Sports

Raiders and Cougars qualify for state cross country at region meet

by Jessica Walker Contributing Writer The Whitehorse Raiders and Monument Valley Cougars joined region foes Monticello, Green River, and Pinnacle on October 19 to compete in the Region 23 Championships at Monument Valley High. With solid performances at the meet, the Raiders and Cougars qualified...

Region 23 titles for Buckaroo XC teams

by Haley Burton Contributing Writer The Region 23 Cross Country Championship proved to be a great success for the Buckaroos of Monticello. The race was held October 19 at Monument Valley High School. At the end of the day, four region titles were awarded to the runners in orange. Both the boys and...

Broncos, Raiders prep for region with tune up

by Jessica Walker Contributing writer It was a beautiful fall day at the Hideout Golf Course for a friendly competition between local teams. With region races on the horizon for all three teams (the Raiders, Buckaroos and Broncos), athletes enjoyed the opportunity to race without the pressure to...

San Juan football closes regular season unbeaten

by David Boyle News Director San Juan capped off a perfect regular season with a 47-0 victory over the Grand County Red Devils in Moab on October 13. The win gave San Juan a 10-0 record on the year as well as the region title. The undefeated regular season was the first for San Juan since 2014. San...

Whitehorse defeats Monument Valley in high scoring Battle of the Drum football game

by David Boyle News Director The Whitehorse High School football team defeated Monument Valley 74-28 in the second iteration of the Battle of the Drum this season on October 12. Both teams showed great effort and talent at their last regular season game ahead of the 8-player football playoffs. The...

Buckaroo Robert Morrison strips an Altamont runner of the football and causes a fumble during the October 12 Monticello victory over Altamont. Other Buckaroos involved in the play include Nic Lundell (70), Easton Young (1), and Landon Ewert (left). On the play, Young recovered the fumble. Anna Fredericks photo

Bucks defeat Longhorns 50-0, secure third seed in inaugural 8-person state football tourney

by David Boyle News Director The Monticello football team defeated the Altamont Longhorns 50-0 in the final regular season game of the year on October 12. The win improved Monticello’s record to 6-3 and set up the Buckaroos with the #3 seed in the Utah 8-player postseason bracket. Monticello will...

Bronco golf, soccer closing out seasons

by Rhett Sifford Sports Editor The San Juan High School boys golf team closed out their season at the 2022 2A Utah State Golf Championship on October 5 at the Mountain View Golf Course in West Jordan. The team shot a 470 in the first round and was unable to make the cut to advance to Day 2. Jett...

Good showing for San Juan Cross Country in Kanab

by Jessica Walker Contributing Writer Preparing for their region meet in just two weeks, the San Juan High School cross country team traveled to Mt. Carmel Junction, UT for the Kanab Invitational against all of their region foes. The meet also served as a preview of the region course at the...

Volleyball teams near season end

by Rhett Sifford Sports Editor High school volleyball teams are winding down their regular seasons and looking ahead to state tournaments in the coming weeks. This past week the San Juan Broncos did most of the work, playing five games in as many days. Most of those matches occurred at the Sevier...

Monument Valley hosts race ahead of region

by Jessica Walker Contributing Writer The Monument Valley cross country team cut out the travel this week to compete at home in the their own Mustang Invitational. Runners enjoyed the cooler weather and spectacular views. Deleana Yellowman was the first female Cougar across the finish line, earning...