Sports

Monticello volleyball team splits games

The Monticello Lady Bucks beat Region 23 foe Green River in three sets Tuesday, September 7, but the Lady Pirates didn’t roll over easy. The Lady Bucks got out in front and stayed there in the first set. Abi Christensen got an ace serve to rally the home crowd. Sophomore Shayla Pehrson got kills...

Strong showing for Buckaroo cross country

It was a calm cool morning for the annual BYU Autumn Classic on Saturday, September 11 at Timpanogos golf course. Forty-three teams from all over the state and across all divisions stepped up to the starting line. The Monticello Buckaroos had participants in four races. Leading out the day of...

Whitehorse, Monument Valley cross country at Loyds Lake Classic

Friday, September 3 was a busy day for Whitehorse and Monument Valley middle and high school runners. Whitehorse’s Martin Keiarri literally ran away with the middle school girls race, finishing almost 30 seconds ahead of the second-place competitor on the 1.5-mile course. In the boys middle...

Buckaroo cross country team hosts annual Loyds Lake Classic

Following an hour rain delay in Monticello this past Friday, September 3 the annual Loyds Lake Classic began under practically perfect running weather conditions. Due to injury and illness the Monticello High School girls were once again unable to score as a team, but individually all three...

Good day for the Blanding cross country teams at Loyds Lake Classic

The San Juan High School and Albert R. Lyman Middle School cross country teams competed in Monticello Friday, September 3 at the annual Loyds Lake Classic. First to race was the middle school division, and the ARL Mustangs pulled off a spectacular race. Both the boys and girls teams blew away the...

Monticello volleyball upsets San Juan

“You could hear the cheers from inside the Monticello High School gymnasium throughout San Juan County,” reported Redrock Radio after the Buckaroos upset the San Juan Broncos in a home court rivalry match Tuesday, August 31. The Broncos had bested the Buckaroos in straight sets at the Dixie Fly...

San Juan football wins third in a row in crazy shootout with Milford

The San Juan High School football team hit the road again on Friday, September 3 for a 320-mile trip west to Milford to take on the tough 1A Tigers. Coming into the game, 2-1 San Juan was ranked #3 in 2A football while 2-1 Milford was fourth in 1A. It promised to be an exciting matchup between two...

Monticello football team suffers loss in Parowan

The Monticello Buckaroo football team fell to the Parowan Rams on September 3 in a high-scoring affair. The final score was 54-14. While the Buckaroo offense moved the ball throughout the game, they were able to complete just two sustained drives and were held to just 14 points. The Rams, on the...

San Juan football team builds momentum with second straight win, 34-3 over Bayfield

The San Juan High School football team continued to build a little early-season momentum this past Friday, August 27 when they put together a solid 34-3 win over the Bayfield Wolverines in front of a large home crowd at the San Juan High School football field. The Broncos nearly scored on the first...

Tough outing for Monticello High School football team vs Milford

The Monticello Buckaroos ran into a tough opponent on Friday, August 27 in the Milford Tigers. The Tigers beat the Bucks 51-7 in the team’s second loss of the season. Monticello came into the matchup after losing a close game to Gunnison in week two. Not only did the Buckaroos lose the game they...