High school girls lacrosse: Park City, Fremont punch tickets to championship game

Fremont attack Brylee Jeppsen (3) eyes the goal while guarded by Olympus attack Vivian Meyer (15) during a game in the semifinals of the 5A girls lacrosse state tournament held at Dumke Field in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, May 19, 2026. | Isaac Hale, Deseret News Park City 16, Salem Hills 4 Park City punched another ticket to the 5A girls’ lacrosse championship Tuesday afternoon, rolling by No. 5 Salem Hills 16-4.

The top-ranked Miners used a strong second half in which they outscored the Skyhawks 9-1 to extend their run of making every 5A championship. Park City took a commanding 6-0 lead into the second quarter after controlling possession and converting across the first 12 minutes. But the Skyhawks were able to cut into that deficit after outscoring the Miners 3-1 in the second quarter for a 7-3 halftime score.

It was a nice response for the Skyhawks to keep the game within reach. But it was short-lived with the Miners’ depth and ability to rotate players regularly, which eventually wore down Salem Hills. Natalia Szwajkun led all scorers in the game netting a trio of goals over the first two quarters and a second trio over the latter quarters.

Sophia Mondschein added three goals and Coco Crawford and Avery Blair each added a pair for Park City. As good as the Miners’ offense was, its defense was the star of the game. “How lucky are we to have our last line of defense be Mckinsey Darling when (there’s) any crack in the defense,” said Park City coach Adam Ghitelman.