Canyon View High Talons win state 3A drill team championship

Written by Jeff Richards
February 5, 2022
Canyon View High School Talons at state 3A drill team competition, Orem, Utah, Feb. 3-4, 2022 | Photo courtesy of Nicole Mikkelson, St. George News / Cedar City News

CEDAR CITY — The Canyon View High School Talons drill team won the state 3A championship on Friday night.

Canyon View High School Talons hoist trophy after winning state 3A drill team competition, Orem, Utah, Feb. 3-4, 2022 | Photo courtesy of Nicole Mikkelson, St. George News / Cedar City News

Competing at the UCCU Center on the Utah Valley University campus in Orem, the Talons placed first in both the military and dance categories and second in show, thereby finishing ahead of runner-up North Sanpete for the title.

It marks Canyon View’s second-ever state drill state championship, with the other one coming in 2011.

Canyon View head coach Nicole Mikkelson said she and her fellow coaches were “beyond proud” of how the Talons performed at state.

“They came out and hit three amazing routines, leaving everything they had on the floor,” Mikkelson told Cedar City News on Saturday. “We couldn’t have asked for a better end to an amazing season.”

The Talons were part of a three-for-three sweep of Southern Utah high schools winning state drill titles on Friday: Dixie’s Jetettes won their third consecutive 4A title earlier in the day, while the Kanab Larriettes took home the 2A state championship trophy later that same evening.

Saturday morning, the girls on the 34-member Talons team climbed aboard a firetruck for a celebratory parade that made its way north on Cedar City’s Main Street until reaching Canyon View High School.

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Jeff Richards, a native of Salt Lake City with family roots in Panguitch, lived in Moab for 20 years before joining St. George News in 2017. Jeff is a longtime journalist and secondary school teacher. He and his wife Penny are the parents of five daughters. They also have three young grandsons. Jeff and his family enjoy swimming, camping, sightseeing, reading, and taking pictures.

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