Montezuma Creek / Aneth

Whitehorse, Monument Valley among top 1A teams

The Whitehorse girls basketball team is number one in the most recent RPI standings released by the Utah High School Activities Association, and Monument Valley weighs in at number three. The teams are ranked second and fourth respectively by the Deseret News as of January 5, 2020. Whitehorse won...

Christmas Tree decor goes from Whitehorse to the White House

A total of 24 handmade ornaments made their way from Montezuma Creek to the White House this winter as part of the America Celebrates display, as first reported by Kate Groetzinger of KUER. The display includes the towering National Christmas Tree and 56 smaller trees representing every U.S....

Whitehorse finishes eighth at 1A state volleyball tournament

With a 6-8 record at the end of the regular season, the Whitehorse High School volleyball team earned the 13th spot in the UHSAA 1A volleyball RPI rankings and were forced to play their way into the 2019 state tournament on Saturday, October 26. As it turned out, the Lady Raiders were up to the...

Sisters from Montezuma Creek perform at New York City fashion show

Two girls from San Juan County turned heads at New York Fashion Week last month. Tewakeedah and Dachuneeh Martin, of Montezuma Creek, sang live for Designer Hazel Stabler’s Buffalo Hunt Camp fashion line dedicated to Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women (MMIW). Imagine the fashion show like this...

Whitehorse wins 39th Battle of the Drum football game

It was a cool night in Monument Valley Friday, October 25 when the Whitehorse High School football team paid a visit to their southern rivals for the 39th annual Battle of the Drum football game. The stands were full of folks mainly cheering on the underdog Cougars. Early on, it looked like the...

Whitehorse, Monument Valley football teams set for Battle of the Drum

It’s down to the biggest game of the year for both the Whitehorse and Monument Valley high school football teams. They both conclude their seasons when they clash in the annual Battle of the Drum football game on the Monument Valley High School football field this Friday, October 25. The traveling...

Monument Valley volleyball beats Whitehorse in Battle of the Drum

The Whitehorse High School volleyball team suffered a huge defeat in the last home game of the season against their rivals, Monument Valley, on Thursday, October 10. The straight-sets loss was especially sour for the Lady Raiders since it was the Battle of the Drum and homecoming. The homecoming...

Whitehorse volleyball beats Pinnacle, falls to Green River

The Whitehorse High School volleyball team won a home region game against Pinnacle on Tuesday, October 2. The Lady Raiders swept the Pinnacle Panthers in a 3-0 match. In the first set, the Lady Raiders dominated with a 25-14 win. Senior Alyzea Benally scored easy points for the team with back-to-...

Whitehorse girls cross country wins Stewart Foster Invitational, boys finish second

The Whitehorse High School cross country team added another strong performance to their 2019 record at the Stewart Foster Invitational at the Huntington State Park Monday, September 9. Led by three top-five finishers, the girls team grabbed a team championship at the event. Senior Daan Filfred...

Separate town hall meetings address simmering controversies in San Juan

Tension continues to rise over the political situation in San Juan County, and it spilled over at two town hall meetings in the past week. Separate and independent town hall meetings were held in Monticello and Mexican Water. Both meetings had a similar agenda: a discussion of issues of local...