A new leaf in the book of Bingham High girls soccer has been turned. 

Josh Maxfield takes over for Tennille Vance, who departs the Miners having coached them to a 92-91 overall record and several state playoff appearances. The Miners finished summer conditioning that went through June three days per week and continued with two-a-days from July 7-11, as well as morning workouts the following two weeks of that month until tryouts got underway July 29-30.  

Then the girls were at Skyridge to open the preseason Tuesday, Aug. 5. Following a scoreless first half, the Miners got a goal from junior Mikelle Walker and a nice surprise when freshman Ada Smith also scored. London Pace, a junior, and senior Tessa Firmage assisted and yet that effort fell shy of a victory in a 3-2 loss. 

The Miners really showed what they could do in their next preseason game at Highland, Thursday, Aug. 7. They scored once in the first half and twice in the second for their first win of the season. Bingham got goals from three different players, including junior Brizzy Cottle and seniors Marley Porter and Bergan Anderson in a 3-0 blanking.  Walker and Smith returned the favor for their teammates, recording an assist apiece. Sophomore goalkeeper Natalia Saechao recorded her first shutout for the Miners. 

Game three was Bingham’s home opener, Tuesday, Aug. 12 against Springville. It was a result that didn’t go the Miners’ way, as they lost by the score of 3-1. Senior Sofia Davis scored her first goal of the season, assisted by Porter. 

The Miners will continue their preseason with a game at Juan Diego, Thursday, Aug. 14, their last nonleague contest according to their latest schedule. 

They’ll play their first Region 2 match against Mountain Ridge at home Friday, Aug. 22, and continue with a game at Copper Hills, Wednesday, Aug. 26. 

Salt Lake Academy visits the Miners for a Friday, Aug. 28 contest to wrap up the month. 

To kick off the month of September, a new member of Region 2 heads over to South Jordan and Ron Thorne Stadium Wednesday, Sept. 2. Westlake visits Bingham at that time, and then the Miners head over to Cedar Valley, their other new Region 2 foe, on Friday, Sept. 4. 

The first Rivalry Week kicks off for Bingham when Riverton invades South Jordan Wednesday, Sept. 9 and Herriman heads down the hill to BHS for a Friday, Sept. 11 showdown. 

As Bingham moves into the second half of the season, this Miners team hits the road for their first two games following those rivalry tilts. 

The Miners travel to Mountain Ridge on Wednesday, Sept. 16, and host Copper Hills on Friday, Sept. 18. 

Bingham hops on the yellow bus for two contests the following week, at Salt Lake Academy Wednesday, Sept. 23 and at Westlake, Friday, Sept. 25. 

Then the Miners wrap up the month of September with a home game against Cedar Valley on Wednesday, Sept. 30. 

For October, Rivalry Week Part Two arrives with all the expectation and suspense as it ever has, when the Miners travel to Riverton for a Friday, Oct. 2 battle. 

Bingham lost both contests against the Silverwolves last year. With a new head coach in Maxfield, there will obviously be some talk about those setbacks and how this Miners team can avenge 3-1 and 2-0 losses. 

The Miners finish the regular season on Wednesday, Oct. 7 with a showdown at Herriman. Things got heated last year when the two rivals first met in a 4-2 penalty kick shootout win for Herriman at Ron Thorne Field. The return away match was a 3-0 Herriman blanking. 

For this Miners team, a message to all of Region 2 that Bingham is on its way back may come during the last Rivalry Week of the 2025-26 season.