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San Juan basketball teams look to make waves in tournaments

The San Juan High School girls basketball team closed out the 2020-21 regular season with two key Region 12 matchups, at home against Grand on Tuesday, February 9 and in Price against Carbon Thursday, February 11. Entering the week, the Lady Broncos were ranked #11 in the 3A RPI standings, and...

Buckaroo wrestlers come home from state tournament in seventh

The Monticello Buckaroo Wrestlers closed out their season at the 2A state tournament in Richfield this past weekend with a seventh-place finish, just one point behind sixth place Enterprise. Senior Brevin Olson added his name to the elite list of Buckaroos who have earned three state championships...

Monticello High School basketball teams close regular seasons and head into state playoffs

With the 2020-2021 regular season drawing to a close, the 1-17 Monticello girls basketball team hosted undefeated Dove Creek in an intrastate game on Wednesday, February 10. In January the Lady Bulldogs beat the Lady Bucks 55-43. Since that meeting Monticello has struggled with key injuries and...

San Juan and Monticello Basketball teams playoff path announced

The 2A and 3A Utah High School Activities Association basketball brackets have been announced. Leading the way for local teams is the San Juan High School boy’s team. The Broncos earned the 5 seed in the 3A ranks, Monticello boy’s team earned a 10 seed in the 2A tournament. San Juan Girls were...

Monticello Vaqueras win third place at 2A state drill competition

The Monticello High School Vaqueras drill team finished third at the recent 2A State Drill Team Competition, held February 6 at the Sevier Valley Center in Richfield. The Vaqueras finished third in all three events, including Military, Dance, and Show. Enterprise and Kanab finished first and...

San Juan boys sweep week with three key Region 12 victories

It’s coming down to the wire for the San Juan High School basketball teams. Regular seasons come to a close this week with opening games in the 2021 state tournament beginning next week for both teams. The boys couldn’t have had a better week this past week coming down the homestretch when they...

San Juan qualifies five for 3A state wrestling tournament Feb. 19

It’s been a challenging season for the San Juan High School wrestling team, at least logistically. More than one event was cancelled for the Broncos this season due to COVID-19. Despite the difficulties this year, San Juan wrestlers returned to Blanding Saturday evening, February 6 from a...

Monticello High School boys basketball team gets exciting overtime win at North Sevier

The Monticello boys basketball team began and ended the week on the road with a couple Region 16 games against the Altamont Longhorns Tuesday, February 2 and the North Sevier Wolves Friday, February 5. Two weeks prior Monticello had their way with Altamont and came away with a 53-45 home win. But...

San Juan boys split Region 12 home-and-home with rival Grand

Entering the final two weeks of the 2020-21 high school basketball regular season the San Juan boys basketball team was 11-7 on the year, ranked seventh in the Utah High School Activities Association (UHSAA) RPI standings. The top 13 teams receive a first-round bye when the 3A state tournament...

Bucks suffer loss to Gunnison Valley but win two in homestand

The Monticello Buckaroo boys basketball team had a very busy week, playing four games in four days. Fortunately all of them were in the friendly confines of Monticello High School. On Wednesday, January 27 the Bucks hosted the Gunnison Valley Bulldogs in a Region 16 match-up. Two weeks prior...