Editing St. George, Utah (section)

==Sports==
The St. George community has been the home to two minor-league independent baseball teams. The first, the [[St. George Pioneerzz]] (originally the Zion Pioneerzz), played in the independent [[Western Baseball League]] from 1999 to 2001, winning the league championship in 2000. A new franchise, managed by former major league player Darell Evans, was awarded to St. George in 2007. The team, the [[St. George Roadrunners]], played in the independent [[Golden Baseball League]] before being taken over by the league and moved to [[Henderson, Nevada]], in 2010.

St. George area high schools—Crimson Cliffs, Dixie, Desert Hills, Pine View, and Snow Canyon—all play in 4A state competition as part of 4A Region 9 with nearby Hurricane High School in [[Hurricane, Utah|Hurricane]] and Cedar High School in [[Cedar City, Utah|Cedar City]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://uhsaa.org/news/uploads/202325%20Alignment%20Final.pdf|title=2023-25 UHSAA Alignment - All Activities Except Football|publisher=[[Utah High School Activities Association]]|access-date=April 19, 2024}}</ref> [[Utah Tech University]] participates in the [[NCAA Division I]] [[Western Athletic Conference]]. In January 2019, Dixie State announced they were reclassifying to [[NCAA Division I]] and joining the [[Western Athletic Conference]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://archives.stgeorgeutah.com/news/archive/2019/01/11/prc-spo-dixie-state-university-to-join-western-athletic-conference-ascend-to-ncaas-top-division/|title=Dixie State University to join Western Athletic Conference, ascend to NCAA's top division|access-date=September 15, 2022}}</ref> Former DSU athletes include [[Corey Dillon]], [[Anton Palepoi]], [[Reno Mahe]], and [[Scott Brumfield]], who all later played in the NFL, and [[Marcus Banks]], [[Lionel Hollins]], [[Keon Clark]], and Mo Baker were Dixie players who later played in the NBA. Utah Tech athletes are called Trailblazers (formerly the Rebels and Red Storm), and former Trailblazers [[Bradley Thompson]] and [[Brandon Lyon]] later played in major league baseball, while [[Bruce Hurst]] of Dixie High School later played for the [[Boston Red Sox]] as a pitcher, and then ended up managing the now-retired Zion Pioneerzz for its inaugural 1999 season (1999).

St. George has hosted [[Ironman Triathlon|Ironman]] and [[Ironman 70.3]] events, including the 2021 Ironman 70.3 World Championships. In May 2021, the Ironman World Championship hosted by the city due to the COVID-19 and the original venue, Kona, being unable to host. This was the first time that the [[Ironman World Championship]] has been hosted outside of Hawai'i.