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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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Recent Articles by James Edward

High school track: Final top performances of 2013

Published: Monday, May 20, 2013 10:08 am MDT

Here's a look at the final top track performances of 2013 for all 34 events.

High school girls track: Davis wins third-straight 5A state title, while Herriman wows in 4A

Published: Saturday, May 18, 2013 11:39 pm MDT

Davis, Herriman, Park City, North Summit and Panguitch all win girls track team titles on Saturday at BYU.

High school boys track: Davis wins another 5A title, while Woods Cross ends long drought in 4A

Published: Saturday, May 18, 2013 11:30 pm MDT

Davis, Woods Cross, Desert Hills, Richfield and Panguitch all claims boys track state championships at BYU on Saturday.

Real Salt Lake: RSL confident ahead of away match at Chivas USA

Published: Saturday, May 18, 2013 10:34 am MDT

Real Salt Lake wraps up a three-game road trip this Sunday against Chivas USA and is hungry to bounce back from a frustrating loss at Montreal.

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.

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