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On a stormy, cold, blustery Saturday, March 13 in Moab, the Monticello track and field teams started the season at the 2021 Red Rocks Invitational hosted by the Grand County Red Devils. What a difference a year makes. Almost exactly one year after the track and field teams had their season wiped...
For the first time since joining the 2A classification two years ago, the Monticello boys basketball team earned a trip to the Sevier Valley Center in Richfield to play in the state quarterfinals with a shot at a state title. Standing in their way was a formidable foe – the #2-ranked Layton...
For the first time since joining the 2A classification two years ago, the Monticello boys basketball team (9-10 / 4-6) earned a first-round bye in the state playoffs. However, the Bucks wouldn’t have it easy if they wanted to make it to Richfield for the third round having to go on the road to face...
With the 2020-2021 regular season drawing to a close, the 1-17 Monticello girls basketball team hosted undefeated Dove Creek in an intrastate game on Wednesday, February 10. In January the Lady Bulldogs beat the Lady Bucks 55-43. Since that meeting Monticello has struggled with key injuries and...
The Monticello boys basketball team began and ended the week on the road with a couple Region 16 games against the Altamont Longhorns Tuesday, February 2 and the North Sevier Wolves Friday, February 5. Two weeks prior Monticello had their way with Altamont and came away with a 53-45 home win. But...
The Monticello Buckaroo boys basketball team had a very busy week, playing four games in four days. Fortunately all of them were in the friendly confines of Monticello High School. On Wednesday, January 27 the Bucks hosted the Gunnison Valley Bulldogs in a Region 16 match-up. Two weeks prior...
For the second year in a row, the Monticello High School boys basketball team did what they hadn’t been able to do for years – win back-to-back home games against the Grand County Red Devils. On Tuesday, January 19 the Buckaroos not only did that, besting the visitors by the score of 63-58, but...
After dropping two Region 16 games last week, the Monticello boys basketball team (1-6, 0-2) were in need of a win with the North Sevier Wolves (3-7, 0-0) coming to town on Wednesday, January 13 for another region contest. Monticello wasted very little time taking control of the game when they...
With the arrival of a new year, the Monticello High School girls basketball team was hoping for a fresh new start as they commenced Region 16 play on Friday, January 8 in Duchesne. Monticello struggled to find the bottom of the net from the start, and the Lady Eagles raced out to an 8-2 first...
In this issue of the Record we’re looking back at the 2020 high school sports year for all the teams in San Juan County. In this story we feature the Monticello High School Buckaroos. Football Due to COVID-19, the Monticello football team had their first three games of the season cancelled. That...

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