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High school girls tennis: Woods Cross state title is a family affair
Since long before this school year even started, Woods Cross tennis coach Molly Richards has felt this might be the year her Wildcats could win another girls state title. Richards, a Woods Cross tennis alum, even asked her oldest daughter Macy to join her staff, and the squad made the 5A state tournament a special moment for the family by taking home the team trophy for the first time in 20 years under near-perfect weather conditions at Liberty Park in Salt Lake City. “We knew we had the talent, but you never know,” Molly Richards said. “We also had the experience, and you need those two to handle the pressure situations that can come up at state. We really helped ourselves by getting players into the championship matches in all five divisions.” After winning its eighth-straight Region 6 championship last month, Woods Cross ended the three-day state tourney with 65 points and finished comfortably ahead of second-place Timpview (43), followed by Wasatch (25) and last year’s champ, Olympus (21).
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