Sports

A total of 31 local athletes earn all-state honors in a fall season where teams broughta home one champion and three runner-up trophies

An astounding 22 high school student athletes representing San Juan County were named to All-State football teams for the 2022 fall sports season that recently came to a close. The Deseret News released its list of football honorees on Wednesday, December 14 based exclusively on coaches’ votes from...

Activities Association finalizes realignment for 2023 through 2025 seasons

by Rhett Sifford Sports Editor The Utah High School Activities Association (UHSAA) finalized realigned regions for competition on Thursday, December 15, with changes to take effect this coming fall and remain in effect through the 2024-25 school year. In the changes that affect San Juan County...

Busy week for Monticello basketball teams

By David Boyle News Director The Monticello girls basketball team opened the week with their first win of the year on December 13, defeating Dolores on the road 44-25. The Lady Buckaroos built a 27-5 halftime lead with stellar defense including using a press for the first time this year against...

Buckaroo wrestlers close out 2022 portion of season in Manti

By Anna Fredericks Contributing writer The Monticello Buckaroo wrestlers saw some good action on the mats this past week, hosting a home meet with Nucla and Dolores December 13 then wrestling in eight duals at the Manti Holiday Classic December 16-17. In their pool at Manti, the Buckaroos won duals...

San Juan senior Serina Yanito (#10) goes to the hole against Monticello December 8 in Blanding. Bronco teammates Kaeah Howard (#11) and Paige Bitsoie (#3) look on as Buckaroo Kaymee Freestone (#21) provides defense. San Juan won the first meeting between the longtime rivals 69-31. Richard Kaer photo

San Juan girls get first two wins, new coach Kade Palmer discusses season expectations

by Rhett Sifford Sports Editor The San Juan High School girls basketball team got their first two wins of the season and improved to 2-2 on the year this past week with games against local rivals. On Tuesday, December 6 the Broncos topped Whitehorse 57-49 at home, then traveled to Monticello on...

Whitehorse boys and girls build experience

by David Boyle News Director Both Whitehorse High School basketball teams are getting valuable experience in the early weeks of the season. The Raider boys traveled to the Sevier Valley Center in Richfield to play against top-ranked teams at the annual 1A Preview this past Friday and Saturday,...

Buckaroo wrestlers grab second place in Price

by Anna Fredericks Contributing Writer The Monticello Buckaroo wrestlers brought home a second-place team trophy from the Dave Smith Memorial tournament in Price this past Friday and Saturday, December 9-10. The Buckaroos won duals against Juan Diego, Telos, Carbon 2, and American Fork, earning 233...

Monticello boys get exciting comeback win at 1A Preview, girls suffer defeat in Blanding

by David Boyle News Director The Monticello High School boys basketball team went 1-2 in the past week including a thrilling double-overtime victory against Tintic high school at the 1A Preview at the Sevier Valley Center in Richfield. Monticello defeated the Miners on Saturday, December 10 62-57...

2A SECOND TEAM Kinley Noyes ~ San Juan Senior Outside Hitter 151 Kills, .083 Hitting Percentage, 110 Digs 107 Serve Receptions (Statistics are partial season)

Three local athletes garner All-State volleyball honors

Three San Juan County student athletes earn volleyball All-State honors Three high school student athletes representing San Juan County were named to All-State volleyball teams for the 2022 fall sports season that recently came to a close. The Deseret News released its list of honorees on November...

Q&A with Monticello head coach Josh Keyes

by Rhett Sifford Sports Editor Monticello High School boys basketball head coach Josh Keyes has begun his third year and 19th as assistant and head coach combined. Keyes recently fielded a few questions from the San Juan Record. He discusses his team, their expectations for the year, and important...