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(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) River Wardle (Wasatch) wrestles Brian Evans (Beaver) in the138 division at the High School All Star wrestling event in Orem, on Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2021.

All-Star wrestling dual tries tournament within a tournament for three weight classes

By Alex Vejar | January 13, 2021, 5:59 a.m.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Timpview faces Salem Hills High School in a football playoff game at Cedar Valley High School in Eagle Mountain on Friday, Nov. 13, 2020.

UHSAA finalizes realignment for next two years — and says it’s open to rule changes going forward

By Alex Vejar | December 17, 2020, 10:05 p.m.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Corner Canyon's Jaxson Dart during the 6A state football championship game against Lone Peak at Cedar Valley High School in Eagle Mountain on Friday, Nov. 20, 2020.

Corner Canyon QB Jaxson Dart is headed to USC. Here’s where some other top Utah prep football recruits are going.

By Alex Vejar | December 28, 2020, 12:44 a.m.

(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) The Sky View Bobcats, shown here winning the state 4A football championship in 2019 at Rice Eccles Stadium, made it a back-to-back on Saturday, fending off Pine View 39-33 at Dixie State College to win its second straight 4A title.

Sky View fends off Pine View, 39-33, to claim second straight 4A football championship

By Alex Vejar | November 21, 2020, 11:53 p.m.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) The Orem Tigers are once again state football champions. The Tigers fended off rival Timpview 26-13 Friday to capture the state 5A title, the school's fourth straight championship overall.

Orem holds off Timpview 26-13, wins 5A football title and its fourth straight state championship

By Alex Vejar | November 21, 2020, 2:48 a.m.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Corner Canyon's Jaxson Dart celebrates with Austin Bell (10) and Cody Hagen (3) at the end of the 6A state football championship game against Lone Peak at Cedar Valley High School in Eagle Mountain on Friday, Nov. 20, 2020.

Corner Canyon crushes Lone Peak, 45-7, to win state 6A football championship

By Alex Vejar | November 20, 2020, 10:59 p.m.

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Quarterback Jaxson Dart throws a pass for Corner Canyon on Friday, Aug. 28, 2020.

Jaxson Dart is breaking state football records and taking names for the Corner Canyon Chargers

By Alex Vejar | November 20, 2020, 1:10 a.m.

(Alex Vejar | The Salt Lake Tribune) Lone Peak players celebratye with their trophy after winning the 6A volleyball championship, holding off Copper Hills in four sets.

Lone Peak holds off Copper Hills in four sets to win 6A volleyball championship

By Alex Vejar | November 8, 2020, 12:48 a.m.

Legendary Ogden High girls basketball coach Philip Russell dies at 75 from COVID-19 complications

By Alex Vejar | November 5, 2020, 4:58 a.m.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Kearns players rush onto the field as Kearns hosts Lone Peak, high school football, Thursday September 14, 2017.

Kearns High football cancels playoff game due to more cases of COVID-19

By Alex Vejar | October 27, 2020, 11:38 p.m.

(Alex Vejar | The Salt Lake Tribune) The Davis High School girls soccer team celebrates the 6A state title after beating American Fork 1-0 in extra time on Friday, Oct. 23, 2020, at Rio Tinto Stadium.

Davis High gets past American Fork 1-0 for 6A girls' soccer title

By Alex Vejar | October 24, 2020, 4:50 a.m.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Emma Neff #9 of Olympus celebrates her game winning header in overtime over Bonneville during their 5A high school girls championship game at Rio Tinto Stadium in Sandy on Friday, Oct. 23, 2020. Bonneville won 1-0 in overtime.

Olympus edges Bonneville 1-0 for 5A girls' soccer state title

By Alex Vejar | October 24, 2020, 3:00 a.m.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Kearns players rush onto the field as Kearns hosts Lone Peak, high school football, Thursday September 14, 2017. On Friday, Oct. 23, 2020, the Kearns football team learned it was back in the playoffs a day after the school said it was ending its season due to positive coronavirus tests.

Kearns High back in football playoffs thanks to additional coronavirus testing

By Alex Vejar | October 24, 2020, 12:36 a.m.

(Tribune photo by Alex Vejar) | Ridgeline girls celebrate the 4A soccer championship they won on Friday, edging Ogden 3-2 at Rio Tinto Stadium.

Ridgeline holds off Ogden for first 4A girls soccer championship

By Alex Vejar | October 23, 2020, 11:39 p.m.

(AP Photo/Rick Bowmer) | The Waterford School will not compete in boys or girls basketball this upcoming season due to concerns about COVID-19.

Waterford cancels its boys and girls basketball seasons due to COVID-19 concerns

By Alex Vejar | October 23, 2020, 10:44 p.m.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Kearns players rush onto the field as Kearns hosts Lone Peak, high school football, Thursday September 14, 2017. The 2020 Kearns High team has had to end its season rather than compete in the playoffs due to positive COVID-19 tests. Kearns (8-1) was fifth in the state's Class 6A RPI rankings.

Kearns High latest football team out of postseason due to COVID-19 cases

By Alex Vejar | October 23, 2020, 1:42 a.m.

(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) Another COVID-19 outbreak, this one at Uintah High School in Vernal, has ended the Utes' football season. Because players and coaches have been forced to quarantine, the team had to forfeit its first-round state tournament game against Mountain View.

Uintah High’s football season ends after outbreak of COVID-19 among players

By Alex Vejar | October 20, 2020, 7:01 p.m.

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) James Lebaron, Corner Canyon, goes after the ball along to recover a Bingham fumble along with Bingham quarterback Troy Mehn, in prep action between the Bingham Miners and the Corner Canyon Chargers, at Bingham High on Friday, Aug. 28, 2020.

Fremont football won’t compete in state tournament after multiple players contract COVID-19

By Alex Vejar | October 19, 2020, 11:29 p.m.

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Six Utah high school football games have been canceled so far this week due to COVID-19 outbreaks or exposure to the virus.

Six high school football games canceled this week due to coronavirus

By Alex Vejar | October 7, 2020, 11:05 p.m.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Herriman's Nu'u Tafisi runs for a touchdown as Herriman hosts Davis High School football, in Herriman on Thursday, Aug. 13, 2020.

UHSAA shifting site of football championship games with Rice-Eccles Stadium unavailable

By Alex Vejar | October 4, 2020, 12:07 a.m.

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Riverton High fans cheer for the Silverwolves as they play the Jordan High Beet Diggers on Friday, Sept. 18, 2020. Spikes in COVID-19 cases at high schools have been linked to social gatherings and extracurricular activities, like football games, which could be halted if numbers continue to climb.

Utah high schools’ spike in COVID-19 cases blamed on parties, extracurriculars

By Julie Jag | September 28, 2020, 1:49 a.m.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Herriman players before facing Davis, high school football, in Herriman on Thursday, Aug. 13, 2020.

Several more high schools postpone football games as COVID-19 takes toll

By Alex Vejar | September 25, 2020, 1:00 a.m.

(Photo courtesy of Dallin Grant) Cedar High senior Dallin Grant committed to Utah State for basketball.

Cedar High’s Dallin Grant commits to Utah State for basketball

By Alex Vejar | September 24, 2020, 1:46 p.m.

(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) Corner Canyon head coach Eric Kjar celebrates the win. High School defeated American Fork High School 49-14 during the 6A State Championship football title, Nov. 22, 2019 at Rice-Eccles Stadium.

Coaches, athletic directors testify that they do not discourage girls from playing high school football

By Alex Vejar | September 24, 2020, 12:10 a.m.

(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) Viewmont's quarterback Davis Weir relays the play. Jordan High School boys' football team defeated Viewmont High School 28-20 during their class 5A football playoff opener, Friday, October 27, 2017 in Bountiful.

Another prep football game canceled due to COVID-19: This time it’s Viewmont-Farmington

By Alex Vejar | September 22, 2020, 11:11 p.m.