Castle Country Chatter wordmark over the Little Grand Canyon of the San Rafael River, seen from Wedge Overlook in the San Rafael Swell

Castle Country Chatter: alerts, scores and mountain bike for Carbon, Emery, Grand & San Juan counties

Photo: BLM Utah, Public domain via Wikimedia Commons

UpdatedMon Nov 9, 2026 · NWS checked 8:25 AM MST
State podium graphic: Carbon 1st in Division 3, 1095 points; Moab Red Devils 2nd in Division 2, 2106 points
Top story · Mountain Bike

Carbon wins STATE! Moab takes 2nd!

Price side, take a bow! Carbon won Division 3 with 1095 points, and the Moab Red Devils charged to 2nd in Division 2 with 2106 points at the NICA Utah State Championships, Oct 23–24 at Desert Color, St. George. 41 Castle Country riders placed.

See all 41 Castle Country riders

Source: my.raceresult.com/427826 · checked Fri Oct 30, 2026, 9:47 AM MDT

Latest games

HS + USU Eastern
Sat Oct 31Home win
Men: W, 94-86 vs. Western WyomingHome opener · Bunnell-Dmitrich Athletic Center, Price

Eagles WIN the home opener in Price! Next: Fri Nov 6, 7 PM vs. Central Wyoming at BDAC. Snow rivalry: Jan 4 at Snow, Feb 4 in Price.

Source: USU Eastern men’s basketball schedule · checked Sun Nov 1, 2026, 9:55 PM MST

Fri Oct 30 · 6:00 PMHome win
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Emery at San Juan2A QF · San Juan No. 1 seed

San Juan ROLLS 48-0 over Emery in an all-Castle Country quarterfinal. Next: 2A semifinal vs. South Summit, 1:00 PM per the UHSAA bracket (Final pending).

Source: UHSAA 2A football program · checked Mon Nov 9, 2026, 8:27 AM MST

Fri Oct 30 · 4:00 PMHome win
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UMA–CW at Monticello8-Player QF · Monticello No. 3 seed

Monticello ROLLS 44-6. Next: 8-Player semifinal vs. No. 2 Milford, 4:00 PM per the UHSAA bracket (Final pending).

Source: UHSAA 8-Player football program · checked Mon Nov 9, 2026, 8:27 AM MST

All 9 dated events →

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Weather & Alerts

All clear
Weather and alerts graphic: NWS, UDOT, county emergency management and Utah Fire Info, plus Emergency call 911
Official sources only. NWS checked Mon Nov 9, 2026, 8:25 AM MST. All alerts →
Clear

Castle Country & the Swell

NWS Salt Lake City's Flood Watch for Price, Castle Dale, Huntington and Green River expired at 11 PM MST Sun Nov 1. No active NWS alert for the Price side at check time.

Checked Mon Nov 9, 2026, 8:25 AM MST · wording & source

Clear

San Juan River Flood Warnings ended

Both San Juan River Flood Warnings (Four Corners–Mexican Hat from NWS Grand Junction, and near Bluff to Lake Powell from NWS Salt Lake City) ended at 5:15 PM MST Thu Nov 5. No active NWS watches or warnings for Carbon, Emery, Grand or San Juan counties at check time.

Checked Mon Nov 9, 2026, 8:25 AM MST · wording & source

HS High School Scores

31 UHSAA results
High school sports graphic with helmet, volleyball, soccer, golf, tennis and runner emblems and real counts: 10 schools, 4 counties, 3 regions, 31 verified UHSAA results
31 verified results from the UHSAA Yearly Results 2026-2027 PDF, checked Mon Nov 9, 2026, 8:27 AM MST. Score board →
Cross country · 2A State champs

1ST Grand County boys are STATE CHAMPS!

49 points, two clear of San Juan (51). River Shaw and Hadley Kasprick swept the 2A individual titles for Grand County.

Golf · 3A

2ND Carbon at state, on home turf

595 (+35) at Carbon Country Club, and Dayton King 2nd individually (140, E). Carbon boys also 2nd in 3A cross country.

Volleyball · 2A

2ND San Juan: 2A state finalists

Won a five-set semifinal over No. 3 Millard (15-12 in the fifth), then fell to No. 1 North Summit 3-0 in the Oct 24 final.

Football · state playoffs Home win

San Juan 48, Emery 0! Monticello 44, UMA–CW 6!

The No. 1 Broncos ROLL into the 2A semifinals and the No. 3 Buckaroos ROLL into the 8-Player semifinals. Both semifinals (San Juan vs. South Summit, Monticello vs. Milford) stay Final pending until UHSAA or a school page posts the scores.

Source: UHSAA Yearly Results 2026-2027 PDF · checked Mon Nov 9, 2026, 8:27 AM MST · All 31 results →

Mountain Bike

NICA Utah · catch-up
NICA Utah State podium graphic: Carbon 1st Division 3, 1095 points; Moab Red Devils 2nd Division 2, 2106 points
Utah High School Cycling League State Championships · Desert Color, St. George. Full results →

1ST Carbon · Division 3 champs!

1095 points, 1st of 25 teams, 18 ahead of Layton (1077).

111095 pts 20 riders placed
Canyon Country

2ND Moab Red Devils · Division 2

2106 points, 2nd of 34 teams, 36 off the top.

112106 pts 21 riders placed

Canyon Country

Moab · Monticello · Blanding
Canyon Country graphic over Porcupine Rim and the La Sal Mountains
Same brand, same lanes, an Ember accent for the Canyon Country section.

Alerts

NWS Grand Junction zones UTZ027 (Moab), UTZ028 (Monticello) and UTZ022 (Blanding).

Canyon Country alerts

Scores

Grand County and San Juan in 2A Region 18, plus four Region 19 schools.

Canyon Country scores

Trails

Arches, Canyonlands, the La Sals and the Abajos, from NPS, BLM and State Parks pages.

Canyon Country trails

11Good News

Official pages only
Good News graphic with medal, calendar, pin and runner emblems
Openings, awards, scholarships and state qualifiers. Good News →
On the board

Carbon & Moab on the state MTB podium!

Carbon won Division 3 and Moab took 2nd in Division 2. Plus: Grand County boys are 2A cross country state champs.

All the Good News
More Good News once verified. Names and numbers exactly as the official page prints them.

Trails & Outdoors

Agency pages only
Trails graphic with trail, boot, mountain bike and pin emblems
San Rafael Swell, Huntington Canyon, Nine Mile, Scofield, the La Sals and the Abajos. Trail sources →
San Juan Flood Warnings ended. Both products ended at 5:15 PM MST Thu Nov 5. No active NWS flood alert for Castle Country at check time. Checked Mon Nov 9, 2026, 8:25 AM MST
No trail closures posted. Closures and fire restrictions only from the agency page.

Deals & Coming to Town

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Exact price, end date and the business’s own page, or it doesn’t go up. Deals →
No deals or events in this build. Empty until a verified deal posts.

Coming to Town

Events from county and city pages, such as Carbon County News & Events.