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San Juan sophomore Ava Bayles (#32) races to corral a lose ball against Grand County on September 16 in Blanding as Taverie Johnson (#12) and Kloe Jones (#15) look on. The #12 Lady Broncos begin the 2025 2A Utah State Girls Soccer Tournament on the road this Wednesday, October 15 against #5 Rowland Hall. Boston Bowers photo

Lady Bronco soccer team finishes regular season 9-9, preps for state

by Rhett Sifford Sports Editor Heading into the final week of the regular season the San Juan High School girls soccer team was 8-7, ranked 12th in the Utah 2A standings. The Lady Broncos suffered losses in two of the three games they played in that seven-day period. On Tuesday, September 30 they...

San Juan football team cruises to second straight lopsided victory

by Rhett Sifford Sports Editor The San Juan High School football team welcomed the Emery Spartans to Blanding this past Thursday, October 9 in the Broncos’ final home game in the regular season. For the second straight week it ended in a lopsided victory for the home team, this time to the tune of...

The 2025 Monticello High School boys cross country team won the Chicken Creek Challenge in Mancos, CO this past Saturday, October 11. The team is hosting the Region 19 Championship this Thursday, October 16 with the 1A Utah State Cross Country Championship coming up October 28-29 at Sugarhouse Park in Salt Lake City. Members of the team include: (left to right) Gabe Long, Linden English, Christian Hunt, Charlie Welch, Eli Carling, and Kooper Nielson. Jeff Hunt photo

Buckaroo boys win Chicken Creek Challenge cross country race

by Rhett Sifford Sports Editor The Monticello High School cross country teams put together some strong performances in cool, muddy conditions at the annual Chicken Creek Challenge in Mancos, CO on Saturday, October 11. According to the team results listed on MileSplit.com (which uses a five-runner...

Monticello junior Shelby Rogers smokes a shot through the Rock Point defense in the MHS gym October 3 as teammates (left to right) Josie Mack, Marlee Mack, and Makenna Peterson cover on the play. Shelby had six kills in the Lady Buckaroos’ win over the Lady Cougars. The team will conclude their regular season this week. Anna Fredericks photo

Lady Buckaroo volleyball wins eight of ten, looks to finish regular season with momentum

by Rhett Sifford Sports Editor The Monticello High School volleyball team has won eight of their last ten games and now sports a 10-6 overall record. They’re 5-1 in Region 19 play and were ranked sixth in the Utah 1A standings heading into the final week of the regular season. The Lady Buckaroos...

Whitehorse's Tristan Black throws a pass downfield while Monticello's Noah Dilts and Landon Shumway close in. Anna Fredericks photo

Buckaroos rally to defeat Raiders in rivalry showdown

by David Boyle News Director The Monticello Buckaroo football team defeated the Whitehorse Raiders 77-42 in a classic matchup between the cross-county rivals. The game opened with a 65-yard drive by Monticello closed out with a 10-yard touchdown run by Jaeden Camacho, Jackson Keyes added the two-...

San Juan sophomore Max Stearns demolishes a Grand County ball carrier during the 2025 Homecoming game October 3 in Blanding, causing a fumble in the process. Stearns co-led Bronco tackling in the game with five stops as San Juan cruised to an 81-6 victory over the Red Devils. San Juan is 6-2 on the year, ranked second in the Utah 2A. They’ll take on Emery at home this Thursday at 7 p.m. Boston Bowers photo

Broncos set new scoring record in dominant homecoming win over rival Grand County

by Rhett Sifford Sports Editor Following a tough loss in Manti on September 26 the San Juan High School football team bounced back about as convincingly as possible in the 2025 Homecoming game this past Friday, October 3. The Broncos dominated the rival Grand County Red Devils 81-6, setting a new...

San Juan girls tennis team concludes season at Region 18 Championships in Moab

by Rhett Sifford Sports Editor The 2025 San Juan High School girls tennis team closed out their season at the Region 18 Championships in Moab on Monday, September 29. The girls, many of whom were playing tennis for the first time this season, battled hard and improved throughout the year. In the...

Lady Broncos take down #1 Enterprise, continue to cruise

by Rhett Sifford Sports Editor The San Juan High School volleyball team has been utterly dominant this season, leaving foe after foe languishing in the dust in a seemingly never-ending string of easy victories. Entering this week the Lady Broncos possessed a 21-2 record and sat in the #1 spot in...

Bronco golfers wrap up season at Region 18 Championship

by Rhett Sifford Sports Editor The San Juan High School boys golf team finished their season at the Region 18 Championship at the Millsite Golf Course in Ferron on September 18. Three Broncos competed in the event. Senior Baylor Nielson led the team with a career-best round of 83. Brandt Bingham...

Ethan Begay left finished 6th place out of 106 runners. Whitehorse jr. high runner Mateo Corrado, (right) finished 1st place out of 72 runners. Carolene Johnson photo

Whitehorse, Monument Valley cross country teams compete in Page, AZ

by Rhett Sifford Sports Editor The Whitehorse High School cross country boys and girls got a couple strong performances at the Lake Powell Invitational in Page, AZ on Saturday, October 4. Neither team had enough runners to register a team score, but in the boys race senior Ethan Begay ran an 18:04....