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Updated Nov 9, 2026, 8:45 AM MT

Salt Lake Chatter: Salt Lake Valley alerts, scores, mountain bike, good news, trails and deals

Highland wins NICA Utah Division 2. Valley team standings and category winners.
Top story · NICA Utah State · Oct 23–24, 2026 Catch-up

Highland wins Division 2

Highland won the Division 2 state title with 2,142 points. In Division 1, Corner Canyon (4,461) and Skyline (4,446) finished 2nd and 3rd. Salt Lake Valley riders won 5 of the 11 high school categories.

Full valley recap Team standings

Source: RaceResult event 427826 via utahmtb.org

Weather & Alerts

Official sources only
Weather and Alerts: NWS Salt Lake City, UDOT, county emergency management, Utah Avalanche Center. Emergency? Call 911.
Alerts come only from NWS, UDOT and Salt Lake & Tooele emergency managers. Alerts lane
No active alerts postedAlerts show the agency, area and a last-checked time.

Checked: — (America/Denver, set at post time)Source: NWS Salt Lake City · UDOT · Salt Lake & Tooele County EM

NWS SLC

Forecasts & warnings

Salt Lake & Tooele zones. No alert posted.

Checked: — (America/Denver, set at post time)Source: NWS Salt Lake City

UDOT

Roads & canyons

I-15, I-80, I-215, SR-190/210. No alert posted.

Checked: — (America/Denver, set at post time)Source: UDOT Traffic

Emergency? Call 911

Scores & big games

Final pending

Salt Lake & Tooele first Our schools light up in lake blue with their hometown tag. Out-of-region opponents stay in the gray.

Recent games stay “—” with Final pending until UHSAA or the school posts the final. Times and matchups from the UHSAA bracket programs and team schedules. All Salt Lake games

UHSAA 6A first roundValley matchupFINAL

Corner Canyon rolls past Bingham, 35-7.

Fri Oct 30, 2026 · 4:00 PM MT · Corner Canyon, Draper
Bingham
6A · visitorSouth Jordan
7
Corner Canyon
6A · homeDraper
35

Corner Canyon punches its ticket to the 6A quarterfinals.

Source: Corner Canyon Football (school team account)

UHSAA 6A girls volleyball · state finalFINAL

Corner Canyon sweeps Skyridge for the 6A crown.

Wed Oct 28, 2026 · UCCU Center, Orem
Skyridge
No. 2 seed
0
Corner Canyon
No. 1 seedDraper
3

Sets: 25-23, 25-20, 30-28. State champs from Draper, in straight sets.

Source: UHSAA 2026–27 yearly results & brackets (PDF)

UHSAA 5A girls soccer · state finalValley matchupFINAL

Brighton are 5A state champs, 4-1 over Olympus.

Fri Oct 23, 2026
Olympus
No. 3 seedHolladay
1
Brighton
No. 4 seedCottonwood Hts
4

An all-Salt Lake County final, and the trophy heads to Cottonwood Heights.

Source: UHSAA 2026–27 yearly results & brackets (PDF)

UHSAA 6A quarterfinalFINAL

Corner Canyon stomps Syracuse, 42-6, and is headed to the 6A semifinals!

Fri Nov 6, 2026 · Corner Canyon, Draper
Syracuse
6A · visitor
6
Corner Canyon
6A · homeDraper
42

Chargers advance to the semifinals for the 10th straight season. Next: 6A semifinal, Thu Nov 12 · 2:30 PM MT · University of Utah (Rice-Eccles). Opponent set by the UHSAA bracket; we post it once the official source confirms it.

Source: Corner Canyon Football (school team account)

UHSAA 3A quarterfinalFINAL

Richfield ends Grantsville’s run, 31-7.

Fri Oct 30 · 6:00 PM MT · Grantsville
Richfield
3A · visitor
31
Grantsville
No. 4 seed · homeTooele Co.
7

Grantsville beat Ben Lomond 55-6 in the first round and finishes a big season for Tooele County.

Source: UHSAA 3A football bracket program

UHSAA 2A quarterfinalFINAL

Summit Academy shuts out South Sevier, 33-0.

Fri Oct 30 · 5:00 PM MT
South Sevier
2A · visitor
0
Summit Academy
No. 3 seed · homeBluffdale
33

Summit Academy moves on to the 2A semifinal vs. No. 2 Delta on Fri Nov 6, 7 PM MT. That final is Final pending until UHSAA or the school posts it.

Source: UHSAA 2A football bracket program

College headliners

U of U · Westminster

The Utes’ Holy War win and Westminster’s RMAC run. College on the Scores page

College football · Holy WarFINAL

Utah beats BYU 28-20 and moves to 9-0!

Sat Nov 7, 2026 · Rice-Eccles Stadium · Salt Lake City
BYU
No. 9 · 7-2 · visitor
20
Utah
No. 3 · 9-0 · homeSalt Lake City
28

Four interceptions and 52,901 loud fans. Utes are 6-0 in the Big 12 and have won 15 straight. Next: at No. 22 Arizona, Sat Nov 14, 5:30 PM per the Utah game center.

Source: utahutes.com game recap

College soccer · WestminsterFINAL

Westminster knocks off No. 8 Colorado Christian, 2-1.

Fri Oct 30, 2026 · RMAC Tournament first round · Dumke Field, Salt Lake City
Colorado Christian
No. 8 · visitor
1
Westminster
Women’s soccer · homeSalt Lake City
2

Update: the Griffins’ RMAC run ended Sun Nov 1 with a 3-1 quarterfinal loss at UCCS. Proud postseason from Salt Lake City.

Source: westminstergriffins.com women’s soccer schedule

Mountain Bike

State results verified
Mountain Bike: 21 Salt Lake and Tooele teams, 619 finishers, 5 category wins, 17 podiums at NICA Utah State.
NICA Utah State, Oct 23–24, 2026. Numbers from the official RaceResult board. Mountain Bike lane
Division 2

Highland 1st · 2,142 pts

West High School Mountain Bike Team 6th (1,978). East HS and Riverton HS tied 9th (1,938).

Source: RaceResult event 427826 via utahmtb.org

Division 1

Corner Canyon 2nd · Skyline 3rd

Corner Canyon High School 4,461, Skyline 4,446. Statewide champ (Utah County): Lone Peak HS, 4,489.

Source: RaceResult event 427826 via utahmtb.org

Valley riders

5 category wins

17 podiums (top 3) across the high school categories.

Source: RaceResult event 427826 via utahmtb.org

Off-season

Season over until 2027

Registration and new-team notes will go in Good News.

Checked: — (America/Denver, set at post time)Source: utahmtb.org

Good News

None posted
Good News: openings and community wins from city, county and venue sources.
Openings and community wins, each linked to a primary source. Good News lane
Story slot

Openings
From city and county news pages.

Story slot

Community wins
From the venue or organization itself.

Story slot

Lake & parks
From Salt Lake County Parks and GSL State Park.

Wasatch Trails

None posted
Wasatch Trails: foothills, canyons, valley and lake, and Tooele County. Conditions from official pages only.
Foothills, canyons and valley outdoors. Conditions only from official pages. Trails lane
Foothills

No notes posted
SLC Trails & Natural Lands.

Canyons

No notes posted
USFS Uinta-Wasatch-Cache, UDOT Cottonwood Canyons.

Valley & lake

No notes posted
County parks and Great Salt Lake State Park.

Tooele Co.

No notes posted
Tooele County Parks & Recreation.

Local Deals

None posted
Local Deals and Coming to Town: real offers from chamber, downtown and business pages.
Real local offers and new businesses, editorial picks only. Deals lane
Offer slot

Business · offer
Offer and dates from the business or chamber page.

Coming to Town

New business · town
Opening date if the primary source lists one.

Hunting & Fishing

DWR · DEQ
Fish planted

15 recent DWR plantings

Salt Lake and Tooele waters from the last 60 days. Newest: Willow Pond, Murray, Oct 21.

Source: Utah DWR stocking

Hunting seasons

19 open · 8 coming soon

Includes the bull elk and LE buck muzzleloader hunts (through Nov 5), plus ducks and geese.

Source: Utah DWR guidebooks

Jordan River

Algae warning advisory

DEQ river-wide warning since Sep 28: no swimming, keep pets out.

Source: Utah DEQ

Hunting & Fishing page

Golf in Salt Lake

19 public courses
Tee times

19 courses, book direct

City, county and Tooele courses, each linked to its own booking page.

Source: Official course sites

Boys state golf

Fall 2026 is complete

Olympus 3rd and Skyline 4th at 5A state.

Source: UHSAA boys golf

Girls state golf

Spring 2027 · coming soon

5A at The Ridge (May 24–25) and 1A at Glendale (May 19).

Source: UHSAA girls golf

Golf page

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