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MOAB — The Gunnison Valley High School boys swim team captured the 2A South Region championship on Jan. 28 at the region meet in Moab, finishing first with 457 points. Gunnison outpaced Millard High School, which placed second with 274 points, followed by Grand County with 175 points and Wasatch Academy with 18. The Bulldogs…
RICHFIELD — The Manti High School girls basketball team picked up a road win Thursday, edging Richfield 28-23 in a low-scoring nonregion game. Manti built a six-point halftime lead and held Richfield to three points in the fourth quarter to secure the win. The Templars led 21-13 at the break before Richfield closed the gap…
CASTLE DALE — The Manti High School boys basketball team dropped a close 3A Region 13 road game Wednesday, falling 59-57 to Emery at Emery High School. The game stayed tight throughout, with the teams tied 11-11 after the first quarter. Emery carried a one-point edge into halftime and outscored Manti 17-13 in the fourth…
EPHRAIM — The Snow College women’s basketball team split a pair of home games last week, defeating North Idaho College before falling to No. 9 College of Southern Idaho at the Horne Activity Center. Snow opened the weekend with an 82-59 win over North Idaho on Feb. 1, snapping a five-game losing streak. The Badgers…
EPHRAIM — The Snow College men’s basketball team defeated No. 4 College of Southern Idaho 83-77 on Saturday at the Horne Activity Center, handing the Golden Eagles their first conference loss of the season and extending the Badgers’ home winning streak to 23 games. Snow entered the top-five matchup after an 80-72 win over North…
KAMAS — The Gunnison Valley High School boys basketball team split a pair of Region 15 road games last week, falling at North Summit before bouncing back with a win at South Summit. Gunnison opened the trip Jan. 28 with a 66-56 loss to North Summit in Coalville. The Bulldogs matched the Braves early, finishing…
MANTI — Manti controlled the second half Friday night and pulled away for a 68-53 Region 13 boys basketball win against North Sanpete, completing a season sweep of the Hawks and extending its recent run of victories. The Templars led 35-30 at halftime before limiting North Sanpete to seven points in the fourth quarter. Manti…
A slew of local wrestlers are headed to the 3A state wrestling championships.Manti High School qualified 11 wrestlers for the Class 3A state tournament at last week’s divisional meets, led by a divisional championship from Durke Larsen at 126 pounds. Larsen won the 126-pound bracket at the Division A meet in Richfield, giving Manti its…
PRICE — The Snow College men’s basketball team used a strong second-half surge to defeat Utah State Eastern 81-70 on Thursday night, securing its 20th win of the season in Scenic West Athletic Conference play. Snow College led 26-23 at halftime after a slow offensive opening period that featured limited scoring on both sides. The…
MT. PLEASANT — The North Sanpete boys basketball team dropped two games last week, falling 77–59 to Carbon on Wednesday, Jan. 14, before suffering a 67–43 road loss at Emery on Friday, Jan. 16.Against Carbon, North Sanpete stayed competitive offensively but could not keep pace defensively as the Dinos pulled away for an 18-point win….
EPHRAIM—Snow College delivered one of its most complete performances of the season Saturday, Jan. 17, pulling away early and cruising to a 106–82 win over North Idaho College at the Horne Activity Center.The Badgers seized control from the opening minutes and never trailed. Snow led 53–31 at halftime after shooting better than 51 percent from…
MANTI — The Manti High School boys basketball team dropped a close non-region game at home Wednesday night before bouncing back two days later with an overtime road win to split the week.Richfield edged Manti 62–57 on Jan. 14 at Manti High School, using a strong fourth quarter to pull away late. The Wildcats led…
Sanpete County drill teams turned in solid performances at their respective region competitions earlier this month, led by a region championship from Manti and podium finishes by Gunnison Valley.Manti’s drill team captured the Region 13 championship in 3A competition at Union High in Roosevelt on Jan. 16, placing first overall across all four military dance…
MT. PLEASANT — The North Sanpete girls basketball team continued its strong run last week with back-to-back Region 13 wins, defeating Carbon 55–44 on the road Tuesday, Jan. 13, before holding off Emery 60–54 at home Thursday, Jan. 15.North Sanpete controlled the tempo against Carbon in Price, building a narrow lead early and extending it…
After a long exchange between the two wrestlers, Larsen is hailed as winner of the match by decision, 2-0. His performance would be one of Manti’s strongest of the night, with overall team scoring going to Delta for the meet.