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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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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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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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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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Four Buckaroo wrestlers earn medals at Rumble tourney
The Monticello Buckaroo wrestlers faced a tough challenge this week as they attended the Rockwell Rumble in Orem, UT.
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Greatest athlete in Monticello history
Who is the best athlete ever to play for Monticello High School? Sportshorts isn’t sure the question can ever be answered, but we can try.
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Buckaroo wrestlers return in form
The Monticello Buckaroo wrestlers came back from the holiday break with a busy week to start the second half of the season.
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