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Buckaroos have strong showing at 2A State Wrestling Tournament

The Monticello Buckaroo wrestlers closed out their season at the 2A State Tournament this past weekend in Richfield, UT. A large crowd of Buckaroo faithful were on hand to cheer on the team in their first 2A State Tournament in many years. With one of the smallest 2A teams, the Buckaroos knew...

Monument Valley defeats Whitehorse in the Battle of Drum

The Whitehorse High School basketball teams have been busy over the course of the past few days, and the girls continue to streak towards one of their best regular season finishes ever. The teams hosted the Pinnacle Panthers in a 1A Region 19 tilt on Friday, January 24 with the boys getting the...

Monticello wrestlers set for state tournament

In their first year back in the 2A ranks, the Monticello Buckaroo Wrestlers took 13 wrestlers in 11 weights to the Divisional Tournament this past weekend. As a team they finished in fifth place and qualified all 13 wrestlers for the state tournament this weekend. The Buckaroos were only 20.5...

Blanding woman is named UHSAA Female Official of the Year

Denise Johnson, of Blanding, is the 2019-2020 Utah High School Activities Association (UHSAA) Female Official of the Year. She was honored with the award at Sleepy Ridge Golf Course in Orem, UT on January 15. Johnson is a part of the UHSAA’s 2019-2020 Distinguished Service Award class, honored in...

Monument Valley takes drum from Whitehorse in exciting night

It was a highly-anticipated doubleheader Battle of the Drum event when the Monument Valley girls and boys basketball teams welcomed the rival Whitehorse Raiders to town on Friday, January 17. The fans got their money’s worth. In the two varsity games combined, just five points decided victory. The...

Buckaroos end skid against northern rivals, pick up first region win

Every year, the Monticello and Grand County boys basketball teams enjoy a home and home series before league play commences in earnest for both. At the start of the decade, most years saw a split in the series with the home team generally prevailing. However, from 2013 to 2015, the Monticello boys...

Whitehorse and Monument Valley girls set for top-five rivalry showdown

It’s a top-five showdown and the newest installment of the Battle of the Drum this Friday, January 17 when the #1 Whitehorse Lady Raiders pay a visit to the #4 Monument Valley Lady Cougars. Both teams have put together impressive records headed into the first of two matchups between the rivals this...

Monument Valley senior selected to wrestle in the 20th annual Utah All-star Duals in Orem

Eleven months after being named Most Valuable Wrestler at the 2019 1A State Wrestling Tournament, Monument Valley High School senior Tanner Tsinigine was selected to wrestle in the 20th-annual Utah All-star Duals at Utah Valley University in Orem, UT. Tsinigine was among 97 wrestlers who...

With some tweaking, Bronco boys basketball is headed the right way

The San Juan High School boys basketball team is 10-3 on the season and 1-1 in Region 12 as they head into the third week of 2020. They’re ranked #5 in 3A boys basketball by the Deseret News and they sit in third place in the most recent UHSAA RPI standings. To the outsider, it would appear the...

Rough week for Buckaroo basketball

Entering the second week of 2020 with a record of 4-5, the Monticello boys commenced Region 16 play on the road against the North Sevier Wolves (6-5) in Salina Wednesday, January 8. The Bucks gave up eight unanswered points to begin the game. They recovered slightly but faltered again, falling...