The No. 2 Kanab Cowboys secured their sixth all-time state baseball championship Saturday, defeating No. 4 San Juan 13-6 at Miller Park in Provo.
Latimer Glover and Kanon Virostko both homered to lead the Cowboys' victory. Pitcher Brady Ramsay recorded eight strikeouts in seven innings of work to earn the win. The loss for San Juan was marked by a three-run performance from Nache Young.
In other high school sports, the No. 1 Ogden boys soccer team claimed its sixth state title with a shutout victory over No. 3 Morgan at Zions Bank Stadium. Meanwhile, the No. 1 Maeser Prep Lions boys soccer team also secured a championship, defeating No. 3 Rowland Hall 3-0.
The Trigger Therapy High School Sporting Clays team from Ephraim earned multiple titles at the Utah Youth Education in Shooting Sports State Finals in Cedar Fort. Notable performers included Chase Anderson, who won the College division, and Lilly Nielson, who secured several first-place prizes in the JV Lady division.
In national news, a Frontier Airlines flight at Denver International Airport struck an individual walking on a runway Friday night. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy stated the victim breached airport security by scaling a perimeter fence. The incident caused an engine fire and resulted in 12 injuries.
Severe weather has impacted the South, with at least three tornadoes hitting Mississippi and causing 17 reported injuries. Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves noted that approximately 500 homes were damaged statewide.
In marine wildlife news, a juvenile white shark named Nori was tracked moving north along the East Coast, passing off the coasts of New Jersey and New York.
