The Matt and Eric Show Finale

Check out the tenth episode of the Matt and Eric Show. For this show, Matt Gray and Eric Humphrey interviewed our new student body president Mason Hickman and vice president, Anthony Bell about their plans for the 08-09 school year. Some topics discussed include pep-rallies, dances, intermural sports teams, principal Bartman, making the school greener, and bringing back talent shows. We also interviewed Arash B and Tim Benvegnu about our new leaders.

Bulldogs Win State ... finally!

For the first time in school history, the Judge baseball team won a state championship.

They sealed the deal this weekend, with a stunning undefeated appearance in the state 3A baseball tournament. With amazing pitching the games were won with 3 complete games (In the three games Pond, Carman, and Walker each started and closed their games), a rare achievement by any high school.

However the championship game against Juan Diego was a nail-biter for the Bulldogs until the bottom of the third inning. The Bulldogs went into the championship undefeated but with a struggling AJ Carman on the mound, things looked bleak, until in the bottom of the third, when one of the star seniors stepped up to the plate. Batting .000 in the tournament, senior Tyson Moll got himself into an 0-2 count (no balls, two strikes). But then it happened, the pitch Moll had been looking for all tournament long. Fastball down the pipe. Tyson Moll went yard; home run, 3-2 Bulldogs. After the bulldogs gained that lead, they went on to win 6-2. AJ Carman fought through a day where he did not have his best stuff, and came out with a complete game, and the state win.
Check Judge Radio for an interview with Coach Myaer

Spring Concert Highlights Musical Talent

Come and support our music department. This is the last major concert of the year. It will feature every group from the music department and will be held this Friday, May 2 at 7 pm in the Judge Auditorium. Including the orchestra, jazz band, chorale, madrigals, and jazz@8, you can be sure to be impressed with everyone's talent and overall improvement from the beginning of the year.

-Unknown Author

Luke Puskedra wins Arcadia

Luke Puskedra traveled to the Arcadia National Outdoor Track meet on Saturday, April 13. With a strong field and tight race in the boys 3200m, Luke managed to pull away from New Zealand competitor Derrick Channon in the last 500 meters, surging to an 8:46.60 against Channon's 8:48.00.

View the video of Luke's race here

3A State Drama Festival Results

Dramatic Monologues
LeVaughn Wilkins - Overall Superior
Jackie Graham - Overall Superior
Annie Johns - Straight Superiors

Humorous Monologues
Lexie Stuivenvolt Allen - Straight Superiors

Pantomime
Pat Thompson & Sean Abel - Straight Superiors
Sean Sweeney - Straight Superiors

Contrasting Monologues
Lieren Stuivenvolt Allen - Overall Superior

Scenes
Jillian Weaver & Lukas Richards
-Straight Superiors & Showcase Round (Top 6 scenes at the event)
Stuart Ford & Chris Voss - Straight Superiors


Judge also received a Superior Ranking as a school, based on percentage of participants in each event receiving superiors. There is a plaque that will be displayed in the main hallway.

Boys Soccer in the Midst of an Impressive Turnaround

The boys soccer program has made an enormous leap from last years 4-11-1 season with a number of victories including an impressive and dramatic win over region powerhouse Wasatch. Goalkeeper, Luke Bettin received a yellow card for an illegal play in the box while Judge was up 3-2 and was forced to come off the field. While arguing about the call, two other Judge coaches received yellow cards. Back-up keeper, Lukas Richards was unprepared to enter the game and panic began to ensue. Fortunately, senior Kelly Gee, answered the call, grabbed Bettin's gloves and sprinted to his position in front of the net where Wasatch was given a free kick. Though the shot was on frame and with force, Gee was able to punch the ball safely away. The Bulldogs were able to hold off the Wasp's offense for the remaining three minutes and went on to win their first region game of the season. The team continues their tremendous season with nunnish beatings over Uintah, Waterford and Union. The soccer program has made an enormous leap from last years season with a 7-5-1 record and, under coach Kelly Terril, is emerging as a dominating team in Region 10. For more information, see the soccer blog on the Judge Memorial website.

Boys lax update

The boys lacrosse teams started strong with wins over Skyline and West Jordan, but have since lost three games by one goal. The JV team is undefeated with recent wins over Olympus and Viewmont.

Bulldogs To Take State in Baseball

Baseball season has started up again, and our Varsity Bulldogs have a 2-0 record, with a 15 to 1 victory over Highland, and a 9-1 win over East. Our Bulldogs have the very likelihood of winning the state championship with the excellent team we have now, and have the opportunity of winning the next few years with only 3 seniors graduating this year. Keep up the good work fellas'

Disney Comes To Judge

On Sunday, March 15, 2008, Salty Productions and Disney Channel began filming "Hatching Pete" in the Judge Memorial gym, in which all bulldog logos have been masked into dragons. Many students at Judge have reported that they have seen Disney Channel stars such as Mitchell Musso (Oliver from Hannah Montana) and Jason Dolley (Newt from Cory in the House). Excited students have gathered around the set to have a peek.

The field is telling us something

Photo illustration by Will Tempfer

Fresh Start, Fresh Season

Girls' lacrosse season has officially began, and it is off to a great start. The team captains for both Varsity and JV have already been chosen. The dedication has already started at an extremely high pace. The coaches are teaching us skill that we must acquire to play this sport with the best of our abilities, and as they say "It wont be easy, it will take along time to get it, but the only way to make sure you do is practice it constantly." The whole team is currently working on running time, which means we must run 2.6 miles around the school, it is currently taking us about 40 minutes, but if we learn to run at 100% it should take us about 20 min. Our games will not start until March, and the entire season does not end until May. So we have a few short months to challenge ourselves and give it all we got. But besides the fact that we must master these abilities, we must also learn to bond and work as a team. The ability to work as a team is what would make us unstoppable, and nothing else.

- by Yvonne Vierra

Frosh girls b-ball 16-2 on the season

The Judge Freshman Girls ended their basketball season strong with a record of 16 wins and 2 losses. True to that, they made history. No Judge Freshman girl's team has ever only lost two games. It sounds pretty amazing but to the girls it doesn't. Many of the girls came from the same school and an undefeated basketball team two consecutive seasons running. Losing to Morgan twice was unacceptable. All of the girls are thirsty for another shot. But, I guess that will have to wait, until next season, because it turns out that Morgan will not be coming down for the freshman tournament.

The Judge girls started out the tournament with a strong win against East High, 57-20. Judge will go on to play Wasatch on Tuesday February 12. Part of Judge's successful season must be in part because of the team but also because of the cookie makers, Coaches James Lee and Amanda Lazinski. They have put their all into making the most perfect cookie and it shows. I would like to take the time to congratulate the girls and their coaches for having a winning season!

- by Rima McComas

Giving up modern conveniences

This is a follow up from an article printed a few weeks ago about how the freshmen students of Judge Memorial were asked to go 24 hours without using ipods, TV's, videogames, cell phones, or computers (except for when doing homework). The students were also told they weren't allowed to eat snacks in between meals, could only drink water, and could not use personal grooming items. Yes girls, that means no make-up too. The teachers also informed the students that they had to sleep on the floor instead of in their comfortable beds, and a few teachers even decided that they were going to prohibit showering during this 24 hour period.

After everyone had completed their 24 hours, it was interesting to hear what the students had to say. Many students seemed to have that one thing that they just couldn't live without. "I feel this was a really good experience for everyone, but I just wasn't able to give up showering," said Victoria, a freshman at Judge who participated in this project. Other students had become so used to using these items, they just plain forgot they were banned for the day. Mickey, another freshman, stated "I was so tired when I got home that I completely forgot about not being able to sleep in my bed until I woke up the next morning." Even though each student had difficulties with one part of the assignment or another, many believed this was a good assignment because of how it made them realize how lucky they are.

- by Josie Mascher