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The Monticello Lady Bucks basketball team finished the year with an undefeated run in Region 19 and a win at the 1A state basketball tournament. Team members include: back row (left to right) Assistant Coach Kaitlyn Motes, Alyssa Reeve, Amy Rogers, Mary Beh, Kari Schmidt, Coach Ben Wolford. Front row: Michaela Wolford, Ashley Adair, Allie Maughan, Atlanta Black. Not pictured: Izabell Slade. Assistant coaches include Kelly Pehrson and Kraig Black. Courtesy photo
Lady Bucks win one at state tourney
The 1A Girls State Basketball Tournament started well for the Lady Buckaroos with a first round win over Altamont, but two consecutive losses at the hands of Bryce Valley and Duchesne ended Montice...
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The San Juan Lady Broncos recently completed their season at the play-in game of the 2A state tournament. Team members are: front row (left to right) Nizhoni Begaye, Ryann Shumway, Jerica Pugh, Kelesha Gray, Megan Grover, Lyandra Benn, Shaelynn Squires, Alexis James, Chamique Lopez. Back row: Mariah Anderson, Kelsey Flavel, Nizhoni Warren, Sharla Yanito, Jessica Swenson, Jade Palmer, Sara Morley, Arizona Carr, Krista Grover, Lakesia Lopez, Tyla Morris, Lynalla Benn, Lakin Palmer. Not pictured: Ally Nielson. Head Coach Justin Moon is assisted by Mandy Wigginton, Tiffany Giddings, Jessica Rouche, and Cassy Moon. Courtesy photo
Bronco boys knock off Beaver 66-57
The San Juan boys basketball team kept their season alive this past Friday afternoon by defeating the Beaver Beavers, 66-57, in the UHSAA 2A play-in game held in Orem UT.
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Mat King Cole! Cole Eldredge, center, became the second Monticello High School wrestler to claim four straight state championships when he won the 152-pound weight class at the 1A state wrestling tournament on February 14. He is joined by Coaches Todd Adair (left) and Kent Adair (right). Anna Fredericks photo
Buckaroos claim third at state meet
In 1981 the first 4 time State Champion was crowned at the Utah State Wrestling Tournament. In the next 33 years, 28 more names were added to the list. It’s an elite group made up of wrestlers from...
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Wrestling wraps up season, cagers head to state play-ins
Wrestlers across the state of Utah converged on Orem, UT and Utah Valley University this past weekend for their chance to bring home a state title.
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Bucks claim ninth title
Call it luck, or fate, or even a miracle. No matter what you call it, in the end it added up to a Region Championship for the Monticello Buckaroo wrestling team on Saturday night.
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Miraculous comebacks!
Don’t we all love wins at the buzzer with miraculous comebacks?  It’s a constant of most of our young boy and girl play, isn’t it?  To win one at the buzzer after a huge comeback, Disney movieish s...
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Bronco wrestlers head to 2A state tournament
The San Juan Broncos wrestling team competed in their Divisional Tournament this past Friday and Saturday, February 6 and 7.
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The Monticello High School Vaqueras drill team finished third at the 1A State Drill Team competition on February 7 at Utah Valley University in Orem, UT. Members of the drill team include: (front row, left to right) Yeni Carranza, Sydney Redd, Lacey Fortune, Marin Clark, Abbi Nielson, Ashton Adams, Mollie Anderson, and Monea Musselman. Back row: Hannah Welch, Breanne Slade, Addison Hatch, Averi Christiansen, Marci McDougall, Ashley Ewart, Halle Young, and Millie Boyle. Stacy Richards photo
Local drill teams compete at state final competitions
The Monticello and San Juan High School drill teams competed in the state championships on February 7 at Utah Valley University in Orem.
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San Juan vs Monticello boys basketball

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Captured lion
Mackay Lee recently captured this large mountain lion in the canyons south of Blanding. Courtesy photo
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