Why were sports banned in Hildale, Utah? A look behind our story about its first football game.

The Salt Lake Tribune breaks down its reporting on the first football team in a town that was once a stronghold of the FLDS.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Team captains for Water Canyon High School line up for the coin toss, before facing Grand County in Hildale on Friday, Aug. 12, 2022. From left are Dylan Horsley, Nick Timpson, Lester Barlow, and Johnny Timpson.

Why were sports banned in Hildale, Utah? A look behind our story about its first football game.

The Salt Lake Tribune breaks down its reporting on the first football team in a town that was once a stronghold of the FLDS.

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