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Former Blue Devil Palamo puts rugby on back burner at Utah

Former Blue Devil and current Utah football player Thretton Palamo shows off his world-class rugby skills during a 2008 game with Team USA. Courtesy photo

The University of Utah is an easy 660-mile, 10-hour drive due east from Davis. But for former Blue Devil athlete Thretton Palamo, the journey to Salt Lake City took him several times around the world. Now, the 23-year-old sophomore, who was the youngest rugby player in men’s international competition history, has earned a spot as … Continue Reading

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Thretton Palamo rugby/mug photos

Former Blue Devil and current Utah football player Thretton Palamo shows off his world-class rugby skills during a 2008 game with Team USA. Courtesy photo

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It’ll be a long and winding Devil cross country road

It’s heady stuff, the sport of cross country at Davis High. Blue Devil girls have earned 10 Sac-Joaquin Section championships, including seven straight from 2002 to 2008. But for first time since 1999, they didn’t finish in the top three in 2010. The young men have captured seven consecutive crowns and go into this fall … Continue Reading

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Davis High soccer boys spank visiting Napa, 4-1

DHS captain Ryan Gross (14) hugs teammate Chris Mulvihill after Mulvihill's goal in the 39th minute of the Blue Devils' 4-1 victory over Napa on Wednesday. Fred Gladdis/Enterprise photo

With Tom Nolan scoring three goals — the first on an assist from goalkeeper Derek Pleasants — the Davis High boys righted their soccer ship, beating visiting Napa, 4-1, Wednesday at Yudin Field. The nonleague victory puts the Blue Devils at 1-0-1 (the shortened games at Montgomery High over the weekend don’t count in the … Continue Reading

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Chris Mulvihill goal DHS boys soccer vs. Napa photo

DHS captain Ryan Gross (14) hugs teammate Chris Mulvihill after Mulvihill's goal in the 39th minute of the Blue Devils' 4-1 victory over Napa on Wednesday. Fred Gladdis/Enterprise photo

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Youth soccer: Legendary performance by Davis girls squad

Davis Legends players Jade Bugsch, left, and Natalie Silver (with headband) track a ball in the championship match against  the Mustang Stampede at the Tiburon Fall Classic. The locals had the advantage through most of the game, only to lose in a shootout and capture second place. Courtesy photo

The Davis Legacy Legends, a U16 girls soccer team, came tantalizingly close to capturing its third consecutive tournament championship last weekend, dominating a tense title match before losing in penalty kicks. After going undefeated through bracket play at the Tiburon Fall Kickoff, the Legends battled the Mustang Stampede for the championship on Sunday at McKegney … Continue Reading

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Youth roundup: Local junior golfers excel at State Fair Championship

A group of Davis area junior golfers were a part of a very strong field in the JGANC State Fair Championship held at two area courses on Saturday. At the Alister McKenzie course in Haggin Oaks, Emily Masiel played in the girls 12-14-year-old division, shooting a 91 to finish in a tie for 14th. Another … Continue Reading

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