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Bucks topple Layton Christian for first football win of season, cross country boys take region

After a close loss at Judge Memorial on September 25, the Monticello High School football team knew they had two more good chances to get their first win of the season in their final two games of the regular season. The first of those chances came on Friday, October 9 when the Buckaroos traveled to...

Buckaroo golf team gets ninth place at state

The Utah 2A Golf Championships kicked off on Tuesday, September 29 and continued through Thursday, October 1 at the Talons Cove Golf Course in Saratoga Springs. Two weeks ago the Monticello boys qualified for the state match when they placed fourth overall in Region 16 play. After a practice round...

Lady Bucks get first Region volleyball win

The Monticello High School volleyball team traveled to Salina on Tuesday, September 22 to take on the North Sevier Lady Wolves looking for their first Region 16 win of the year. The Lady Bucks came out flat, losing game one 25-12. The next two games weren’t much closer with Monticello losing 25-17...

Buckaroo golfers are peaking as the season begins to wind down

On Wednesday, September 16, the Monticello High School golf team traveled to Morgan to play the Round Valley Golf Course, home of the North Summit Braves, for week six of Region 16 play. Round Valley treated Monticello’s golfers very well as the team finished third overall behind Altamont (344) and...

Buckaroo harriers host Loyds Lake Classic

It was a hot, sunny afternoon of cross country racing on Friday, September 4 as the Monticello cross country teams hosted a solid field of teams for the annual Loyds Lake Classic. In varsity action, the Monticello girls were the first to take to the course. They ran well scoring 80 points and...

MHS golf team moves up a spot in Region 16

The very COVIDfriendly 2A golf season just keeps rolling along. This past week on Wednesday, August 26, the Bucks traveled to Sterling, UT to play the Palisades State Park Golf Course in another Region 16 match. Coming into the match, Monticello trailed region leader Altamont by 60 shots, but the...

First full week of sports at Monticello High School

The Monticello High School volleyball team opened their 2020 season in Blanding on Thursday, August 20 against the long-time rival San Juan Lady Broncos. Information about the game is scarce, but according to MHS Head Coach Tony Esplin, the C and JV teams won their games, but the varsity team...

Monticello Buckaroos drop football opener, cross country and golf off to successful starts

The 2020 Monticello High School football season got off to a rough start on August 14 when the team traveled across the state to take on the Kanab Cowboys. This was an intriguing opening matchup for Monticello since the Cowboys ended the Bucks’ season last year in shocking fashion, 74-0. However,...

Monticello High School football and cross country teams will begin the new 2020 season this week amidst ongoing COVID-19 uncertainty

Buckaroo football Head Coach Reed Anderson heads into the 2020 season with a team that finished 2019 with a solid 6-4 overall record and third-place finish in the 2A North region with a 3-2 record. Despite a 74-0 loss to Kanab in the playoffs, there is much to be optimistic about for 2020. The Bird...

MHS track and field season preview

So far in 2019-2020, the question for all Monticello High School sports has been how the Bucks will fare competing against 2A competition as one of the smallest schools in the classification. In year one, the results have been mixed and the same should hold true as Monticello wades for the first...