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Whitehorse and Mon. Valley set for state

When the Utah High School Activities Association (UHSAA) released their final 1A Basketball Rating Percentage Index (RPI) rankings on Tuesday, February 18, the Whitehorse and Monument Valley basketball teams learned their postseason fates – at least for their opening games. Only the Monument Valley...

Tsinigine wins second straight state title

Monument Valley High School senior Tanner Tsinigine finished his high school wrestling career with his second-straight state championship Saturday, February 8 at the Sevier Valley Center in Richfield, UT. He beat Milford’s Casek Hardy in the 160-pound championship match by fall. Tsinigine capped...

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The Mittens of Monument Valley peeking out from beneath a soft blanket of clouds. Joe B Lyman photo

Monument Valley defeats Whitehorse in the Battle of Drum

The Whitehorse High School basketball teams have been busy over the course of the past few days, and the girls continue to streak towards one of their best regular season finishes ever. The teams hosted the Pinnacle Panthers in a 1A Region 19 tilt on Friday, January 24 with the boys getting the...

Monument Valley takes drum from Whitehorse in exciting night

It was a highly-anticipated doubleheader Battle of the Drum event when the Monument Valley girls and boys basketball teams welcomed the rival Whitehorse Raiders to town on Friday, January 17. The fans got their money’s worth. In the two varsity games combined, just five points decided victory. The...

Whitehorse and Monument Valley girls set for top-five rivalry showdown

It’s a top-five showdown and the newest installment of the Battle of the Drum this Friday, January 17 when the #1 Whitehorse Lady Raiders pay a visit to the #4 Monument Valley Lady Cougars. Both teams have put together impressive records headed into the first of two matchups between the rivals this...

Monument Valley senior selected to wrestle in the 20th annual Utah All-star Duals in Orem

Eleven months after being named Most Valuable Wrestler at the 2019 1A State Wrestling Tournament, Monument Valley High School senior Tanner Tsinigine was selected to wrestle in the 20th-annual Utah All-star Duals at Utah Valley University in Orem, UT. Tsinigine was among 97 wrestlers who...

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...

Deseret News names All-state volleyball teams

The Deseret News named their 2019 All-state volleyball teams on December 10. The teams are chosen based on coaches’ votes. Here, we highlight the players from San Juan County who were honored. 3A First Team Ta’ssi Su’esu’e San Juan Senior Outside Hitter – 329 Kills (led team), 272 Digs, 66 Blocks...

Duke University graduate returns home to inspire future generations

The further Shandiin Herrera got away from her home in Monument Valley, UT, the more she realized how important it would be to use her education and leadership to benefit her people. Herrera, a 2019 graduate of the Sanford School of Public Policy at Duke University, could be headed to Washington, D...