Author: Matthew Harris

ST. GEORGE—Only Snow could stop the Lady Templars. No, The Manti softball team did not have a game against the junior college team from Ephraim, but a very unexpected snowstorm in the usually warm red cliffs of St. George may have been the only thing that kept them from obliterating the field of competition at…

RICHFIELD—If nothing else, for Manti baseball Coach Jim Nelson, it was great to see baseball again, and for a moment, things looked really exciting for the young Templars. By the end, however, Manti baseball was dealt a dose of reality as their season opener on the road against a top-five team in Richfield ended in…

MANTI—With weather warming up a little quicker than in past seasons, baseball and softball will be back in Manti for the first time in what seems like forever. This time last year, Manti’s baseball and softball teams revved up for a new season, but within days of the first game, the sports world stopped due…

GUNNISON—In a meeting between the two scrappiest, grittiest teams in 2A football, the Bulldogs marched up and down the field, but they failed at times to score in the red-zone. The Gunnison football team dropped their fifth loss of the season in a home non-region matchup against North Sevier, 33-17, to move to 2-5 on…

ROOSEVELT—Going against Union’s pass-focused offense, Manti’s defense joined in the fun and caught some passes themselves. The Manti High football team picked up a solid win last Friday night as their secondary grabbed an astounding six interceptions en route to a 31-22 win on the road against the Union Cougars, moving to 3-4 on the…

MT. PLEASANT—A matchup between two top-5 3A Utah teams got out of hand much quicker than could have possibly been expected. North Sanpete football’s offense fired on all cylinders in a dominating 52-28 victory over the fifth-ranked Richfield Wildcats. The Hawks led 35-7 after the first quarter and 49-14 at halftime before the mercy rule…

MANTI—For a program built for success and consistency, the Templars are struggling in a big way. The Manti High football team fell to 1-3 on the season for the first time since 2016 and only the second time in over 15 years, as the Templars came up just short in a comeback effort against rival…

GUNNISON—The Bulldogs may very well have broken the dam last Friday. The Gunnison Valley High football team made an absolute statement last week in a 43-12 shellacking of Monticello that served to prove that Coach Patrick King and the Bulldogs were ready to win a little earlier than expected. The Bulldogs 43-point outing was the…

TAYLORSVILLE—From the moment senior Conner Christiansen slammed in a dunk in the fourth quarter, everyone knew.