Green Canyon’s Chloe Sadler reacts to a Green Canyon goal as they play Syracuse in a girls varsity soccer game at Syracuse High School in Syracuse on Monday, Aug. 3, 2026. Green Canyon won 5-0. Kristin Murphy, Deseret News
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Green Canyon opened the 2026 season on Monday night with a statement victory at defending 6A state champion Syracuse.
The Wolves broke open a close game at the half with four goals in the second half in a dominant 5-0 victory.
A 4A quarterfinalist a year ago, Green Canyon returns every starter from 2025 and was the runaway choice by 4A’s coaches as the team to beat in 2026.
“That was a great win to start off the season. These girls have been waiting for this day for nine months,” said Green Canyon coach Kirt Sadler. “They are excited to keep working hard and we will just take one game at a time and keep going from there. Syracuse is a a great program and a really good team. We are just excited for the season and for what is next.”
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Green Canyon’s Chloe Sadler reacts to a Green Canyon goal as they play Syracuse in a girls varsity soccer game at Syracuse High School in Syracuse on Monday, Aug. 3, 2026. Green Canyon won 5-0. | Kristin Murphy, Deseret News
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Syracuse’s Abby Rizley and Green Canyon’s Liv Maw fight for the ball during a girls varsity soccer game at Syracuse High School in Syracuse on Monday, Aug. 3, 2026. | Kristin Murphy, Deseret News
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Syracuse goalkeeper Whitney Cella blocks a shot from Green Canyon’s Chloe Sadler, only to be scored on moments later, during a girls varsity soccer game at Syracuse High School in Syracuse on Monday, Aug. 3, 2026. Green Canyon won 5-0. | Kristin Murphy, Deseret News
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Syracuse plays Green Canyon in a girls varsity soccer game at Syracuse High School in Syracuse on Monday, Aug. 3, 2026. | Kristin Murphy, Deseret News
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Syracuse plays Green Canyon in a girls varsity soccer game at Syracuse High School in Syracuse on Monday, Aug. 3, 2026. | Kristin Murphy, Deseret News
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Green Canyon celebrates a goal during a girls varsity soccer game against Syracuse at Syracuse High School in Syracuse on Monday, Aug. 3, 2026. Green Canyon won 5-0. | Kristin Murphy, Deseret News
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Syracuse plays Green Canyon in a girls varsity soccer game at Syracuse High School in Syracuse on Monday, Aug. 3, 2026. | Kristin Murphy, Deseret News
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Syracuse plays Green Canyon in a girls varsity soccer game at Syracuse High School in Syracuse on Monday, Aug. 3, 2026. | Kristin Murphy, Deseret News
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Green Canyon’s Kloey Tensmeyer and Syracuse’s McKenzie Hislop chase the ball during a girls varsity soccer game at Syracuse High School in Syracuse on Monday, Aug. 3, 2026. | Kristin Murphy, Deseret News
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Syracuse plays Green Canyon in a girls varsity soccer game at Syracuse High School in Syracuse on Monday, Aug. 3, 2026. | Kristin Murphy, Deseret News
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Green Canyon’s Liv Maw and Syracuse’s Abby Rizley fight for the ball during a girls varsity soccer game at Syracuse High School in Syracuse on Monday, Aug. 3, 2026. | Kristin Murphy, Deseret News
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Syracuse plays Green Canyon in a girls varsity soccer game at Syracuse High School in Syracuse on Monday, Aug. 3, 2026. | Kristin Murphy, Deseret News
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Syracuse plays Green Canyon in a girls varsity soccer game at Syracuse High School in Syracuse on Monday, Aug. 3, 2026. | Kristin Murphy, Deseret News
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Syracuse plays Green Canyon in a girls varsity soccer game at Syracuse High School in Syracuse on Monday, Aug. 3, 2026. | Kristin Murphy, Deseret News
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Green Canyon celebrates a goal during a girls varsity soccer game against Syracuse at Syracuse High School in Syracuse on Monday, Aug. 3, 2026. Green Canyon won 5-0. | Kristin Murphy, Deseret News
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Syracuse plays Green Canyon in a girls varsity soccer game at Syracuse High School in Syracuse on Monday, Aug. 3, 2026. Green Canyon won 5-0. | Kristin Murphy, Deseret News
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Eva Israelsen led the way for Green Canyon with two goals, while Kloey Tensmeyer and Jaycee Knight each added a goal and an assist as Britt Maw earned the shutout in goal.
Israelsen opened the scoring for the Wolves on an assist from Knight in a tight first half in the battle of contenders in their respective classification.
It didn’t take Green Canyon long to break the game wide open as Knight found the back of the net early in the second half on an assist from Chloe Sadler, last year’s Deseret News Ms. Soccer recipient.
Autumn Howell and Tensmeyer tacked on goals to stretch the lead to 4-0, with Israelsen wrapping up the scoring late in the game.
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