GOALBALL
Goalball is by far the most popular of the sports for the blind and UFB has an extensive goalball program for children, youth and young adults. We teach skills from the very basic to advanced and sponsor play and competition for all levels. Goalball is an international sport and a Paralympic event. Tournaments are held locally (sponsored by UFB), nationally (with one in Salt Lake sponsored by UFB), and internationally. The US Olympic Committee in conjunction with the United States Association of Blind Athletes (USABA) has both a US Men’s and Women’s goalball team.
goalball news
*US NATIonal high school championship Results*
Congratulations to Utah Rage!!
Utah High School Goalball Team Achieves Historic Three-Peat National Championship!
The Utah High School Goalball Team, sponsored by the Utah Foundation for the Blind and Visually Impaired (UFBVI), has once again claimed the national title, earning its third consecutive championship at the High School Goalball National Tournament held December 4-6 in Austin, Texas. This year's championship roster featured talented athletes from across Utah:
Katherine Farnes, Lehi High School, Lehi
Kelsey Kartchner, Sky View Highschool, Smithfield
Reese Branch, Bear River High School, Tremonton
Coaches:
Jalayne Giles, Pleasant Grove
Rachel Jepson, Lehi
The team competed with determination, teamwork, and exceptional skill to secure the national victory. In addition to the team's success, Reece Branch was named tournament's Most Valuable Player(MVP).
Two Utah athletes were also selected for the prestigious All-American Team, recognizing them as two of the top six players in the nationwide competition.
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Utah Havoc placed 6th out of 12
Utah Riot Placed 7th out of 8
Regional results
Congrats to the Utah teams on a great goalball tournament at the 2025 Jr Cascade Classic in Vancouver Washington. Utah Havoc, Kelton Heath, Caleb Rice, Greer Merrill and Luke Sorenson took gold. The Utah Rage, Reese Branch, Kalinka Brown, and Kelsey Kartchner also took gold. Our second Utah girls team, Utah Riot, played tough and lost by one in the bronze medal game. Katelyn Hobson, Hannah Hadean, Julia Jensen, and Kaylee Vihami. We had a lot of intense close games and a lot of fun.
New Jerseys for our teams
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Thank you to donations from By Design Heating and Air and Alishia Proctor our teams have new jerseys just in time to head to Washington!!
upcoming events
2025 US National High School Goalball Championships in Austin, Texas, from December 4-6.
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2024 National Champions
Utah girls - NAtional Champions two years in a RoW!!!
Congratulations Julia, Kalinka, Kelsie, and Reese for bringing home yet another National Championship!!! All your hard work really paid off.
MEet Our Goalball Teams
KALINKA
Kalinka plays for the Utah Rage
Julia
Julia plays for Utah Riot
Katelyn
Katelyn Plays for Utah Riot
Reese
Reese plays for Utah Rage
KElsie
Kelsie plays for Utah Rage
Kelton
Kelton plays for Utah Havoc
Luke
Luke plays for Utah Havoc
Jacob
Jacob coaches Utah Havoc
Katherine
Katherine plays for Utah Rage
Zachary
Zachary is the Assistant Coach for Utah Havoc. He is also a former youth player and a current adult player.
Rachel
Rachel coaches Utah Rage and Utah Riot. She is also a former youth player and a current adult player.
Missing Players:
Caleb Utah Havoc
Greer Utah Havoc
2025 practice Schedule
The following practices have been scheduled for visually impaired and blind students of all ages plus adults. Everyone is invited to come particpate whether or not you have played before. Practices will be held at the Copperview Recreation Center. 8446 South Harrison Street(300W) Midvale, UT 84047
COMING SOON
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