2002- 03
Class Leaders
Student Body President: Peter Burks
Senior Class Core –Matthew Scott, president; Courtney Ballard, Alana Brophy and Peter Williams.
Junior Class Core – Gretchen Battle, president; Kato Mayeda, Max Olson, Marie Robinson, Tim Scott and Michael Webber.
Sophomore Class Core – xxx
Freshman Class Core – xxx
During the Summer
Senior-to-be Ian Wolfley was one of 10 high school students who produced documentaries at Sundance Institute’s summer workshop on “Real Stories.” The documentaries were shown at the Tower Theatre.
Incoming junior Evan Shinners was one of 25 students selected to play in the Eastman International Piano Competition.
Three Sisters of the Holy Cross who had taught at Judge passed away. They were: Sr. Mary Claire Antoine, 90, who spent 12 years at Judge from 1943 to 1955, the last six as principal after starting as a science teacher; Sr. Mary Berthania, 97, who taught ninth graders from 1959-63 after spending four years (1939-42) with sixth graders at Judge Elementary; and Sr. Mary Doloretta, 81, who taught at both St. Mary’s of the Wasatch and Judge.
Starting Aug. 1, a Judge student activity card could be used to ride a Utah Transit Authority bus or TRAX train. Judge was the first high school in the state to have this program, following the University of Utah.
The Year
National Merit Finalists: William Chick, Anjali Kulkarni and Timothy Strickland
National Merit Commended Students: Max Bastow, Matthew Scott, John Siska
National Hispanic Scholar Recognition Program: Candace Gibson
James Hamburge took over as Judge principal. He and his wife, Sue, were both educators before coming to Utah from Minnesota, where their four children were schooled. James Hamburge arrived with 14 years of experience as a secondary school principal following several years of running an elementary school. His teaching background was in English and religion. Sue taught social studies and religion in Catholic senior and junior high schools and eighth grade at J.E. Cosgriff Elementary School.
Seniors inducted into the National Honor Society were Courtney Ballard, Alyssa Blackburn, Aimie Faucett, Will Hammargren, Megan Kelly, Sonya Kousoum, Elizabeth Lockwood, Erin Morrison, Allison Parks, Rebecca Ralston, Julie Roche and Dylan Schneider.
Junior Academic Awards – College Algebra/Trigonometry: John Siska; Honors Chemistry: Timothy Strickland; A.P. Biology: Timothy Strickland; Astronomy/Oceanography: Alyssa Blackburn; Anatomy/Physiology: Molly O’Neil; English: Candace Gibson and Andrew Yang; A.P. U.S. History: Candace Gibson; U.S. History: Elizabeth Lockwood and Steven Truelson; Religious Studies: Ryan Brass and Felianne Hipol; Computer Science: Avery Sandack and Eli Sasich; Computer Business Application: John Stehle; Computer Science Programming: Steven Schlotterbeck; Ceramics: Timothy Strickland; Advanced Drawing: Kyle Nehring and Richelle Price; Design: John Becker and Michael Sygnatowicz; Madrigal: Elyse Downs; A.P. Music: Brett Patterson; Play Production: Rebecca Cox; Tech Theatre: James Ries; Advanced Dance Production: Andrea French; Dance Production: Meaghan Johnson; Girls Weightlifting: Kathleen Smyth; Boys Weightlifting: William Chick; Girls P.E.: Jessica Allen; Boys P.E.: Dustin Cederholm; Honors Spanish: Timothy Strickland; Spanish: Ryan Brass; Honors French: Lindsey Berckman and Alyssa Blackburn; French: Jacqueline Jensen and Andrew Yang; Latin: Debbie Shwalb.
Sophomore Academic Awards – Modern Geometry/Trigonometry: Catherine Villnave and Michael Webber; Honors Chemistry: Jennifer Conti and Michael Webber; Chemistry: Sarah Hodges and Zachary Zundel; English: Jennifer Conti and John Leonard; Modern World History: Catherine Villnave; Early World History: Zachary Zundel; Religious Studies: Madeline Wander and Zachary Zundel; Dance: Karen Schneider; Advanced Drama: Alison Satterlee; Drama: Alison Lambert; Tech Theatre: Michael DeLisi; Basic Drawing: Katherine Jordan; Chorale: Jesse Dornan; Concert Band: Zachary Ramras; Jazz Band: Anthony Bald; Girls P.E.: Jill White; Boys P.E.: Gary Mursener-Gonzales; Girls Weightlifting: Stephene Gaitan; Boys Weightlifting: Scott Walker; Body Dynamics: Marie Robinson; Honors Spanish: Marie Robinson; Spanish: Matthew Savas; Honors French: Jennifer Koehler; French: Anthony Bald; German: Nector Ritzakis; Latin: Matthew Callanan.
Freshmen Academic Awards – Honors Modern Algebra: Joni Aoki and David Vaughn; Modern Algebra: Brian Christiansen; Honors Physical Science: Debra Emery, Jessie France and David Vaughn; Physical Science: Brian Christiansen and Sarah Maland; English: Jessie France and Thomas Kesler; World History: Jessie France; Geography: Ariana Torrey; Religious Studies: Laura Croudy and Jessie France; Dance: Patricia Ault; Debate: Jessie France and Jesse Horton; Art Foundations: Ariana Torrey; Boys P.E.: Nicholas Sasich; Girls P.E.: Patricia Ault; Girls Weightlifting: Jennifer Pentesco and Asha Richardson; Boys Weightlifting: Daks Hodges and Patrick Smyth; Honors Spanish: Debra Emery; Spanish: Joni Aoki and Ariana Torrey; Honors French: Samuel Palmer Dwore; French: Zachary Zundel; German: Semir Mulahalilovic and Sarah Maland; Latin: Joseph Viskochil.
The Utah Chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society gave its T. K. McCarthey Silver Hope Award to the late newspaper magnate’s son and Judge benefactor, Philip McCarthey.
Student Michael Riadh, who was born in Iraq and moved to Jordan when he was 3, became a U.S. citizen on Sept. 30. He and his family had moved to Utah in 1996.
Judge received a merit award as part of the 2002 Governor’s Award in the Humanities for its development of the “Building Just Communities” program. Robin Carbaugh, Alison McFarlane and Principal James Hamburge accepted the award on behalf of the school.
Before she graduated from Judge in 2001, Macey Hrechkosy learned CPR in a class from George Angelo. At this point an assistant basketball coach, Hrechkosy put those skills to work when Alyx Hodges suffered a violent asthma attack. Hrechkosy pulled Hodges aside, splashed water on her face and, after the girl stopped breathing, administered CPR then chest pressure. “I was surprisingly calm,” Hrechkosy told The Bulldog Press. “It wasn’t until after that I realized what had happened.” Hodges recovered.
Felianne Hipol was among six high school journalism students who interviewed Gov. Mike Leavitt at the State Capitol as part of The Salt Lake Tribune’s Minority Student Journalism Day.
“Women in Motion” was the theme of the Winter Dance Concert. Thirty-six senior and junior dancers studied women artists, from Dorothea Lange and Sylvia Plath to Frida Kahlo and Georgia O’Keeffe, performing 14 dances, many revolving around words the dancers had written about their subjects. Teacher Tim Dolan “inspired the dancers to choose powerful words to describe their feelings and experiences and the women they studied,” Sawaya said. Erin Barra wrote the words and music for a segment about Sally Mann and Alice Walker, a song she performed with Mariesa Buhl. Scott Steffensen, the Georgia O’Keeffe member of Ririe Woodbury Dance Co., was a guest choreographer along with 1980 graduate Angela Banchero, a member of RDT Dance Co. She did a solo. Dancers included Megan McCusker, Libby Bell, Stephanie Ransdell, Anne Camp, Nathan Chacon, Jeremy Larrabee, Cole Sloan, Tim Strickland and Scott Walker. Seniors Mariesa Buhl and Audrea Nielson did readings, Erin Barra and Buhl sang an original song, seniors Dan Bobbe and Jason Brown played saxophones and Zachary Ramras joined teacher Linda Simpson for the closing song, “Silent Night.”
Teacher Bob Thompson became engaged to former physical education and health teacher Bess Bernal. Both were in the Judge Class of 1992.
The music department’s “Merry Christmas” program featured interludes by Zachary Ramras, Sarah Bury, Jamie Gardner, Patrick Skorut and Erin Barra between performances by the chorale, chamber orchestra, madrigals, jazz ensemble, performance ensemble and concert band. Ramona Mayer directed the event with support from Tom Delgado and the technical theatre class.
The student body included Mehwish “Maria” Gill, a 14-year-old who came from Pakistan but had spent time in 15 countries on three continents in recent years.
The Salt Lake Diocese honored Ramona Mayer as an “outstanding music teacher.” It also gave an award to teacher/administrator Robyn Klonizos Giovacchini, a 1971 graduate who put three sons through Judge and impacted many of its students through her work as a preschool teacher and later an educator at the Madeleine Choir School and St. Vincent’s.
Sophomore Enrico Nassi was one of the featured performers – along with Ginger and Miriam Costa Jackson – when Judge and the Italian Cultural Center of Utah co-sponsored a benefit concert, “The Voices of Spring.” Teacher Ramona Mayer provided accompaniment on the piano.
Serving as Peer Ministers were Tami Birkel, Kathleen Smyth, Kathleen Skiles, Erin Morrison, Megan Skiles and Rio Cortez.
Judge history teacher Kip Sayre, who died in 2020, collected books, teaching materials and videos and donated them to a school in the South African township of Soweto, where 70% of the population was illiterate, unemployment was 50% and 1,800 new AIDS cases were being diagnosed daily. St. Ambrose Parishioners Mary and Curt Crowther, who owned a Serta Mattress warehouse in Salt Lake City, organized their company’s “Adopt a School Project.”
Ten students from the former East German city of Chemnitz spent three weeks at Judge at the invitation of German teacher Art Holder, including Maureen Winter, Stefanie Schaedlich and Claudia Dittrich.
Senior Candace Gibson gave a speech on diversity as a member of Salt Lake City’s Youth Government.
The Bulldog Press dominated The Salt Lake Tribune’s J.F. Fitzpatrick High School Journalism Contest, winning all but one category among 3A schools. The newspaper was deemed the best in its class, as were editor Mallory Elizondo, faculty adviser Chris Sloan, editorial writer Julie Roche, column writer Ariana Torrey and photographer Channing McCabe. Elizondo got a second award for page design. Elizondo’s staff included Preston Aro, Anne Marie Ashburn, Steven Ault, Alana Brophy, Matthew Callanan, Nick Christenson, Clem Collins, Debra Emery, Jessie France, Erin Greenberg, Christina Hadlow, Tim Hatziathanasiou, Juston Heavens, James Hensleigh, Felianne Hipol, John Leonard, Nick Lollini, Sarah Maland, Megan McDonald, Ellen Peifer, Tessa Potvien, Jessica Reimer, Matt Scott, Debbie Shwalb, Cole Sloan and Madeline Wander. Elaine Peterson also served as an adviser.
Teacher Tim Dolan re-established a Film Club, whose members included Peter Williams, Nick Bailey, Joe Sasich, Nick Christenson, William Hamargren, Alison Satterlee, Will Cutting, Erin Barra, Tony Killinger, David Klock and Allison Parks.
Graduates Ralph Colosimo (Class of 1972) and his brother, Charles (Class of 1980), filed a civil lawsuit in mid-February, 2003 against the Catholic Diocese of Salt Lake City, alleging the diocese and school officials were aware that Fr. James Rapp sexually abused them and other students in the late 1960s and early ‘70s and did nothing to stop it. Their lawsuit, which sought $5 million in compensatory damages and $10 million in punitive damages, claimed school officials received “multiple complaints” about Rapp touching students inappropriately and requesting sexual favors but appeared to be more interested in protecting the reputations of Rapp and his order, the Oblates of St. Francis deSales. Rapp, who taught at Judge from 1968-73, was serving a 40-year sentence in an Oklahoma prison at the time for child sexual abuse that occurred later at an Oklahoma parish where he was pastor. The lawsuit said a psychological evaluation of Rapp by the Oblates revealed he had “very strong sexually deviate urges … accompanied by feelings of anxiety, hostility and violence.” The diocese responded that it first learned in 2000 that a young man had been sexually abused by Rapp and was investigating its records to determine if there were any previous allegations against the priest. The lawsuit was the first in Utah since a sexual abuse scandal engulfed the U.S. Catholic Church the previous summer. At that time, Salt Lake Bishop George Niederauer acknowledged that three unidentified priests had been removed from service in Utah because of sexual misconduct with minors and that Rapp was in prison for his offenses. Also named as a defendant in the suit was Fr. Thomas P. O’Neill, Judge principal in the late 1960s. The diocese later said credible allegations of sexual abuse also were leveled against both O’Neill and Fr. Charles LaPenta.
In May, the Deseret News went to Judge to evaluate the impact of the allegations. Writer Diane Urbani talked to Fr. Norman, who was a Judge student at the time of the incidents, and he said “those were profoundly different times.” Rapp was gone. So, too, were his superiors. “This 82-year-old school has a few surprises for visitors carrying old Catholic school stereotypes,” Urbani wrote. “Snobby rich kids are apparently all absent. No nuns prowl classroom aisles, poised to rap students’ knuckles with rulers. The windows are clear, not stained glass blocking the light from the outside world. Perhaps most startling: The teenagers spend almost no time gazing out those windows, chatting on their cell phones or fidgeting. Teachers actually hold their attention.” She noted that Fr. Norman used the school’s public address system to address the diocese’s sexual-abuse policy after the Colosimos’ allegations surfaced. “All Judge’s pupils have been reminded during the past year that priests accused of misconduct are investigated and removed from the ministry. They are not reassigned to other schools or parishes as was done throughout recent decades,” Norman said. “And if a student observes inappropriate behavior by anyone, he or she is to report it to a counselor or other trusted adult. We expect, hope and encourage that you would report anything that has occurred,” he said.
At a court hearing in July 2003, Diocesan attorneys did not dispute the allegation that the Colosimo brothers were molested by a priest but asked a 3rd District judge to dismiss the case, contending the statute of limitations to make such claims had expired. The brothers’ attorney maintained the Colosimos should get their day in court because the law allows extensions in cases of child sexual abuse.
“Imagine” was the theme of the Junior Ring Ceremony.
The Salt Lake Diocese announced that Fr. John Norman was being replaced as pastor of Our Lady of Lourdes Parish but would remain Judge president until February, 2004, when he would take a sabbatical.
Playing in the Chamber Orchestra were Courtney Ballard, Evan Shinners, Brett Patterson, Erin Barra, Zachary Ramras, Kristin Schlotterbeck, Caitlin McInnis, Calvin Furano, Tim Marti, Patrick Skorut, Sarah Maland, Hannah Poli, Veronica Ripp, Suzannah Sharp, Jake Oritt, Tyler Proctor, Jesse Dornan, Sam Hatziathanasiou, Jamie Gardner, Sarah Bury, Leigh DiAna, Bryan Close, Dan Robinson, Lauren Bolte, Katie McGuire and Enrico Nassi. The orchestra was conducted by Ramona Mayer.
In the National Math Competition, Judge’s senior class was tops among all Catholic high schools and was second overall.
Alan Brophy was captain of one mock trial team and Angela Naylor oversaw a second team. Nicole Marshall and Ashley May were part of the legal contingent, coached by Dianna Pugh and Susan Mommsen.
Rebecca Ralston and Blair Tyler were leading figures in putting together the yearbook.
The literary magazine was produced under the auspices of Kyle Nehring, Elyse Downs and Ian Wolfley.
“Superstitions” was the theme of the Spring Dance Concert, which featured dancers and photographers Megan McCusker, Natalie Scott, Rebecca Ralston, Emmy Thompson, Andrew Noble, Alicia Newton, Gabi Cabal, Allan Ray Hipol, Alexander Larsen, Scott Walker, Andy Godwin, Karen Schneider, Natalie Allen, Meaghan Johnson, Gina Etzel, Kathleen Ware, Libby Bell and Lindsey Berckman. Graduates Alison Le Duc, Angela Banchero, Nicholas Cendese and Rosie Banchero choreographed pieces.
Plays
Judge Memorial was among a limited number of high schools nationwide given the honor of staging a “school edition” of “Les Miserables.” Tom Delgado directed the blockbuster production with Ramona Mayer overseeing the musical score and Jeanette Sawaya serving as assistant director. The elaborate scenery was built by the advanced and beginning technical theater classes. Elyse Downs was stage manager, Jim Ries was technical director and John Adams was over the fly crew. The production featured a chorus of 42 and an orchestra with 26 musicians, including senior keyboard players Erin Barra and Brett Patterson, juniors Zachary Ramras, John Leonard, Patrick Skorut, Zach Downes, Nick Carter, Allison Weis, Jason Brown and Anthony Bald. The orchestra also had an alumnus, Kathy Mayer from 2001, plus Kristin Schlotterbeck, Abigael Proctor, Anthony Bald, Brett Patterson and, of course, teacher and violinist Linda Simpson. The stars were Jesse Dornan (Jean Valjean), Nicholas Zaharias (Javert), Jamie Hedlund (Cosette), Enrico Nassi (Marius), Leigh DiAna and Madeline Wander (Eponine), Thomas Bullock (Thenadier), Alison Satterlee (Madame Thenadier), Andrew Florin (Enjolras) and Zan Barnett (Gavroche). A matinee performance on a Saturday afternoon was scheduled to impress people attending a Judge open house. School supporter Joseph Sasich later wrote Delgado: “BRAVO! BRAVO! BRAVO! … Not only were we witness to simply the best student musical that we have ever seen but also to a superb version of ‘Les Miserables’ on any stage. The show captured all of the tragedy and passion that we have come to expect from ‘Les Miserables,’ but also allowed us to witness some truly inspired performances.” Added student Grayson Campbell: “I was fighting back tears during the entire performance.”
The Bulldog Press put out a special edition about the production of Les Miserables. Nick Lollini recounted how Judge secured the rights to put on the production, Mallory Elizondo described how alumnus Brian Mayeda stepped in to conduct the orchestra when teacher Ramona Mayer was called away because her father was on his death bed, John Hawkins detailed the contributions of freshmen to the show, Christina Hadlow wrote about Andrew Yang’s work with costumes and Vivi Tran’s with makeup, Madeline Wander described the work of stage manager Elyse Downs and provided biographic information about the grade-school students – Anna Frish, Zan Barnett, Emi Deis, Allison Huber and Maddie Rice – who joined the high school cast, Ariana Torrey and Debra Emery examined director Tom Delgado’s decision not to edit the script as some Utah schools did, taking “hell” out and identifying the French prostitutes as “town girls;” Felianne Hipol profiled choreographer Jeanette Sawaya, Anne Marie Ashburn wrote about music director Ramona Mayer and she teamed with Matt Scott on a look at director Tom Delgado, Elizabeth Brennan interviewed students whose stage debut was in Les Mis, Erin Greenberg recounted how Leigh DiAna sacrificed part of her soccer season to be in the play, just as Madeline Wander quit tennis to act, Sarah Maland wrote about the tech crew drawing from alumni like Danny Maland, Michael DeLisi, Michael Sygnatowicz and Jorge Arrellano, Debbie Shwalb revealed how Ramona Mayer improves her student’s singing, the orchestra was described by James Hensleigh, Tessa Potvien and Sarah Maland, and Ellen Peifer summarized the 1,400-page book by Victor Hugo.
“Musical Comedy Murders of 1940,” directed by Tom Delgado. Melanie Hopkins was stage manager. Starring Elyse Downs, Alana Brophy, Thomas Bullock, Rebecca Cox, Peter Williams, Ryan Shelton, Justin Bogue, Alison Satterlee, Hannah Piercey, Alison Lambert, T.J. Trueba, Enrico Nassi, Valerie Monson, Rosalyn Avent, Hannah Palmer and Kate Burns.
“Charlotte’s Web” was the sophomore play, starring Lillian Rodriguez and Channing McCabe.
Drama techies included Andrew Hirning, Krista Loken, Maria Zagal, Ross Lordon, Nick Bailey, Alex Saurdiff and Michael Augustine. Andrew Yang helped with costumes, Vivi Tran applied makeup.
Sports
STATE CHAMPIONSHIP – Wayne Voorhes began his 15th season as coach of the girls soccer team with high expectations following three region championships and trips to the state semifinals and championship game. His players delivered the school’s first state championship in girls soccer. Goalkeeper Alyssa Blackburn and the defense did not allow a goal in three state tournament games, capped with a 2-0 shutout of Morgan in the title match at Cottonwood High School. That followed a 1-0 overtime victory against Ogden in the semifinals and a 4-0 quarterfinal win over Hurricane. Led by Kathleen Smyth, Erin Morrison, Erin Terry and goalie Blackburn, the Bulldogs started the season ranked No. 2 in Class 3-A. Morrison earned The Tribune’s female “Prep of the Week” late in the season after Judge clinched the region championship for a fourth year, extending its region record to 40-1. In the state tournament, Smyth scored twice and Jennifer Pentesco and Jessica Reimer each added a goal to lift Judge over Hurricane, followed by a 1-0 semifinal victory over Ogden via Morrison’s overtime goal off an assist by Pentesco. In the finals, Morrison scored both goals (the 30th and 31st of her career), one off a well-placed corner kick by Jennifer Conti. The shutouts gave Blackburn 32 in her career. After Voorhes received a well-deserved dousing from a water bucket afterward, he praised his team as “tenacious, skillful and loving,” citing the play of his stars plus Kelly Hogan, Asha Richardson, Hadley Bowers, Carly Davies, Melanie Hopkins, Reimer and Terry. MVP Morrison described the team as “friends who never give up” and said everyone was looking forward to shaving their legs after letting their leg hair grow since region. “It is a Judge tradition,” she told The Tribune’s Jay Drew. “We’ve gone three weeks and it is getting kind of ugly.” The Salt Lake Tribune named Morrison its 3-A MVP, joined on the first team by Blackburn, Smyth and defender Bowers. Davies, a junior, made second team.
STATE CHAMPIONSHIP – Not to be outdone by girls soccer, the boys cross country team made up for three consecutive years of second-place finishes at state by capturing the 3-A title at last. Senior Matt Scott and sophomore Pat Smyth led the way, crossing the finish line almost together, Scott placing second in 16:27.4 while Smyth ended up third in 16:28.6. With two other Judge runners finishing in the top 10 – Nikola Hlady in seventh (16:35.7) and Steven Ault in 10th (16:49.2) – Judge completed the race with just 38 points, far ahead of second place Cedar City’s 87. For Scott, it was a race of redemption. He had blamed himself for Judge finishing second his freshman year when an opposing runner passed him with less than 50 yards left. “It’s such a relief,” Scott said of shedding “a dagger in the heart. To win it, it’s everything. It’s the perfect way to finish.” Dan Quinn coached the championship squad.
STATE CHAMPION – Samantha Gaffney ran away from the field to capture the individual state championship in 3-A girls cross country. Gaffney completed the course in 18:39, 34 seconds ahead of her nearest competitor, to lead Coach Dan Quinn’s Bulldogs to third place. Judge compiled 121 points, trailing Park City (65) and Ogden (72). Stephene Gaitan finished 11th and Hannah Vickery was 20th.
Dave Livingston became the 23rd head football coach at Judge, succeeding Tim Clark, who spent six years running the program. Livingston brought experience from two previous head coaching stints in California and time in Utah as an assistant to Skyline Coach Roger Dupaix. It was a tough year for the Bulldogs, exemplified by a 38-6 loss to Juan Diego on senior night, dropping Judge to 2-7 overall. That was not good enough to qualify for the 3-A state tournament.
Experience was a trademark of Coach Jim Beisel’s golf team, which featured two siblings of three-time state champion Pete Stone (Jeff and Natalie), along with Nick Carter, Eric Nelson, Casey Lopez and Sam Szykula. Carter finished in a tie for seventh at the 3-A golf tournament, shooting a two-day total of 147, 10 back of the champ. Jeff Stone shot a 159 for the tournament at leading the Bulldogs to a sixth-place finish, 39 strokes behind champion Dixie.
The girls tennis team was looking to overtake Park City High after finishing second to the Miners three consecutive years, but struggled through a tough season and failed to qualify for state.
Coach Carol Rawson’s seventh season with the girls volleyball team looked to build on the previous year’s fifth-place finish at state, the school’s best-ever showing in this sport. The Bulldogs did not qualify for the 3-A state tournament.
STATE CHAMPIONSHIP, CHAMPIONS – As early as mid-November, the Judge swimming teams were talking about taking state. Both the girls and the boys. They were led by second-year Coach Gail Meakins, who had built Park City into a swim power in the 1990s and relished the challenge of repeating that with a school that didn’t have a pool and practiced in a South High pool too shallow for competitions. She succeeded. But the double title was not guaranteed until the final event of the 3-A girls swim meet at BYU – the 400-yard relay. Judge was leading the meet by only a few points going into the race, but nearest challenger Tooele was in front after the relay’s first three legs. That’s when freshman Liz Caravati turned it on. “I didn’t hold anything back,” she said. “There was a lot of pressure, but the whole team was just really supportive.” She overtook her competitors and won. Final score: Judge 284.5, Tooele 268. “That’s about as close as it gets,” said Meakins. “I was way too nervous.” Caravati was voted 3-A “Swimmer of the Year” after also winning the butterfly and the 200-yard freestyle. Observed her coach: “She’s very skilled, talented and focused. When it comes to life and death or anything, you want to have her with you.” Sandy Bartelet aided the effort with a state title in the breaststroke (1:08.68), and she added fourth-place points in the 500 freestyle. Teammate Maggie Nichols was fifth. Katie Stevens also racked up valuable points with her third-place finish in the 50 free. Meakins was coach of the year. At an “Assembly of Champions” in the Judge gym in early March, Fr. James McHugh replicated his pledge when Judge swimmers won the state title in 1996 and had his head shaved to celebrate the championship. “Although done previously, this was no let-down for the students,” the Intermountain Catholic reported. Judge girls also captured the team championship in diving, a small competition featuring teams from the 3-A, 4-A and 5-A ranks. Led by Amanda Harrington’s fifth-place finish, the Bulldogs totaled 23 points to 22 for Bear River, 20 for Highland and 17 for East.
STATE CHAMPIONSHIP, CHAMPION – By contrast, the boys swimming team rolled to the 3-A state title, outscoring second place Tooele 310.5 to 234. For the boys, key swimmers were Ryan Donahoe, Sam Palmer, Chris Tsoufakis and Ned Voytovich. Donahoe won the individual state title in the 500 freestyle (5:01.30), joined on the podium by teammates Will Sause (fourth) and Matt Farr (fifth). He also came in second in the 200 freestyle, with Sam Palmer finishing fifth. Farr also was fourth in the 100-yard butterfly while Kyle Meakins was fifth in the breaststroke and Palmer was fourth in the 100 free. Tsoufakis recorded a pair of third-place finishes, in the 200 individual medley and the 100 butterfly. The relay teams all finished third, contributing important points to the championship run.
Another Jim Yerkovich team made a spirited run to the finals of a state basketball tournament, only to come away with its hopes dashed. After barely making it into the 3-A state tournament, the Bulldogs advanced to the finals before dropping a heartbreaking 57-51 overtime decision to Wasatch. Judge qualified for the tourney in dramatic fashion, using a buzzer beater by Michael Giovacchini to beat Emery 56-55 in a playoff game. The 3-A tournament was both an inspiring and heartbreaking affair. The Bulldogs defeated top-ranked Pine View 45-43 in overtime in the semifinals before losing a 57-51 overtime decision to Wasatch in the finals. That game was sent to overtime when Tyler Proctor was fouled on a made three-point shot and converted the critical free throw. Senior center Joe Sasich made the All-Tournament squad after averaging 15 points per game. The loss dropped Yerkovich to 1-5 in state final games. In other post-season honors, Sasich and Giovacchini made The Tribune’s first team All-State. During the regular season, The Tribune made senior guard Peter Burks its male “Prep of the Week” in early January after scoring 13 points a game and holding two opponents’ stars well below their scoring averages. Rounding out the squad were Tom Larsen, Nat Keller, Pete Skorut, Matt Scott, Andrew Kolbus, Matt Brass, Colin Christy and freshman Daniel Deane. Yerkovich took the team to the Alhambra Catholic Invitational Tournament, his 10th trip to the prestigious Maryland event, where Sasich scored 27 points in an opening round upset of Baltimore’s Catholic League champion. Judge lost the next two games, but Sasich made the All-Tournament team and Burks was named the “Player Who Wouldn’t Quit.” Yerkovich’s connections to that tournament of elite Catholic schools paid off with a visit to Utah by legendary Coach Morgan Wootten of DeMatha High School, which played Judge in the opening round of the pre-league Smith’s Ragu Classic at Salt Lake Community College. A reception in honor of the DeMatha visitors was held after the game at the Marriott University Park Hotel.
Coach Mary Chris Yerkovich Ledbetter’s girls basketball team qualified for the 3-A state tournament but lost in a play-in game to Lehi, 56-50. The Bulldogs were led by seniors Megan Chacon, Kathleen Skiles, Brittnee Wright-Hopkins and Megan Skiles, juniors Erin Terry, Kato Mayeda and Jennifer Conti, sophomore Patricia Ault and freshmen Katie McGill and Dani Griffin.
Members of the Hockey team included goalie Keegan Walsh, Nick Taylor, Blaine Townsend, Ben Clower, Charles German, Cole Fisher, Gary Mursener-Gonzales and Kaela Larrabee.
STATE CHAMPIONSHIP, CHAMPION – The girls track team defended its 3-A state championship, once again led by Kathleen Smyth. She won the 800-yard run for the fourth straight year (2:15.44), collected her third state championship in the 400 (55.71), sprinted to first in the 100 (12.61) and anchored the victorious 1,600-yard relay team (4:03.24, with Alicia Arrowsmith, Andrea French and Stephene Gaitan) to pace Coach Dan Quinn’s squad to the title. Smyth, who had a 3.9 grade point average, received a track scholarship to Boston College and placed ninth in the 400-meter run at the national indoor championships in New York. “She has set a new standard of how women train at Judge,” Quinn said. “She hit the weights hard and dragged her teammates in there with her.” Good as she was, Smyth had plenty of help leading the Bulldogs to the championship. Samantha Gaffney won two state titles, in the 1,600 (5:08.10) and 3,200 (11:10.55). Asha Richardson added points with fourth-place finishes in the 100, 200 and 400-yard dashes and Patricia Ault placed fifth in the javelin. Add in a second for the 4x100 relay team and a fifth for the medley relay (Alicia Arrowsmith, Andrea French, Samantha Gaffney and Maddy King) and Judge scored 95 points, well ahead of Delta (56).
STATE CHAMPION – Coach Dan Quinn’s boys track team came in second at state, compiling 80 points to 103 for 3-A champion Hurricane. Leading the way was discus thrower Erik Lindquist, who won the state title with a heave of 142 feet, 10 inches. Patrick Smyth added valuable points with a pair of second-place finishes – in the 1,600 and 3,200-yard runs – and a seventh in the 800, but in all three of those races he was outpaced by Hurricane’s Tony Jones, who swept the distance races and gave Hurricane the edge it needed to prevail. Boosting the Bulldogs chances were Kyle Meakins, who finished third in both the 200 and the 400, and hurdler Steven Ault, who placed second in the 300 and fourth in the 110. James Reise sprinted to third in the 100 and Nikola Hlady added sixth-place points in the 3,200 and seventh in the 1,600. Michael Webber was eighth in the 100-meter dash. The medley relay team (James Reise, David McCreary, Matt Scott and Sean Tweedy) came in second while the 4x400 squad finished third (Steven Ault, Kyle Meakins, Gabe Morris and Patrick Smyth).
The boys soccer team entered the season ranked No. 2 in Class 3-A, and finished the regular season top ranked, largely because of returning second-team All-State goalkeeper James Taylor, midfielders Tony Conti and Mathew Romankowski, defender Brett Erickson and seniors Ricky Frendt, Tom Larson, Tim Brennan and Ryan Brass, junior Kyle Meakins plus sophomore Sean Finnegan. But in the opening round of the 3-A state tournament, Coach George Angelo’s top-seeded club was upended by Tooele in a shootout after a scoreless tie. Frendt was named first team All-State in 3-A by The Tribune.
Junior Keegan Woods earned The Tribune’s female “Prep of the Week” honor in mid-April when the softball player was hitting .353 and had become the Bulldogs’ top pitcher after having been an infielder. She also had an .826 fielding percentage for Coach Carolyn Richards’ team, which fell short of qualifying for the 3-A state tournament with a 1-8 record. Wood and Kaitie Sabol were the team’s co-captains. Senior Debbie Shwalb was the centerfielder and sophomore Heidi Jones saw playing time.
The baseball team struggled through a difficult season, finishing 1-18 under coaches Jack Stahl and Brad Barton. The senior captains were Joshua Stevens, Matt Stahl, Pat Huber, Steven Truelson, Mike Hunter, Michael Harris and Nick Truelson. The lone win was an 8-7 extra-inning victory over Granite.
Jake Oritt was the only senior on Coach Robin Carbaugh’s boys volleyball team, which posted an 18-6 record and featured juniors Richard Taylor, Tony Coppola, Colin Christy, Nick Carter and Michael Harris.
The boys lacrosse team had a 10-3 record, led by captain James Mutscheller and seniors Dustin Cederholm, Dan Bobbe, Jason Brown, Peter Burks, Will Cutting, Zac Ellison, Ian Hale, Juston Heavens, Mark Kocik, Jesse Plautz, Cole Sloan, Tim Strickland and Matt Valdez.
Brittnee Wright-Hopkins, Allison Parks and Mariesa Buhl were co-captains of the girls lacrosse team, which advanced to the semifinals of its state tournament before losing a 7-6 heartbreaker to Bingham. The Bulldogs had opened postseason play with an 8-4 win over Rocky Mountain. Sylvia Guth was the goalkeeper and one of 11 seniors on the team. Other players were Erin Barra, Alexandra Immit, Lauren Bolte, Julie Weis and Brittany Bennett. The coach was Laura Manning.
The boys tennis team finished second in region and tied for fifth in the 3-A state tournament. The Bulldogs compiled four points, same as Lehi and Grantsville, while Park City ran away with the title, scoring 28. Sophomore Chris Arena was a captain for Coach Mike Martinez.
Kathleen Smyth and Matt Scott were finalists for the Wendy’s High School Heisman Award. Smyth also received a full ride track scholarship to Boston College. “By the time she graduates,” said her coach, Dan Quinn, “she will have been part of four or five state records and many school records. She has done more for women’s athletics at Judge than anyone I’ve ever seen.”
Graduation
190 seniors on May 25 at Abravanel Hall
Valedictorian: Lindsey Berckman
Salutatorian: Haverley Coy
Highest senior GPA: Ryan Brass
Moran Award for Leadership and Character: William Chick
Yerkovich Award for Commitment to ‘WE’ in Basketball: Peter Burks and Joe Sasich
Outstanding Activities Involvement Award: Alana Brophy, Peter Burks, Brittnee Wright-Hopkins
Scholar/Activities Award: Bryan Close and Candace Gibson
Outstanding Scholar Athlete: Kathleen Smyth, Steven Ault, Timothy Strickland
Outstanding Female Athlete: Kathleen Smyth
Outstanding Male Athlete: Matthew Scott
Champion of Youth Award: Joseph Sasich
Gold honor cords reflecting cumulative GPAs of 3.5 or better were worn by 65 graduates. Principal James Hamburge said the graduates volunteered 11,000 hours of community service during their senior years, 23,500 hours during their careers at Judge.
Christ the King Award winners: Brittnee Wright-Hopkins and Peter Burks
Academic Awards – A.P. Calculus: John Siska; A.P. Chemistry: Haverley Coy; A.P. Physics: Bryan Close; A.P. Biology: Julie Roche; English: Kyle Nehring; A.P. Literature: Audra Nielsen; A.P. Language: Timothy Strickland; American Government: Kathleen Smyth; A.P. Political Science: Candace Gibson; Economics: Michael Sygnatowicz; Communications: Aimie Faucett; Theology: Candace Gibson and Timothy Strickland; Christian Service: Felianne Hipol; Peer Ministry: Daniel Robinson; Art (Aesthetics): Noelle Sharp; Art (Ceramics): Timothy Strickland; Dance: Andrea French; Music (Vocal): Elyse Downs; Music (Instrumental): Erin Barra; Drama: Rebecca Cox and Ryan Shelton; Technical Theatre: William Chick; Newspaper: Mallory Elizondo; Yearbook: Rebecca Ralston; Literary Magazine: Kyle Nehring; Debate: Benjamin Mulchin; Computer Science: Alexander Larsen; A.P. Spanish: Candace Gibson; French: Lindsey Berckman; German: Lacy Campbell; Latin: Erik Lindquist.
Alumni
The Utah Chapter of the American Red Cross honored 1978 graduate Everen Brown as a “Hero in Commerce” for producing a panoramic photo from the top of the World Trade Center tower before it was taken down by the Sept. 11 terrorists. Brown sold the photo for $25, donating all revenues to the Red Cross. Judge students also were recognized with the “Youth Heroes” Award for spending hundreds of hours in Red Cross tents providing medical assistance during the 2002 Winter Olympics. Alexandra Immitt and Ryan Brass accepted the award for the student body; Matthew Stuart, Class of 1997, was deployed to Iraq as a sergeant in the Army’s First Armored Division; Jeff Louder, Class of 1996, was one of the top American cyclists on the European Grand Prix circuit; Katy Robinson, Class of 1989, had book signings at Golden Braid Bookstore and Borders after she published “A Single Square Picture: A Korean Adoptee’s Search for Her Roots;” Lance Johnson, Class of 2000, was working in London during the summer as an intern on the filming of “Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban.” He got the gig through his friendship at Notre Dame with daughters of the movie producer; Kerri Sparks, Class of 2001, was inducted into the National Honor Society at Catholic University.
