Sports

Buckaroos defeat Water Canyon handily, 57-20

The Buckaroos are 2-0 on the football field after defeating Water Canyon 57-20 on August 28. The Buckaroos earned the win through a suffocating defense and explosive offensive performance on the road. The opening kick was sent to Water Canyon but Monticello’s defense made quick work of the Wildcats...

San Juan, Monticello cross country teams compete in UIAAA Invite

With 79 teams and 2,913 runners the Monticello and San Juan Cross Country teams competed in the largest meet of their season at the UIAAA invitational in Spanish Fork, Utah on August 29. With over 12 races, the two smaller schools from San Juan County held their own in their divisions and saw...

Five Monticello athletes joined the Grand County mountain biking team to compete in their first National Interscholastic Cycling Association mountain bike rae at Soldier Hollow in Midway on August 22. The race marked the first time Monticello students have competed in NICA since Natalie and Dustin Randall led a Monticello team from 2014 to 2016. The Monticello riders will continue training and racing alongside the Moab Red Devils as they represent southeastern Utah on the NICA race circuit. The young athle

Five Monticello athletes compete in Midway mountain bike race

Five Monticello students joined their teammates from the Moab Red Devils on Saturday, August 22, for their first National Interscholastic Cycling Association (NICA) mountain bike race at Soldier Hollow in Midway. The Monticello riders, including sophomore Emett Petersen, freshmen Teegen Olsen and...

Raiders football wins, Cougars lose

The Whitehorse Raiders earned a dominant 56-12 victory over Utah Military Academy - Hill Field on the road on August 27. The Raiders made the road trip up to Ogden to play the Thunderbirds on a Thursday evening and won in convincing fashion. While stats haven’t been posted for the Raiders offense,...

Hideout Golf Club to host fourth annual Founders Tournament

The Hideout Golf Club in Monticello is set to host a tournament on September 5 that will honor the remarkable community effort that originally brought golf to San Juan County. The Founders Golf Tournament is sponsored by the San Juan Record, Redrock 92 Radio, and Mariana Minerals and is a...

San Juan girls soccer team bounces back for two wins after tough week

After a 2-0 start to the season it was a challenging past two weeks for the San Juan High School girls soccer team. The Lady Broncos suffered shutout losses to American Leadership Academy, Manti, Enterprise, and Parowan in that time, but bounced back for wins over Beaver and Gunnison Valley in the...

Bronco boys golf team keeps steady pace in region matches

The San Juan High School boys golf team has played some solid golf through the first five official rounds of the season, including registering their best team score on August 12 with a 338 at the Meadowbrook Golf Course in Taylorsville. Maks Perkins shot a season-best 8-over-par 80 in that round,...

San Juan football earns first win of season with domination in Beaver

by Rhett Sifford Sports Editor The San Juan High School football team was left with a bitter taste in their mouths after a tough season-opening loss to Grantsville on August 14. The Broncos were determined to fix the mistakes they made against the Cowboys and get in the win column for the first...

San Juan senior Adi Ivins drives the ball over the net against Union on August 7 as Havoc Laws (#34), Olivia Nielson (#6), and Kyliea Taylor (bottom right) provide backup. The Lady Broncos are 6-4 after sweeping the first two Region 18 games of the season last week and look to keep it going with two more this week. Brooke Pehrson photo

Lady Broncos build early momentum with victories in first two region games of season

by Rhett Sifford Sports Editor The San Juan High School volleyball team continued to establish early-season momentum with a strong road trip that produced wins over Enterprise and Parowan in the first two region matches of the season. The Lady Broncos defeated Enterprise in straight sets on Friday...

Monticello junior Eli Carling prepares to start the long, rocky descent to the finish line during the Bayfield, CO Invitational August 22. Carling was one of only two boys to break the 19-minute mark, taking second overall behind Pagosa Springs’s Rylan Ash. Joel Priest photo

Buckaroos take second in Bayfield XC Invite

The Monticello High School cross country team opened their season at the Bayfield Invitational on August 22 in southwest Colorado. The early-season race can set the tone for the rest of the year and there were positive outcomes for the Buckaroos. The boys started strong, with three runners...