Sports

Scholarships for three SJ athletes

Three students at San Juan High School will have an opportunity to play their respective sports at the next level after receiving athletic scholarships from three universities. Delaney Palmer signed a letter of intent to play volleyball at Western Colorado University in Gunnison, CO, Kian Conway...

MHS track and field season preview

So far in 2019-2020, the question for all Monticello High School sports has been how the Bucks will fare competing against 2A competition as one of the smallest schools in the classification. In year one, the results have been mixed and the same should hold true as Monticello wades for the first...

Monument Valley girls basketball team state title hopes dashed by eventual champions

When the Monument Valley High School girls basketball players went to sleep on Wednesday, February 26, it wasn’t sugarplums dancing in their heads. They were dreaming of their first-ever state championship trophy. It wasn’t a far-fetched dream. The Lady Cougars had put together an impressive 18-5...

Whitehorse boys and girls basketball teams struggle at state

When the Whitehorse High School girls basketball team concluded their regular season on February 13, their 15-4 record was good enough for second place in the new Utah High School Activity Association RPI ranking system. With the ranking, the Lady Raiders enjoyed a first-round bye and two weeks off...

San Juan students named to Academic All-state teams

Five San Juan County student athletes earned Utah High School Activities Association (UHSAA) Academic All-state honors for the recently completed winter sports season. At San Juan High School, Sophia Redd was named to the Academic All-state drill team, Madison Palmer was honored in girls basketball...

1A state basketball matchups set for Whitehorse and Monument Valley

The state tournament wait is finally over for the Whitehorse and Monument Valley basketball teams. They are headed to Richfield, UT for the four-day event which begins with the Round of 16 on Wednesday, February 26. The Monument Valley boys endured the most difficult path to reach this point in the...

San Juan basketball teams conclude season and look to the future

When the 2019-2020 basketball season began back in November, both the San Juan High School boys and girls teams had some goals in sight. A common goal for both teams was to achieve something other recent Bronco teams hadn’t – win their state play-in games and advance to the 3A state quarterfinals....

San Juan girls upset Emery, boys win to advance to state quarterfinals

In the last 13 years, the San Juan High School girls basketball team had only made it through the Round of 16 in the state tournament twice. Both times, in 2011 and 2017, the Lady Broncos were eliminated in the quarterfinals. They hope that will change this year. After a big upset win over the #6...

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...