Whitney Curtis

Sports

Swimmers prepare for the start of the Ogden Off-Road Triathlon at Pineview Reservoir in the early morning. More than 200 people participated in the race, which included a 1,000-meter swim, a 12-mile bike ride through Wheeler Canyon and a four-mile trail run at Snowbasin Ski Resort.
   
Neuqua Valley's Michael Johnson (right) makes an interception in front of Rockford Boylan's Chris Hawkins in the second quarter at Neuqua Valley High School in Naperville, Ill. Neuqua Valley won the game 27-2.
   
Jerry York waves the checkered flag as racer Britain Sorenson crosses the finish line in the 125 beginner c race during the Utah Sportsman Riders Association race at the Ogden Cycle Association's Hot Springs Raceway.
     
  
Vashon High School teammates celebrate after winning their third straight state basketball championship at the Hearnes Center in Columbia, Mo.
  
L.J. Kruszewski, 7, of Gurnee, Ill., reacts to a missed putt on the green after almost sinking it during the PGA Championship Youth Skills Challenge at Medinah Country Club in Medinah, Ill. Thirty-two children ages 6-17 took part in a drive, chip and putt competition.
   
A cutthroat trout, caught by Alejandro Lopez, of Roy, Utah, flops on the ice of Lost Creek Reservoir near Croydon, Utah.
     
  
Professional kayaker Tracy Sage, of Telluride, Colo., paddles through what is known to local kayakers as the Riverdale Wave in the Weber River in Riverdale, Utah.
  
USA's Brian Martin (left) and Mark Grimmette celebrate after placing first in the Viessmann Luge World Cup doubles race with a combined time of 1:28.055 in Park City, Utah.
   
Arizona Sahuaros' goalie Mark Wilson makes a save as teammate Brian Noolan (bottom left) and Salt Ratz's Ryan Hansen collide during the first half of the game at Juan Diego High School in Draper, Utah.
     
  
Japan's Hiroyasu Shimizu (from left) and Joji Kato races along with Canada's Mark Nielsen in the men's 100-meter race of the World Cup speed skating competition at the Utah Olympic Oval in Kearns, Utah.
  
Wheaton North's Kevin Jednachowski (from left) and Glenbard East's DeAndre Dennis grasp for a loose ball as Wheaton North's Steve Pierotti and Glenbard East's Tom Borosak look on at Glenbard East High School in Lombard, Ill. Glenbard East won 73-68 in overtime.
  
Snowbasin Mountain Manager Russell Petersen (left) and General Manager Denzel Rowland check the snow levels near Needles Lodge as a snow gun blows snow in the air at Snowbasin Resort in Huntsville, Utah.