Sports

Former MVHS Lady Cougar Alyah Blackwater competes at Taft College

Alyah Blackwater, a recent graduate of Monument Valley High School, is playing basketball at the college level as a member of the Taft College Womens Basketball team. Taft College, in Taft, CA, is a member of the California Community College Athletic Association. At Monument Valley High School, the...

Anthony Done San Juan High School Football

Local student athletes earn Academic All-State honors for fall sports

Ten high school student athletes representing San Juan County recently earned Utah High School Activities Association (UHSAA) Academic All-State honors for the 2023 fall sports season. From San Juan High School, Anthony Done, Brigham Nielson, Parker Snyder, and Taeg Palmer were named to the...

Former San Juan High School wrestler Taydan Mark displays his Fresno State Veterans Day Duals Championship belt on Nov. 10. The Utah Tech freshman is 6-2 this season, ranked eighth at 157 pounds. Moran Mark photo

Former Bronco Taydan Mark wins Fresno State Duals

by Rhett Sifford Sports Editor Former San Juan High School wrestler Taydan Mark, now wrestling for Utah Tech as a freshman, went 2-1 to win the 157-pound division at the Veterans Day Duals at Fresno State University on November 10. Mark received a first-round bye, then beat Fresno State opponents...

Curtis Bunker Monticello High School Cross Country

Local student athletes earn Academic All-State honors for fall sports season

Ten high school student athletes representing San Juan County recently earned Utah High School Activities Association (UHSAA) Academic All-State honors for the 2022 fall sports season. From San Juan High School, Anthony Done, Brigham Nielson, Parker Snyder, and Taeg Palmer were named to the...

San Juan Football Head Coach Barkley Christensen prepares for the 2A Utah State Championship Game on November 11 in Cedar City. Christensen was named Coach of the Year by the Utah High School Activities Association on Monday. Richard Kaer photo

Barkley Christensen is 2023 UHSAA Football Coach of the Year

by Rhett Sifford Sports Editor San Juan High School Football Head Coach Barkley Christensen was named 2023 Football Coach of the year by the Utah High School Activities Association (UHSAA) on Monday, November 20. The honor comes just nine days after Christensen led the Broncos to their third...

Whitehorse Lady Raiders split games at 1A Preview

by David Boyle News Director The Whitehorse High School girls basketball team split games to open the 2023-24 season at the 1A Preview at the Sevier Valley Center in Richfield this past weekend. The Lady Raiders suffered a 54-32 loss to Panguitch in the season opener on Friday, November 18. They...

Challenging 1A Preview for MHS Lady Buckaroos

by David Boyle News Director The Monticello High School girls basketball faced some tough competition at the annual season-opening 1A Preview at the Sevier Valley Center in Richfield this past weekend. The Lady Buckaroos suffered a 43-26 loss to Bryce Valley in their first game on Friday, November...

Monument Valley girls basketball team opens season with a couple of wins at 1A Preview

by David Boyle News Director The Monument Valley High School girls basketball team picked up where they left off last season, opening the 2023-24 season with two wins at the 1A Preview in Richfield. Dating back to last year’s state tournament, the Lady Cougars are 5-1 at the Sevier Valley Center....

San Juan senior Synessa Atcitty battles for a loose ball under the basket against Emery on November 16 in the San Juan High School gym. Teammates Hayden Shumway (#20), Tekowa Hernandez (#50), Ladainia Lopez (#4), and Shaylin Nez (partially obscurred) cover on the play. The Lady Broncos suffered a loss in the game, but hoped to bounce back on the road against Manti on Tuesday, November 21. Richard Kaer photo

San Juan boys basketball team picks up win as girls and boys open season in busy weekend

by Rhett Sifford Sports Editor The San Juan High School basketball season began with three games this past weekend. The girls had the honor of playing the opening game when they hosted the tough 3A Emery Lady Spartans on Thursday, November 16. From the start of the game the Lady Broncos were on...