DUCHESNE—The Gunnison Valley Bulldogs are headed to the Utah 2A baseball quarterfinals after an 11-7 nighttime win over American Leadership Academy (ALA) on Saturday, May 2, at Duchesne High School. The No. 3 Bulldogs will face No. 2 Kanab at Brigham Young University (BYU) on Thursday, May 7, at 7 p.m. Gunnison Valley secured the…
MANTI—Even under blustery, rain-threatening skies, Manti did not wait long to take control against Grand County on Tuesday, March 31, at home. The Templars erupted for 16 hits and broke the game open early, rolling to a 13-1 win over the Red Devils in the non-region matchup.Manti, 8-6, set the tone with a run in…
MANTI—Manti High School went 1-0-1 in a pair of boys tennis dual matches last week, defeating Gunnison Valley High School 3-2 on Wednesday before playing North Sanpete High School to a 3-3 draw on Thursday. Against Gunnison Valley, the Templars relied on their depth in doubles to secure the team victory. Gunnison Valley claimed three…
TWIN FALLS, IDAHO — The Snow College men’s basketball team are headed to the NJCAA basketball tournament in Hutchinson, Kansas as the No. 9 seed after coming within arm’s reach of a NJCAA Region 18 championship on Saturday, March 7. The Badgers fell just short in a gritty 64-60 loss to third-ranked College of Southern…
KANAB — Gunnison Valley turned in the stronger weekend at the Kanab Cowboy Classic, winning three of four games, while Manti finished 2-2 in tournament play. Gunnison Valley opened the tournament Thursday with a 10-0 loss to Beaver, as the Bulldogs were held without a hit and committed three errors. Beaver scored once in the…
Baseball season is underway across Sanpete County, and local teams enter 2026 with a mix of veteran leadership and new direction. In Class 3A, Manti and North Sanpete will compete in a deep Region 13, while Gunnison Valley looks to build on last year’s strong finish in 2A East. North Sanpete North Sanpete has already…
EPHRAIM — Snow College hit another milestone Saturday afternoon inside the Horne Activity Center. The No. 1 Badgers defeated Colorado Northwestern Community College 100-87 to improve to 27-1 overall and 12-1 in Scenic West Athletic Conference play. The win also marked Head Coach Andrew May’s 100th career victory at Snow College. Snow entered the game…
OREM — Gunnison Valley kept its season alive Monday with a 65-62 win over North Summit in the 2A state quarterfinals at Utah Valley University. The Bulldogs, now 17-7, defeated the Braves, who entered the game 20-3, in a tightly contested matchup that was part of the 2026 UHSAA 2A Boys Basketball State Championships. Gunnison…
PROVO — Gunnison Valley High School’s boys swim team repeated as the Class 2A state champion Thursday night at Brigham Young University, piling up 450 points to pull away from runner-up South Summit (401) in the first 2A-only state meet at BYU. The Bulldogs won the team race with depth across the event list, placing…
Manti junior Keely Hansen captured a state championship at the 2026 UHSAA Utah Wrestling State Championships, anchoring a strong showing by Sanpete County wrestlers across both boys and girls divisions at the state meet. Hansen won the Class 3A girls title at 170 pounds on Feb. 5 at the Sevier Valley Center in Richfield, finishing…
MANTI — Manti pulled away in the fourth overtime after a hard-fought battle to defeat North Sanpete 105-92 in a Region 13 boys basketball game on Jan. 7 at North Sanpete High School.The Templars relied on sustained scoring depth and late execution to close out the marathon contest, which remained tight through regulation and three…
Manti’s Chase Keisel, seen here rounding bases, made second team Deseret News 3A Baseball All-State. Photo by Robert Stevens. Sanpete County athletes collected 31 spots on the Deseret News All-State teams announced this month, earning first-team honors in baseball, softball, boys volleyball and boys soccer and crowding the second-team and honorable-mention rolls across the 2A…
The Messenger’s Athlete of the Year 2025, Maison Starkweather, smiles for a photo to accompany this article taken on his home field. Photo by Robert Stevens. MANTI—The old mantra of “It takes a village to raise a child” has been quoted ad nauseum over generations, but there are times when the old saying is just…