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San Juan's Synessa Atcitty arrives safely at third base as Monticello's Jocelyne Francom fields the throw and Gracey Bylilly backs up the play. The Lady Broncos took the win and are now 6-3 on the season, ranked fourth in the 2A standings. Richard Kaer photo

San Juan softball team up to fourth place after 2A Central wins

by Rhett Sifford Sports Editor The San Juan High School softball team bounced back from a tough doubleheader sweep to Duchesne on March 29 with three easy wins over Monticello and North Sevier this past week. On Tuesday, April 2 the Lady Broncos welcomed their local rivals to town for a 2A Central...

Week includes three wins and no-hitter for San Juan baseball team

by Rhett Sifford Sports Editor The San Juan High School baseball team continued to roll in the past week with three road wins, one over Montezuma-Cortez and a doubleheader sweep at Gunnison Valley. The Broncos are riding a nine-game winning streak, they’re 10-4 on the season, and they were ranked...

Monticello catcher Arturo Gutierrez makes a play at the plate against a Duchesne runner on March 29. The freshman leads the Buckaroos with 40 putouts. At the plate he's 5-for12 on the season with 2 RBIs and seven runs scored. Unfortunately Monticello suffered a doubleheader sweep to the Eagles in this matchup. Anna Fredericks photo

Young Monticello baseball and softball teams get 2024 season underway with several games

by Rhett Sifford Sports Editor The Monticello High School baseball team got their first win of the season 22-3 over Dolores on Tuesday, March 26. The Bears are technically fielding a “JV” team in 2024. They are prohibited from participating in varsity competition by Colorado State rule after not...

Back-to-back region losses for San Juan soccer

by Rhett Sifford Sports Editor Coming off one of the biggest wins in program history, an upset win over Gunnison Valley on March 21, the San Juan High School boys soccer team endured a tough past week with two region matches at home. The Broncos were unable to net any goals in a 4-0 loss to Beaver...

San Juan softball team dominates on the road, suffers losses at home

by Rhett Sifford Sports Editor The San Juan High School softball team split games over the past couple weeks with a doubleheader sweep of Piute on March 22 and doubleheader losses to Duchesne on March 29. Through the first three weeks of the season the Lady Broncos are an even 3-3 overall. Their 1-...

Monticello girls golf team begins defense of first-ever state title

By Rhett Sifford Sports Editor The Monticello High School golf team opened the 2024 season on Wednesday, March 27 with a trip to Green River. Both the girls and boys teams picked up wins over their Region 19 opponents. The girls team picked up right where they left off after winning their first...

Madi Adair displays smooth grace as she gears up to send the discus downrange at the San Juan County Championship in Blanding on March 23. The Buckaroos competed in the Strata Invitational at Union High School this past weekend. Anna Fredericks photo

Shorthanded Monticello track and field team competes in Strata Invite

by Rhett Sifford Sports Editor The Monticello High School track and field team traveled to Roosevelt, UT on Saturday, March 30 for the 2024 Strata Invitational at Union High School. The Buckaroos were a bit shorthanded due to the Easter break, but the girls still mustered 34 points to finish sixth...

Monument Valley seniors represent in All-Star game

Shimequa Hudson (left) and Precious Bedonie (right) represented Monument Valley in the Utah Girls Basketball Coaches Association Senior All-Star Game at North Sevier High School in Salina on Saturday, March 16. The Lady Cougar standouts played for the 1A All-Star team which dominated the 2A team in...

A host of girls sprint to the finish line at the San Juan County Championship in Blanding on Saturday, March 16. From left to right Sadie Black (San Juan), Madi Adair (Monticello), Chloe Palmer, Adison Ivins, and Sadie Palmer give it their all. The Bronco girls finished second as a team in the meet while Monticello took third. Richard Kaer photo

San Juan track and field team hosts lively SJC Championship

by Rhett Sifford Sports Editor The San Juan High School track and field team hosted the annual San Juan County Championship on Saturday, March 23 with seven teams in attendance. The Bronco boys scored 221 points to win their division. Carbon was a close second with 217 points, Monticello took third...

San Juan boys soccer team upsets undefeated 2A South Region leaders

by Rhett Sifford Sports Editor The San Juan High School boys soccer team got one of the biggest wins in their six-year varsity history, if not the biggest when they upset the undefeated Gunnison Valley Bulldogs 4-3 on Thursday, March 21 in Gunnison. The Broncos scored two goals in the first half...