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Buckaroos improve to 6-1
The Monticello Bucks boys basketball team ran their pre-season record to 6-1 with another confidence-building win over the Grand County Red Devils Friday night in Moab.
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Winter sports season begins with basketball action
Sports wise, it is a somewhat ambivalent time of year for Sport-Shorts. Does one continue to faithfully watch college football, especially as the bowl season approaches?
Dec 04, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 23 23 recommendations | email to a friend
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Honoring academics and cheers
With the fall high school sports action in the record books, Sportshorts takes a look in the next couple of weeks back into the record books.
Nov 13, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 23 23 recommendations | email to a friend
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The Monticello High School volleyball team recently completed a successful season with a fifth place finish at the 1A state volleyball tournament. The team won three matches in the tournament and dropped a match to runnerup Piute on the way to a fifth place finish. The Lady Bucks fell short of their goal of a third straight state championship, however all but one team member will return next year. Team members include: (front row, left to right) Molly Anderson, Loren Nielson, Shania DeAnda, Izabell Slade, Tiara Cordasco, Allie Maughan. Back: Coach Kara Boyd, Averi Christiansen, Aapree Sheeran, Ashley Ewart, Mary Beh, Tawna Wells, LaShay Lewis, Coach Shiela Wells. Not pictured: Head Coach Tony Esplin. Courtesy photo
Fall sports come to close, trophy for SJ
The Monticello Lady Buckaroos were foiled in their attempt at three straight 1A state volleyball championships, but came away with lots of experience and optimism for the future.
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Southeast Utah is well represented on the front line of the University of Utah volleyball team. Pictured above in action, the Pac-12 team features Shelby Dalton, Makenzie Moea’i and Erin Redd-Brandon. Shelby is the daughter of Moab residents George and Paula Dalton, Makenzie is the daughter of Monticello-native Danette (Coleman) Moea’i, and Erin is the granddaughter of Blanding resident Alice Redd. Photo courtesy Danette Moea’i
Buckaroos race to 51-6 win over Longhorns for homecoming
The Monticello Buckarooo football team treated the homeocomoing crowd to a welcome treat with a resounding 51-6 thumping of the Altamont Longhorns Friday night in Monticello.
Oct 09, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 27 27 recommendations | email to a friend
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Lady Bucks defeat Lady Broncos in four
After getting drilled in the first game of the September 24 home volleyball match against the Lady Broncos of San Juan, 25-14, the Lady Buckaroos regrouped and took three straight games from the Br...
Oct 02, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 32 32 recommendations | email to a friend
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Buckaroos return to winning ways with 43-6 victory over Monument Valley
The Monticello Buckaroo football team got back to their winning ways on September 20 in Monticello at the expense of the Monument Valley Cougars, 43-6.
Sep 25, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 21 21 recommendations | email to a friend
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Buckaroo sports update
The Lady Buckaroo volleyball team completed another successful week, going 6-1 and dominating at the Parowan Tournament.
Sep 18, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 29 29 recommendations | email to a friend
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Broncos Christian Sherrow, Cole Chamberlain and Braden Meyer cross the finish line in a group at the Loyds Lake Classic on September 6. Toniee Lewis photo
Busy week for Buckaroos on the course, in the gym and on the field
It was a great week in sports for Monticello High School, what with the cross country teams winning their own meet, the volleyball team sweeping Monument Valley, and the football team showing marke...
Sep 11, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 26 26 recommendations | email to a friend
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Broncs beat Bucks 14-0 in defensive bout
It wasn’t pretty, but the San Juan Broncos defeated the Monticello Buckaroos anyway in football Friday night in Blanding for the ninth straight time, this time 14-0.
Sep 04, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 23 23 recommendations | email to a friend
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