Growing up, Kealia Ohai and her sisters would follow their father to Storm Mountain Park in Sandy, soccer balls under their arms. With craggy mountain peaks jutting up in the distance, they’d kick a ball around, take shots on goal and run sprints.
This Saturday, Ohai returns home. She’ll step into the stadium where she claimed the 2009 UHSAA girls’ soccer title, this time as a Houston Dash striker poised to take on the Utah Royals. Ohai missed the second half of last season with a ACL sprain and torn meniscus, but she worked back up to a full 90 minutes for last week’s 2-2 draw against Chicago.