Not only was it a historic moment that won't soon be forgotten at Westlake High School, but it was also done the right way. For the first time in boys athletic history the Thunder earned the designation of state champions by virtue of the boys basketball team providing an inspiring 71-55 win ...

The Pleasant Grove girls basketball team has become accustomed to holding opponents with relatively few points, although providing a low point total itself hasn't proven typical. But it's the state playoffs, which makes for tough sledding, and particularly so when going up against an always ...

The first thing Lone Peak coach Nancy Warner did after leaving the locker room following her team's 49-44 semifinal win over Westlake was pour over the stat sheet, looking for one particular stat. The stat? It was her team's total turnovers, most of which were committed during the final ...

On Valentine’s Day, after the afternoon BYU vs. Colorado basketball game, we drove to the Red Lobster restaurant. We naively thought that we might be able to slip in there and get seated at a table for two in a corner. There was a mob of people there. We didn’t even get close to the hosting ...

1946 – 2026 Loretta Mae Turpin Shelley, passed away on Friday February 13th, 2026 at her home in Fairview at the age of 79. She was born on October 10, 1946 in Fairview, Utah to Myron Bernard and Laura Suzanna Turpin and grew up alongside her older brother, Maurice Wayne Turpin. She ...

September 26, 1944 to February 8, 2026 Riley Dee Player was born on September 26th, 1944 to Leo and Ann Oakeson Player and joined their growing family of boys. He lived for most of his life in Bennion, Utah, and other than the years in the Air Force he never wandered too far afield — except ...