Renae Birch is setting aside her role as head coach of the Weber High girls volleyball program after six seasons, according to a November 4 report. Birch told the Standard-Examiner on Tuesday that her family is expecting a child in February.
The Weber volleyball program recently completed a fifth winning season with a 22-8 overall record. This included two region titles, which were earned in 2023 and 2025.
Weber, entering the 6A postseason as the No. 7 seed, lost its state quarterfinal match 3-0 to No. 2 Skyridge last week at Utah Valley University.
Birch has a recorded record of 120-71 with the Warriors. Prior to her six-year tenure as head coach, the Warriors won only 14 combined games between 2019 and 2020.
In other high school sports news, St. Joseph Catholic High School introduced Carl Harry as its third head football coach on Tuesday. Harry, a former wideout for the Utah Utes and a Super Bowl champion with the Washington Redskins (XXVI), takes over following the conclusion of the 2026 season.
Harry previously served as the head coach at Clearfield High for two seasons from 2022 to 2023. He succeeds Deshon Butler, whose three-year tenure at St. Joseph ended with a 13-18 overall record.
The UHSAA recognized Alexis King, the third-year coach for the Ogden High girls soccer team, as the October Coach of the Month on Tuesday. King has led the Tigers to state title game appearances in three consecutive seasons since 2024.
Additionally, Davis High announced Tuesday that Harrison Skousen is the school's cross country record holder. Skousen set a new state championship course record at Sugar House Park in Salt Lake City with a time of 15:18.70, finishing four seconds behind the previous record during a fourth-place individual finish last week.
The St. Joseph football program introduced football in 2023 and has not recorded a winning record in its four seasons. The team recently saw the departure of three seniors, including leading rusher Ryan Castaneda, who recorded 1,240 yards this season.
