Sports

Arnold paces Basin track athletes at state

Altamont’s Ashton Arnold knew he didn’t have a lot of chances left in his high school career to win an individual state track and field title.That changed in a big way during the Class 1A state meet at BYU May 17-18.The senior won the 1,600, 800 and was part of Altamont’s winning 4x400-meter relay.He finished a close second in the 3,200 race.“I have always been pretty good at cross country but I have never been able to win state in track,” Arnold said.

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Results

When the season started, veteran Uintah track and field coach Richard Henderson knew his program was put into a tough Region 8.

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DWR confirms pelicans nesting on Hat Island for first time since 1943

After American white pelicans completely abandoned their nesting colony on Gunnison Island last year, the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources was encouraged to see the birds nesting on Hat Island this year — the first time they have nested there since 1943.Located in the Great Salt Lake, Hat and Gunnison islands are both owned by the DWR and are designated as wildlife management areas, primarily serving as protected bird rookeries.

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