April 2024 | Vol. 34 Iss. 4
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By Josh McFadden | j.mcfadden@mycityjournals.com
S
ome sports programs expect nothing short of being the best every year. The Riverton High School softball team is a perfect example. The Silverwolves are a perennial power in the state, evidenced by the team’s three state titles since 2016, including back-to-back championships in 2021 and 2022. Even last year, when the team didn’t claim the top prize, it still went 21-5, shared the Region 3 title with Bingham with an 8-2 mark and advanced just one game shy of the championship bracket in the Class 6A state tournament. Riverton hopes to bring home another trophy this season, this time with a new coach. “Our goals are to take region and take state,” firstyear head coach Whitley Haimin said. “We’re big fans of process goals, so we’ve come together as a team to set those goals and expectations. We’ve defined what a successful day looks like and strive to keep each other accountable every single day, practice, game, pitch and rep.” Haimin didn’t set the goals herself but included the players in the discussion as well. The team focuses on doing the little things each day. “Our team came up with the expectations to always control the controllables—always be a good teammate; make adjustments within each at bat, pitch, situation, game, etc.; risk it all and go all out; stay focused and locked in; succeed and fail in a forward direction and Continued page 9
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Baylee Martinez is part of a talented roster this year. (File photo City Journals)
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First year of boys volleyball