Sports

Members of the San Juan boys cross country team pose with their 2nd place trophy. Holly Walker photo

San Juan Bronco boys earn runner-up team trophy, girls take sixth place, and Platte Lyman takes second overall at state meet

by David Boyle News Director The San Juan High School boys cross country team earned the runner-up trophy at the 2025 2A state cross country meet at Sugar House Park in Salt Lake City on October 28. Coach Holly Walker said the team was hungry for a boys cross country title, something they last...

Monticello XC boys finish third with two in top 10

by David Boyle News Director The Monticello boys cross country team finished in third place at the 2025 1A state cross country meet in Salt Lake on October 28. Monticello scored 72 points just six behind Bryce Valley and eight behind first place Panguitch at the state meet. The Buckaroos were led...

Raiders teams seventh and ninth at state XC

by David Boyle News Director The Whitehorse girls' cross country team finished in 7th place at the state meet. The Raiders were led by sophomores Maria Yellowman and Laylah Benally who finished in 17th and 18th place. Yellowman finished the race in 22:34 while Benally finished in 22:50. Senior...

Monument Valley runners compete in state meet

by David Boyle News Director Monument Valley High School had two runners competing in the state 1A cross country meet at Sugarhouse Park in Salt Lake City October 28. Leading the way for the Cougars was senior Josiah Gipe who finished in 32 place in a time of 19 minutes, 19 seconds. Sophomore...

San Juan senior Jagger Nieves (left) takes a handoff from sophomore quarterback Beau Yeomans in the Broncos’ 77-2 win over Judge Memorial in the 2A state quarterfinals in Blanding October 31. Boston Bowers photo

Broncos advance to semis with 77-2 obliteration of Judge Memorial

by David Boyle News Director The San Juan High School football team earned a dominant 77-2 quarterfinal win over Judge Memorial on Halloween. It was all treats for the Broncos who are on to the state semifinals on November 8. San Juan opened the game kicking to Judge who picked up one first down...

Monticello senior Seth Taylor (#3) helps a pack of Buckaroos bring down an Altamont ball carrier in Monticello’s 43-24 win over the Longhorns in the 8-player state quarterfinals October 31 in Altamont. The Bucks will take on #2 Milford in the semis this Friday at Southern Utah University in Cedar City. Anna Fredericks photo

Bucks avenge loss in quarterfinals

by Bill Boyle San Juan Record Editor The Monticello High School football team went on the road against a higher-seeded opponent and avenged a heartbreaking loss to advance to the state semifinal game. The Buckaroos earned a lopsided 43-24 victory over the Altamont Longhorns on October 31 The sixth-...

San Juan senior Morgann McPherson drills the ball into the Enterprise defense in the 2A Utah State Semifinals October 25 at UVU as (left to right) Keezie Flannery, Adi Ivins, Madi Adams, and Averie Gilson cover. The Lady Broncos suffered a tough loss to the Lady Wolves, but rebounded to win the third place game against Draper APA. Anna Fredericks photo

Lady Broncos close out best performance in six seasons, finish third in 2A Utah State Tourney

by Rhett Sifford Sports Editor The San Juan High School volleyball team had one of the best records in the state after they closed out their regular season with a couple games against larger schools, a win over 6A Riverton and a four-set loss to 4A #6 Provo. The Lady Broncos entered the 2A Utah...

Monticello senior Marlee Mack hits the ball against Valley in the 1A Utah State Fifth-Place Game at UVU October 25. The Lady Bucks finished seventh. Anna Fredericks photo

Monticello volleyball team wins two, finishes seventh in 1A state tournament

by Rhett Sifford Sports Editor The Monticello High School volleyball team entered the 1A Utah State Tournament as the seventh seed on Friday, October 24 at Utah Valley University in Orem. The Lady Buckaroos took on #10 Piute in their second round match, defeating the Lady Thunderbirds in four sets...

Lady Cougars finish eighth at 1A Utah State Volleyball Tournament

by Rhett Sifford Sports Editor The Monument Valley High School volleyball team entered the 1A Utah State Tournament this past weekend as the #9 seed. They traveled to Utah Valley University in Orem on Friday, October 24 to face #8 Valley in the second round of the tournament. It was a bit of a slow...

Whitehorse volleyball close season out at state tourney

by Rhett Sifford Sports Editor The Whitehorse High School volleyball team finished the regular season with an 11-10 overall record and entered the 1A Utah State Tournament as the #14 seed. They hosted a play-in game to open the tournament on Wednesday, October 22 against a very familiar foe –...