Sports

All eyes will be on Duchesne this weekend for the junior high and high school rodeos Aug.

Cousins Cougar Beets, Tucker and Grady Roybal can be seen together just about all the time.The three train together on the wrestling mats and all have bright futures in the sport.Tucker is a two-time state high school champion for the Union High School wrestling team, while Grady is a sophomore.Beets is an incoming freshman at Uintah.“I’m with them every single day,” Beets said.Now, the trio can say they finished the Uintah Recreation Mountain Madness 50-mile race.“David Goggins is the one who inspired me to do the race,” Beets said.Goggins is a retired United States Navy Seal and now an ultramarathon runner.“He is a dude that pushes himself to his limits and that is what he does,” Beets said.

Stratton Schulz locked up the Vernal men’s club championship for the seventh time in his career at the Dinaland Golf Course.

It was an ideal start for the Uintah High School girls soccer team in the first week of the regular season.

The excitement is at a high level for the Uintah High School volleyball team this fall.

The 2023 baseball season was a historic run for Altamont, which placed second in the Class 1A state tournament.

Tom Clark has adjusted to his role as the new Duchesne High School head football coach.The process for the former longtime assistant coach at North Cobb High School in Georgia to keep the Eagles a contender in 1A started on June 3.“Things are going well,” Clark said.

Brad Bowman is a select group of demolition derby drivers from Utah who compete all over the state and the nation.The Heber City resident put on a spectacular show to win the annual derby title in Duchesne.His experience paid off at the end to help him win the trophy.

A group of Uintah High School baseball players didn’t stop playing when the state tournament finished in May.

Uintah coach Jimmy Glenn is entering his third season at the helm of the girls soccer program.