The state swimming championships might still be a month away, but now is the time for high school teams and individuals to begin reaching their top form. Murray High’s swimming squad obviously got that message. Several Spartan swimmers have e...

As a real estate broker, Mike Richmond knows all about investments. He hopes his latest investment pays off in a big way for the Murray community. Richmond, 42, was announced as the Spartans’ new head football coach on Dec. 20 despite having n...

The losses Murray High’s boys basketball team has sustained this season haven’t been for a lack of effort. In fact, the Spartans, thought to be in a rebuilding year with the graduation of all-state player David Collette, have six players ...

Murray’s Paul Winterowd (seventh from left) was a member of a men’s 3.0 tennis team that competed at the United States Tennis Association National Finals Oct. 21-23 in Tucson, Ariz. The 16-member team defeated a Minneapolis team, from the...

For Murray High’s girls basketball team, there is nowhere else to go but up. The Spartans, who have gone 10-32 over the previous two seasons combined, hope balanced scoring and a renewed focus on defense make up for their weaknesses on the cou...

At least on paper, Murray High’s boys basketball team is in for a challenge this season. With the graduations of four of its top scorers, including all-state player David Collette, the Spartans appear to have their work cut out to even get back...

A Murray soccer player knows what it’s like to come out on top. Goalkeeper Spencer Critchfield was among a 16-member Red Hot FC ’94 boys soccer team that won the U-18 State Cup by penalty kicks 4-2 over Sparta Premier PR on Oct. 22. Crit...

The cross country season ended for Murray on Oct. 19, when state finals were held at Sugar House Park. The Spartans did not qualify teams in either division, though five Murray runners did qualify individually. In boys’ competition, the top Sp...

    So much for retirement. Former Murray High basketball standout Britton Johnsen, who had announced his retirement earlier this year due to injuries, has signed a professional contract to play for Quilmes de Mar del Plata, which is bas...

    For all intents and purposes, Murray High’s football team would like to forget this season. After losing their head coach midway through the year, and their top player a few weeks later, the Spartans simply couldn’t keep ...