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Monticello is now 1-7 on the year, ranked 12th in the 2A RPI. Members of the team include: (top row, left to right) Coach Nick Felix, Coach Ryan Young, Tyson Wheeler, Jackson Keyes, Mason Atwood, Zac Thayn, Cruise Shumway, Tristan Burtenshaw, Triston Felix, Coach Baylr Eldredge, Head Coach Josh Keyes. Bottom: Manager Hailey Murdock, Cache Young, Canyon Christensen, Kooper Nielson, Peyton Hatathley, Arturo Gutierrez, McKay Nielson, and Jaeden Camacho. Courtesy photo

Buckaroos beat Dove Creek on road

by Rhett Sifford Sports Editor The Monticello High School baseball team got their second overall win and first official win of the season in Dove Creek Tuesday, April 9. The Bucks opened the game with a five-run first inning and led for the entirety of the game to win 14-4. The Bulldogs answered...

Shimequa Hudson 1A Girls Second Team Monument Valley Senior Guard/Forward 11.2 points per game

Seven girl's basketball student athletes earn All-State honors

Nine high school basketball players representing San Juan County were named to All-State basketball teams for the 2023-24 winter sports season that recently came to a close. The Deseret News released its list of girls and boys basketball honorees on March 26 and 27 based exclusively on coaches’...

Lyric Phillips 1A BOYS FIRST TEAM Whitehorse Senior Guard 672 points, 26.9 ppg, 130 threes 14 threes in a game, 55 pts in a game 74 pts at state, 24.7 ppg at state

Two boys basketball student athletes earn All-State honors

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...