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(Bethany Baker | The Salt Lake Tribune) Link Vasquez, left, a transgender male, and Cora Gardner, an LGBTQ ally, cheer during the Rally for Trans Community Support at the Capitol in Salt Lake City Friday, Jan. 24, 2025. A state commission has approved further restrictions, listed by sport, for transgender girls who want to compete in high school sports.

Here’s everything Utah wants to know about trans girls before deciding if they can play high school sports — from weight to lung volume

By Courtney Tanner | February 7, 2025, 6:48 p.m.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) West High School students chant “trans youth are valid” as they wave a transgender flag during a walkout on Wednesday, April 6, 2022 to protest banning transgender girls from participating in female school sports. Utah currently has a commission that determines which transgender girls can or can't compete in high school athletics; on Jan. 6, 2024, the commission approved a set of standards on which to make those decisions, including testosterone levels.

Utah trans girls now required to meet testosterone levels stricter than NCAA to compete in high school sports

By Courtney Tanner | January 14, 2025, 1:00 p.m.

(Bethany Baker | The Salt Lake Tribune) Gavin Gustafson, centro, junto a sus dos hijas Gianna Gustafson, izquierda, jugadora de lacrosse de primer año en Judge Memorial Catholic, y Sam Gustafson, jugadora de lacrosse de último año en Skyline High School, en Salt Lake City. el martes 23 de abril de 2024.

Los deportes en las escuelas secundarias de Utah pueden costar miles de dólares. Esto es lo que pagan algunos padres

By Alex Vejar | June 18, 2024, 3:13 p.m.

(Bethany Baker | The Salt Lake Tribune) Gavin Gustafson, center, stands with his two daughters Gianna Gustafson, left, a freshman lacrosse player at Judge Memorial Catholic, and Sam Gustafson, a senior lacrosse player at Skyline High School, in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, April 23, 2024.

High school sports in Utah can cost thousands of dollars. Here’s how much some parents are paying

By Alex Vejar | June 17, 2024, 12:00 p.m.

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) JJ Mandaquit at Mount Vernon Academy in Murray, on Wednesday, May 29, 2024.

How a Utah high schooler gave NBA legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar an assist

By Alex Vejar | June 5, 2024, 12:00 p.m.

(Alex Vejar | The Salt Lake Tribune) Milford junior Colton Barnes, brother of Utah State quarterback Bryson Barnes, finishes the 4x100 relay during the Utah state track and field meet on Saturday, May 18, 2024 at BYU.

Brother of Utah State QB shows out in state track and field meet

By Alex Vejar | May 18, 2024, 10:49 p.m.

(Rick Bowmer | AP) Sam Gordon catches a football, Oct. 20, 2020, in Herriman, Utah. Gordon was the only girl in a tackle football league when she started playing the game at age 9. Now, Gordon is taking a leadership position in a new women's football league.

Here are the Title IX athletic coordinators appointed as a result of Sam Gordon’s football lawsuit — and what they’re doing

By Alex Vejar | April 30, 2024, 12:00 p.m.

(Thibault Camus | AP) A general view during the final of the League of Legends tournament between Team G2 Esports and Team FunPlus Phoenix, in Paris, Sunday, Nov. 10, 2019. E-sports, competitive multi-player video gaming, has been sanctioned as an official sport in Utah high schools.

Video games are now an officially sanctioned sport in Utah

By Alex Vejar | April 1, 2024, 8:20 p.m.

(Courtesy photo) Viewmont senior Nate Tullis thinks he's only gotten better since winning the Class 5A title in 2023.

Viewmont’s Nate Tullis is living up to his family’s tennis legacy

By Eric Butler | Special to The Tribune | March 30, 2024, 12:00 p.m.