Sports

Hideout Golf Course is set for annual Shootout and Amateur

If you were hoping for a leisurely round of golf at the Hideout this weekend, you might have to settle for being a spectator. For the third straight year the Monticello golf course will break a tournament attendance record when it hosts the popular Hideout Shootout and Amateur. Seventy teams are...

Page Brake wins annual Blue Mountain Invitational Fastpitch Softball Tournament

For the fourth straight year, the Page Brake fastpitch softball team, which hails from Herriman, UT, stood alone atop the standings when the dust cleared on the annual Blue Mountain Invitational Fastpitch Softball Tournament this past weekend. Page Brake opened a lead on First Colony Mortgage and...

San Juan County riders win big checks at Salina barrel racing event

Three San Juan County riders made quite a bit of noise at the Xtreme Million Finals barrel races at the Blackhawk Arena in Salina, UT June 22-28. Joanie Wilcox, Tamy Jaramillo, and Wendy Brandt all qualified for the inaugural event which drew over 1,000 riders from 30 different states and Canada...

San Juan graduate will continue basketball career in Washington

San Juan High School graduate Tasiah Little is heading northwest from Blanding to continue her basketball career with the Peninsula College Pirates in Port Angeles, WA. She was recently awarded an athletic scholarship, signed a letter of intent to attend the two-year school, and will begin pursuit...

Fall high school sports and activities will begin as scheduled – for now

The first official day of summer was less than two weeks ago, but it feels like it’s been summer for three months. Just ask the high school students in San Juan County who were prohibited from participating in spring sports and activities. As the county continues to adjust to widespread...

Strong performances for local high school golfers in Utah PGA tournament

Monticello High School junior Olivia Chamberlain picked up a 2A second-place finish in a high school individual player state championship held by the Utah Section PGA Thursday, June 4 at Rose Park Golf Course in Salt Lake City. Chamberlain shot a 94 on the day and will be a two-time All-state...

Annual high school golf fundraiser is largest ever

It was the biggest turnout ever for the 2020 annual San Juan High and Monticello High golf team fundraiser at the Hideout Golf Course on Saturday, May 30. Event organizer Nathan Chamberlain reports that 26 teams of four stormed the course in Monticello for the annual scramble that brings in most of...

Academic All-state honors for San Juan High School students

Five San Juan High School student athletes earned Utah High School Activities Association (UHSAA) Academic All-state honors for the COVID-19-shortened 2020 spring sports season. Staten Perkins was named to the Academic All-state tennis team, Madison Palmer and Delaney Palmer were honored in...

All-state basketball honors for Whitehorse senior Daan Filfred

In our list of the Utah 1A All-state basketball players from San Juan County in the April 8 issue of the San Juan Record, we regretfully omitted Whitehorse senior Daan Filfred. This week we’ll give her the credit she is due. The Deseret News named Filfred to the 1A Girls Third Team on March 25...

All-state basketball honors for Monument Valley, Whitehorse athletes

San Juan County is well represented on All-state basketball teams for the 2019-20 season. The Deseret News released its annual list of the top Utah high school basketball players on March 25 and 26 based on coaches’ votes. Ten players were chosen from San Juan, Monument Valley, and Whitehorse high...