseball: Maple Mountain's Arik Mack mows down Murray with 14 strikeouts

Published: Wednesday, May 15, 2013 8:34 pm MDT

Maple Mountain advances in the 4A state tournament winners bracket thanks to a dominant performance from ace Arik Mack, who strikes out a whopping 14 batters.

High school girls golf: 2A medalist Carly Jorgensen leads Richfield to second-straight state title

Published: Tuesday, May 14, 2013 8:50 pm MDT

Richfield's SUU-bound senior Carly Jorgensen shoots a 78 to win the 2A medalist honors while she also led the Wildcats to their second-straight 2A title.

High school softball: Visiting Olympus tops Clearfield in wild 4A opener

Published: Tuesday, May 14, 2013 7:46 pm MDT

Olympus overcomes an early deficit to rally past Clearfield for the 4A first round victory.

High school boys tennis: Kempin brothers expected to lead Juan Diego to 3A title

Published: Monday, May 13, 2013 7:56 pm MDT

After finishing fourth at the 3A state tennis tournament last year, Juan Diego is the clear favorite to win it this year with undefeated players at all three singles positions.

High school track: State records could tumble at girls state championships

Published: Monday, May 13, 2013 3:46 pm MDT

Three state records have already fallen in girls track this season, and as many as eight might fall at the state meet this weekend.

High school track: Davis, Woods Cross among favorites at boys state meet

Published: Monday, May 13, 2013 3:08 pm MDT

Davis, Woods Cross, Desert Hills and Richfield are the heavy favorites at this weekend's boys state track meet at BYU, while the 1A race is wide open.

Boys high school track top performances (May 13, 2013)

Published: Monday, May 13, 2013 1:46 pm MDT

Here's a look at the top 10 performances in every track & field event this season heading into the state meet at BYU this weekend.

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