The season might have ended in a way that the Bingham Miners as a team did not want. 

But the postseason honors that several of the Miners received as a result of their performances on the field takes a bit of the sting out. 

Leading the way for 6A All-State First Team honors by coaches’ votes: two midfielders for the Miners who both go by the first name of Sophie. 

Senior Sophie Curtis leaves the program having put it in a great spot over her high school career. Her school-record 48 goals will be hard to duplicate and so will the 91 ground balls that Curtis forced in her final season. It was the first time, believe it or not, that Curtis has been named All-State. 

Sophie Grizzle was a junior midfielder for the Miners who scored 41 goals and forced a Class 6A-best 157 ground balls for Bingham. In a similar fashion to Curtis’ trajectory, this was also the first All-State selection for Grizzle. 

On the 6A Second Team is where you’ll find junior attacker Aspen Little. She scored 30 goals and forced 24 ground balls for the Miners. This was the second straight year that Little has been named Second Team All-State by the coaches’ votes; last year, she scored 28 goals, forced 12 ground balls and caused 12 turnovers. 

Three other Bingham players were named as 6A Honorable Mention including senior midfielder Brenna Miller. She scored 22 goals and forced 38 ground balls, improving on the totals she had as a junior by 14 goals and 20 forced ground balls. 

Junior defender Norah Davis was also given an honorable mention by coaches’ votes; she was on the 6A Second Team last year. Davis scored 10 goals, forced 65 ground balls and caused 10 turnovers this year—a vast improvement from her 1 goal/38 ground ball/9 caused turnovers performance as a junior. 

Senior Morgan Edman was the sixth and final Miner player to have been named to All-State by the coaches’ votes. She had a school-record 117 saves for a Bingham team that completed the 2023-24 season with a record of 11-7 and a fifth-place finish at the 6A tournament. 

On the boys side, the Miners had two players named 6A Second Team All-State by coaches’ votes. 

Senior Curtis Carlson scored 35 goals and had 23 assists for the Miners, forced 43 ground balls and caused 13 turnovers in his final year at the school. As a junior, Carlson was named 6A Honorable Mention after he scored 37 goals and 22 assists, forced 36 ground balls and caused 12 turnovers. 

Sophomore Cash Moon was named to the 6A Second Team as well for his efforts as a long-stick midfielder. Moon forced 34 ground balls and caused 10 turnovers. It was the first time in his high school career that he’s been an All-State selection. 

Senior midfielder Ryken Whitney rounded out the Bingham boys lacrosse All-State selections by the coaches’ votes. 

Whitney had a great final season for the Miners and was given a 6A Honorable Mention. The senior scored 27 goals, forced 37 ground balls and caused 17 turnovers for a Bingham team that completed the 2023-24 season with a record of 13-7 and had a fifth-place finish at the 6A tournament. As a junior, Whitney scored nine goals, forced 22 ground balls and caused 12 turnovers for the Miners.    λ